Vestibular function declines starting at age 40 supriya kashyap kashyap1 Dec 2016 9:53 AM ISTA new study led by researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear found that vestibular thresholds begin to double every 10 years above the age of 40,...
How stress may increase risk of heart disease and stroke: Lancet Study supriya kashyap kashyap12 Jan 2017 12:36 PM ISTHeightened activity in the amygdala a region of the brain involved in stress is associated with a greater risk of heart disease and stroke, according...
Plan A is to get patients to stick to their blood pressure pills supriya kashyap kashyap27 Jan 2017 10:02 AM ISTThere is value in starting off patients with high blood pressure on an all-in-one pill. In the long run, it may help them stick to taking the...
Broadly adopted transfusion practice may not benefit patients without traumatic injury: JAMA supriya kashyap kashyap9 March 2017 1:54 PM ISTA study from investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) finds that a blood transfusion practice previously studied only in patients with...
How Do Patients, Clinicians Feel About Collecting Sexual Orientation Data?-Study supriya kashyap kashyap26 April 2017 10:25 AM ISTPatients are more willing to disclose their sexual orientation in the emergency department than many health care professionals thought, according to a...
Low Dose Regular aspirin can reduce risk of cancer: Harvard Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 Jun 2017 3:27 PM ISTAccording to an American study, a low daily dose of aspirin could reduce the risk of developing certain types of cancer or dying from the disease. The...
Deficiency of Vitamin A ups tuberculosis risk by 10 times: Clinical Infectious Diseases Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Jun 2017 11:46 AM ISTWashington D.C. Eat more carrots, spinach and broccoli, as a study warns that people with low levels of Vitamin A living in close contact with...
Low levels of vitamin A may fuel TB risk: Clinical Infectious Diseases Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 July 2017 2:58 PM ISTPeople with low levels of vitamin A living with individuals sick with tuberculosis may be 10 times more likely to develop the disease than people with...
Setting the record straight: PPIs do not cause Dementia, AGA study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 July 2017 10:07 AM ISTSeveral studies have reported associations between proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) use and dementia. New research published on July 18 in...
Ultrasound-triggered liposomes- a novel technique of local anesthesia Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 Aug 2017 10:00 AM ISTResearchers at Boston Children's Hospital have found a new way to non-invasively relieve pain at local sites in the body; such systems could one day...
Study identifies a new way to prevent a deadly fungal infection spreading to the brain Anjali Nimesh Nimesh30 Aug 2017 9:20 AM ISTResearch led by the University of Birmingham has discovered a way to stop a deadly fungus from 'hijacking' the body's immune system and spreading to...
Digital Psychiatry - Now Smartphone apps can reduce depression Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 Sept 2017 9:30 AM ISTNew Australian-led research has confirmed that smartphone apps are an effective treatment option for depression, paving the way for safe and...
