Study finds potential treatment for non alcoholic fatty liver disease supriya kashyap kashyap3 July 2016 12:42 PM ISTCincinnati : Researchers report in the journal Cell Reports a targeted molecular therapy that dramatically reduces the initial development of Non...
Zika infection caused by one virus serotype: study supriya kashyap kashyap1 Aug 2016 1:16 PM ISTWashington : Vaccination against a single strain of Zika virus is sufficient to protect against its genetically diverse strains, a new study has...
Opthalmologists Beware: Zika virus can persist in eyes, spread through tears supriya kashyap kashyap12 Sept 2016 9:27 AM ISTWashington : Eyes may be a reservoir for Zika virus, say scientists, including one of Indian origin, who found evidence of the virus in eyes and tears...
High protein diet curbs metabolic benefits of weight loss supriya kashyap kashyap14 Oct 2016 1:30 PM ISTWashington : Dieters sometimes consume extra protein to stave off hunger and prevent loss of muscle tissue that often comes with weight loss.But in a...
Key regulatory gene in cardiac valve formation discovered Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 May 2017 9:32 AM ISTResearchers from the University of Basel in Switzerland have identified a key regulator gene for the formation of cardiac valves -- a process crucial...
Antibiotics late in pregnancy increases risk for inflammatory bowel diseases in offspring Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 July 2017 9:34 AM ISTA study by researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine shows that when mice that are genetically susceptible to developing inflammatory bowel...
Master molecule behind corneal inflammation identified Anjali Nimesh Nimesh16 July 2017 10:52 AM ISTOne of the symptoms of herpes simplex virus-1 infection of the eye is lingering inflammation of the cornea the clear outer layer of the eyeball. But...
Human gut microbe may lead to treatment for multiple sclerosis Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Aug 2017 9:00 AM ISTMayo Clinic researchers, along with colleagues at the University of Iowa, report that a human gut microbe discovered at Mayo Clinic may help treat...
Survival of the least-fit: Antiviral drug selectively targets the nastiest viruses Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 Nov 2017 7:00 PM ISTAn antiviral drug that inhibits a virus' replication machinery selectively targets the most aggressive viruses, according to new research that looked...
New combination therapy found effective in ovarian cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 Dec 2017 7:15 PM ISTResearchers at The Wistar Institute have found that combining PARP inhibitors, recently approved for the treatment of BRCA-mutant ovarian cancer, with...
Stem cell therapy for treatment of blindness Anjali Nimesh Nimesh4 Jan 2018 7:25 PM ISTA team led by an Indian-origin scientist has made advances towards creating stem cell-derived retinal cells to treat a leading cause of...
