New drug to stop advance of multiple sclerosis supriya kashyap kashyap12 April 2016 2:33 PM ISTSydney : A team of researchers has demonstrated that a new plant-derived drug can block the progression of multiple sclerosis.Multiple Sclerosis (MS)...
New retinal imaging technique to aid in faster assessment of eye ailments supriya kashyap kashyap4 Jan 2017 12:30 PM ISTResearchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center have developed a new imaging technique that could revolutionize how eye health and disease...
B vitamins may protect against air pollution: study savita thakur thakur16 March 2017 12:06 PM ISTNew York: Taking supplements of B vitamins may offer protection against the impact of air pollution on health, a new study claims.Researchers at...
Engineered bone marrow could make transplants safer supriya kashyap kashyap14 May 2017 1:06 PM ISTEngineers at the University of California San Diego have developed bio mimetic bone tissues that could one day provide new bone marrow for patients...
Diabetes gene found that causes low and high blood sugar levels in the same family Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 Jan 2018 7:05 PM ISTA study of families with rare blood sugar conditions has revealed a new gene thought to be critical in the regulation of insulin, the key hormone in...
Montelukast may be a potential drug treatment for Aortic aneurysm Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 Feb 2018 7:30 PM ISTProfessor Jesper Z. Haeggström and associates at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have reported that Montelukast, a common asthma drug can retard the...
New Technology developed for faster healing of chronic wounds Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli8 Feb 2018 8:00 PM ISTChronic wounds comprise a growing clinical problem that represents >3% of the healthcare budget in industrialized countries. Drug development is...
Some viruses produce insulin-like hormones that can stimulate human cells -- and have potential to cause disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 Feb 2018 7:05 PM ISTEvery cell in your body responds to the hormone insulin, and if that process starts to fail, you get diabetes. In an unexpected finding, scientists at...
Predicting dengue epidemics: Challenges and a way forward Hina Zahid13 Nov 2019 7:20 PM ISTAccording to the World Health Organization, up to 100 million Dengue infections are estimated to occur annually in over 100 countries, putting almost...
Potential gastric cancer biomarker which could help in early diagnosis identified supriya kashyap kashyap22 Dec 2016 1:10 PM ISTWashington : Researchers have identified a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for gastric cancer, paving the way for diagnosis and possible...
