Working night shifts and lifting heavy objects may cause infertility among women supriya kashyap kashyap9 Feb 2017 2:34 PM ISTParis : Women who work nights and do heavy lifting on the job may have fewer and inferior eggs than nine-to-fivers, said a study into a potential...
MS treatment that resets immune system may halt disease progression for at least 5 years supriya kashyap kashyap23 Feb 2017 2:05 PM ISTA type of treatment for multiple sclerosis that 'resets' the immune system may stop progression of the disease in nearly half of patients.In a new...
Statins do not benefit patients with lung cancer, new study shows supriya kashyap kashyap4 March 2017 10:16 AM ISTCholesterol-lowering drugs used alongside chemotherapy have no effect on treatment outcomes for lung cancer patients, according to a new study.Recent...
Doctors missing subtle signs of imminent heart attacks: LANCET Study supriya kashyap kashyap2 March 2017 12:41 PM ISTWashington : Heart attack early warning signs are being missed by doctors, according to new research which found that around 16 per cent of people who...
This drug reduces type 2 diabetes by 80 percent supriya kashyap kashyap3 March 2017 11:36 AM ISTWashington : A weight loss drug has reduced the risk of type 2 diabetes by 80 per cent compared to placebo.The drug, which increases the amount of...
New gene silencer cholesterol drug can switch off heart disease savita thakur thakur20 March 2017 4:59 PM ISTWashington: A breakthrough 'gene silencer' drug has the power to 'switch off' heart disease by reducing cholesterol by over 50 percent.The findings...
No increase in muscle-related side effects in unaware patients: Lancet supriya kashyap kashyap10 May 2017 9:06 AM ISTWhen patients were unaware they were taking statins there was no reported increase in muscle-related symptoms. But, when patients knew they were...
New antibiotic class found effective against gonorrhea in the laboratory Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Aug 2017 9:40 AM ISTThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated that 700,000 people around the world die annually from drug resistant infections. It also listed...
Cholesterol drug reduces death in men without heart disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 Sept 2017 11:30 AM ISTStatins have been found to reduce mortality rate by 28 % among men who had high cholesterol without any heart disease, according to new research.In...
Subcutaneous injections twice a year - Inclisiran lowers LDL for up to one year (ORION 1) supriya kashyap kashyap6 Oct 2017 11:00 AM ISTBarcelona : Inclisiran lowers low-density lipoprotein (LDL; “bad”) cholesterol for up to one year in patients with high cardiovascular risk and...
Child and teen obesity soars tenfold worldwide in 40 years: WHO report Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli11 Oct 2017 11:00 AM ISTThe number of obese children and adolescents (aged 5 to 19 years) worldwide has risen tenfold in the past four decades, according to a new study led...
High protein diets point to new anti-obesity treatments Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 Nov 2017 7:18 PM ISTA component of dietary protein, phenylalanine, can suppress appetite by affecting the release of appetite-regulating hormones in the gut, according to...
