BCG vaccination may reduce atopic dermatitis: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli16 Oct 2017 7:10 PM ISTAccording to a randomised clinical trial published online in Allergy it has been suggested that Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination may reduce...
Flexible sensors can detect movement in GI tract Anjali Nimesh Nimesh16 Oct 2017 7:05 PM ISTResearchers at MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital have built a flexible sensor that can be rolled up and swallowed. Upon ingestion, the sensor...
New cancer drug Neratinib may complement existing breast cancer therapies Anjali Nimesh Nimesh16 Oct 2017 7:02 PM ISTBlocking the function of the Ras oncogenes is considered by many scientists to be the "holy grail" of cancer therapeutics because mutations in these...
Dual antithrombotic therapy as good as triple in AF angioplasty :RE-DUAL PCI Dr. Prem Aggarwal15 Oct 2017 7:30 PM ISTAtrial fibrillation is a disease of old age and so is coronary artery disease.Many patients of atrial fibrillation undergo coronary angioplasty and as...
Intravenous alteplase reduces mortality in Ischemic stroke Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Oct 2017 7:22 PM ISTIschemic stroke patients who do not receive intravelous (IV) alteplase, a clot-dissolving medication, are significantly less likely to survive,...
DOACs - direct oral anticoagulants associated with less risk of major bleeding : BMJ Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli15 Oct 2017 7:20 PM ISTA new group of drugs used to treat patients with serious blood clots are not associated with a higher risk of major bleeding compared with the older...
Blood test for HPV may help predict risk in cancer patients Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Oct 2017 7:15 PM ISTA blood test for the human papillomavirus, or HPV, may help researchers forecast whether patients with throat cancer linked to the sexually...
Cooling treatment reduces epilepsy in children Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Oct 2017 7:10 PM ISTCooling babies deprived of oxygen at birth (perinatal asphyxia) can reduce the number of children who develop epilepsy later in childhood, according...
Heat-tempered magnesium alloy a strong choice for implants Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Oct 2017 7:05 PM ISTTitanium is the preferred material for surgical fixation procedures ranging from knee replacement to jaw implants. However, since this super-strong...
A new kind of influenza vaccine: One shot might do the trick Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Oct 2017 7:02 PM ISTA seasonal flu shot is a bit like a local weather forecast: Based on the conditions elsewhere and the direction of the prevailing wind, a...
A safe optical fiber for delivering light and drugs into the body Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Oct 2017 7:00 PM ISTA flexible, biodegradable optical fiber that can deliver light into the body for medical applications is the latest work of a collaboration between...
Rheumatoid Arthritis patients at higher Risk of CAD and Death Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli14 Oct 2017 7:30 PM ISTRheumatoid arthritis patients are at higher risk for acute coronary syndromes than the general population and are at higher risk for death after these...
