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...
Emotional intelligence helps make better doctors supriya kashyap kashyap16 March 2017 10:02 AM ISTAmong the qualities that go into making an excellent physician is emotional intelligence.Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize and...
Long-term heavy drinking may age arteries over time: AHA Study supriya kashyap kashyap21 Feb 2017 11:06 AM ISTHeavy alcohol drinking habits over the years may prematurely age arteries, especially in men, putting them at an increased risk for heart disease,...
Salicylic acid promote nasal mucosa colonization: Study supriya kashyap kashyap6 Feb 2017 9:15 AM ISTStaphylococcus aureus (S. aureus ) can colonize the upper respiratory tract of around one quarter of the human population. As an opportunistic...
Vitamin C may decrease risk of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery supriya kashyap kashyap3 Feb 2017 10:19 AM ISTAF is a common cardiac rhythm disturbance that can lead to severe consequences such as stroke and heart failure. AF can be triggered by various...
Atrial fibrillation more prevalent in dialysis patients than expected: Study supriya kashyap kashyap20 Jan 2017 12:14 PM ISTAtrial fibrillation, which is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, is an important risk factor for strokes. A multi-centre study led by MedUni...
Use of fMRI in the Presurgical Evaluation of Patients with Epilepsy: AAN Practice Guideline 2017 supriya kashyap kashyap12 Jan 2017 10:00 AM ISTBefore epilepsy surgery, doctors may consider using brain imaging to locate language and memory functions in the brain instead of the more invasive...
Retroviruses almost half a billion years old says Oxford Research supriya kashyap kashyap11 Jan 2017 11:30 AM ISTRetroviruses the family of viruses that includes HIV are almost half a billion years old, according to new research by scientists at Oxford...
MRI-guided thalamotomy significantly reduces hand tremors supriya kashyap kashyap26 Dec 2016 11:28 AM ISTMRI-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy can significantly mitigate the severity of hand tremors in patients suffering from essential tremor, the...
Older kidney transplant recipients more at risk of Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease supriya kashyap kashyap25 Dec 2016 9:00 AM ISTRisks of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are higher in older kidney transplant recipients than in older adults in the general population. Among...
Student 3d prints functional, affordable prosthetic hand in 15 dollars supriya kashyap kashyap17 Dec 2016 6:43 PM ISTWith a 3D printer and about $15, senior physics major Ryan Bouricius was able to create a functional prosthetic hand that can be used to grip, write...
Four factors raise risk of post TAVR endocarditis: JAMA supriya kashyap kashyap12 Dec 2016 9:18 AM ISTFour factors – younger patient age, male sex, diabetes, and moderate to severe residual aortic regurgitation – are associated with a...
