Gastric bypass as good as sleeve gastrectomy in Morbid obesity: JAMA Ruby khatun khatun18 Jan 2018 7:28 PM ISTIn Switzerland, 5,500 operations to combat morbid obesity are conducted every year. Gastric bypasses and sleeve gastrectomy operations perform...
Statins to help prevent scar tissue in the eye? Ruby khatun khatun18 Jan 2018 7:25 PM ISTAccording to a recent Finnish study, statin medication seems to reduce the risk of repeated surgery in patients who undergo a vitrectomy to treat a...
Clotting risk factors in chronic kidney disease Ruby khatun khatun18 Jan 2018 7:23 PM ISTBoston: In late 2017, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) discovered and published (Science Translational Medicine, (9) 417,...
Should all patients be asked about their sexual orientation? Ruby khatun khatun18 Jan 2018 7:20 PM ISTIn late 2017, NHS England released guidelines recommending that health professionals ask all patients about their sexual orientation in order to...
'Heart-on-a-chip' process aims to speed up drug testing Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 Jan 2018 7:20 PM ISTTesting new clinical drugs' effect on heart tissue could become quicker and more straightforward, thanks to new research from Harvard University.The...
Diabetes gene found that causes low and high blood sugar levels in the same family Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 Jan 2018 7:05 PM ISTA study of families with rare blood sugar conditions has revealed a new gene thought to be critical in the regulation of insulin, the key hormone in...
New biomarkers for colorectal cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 Jan 2018 7:00 PM ISTResearchers from the University of Luxembourg found a new biomarker for colorectal cancer (CRC) that might improve therapy and survival rates of...
Weight-reduction surgery effective, but may worsen acid reflux Anjali Nimesh Nimesh17 Jan 2018 7:30 PM ISTThe two most popular types of weight-reduction surgery are almost equally effective at shedding pounds, reversing diabetes and possibly improving...
Women who Breastfeed have decreased risk of Diabetes Anjali Nimesh Nimesh17 Jan 2018 7:28 PM ISTBreastfeeding for six months or longer cuts the risk of developing type 2 diabetes nearly in half for women throughout their childbearing years,...
New study offers insights on genetic indicators of COPD risk Anjali Nimesh Nimesh17 Jan 2018 7:25 PM ISTResearchers have discovered that genetic variations in the anatomy of the lungs could serve as indicators to help identify people who have low, but...
Study advances gene therapy for glaucoma Anjali Nimesh Nimesh17 Jan 2018 7:20 PM ISTWhile testing genes to treat glaucoma by reducing pressure inside the eye, University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists stumbled onto a problem: They...
Oxysterols guide gut immune cells and are involved in inflammatory bowel disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh17 Jan 2018 7:15 PM ISTResearchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report that cholesterol metabolites cause specific immune cells in the large intestine to move, which...
