New cancer drug makes commonly prescribed chemo drug more effective when given together supriya kashyap kashyap13 Jun 2017 9:32 AM ISTResearchers have found a way to increase the effectiveness of a widely used cancer drug while decreasing the risk of heart-damaging side effects,...
Herpes virus linked to MS, other brain disorders Anjali Nimesh Nimesh13 July 2017 10:12 AM ISTThe ubiquitous human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) may play a critical role in impeding the brain's ability to repair itself in diseases like multiple...
Inflammatory biomarkers may help detect brain injury within First hour of Accident Anjali Nimesh Nimesh13 July 2017 2:31 PM ISTResearchers have identified inflammatory biomarkers which can indicate whether the brain has suffered injury within the first hour of the accident.The...
New portable device may detect cancer early Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 July 2017 2:47 PM ISTLondon: Scientists have developed a low-cost portable device that may help in the early diagnosis of cancer by detecting tumour cells in blood.The...
Artificial retinal implant to restore vision to millions Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 July 2017 9:47 AM ISTComputer simulations of electrical charges sent to retinal implants based on fractal geometry have University of Oregon researchers moving forward...
Researchers developing new tool to distinguish between viral, bacterial infections Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 Aug 2017 11:30 AM ISTAntibiotics are lifesaving drugs, but overuse is leading to one of the world's most pressing health threats: antibiotic resistance. Researchers at the...
Gene-Regulatory Factors Improve Response of Chemotherapy in Pancreatic Cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 Aug 2017 2:37 PM ISTPancreatic cancer is a particularly devastating disease because of the difficulty of identifying it at an early stage, and the difficulty of treating...
Organ crosstalk: Fatty liver can cause damage to other organs Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 Aug 2017 9:20 AM ISTNonalcoholic fatty liver disease is becoming more and more common. Approximately every third adult in the industrialized countries has a morbidly...
Biomarkers as predictive of sepsis as lengthy patient monitoring Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Sept 2017 9:10 AM ISTSepsis is a deadly and quick-moving medical condition, but its presence can be betrayed early on by the very immune responses that trigger it.A team...
Now a sensor to check appropriateness of antibiotic treatment Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 Sept 2017 10:00 AM ISTResearchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a prototype sensor that can rapidly determine whether an...
IVUS with fluorescence lifetime imaging introduced to analyse arterial plaque Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli6 Oct 2017 10:05 AM ISTTo win the battle against heart disease, cardiologists need better ways to identify the composition of plaque most likely to rupture and cause a heart...
Corticosteroids aid healing - if the timing is right Anjali Nimesh Nimesh19 Oct 2017 7:05 PM ISTA corticosteroid can improve the healing of damaged tendons, but it must be given at the right time, according to a new study from Linköping...
