Familial Hypercholesterolemia presenting with different types of Xanthomas Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli19 Aug 2018 6:00 PM ISTDr. Rajashree Khot at Department of Medicine, Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra and colleagues have reported a case of...
Bi-annual MRI better than annual mammography in high risk women Medha Baranwal Baranwal14 Sept 2018 8:20 PM ISTFor breast cancer detection, bi-annual MRI is better than annual mammography in high-risk women finds a new study.Undergoing magnetic resonance...
New test could screen patients at risk of Aspergillosis Vinay Singh singh22 Sept 2018 7:15 PM ISTA new study published in Nature Communications reports the discovery of a genetic mutation in humans linked to a 17-fold increase in the number of...
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Guideline by The Endocrine Society Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli2 Oct 2018 7:03 PM ISTThe Endocrine Society has issued a Clinical Practice Guideline for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Guideline that is an update of the Society’s 2010...
New genetic tool predicts heart attack in high risk people Medha Baranwal Baranwal11 Oct 2018 12:18 PM ISTA one-off DNA test can help in the prediction of a heart attack earlier in life in the people at high risk for the condition in their adulthood,...
Healthy lifestyle offsets genetic risk of Stroke Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 Oct 2018 8:20 PM ISTA healthy lifestyle overrules even genetic risk of Stroke according to a new study.Lifestyle interventions like stopping smoking and not being...
Daily pill may bring relief in Sickle Cell Anaemia: Reach Trial Vinay Singh singh4 Dec 2018 8:15 PM ISTAfrica: Young children suffering from painful and deadly blood disease sickle cell anemia (SCA) may find some relief from a daily intake of...
Gene therapy may improve visual acuity in choroideremia : Phase 2 study Hina Zahid3 Jan 2019 7:05 PM ISTIn a phase 2 study, Researchers have found that with gene therapy best corrected visual acuity may be sustained in patients with choroideremia. The...
Low LDL-cholesterol does not increase hospital sepsis risk: JAMA Vinay Singh singh21 Jan 2019 8:20 PM ISTA new study published in JAMA Network has reported that lower measured LDL-C levels were not directly associated with increased risk of sepsis in...
Indian doctors report rare case of Peutz–Jeghers syndrome Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli31 Jan 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr Shreya Sengupta, at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India and colleagues have reported a case of Peutz–Jeghers syndrome. The case...
Exercise may help Heart Failure patients by turning off bad genes Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 April 2019 4:21 PM ISTExercise may turn off bad genes in persons with Heart Failure, finds a study.Exercise per se is good in cardiovascular diseases in general. But in...
Scientists reveal genetic factors causing infertility in Indian men Hina Zahid30 April 2019 7:15 PM ISTMale infertility in India is very high. It is generally due to low production and motility of sperm, abnormal shape of sperm or complete absence of...
