Microcephaly Discoveries Made in Non-Zika Cases help explain abnormal brain growth supriya kashyap kashyap7 Aug 2016 12:39 PM ISTLong before Zika virus made it a household word, the birth defect called microcephaly puzzled scientists and doctors even as it changed the lives of...
Ketamine does not affect delirium or pain after surgery : LANCET study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh31 May 2017 1:48 PM ISTANN ARBOR, Mich. - Ketamine was first introduced into clinical practice by investigators at the University of Michigan in the mid-1960s as a general...
Could calcium hold the key to fighting a dangerous hospital infection? Anjali Nimesh Nimesh21 July 2017 9:39 AM ISTIt lurks in hospitals and nursing homes, surviving the cleaning crew's attempt to kill it by holing up in a tiny hard shell. It preys upon patients...
New Blood Test for Diagnosing Heart Attacks: A Big Deal with Caveats Anjali Nimesh Nimesh17 Jan 2018 8:00 PM ISTWhen diagnosing a heart attack, accuracy and timing are everything.A new test designed to better measure levels of troponin, a protein released when...
Could an iron grabbing molecule help prevent UTIs? New vaccine shows promise in mice supriya kashyap kashyap10 Nov 2016 10:06 AM ISTFor most invading bacteria, the bladder is not a friendly place.But for those that have figured out how to scavenge iron from their hosts, it's a fine...
