New imaging technique shows effectiveness of cystic fibrosis drug supriya kashyap kashyap15 April 2017 10:00 AM ISTAccording to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, more than 30,000 Americans are living with the disorder. It currently has no cure, though a drug approved...
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...
Early Pregnancy BMI Associated with Increased Risk of Childhood Epilepsy: JAMA supriya kashyap kashyap5 April 2017 12:08 PM ISTIncreased risk for childhood epilepsy was associated with maternal overweight or obesity in early pregnancy in a study of babies born in Sweden,...
Vaginal bacteria can trigger recurrent UTIs, study shows supriya kashyap kashyap2 April 2017 11:09 AM ISTAbout half of all women will experience urinary tract infections in their lifetimes, and despite treatment, about a quarter will develop recurrent...
Karnataka’s first baby through Magnetic Activated Cell Sorting born at Nova IVI supriya kashyap kashyap1 April 2017 2:26 PM ISTBengaluru : Nova IVI Fertility, India’s leading chain of fertility centres, announced the first reported instance of a baby born in Bengaluru through...
12 new genetic variants for ovarian cancer, reveals Study supriya kashyap kashyap30 March 2017 1:30 PM ISTA genetic trawl through the DNA of almost 100,000 people, including 17,000 patients with the most common type of ovarian cancer, has identified 12 new...
Scientists create 3D Mini female reproductive system supriya kashyap kashyap30 March 2017 1:13 PM ISTWashington : Scientists have developed a miniature female reproductive system that fits in the palm of the hand, that could help test drugs for safety...
Inhalable, dry-powder form of oxytocin to prevent PPH supriya kashyap kashyap29 March 2017 12:26 PM ISTThe Monash University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS) announced positive results from a first-in-human study of a new, inhaled form of a...
Contraceptive pill protects women against cancer for 35 years: Study supriya kashyap kashyap24 March 2017 1:56 PM ISTLondon : Women who have taken the oral contraceptive pill are protected from some types of cancer for as long as thirty years, says a new study.The...
Maternal Age above 35 increases risk of Down Syndrome: Metropolis Healthcare Study supriya kashyap kashyap23 March 2017 12:28 PM ISTMumbai : Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes mental retardation and abnormal physical growth. Down syndrome occurs when an individual has...
Cystic fibrosis patients surviving longer in Canada than US savita thakur thakur17 March 2017 4:02 PM ISTWASHINGTON - Canadians with cystic fibrosis survive about 10 years longer than Americans with the same genetic disease, according to startling new...
Treatment with vaginal progesterone lowers newborn complications supriya kashyap kashyap17 March 2017 1:36 PM ISTDear mommies to be, a study finds that treatment with vaginal progesterone in women with a short cervix and a twin pregnancy may reduce the frequency...
