New study finds improved vaccine that protects against nine types of HPV Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 Sept 2017 9:35 AM ISTCervical cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide, with almost 300,000 deaths occurring each year. More than 80...
Could a smartphone replace echo to measure left ventricular ejection fraction? Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 Sept 2017 9:30 AM ISTWant to know how healthy your heart is? Now there's an app for that.In a proof-of-concept clinical trial, engineers at Caltech, Huntington Medical...
One pill to ward off diabetes, heart disease could soon be reality Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 Sept 2017 9:30 AM ISTSoon, preventing both heart disease and diabetes could be as simple as popping a single pill, if predictions by a team of scientists prove true.A...
Indian origin scientist develops a camera that can see through the human body Anjali Nimesh Nimesh4 Sept 2017 11:30 AM ISTAn Indian origin scientist Kev Dhaliwal, Profesor of molecular imaging and healthcare technology at university of Edinburgh has led a team of his...
BCG jab may protect against TB for nearly twice as long as previously thought supriya kashyap kashyap3 Sept 2017 9:35 AM ISTPreviously thought to be effective for 10-15 years, a new case-control study found that if given in early teenage years (12-13), the Bacillus...
Asthma medicine halves risk of Parkinson's supriya kashyap kashyap3 Sept 2017 9:15 AM ISTParkinson´s disease is a chronic disease with unknown causes. The disease destroys the brain cells that control body movements. Shivering, stiff arms...
Women in India nearly 40 times more likely to die after assault as their US peers : BMJ Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 Sept 2017 10:30 AM ISTComparative analysis of trauma data from India and the United States finds that women in India are nearly 40 times more likely to die after being...
Breakthrough : New one hour LAMP test for meningitis to save lives Anjali Nimesh Nimesh31 Aug 2017 10:30 AM ISTIrish researchers have developed a test that can detect Meningitis, a disease is notoriously difficult to diagnose in just one hour thereby promising...
BCG vaccine: A New Path to Type 1 Diabetes Treatment Anjali Nimesh Nimesh31 Aug 2017 10:13 AM ISTInterim results from a FDA-approved clinical trial testing the generic vaccine bacillus Calmette-Guérin to reverse advanced type 1 diabetes...
FDA Approves Novel Fixed-Dose Combo Treatment for Gout Anjali Nimesh Nimesh30 Aug 2017 11:00 AM ISTU.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved DUZALLO(lesinurad and allopurinol) as a once-daily oral treatment for hyperuricemia associated with...
Scientists closer to making exercise in a pill Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 Aug 2017 9:15 AM ISTAn exercise pill - which can induce the health benefits of physical activity - may be closer to reality, as scientists have identified the mechanism...
Doxycycline for treating Insulin Resistance in Overweight and Obese Individuals Anjali Nimesh Nimesh27 Aug 2017 11:30 AM ISTDr. Erjola Balliu, of Stony Brook Hospital in New York, in the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society (ENDO 2017) recently reported finding of a...
