Cataract Rates Continue to Increase, Remains Leading Global Cause of Blindness Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 May 2017 9:55 AM ISTCataract is responsible for 51 percent of world blindness, according to the World Health Organization. In the United States, the current number of...
Study shows antibiotics effective for treatment of small skin infections Anjali Nimesh Nimesh30 Jun 2017 1:35 PM ISTNew multicenter research, which included Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators, could change treatment approaches to simple skin...
New way of predicting GFR for accurate chemotherapy dosing Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 July 2017 10:00 AM ISTWashington D.C. [USA] : A team of researchers has come up with a new statistical model that estimates kidney function in patients with...
New study reveals new drug target for gout and other inflammatory diseases Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 July 2017 9:14 AM ISTParticle-driven diseases sound exotic and include things like silicosis and asbestos, but actually also include much more common diseases like...
Genome editing with CRISPR-Cas9 prevents angiogenesis of the retina- NATURE Communications Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh27 July 2017 1:02 PM ISTA research team from the Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear has successfully prevented mice from developing angiogenesis of...
New technology to alter genes in human embryos developed Anjali Nimesh Nimesh31 July 2017 10:00 AM ISTA team of researchers in Oregon has become the first to genetically edit and modify human embryos and demonstrate that diseases in offspring can be...
Number of older people with four or more diseases will double by 2035, say researchers Ruby khatun khatun24 Jan 2018 8:44 PM ISTA study published in Age and Ageing, the scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society, reports that the number of older people diagnosed with...
Antibiotics produced by ants may be useful for humans also Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 Feb 2018 7:10 PM ISTA North Carolina State University-led study has identified that some ant species make use of powerful antimicrobial agents, to deal with the bacteria...
New AI system diagnoses neurological diseases on CT in seconds Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 Aug 2018 7:06 PM ISTThe researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine have developed an artificial intelligence platform that can help in the identification of a range of...
Is near zero risk blood possible? by Dr R.N. Makroo Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 Sept 2018 7:04 PM ISTA blood transfusion service has become an integral part of modern medical practice. Most transfusions save lives, but they can also put a patient at...
Air pollution major cause of increased respiratory disease burden in India: Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 Sept 2018 8:28 PM ISTIndia, having 18% of the global population contributes to 32% of the global burden of respiratory diseases, with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary...
Fluoroquinolone exposure associated with Aortic Aneurysm: JACC Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 Sept 2018 8:10 PM ISTExposure to fluoroquinolones -- most commonly used antibiotics -- is highly associated with risk for aortic aneurysm (AA) and aortic dissection (AD),...
