Denosumab-Postmenopausal Osteoporosis drug found safe in long-term trial supriya kashyap kashyap9 April 2017 10:31 AM ISTA new study provides reassuring information about the short-term and long-term safety of denosumab, a monoclonal antibody that is used to treat...
Synthetic biologists create Colitis-sensing gut bacteria supriya kashyap kashyap8 April 2017 3:37 PM ISTSynthetic biologists at Rice University have engineered gut bacteria capable of sensing colitis, an inflammation of the colon, in mice. The research...
Shorter Sleep Duration linked to Increased Risk of Fatal Prostate Cancer in Younger Men supriya kashyap kashyap8 April 2017 11:45 AM ISTWashington : Shorter sleep duration was associated with increased risk of death from prostate cancer in men under the age of 65, according to data...
Man moves paralyzed legs using device that stimulates spinal cord supriya kashyap kashyap6 April 2017 12:46 PM ISTMayo Clinic researchers used electrical stimulation on the spinal cord and intense physical therapy to help a man intentionally move his paralyzed...
Technique for three-parent baby revealed supriya kashyap kashyap5 April 2017 12:09 PM ISTDetails of a pioneering IVF technique using mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT) have been revealed, giving hope to those families with inheritable...
Sniffing urine to detect prostate cancer could prevent unnecessary biopsies supriya kashyap kashyap4 April 2017 11:59 AM ISTSan Francisco : On the list of dreaded medical tests, a prostate biopsy probably ranks fairly high. The common procedure requires sticking a needle...
Over 300 million people suffer from depression: WHO supriya kashyap kashyap3 April 2017 1:01 PM ISTGeneva : Depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. According to the latest estimates from WHO, more than 300 million...
New approach to diagnosing mental disorders supriya kashyap kashyap31 March 2017 12:31 PM ISTWashington : A consortium of psychiatrists and psychologists has proposed a new approach to diagnosing mental disorders.The approach is a...
Statins helpful in chronic liver disease: Review of Studies supriya kashyap kashyap28 March 2017 11:03 AM ISTStatin drugs are widely used to manage high cholesterol and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. But in a new review of more than 50 studies,...
Diagnosing Pulmonary Embolism: Lung Ultrasound outperforms Wells score supriya kashyap kashyap26 March 2017 12:37 PM ISTA pretest risk stratification enhanced by ultrasound of lung and venous performs better than Wells score in the early diagnostic process of pulmonary...
Coming Soon: Colonoscopy by a camera based pill supriya kashyap kashyap19 March 2017 10:45 AM ISTA new noninvasive alternative to colonoscopies is as easy as swallowing a pill.The patient ingests PillCam™ Colon 2, a capsule containing two...
Study indicates New approach to prevent and treat cholesterol gallstones supriya kashyap kashyap15 March 2017 10:25 AM ISTAccording to current estimates, 20 to 25 million Americans have or will develop gallstones, representing almost 15% of adults. Although only a small...
