Blocking a hormone may help treat type 1 diabetes: Study supriya kashyap kashyap20 April 2016 3:07 PM ISTGeneva : Blocking the hormone that raises sugar levels in the blood could increase insulin levels while keeping blood sugar levels down, which may...
Study betters understanding of Colon Cancer and Colitis supriya kashyap kashyap18 May 2016 1:57 PM ISTInflammatory bowel disease (IBD), of which Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are the main types, is on the increase in the United States,...
Novel protein linked to diabetes identified supriya kashyap kashyap18 Aug 2016 1:11 PM ISTNew York : Researchers have identified a protein, the lack of which can contribute to development of Type-2 diabetes.Absence of the PTRF (Cavin-1)...
First heartbeats may occur 16 days after conception, says study supriya kashyap kashyap13 Oct 2016 12:18 PM ISTLondon : The human heart may start beating as early as 16 days after conception, a new study in mice suggests, a finding that may help understand and...
Deadly sleeping sickness Trypanosomiasis can also be spread via skin supriya kashyap kashyap22 Dec 2016 11:43 AM ISTSkin plays a significant role in harbouring and transmitting trypanosomes the parasite that causes the Human African Trypanosomiasis, more commonly...
Huntington's disease related to dysfunction in brain structure supriya kashyap kashyap29 Dec 2016 9:00 AM ISTNew York : Scientists have identified a link between Huntington's disease and dysfunction in a section of brain structures that are critical for...
Malaria drug successfully treats 26-year-old brain cancer patient supriya kashyap kashyap20 Jan 2017 12:40 PM ISTAfter her brain cancer became resistant to chemotherapy and then to targeted treatments, 26-year-old Lisa Rosendahl's doctors gave her only a few...
Zika may be spread by 35 mosquito species: study supriya kashyap kashyap2 March 2017 12:22 PM ISTWashington : Zika virus could be transmitted by 35 mosquito species, including 26 previously unsuspected ones, according to a new predictive model...
New treatment approach for spinal muscular atrophy supriya kashyap kashyap3 May 2017 9:28 AM ISTThough spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in its most severe form remains incurable and fatal in early childhood, researchers are sustaining a multi...
Cornell discovery holds potential for treating tuberculosis Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 July 2017 9:23 AM ISTITHACA, N.Y. - A recent discovery by Cornell University researchers could lead to a new, effective treatment for persistent tuberculosis...
Chronic stress induces gut failure via a new nerve pathway : Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh22 Aug 2017 10:00 AM ISTNew research reveals the mechanisms behind the effects of chronic stress and tiny inflammations in the brain on fatal gut failure.Hokkaido University...
Memory improved with electrical stimulation supriya kashyap kashyap31 Oct 2017 7:02 PM ISTNeuroscientists at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA have discovered precisely where and how to electrically stimulate the human brain to...
