BCG vaccine may protect elderly people against respiratory infections: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Sept 2020 10:15 AM ISTResearchers at Radboud university medical center and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens have found in a new double-blind randomized...
Pregnant women with COVID-19 more likely to need ICU care and have preterm birth Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Sept 2020 10:15 AM ISTA review of nearly 80 studies has been published in The BMJ has detailed outcomes among pregnant women with COVID-19.The researchers examined over...
Ticagrelor ups death and bleeding risk in elderly MI patients: SWEDEHEART Registry Medha Baranwal3 Sept 2020 10:00 AM ISTStockholm, Sweden: The use of ticagrelor versus clopidogrel in elderly myocardial infarction (MI) patients increases the risk of death and bleeding,...
CBD a potential treatment for memory-related disorders, study suggests Medha Baranwal2 Sept 2020 6:00 PM ISTLondon UK: Cannabidiol (CBD), a key compound in cannabis, increases cerebral blood flow (CBF) in regions of the brain linked to memory...
Portable, point-of-care COVID-19 test could bypass the lab: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Sept 2020 11:16 AM ISTCHAMPAIGN - While RT-PCR remains the gold standard for performing clinical diagnostics to amplify the RNA sequences, there is an urgent need for...
Infertile men have higher PSA compared to fertile ones, says study Dr Satabdi Saha2 Sept 2020 10:30 AM ISTInfertile men are at greater risk for oncological and nononcological chronic disease than fertile individuals. Researchers have found in a new study...
Love hormone reverses delay in gastric emptying in response to stress Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Sept 2020 5:51 AM ISTNew research published today in The Journal of Physiology shows that oxytocin, known as the love hormone, plays an important role in stress'...
Dapagliflozin prolongs survival in CKD patients with or without Diabetes: DAPA-CKD Hina Zahid2 Sept 2020 4:45 AM ISTSophia Antipolis, France - Dapagliflozin reduces the risk of kidney failure, death from cardiovascular causes or heart failure hospitalisation and...
REALITY trial supports restrictive blood transfusion strategy in anaemic MI patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Sept 2020 4:41 AM ISTRestricted blood transfusion use was as good as liberal use in anaemic heart attack patients clarifies REALITY trial.
Pacemaker implantation may be effective therapy of fainting for selected people Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Sept 2020 11:38 PM ISTResearchers have reported that Implanting a pacemaker can be an effective treatment for selected people with unpredictable fainting episodes. The...
Icosapent Ethyl helps achieve coronary plaque regression in CAD: EVAPORATE trial Medha Baranwal1 Sept 2020 6:41 PM ISTUSA: Treatment of coronary atherosclerosis patients with icosapent ethyl (IPE) helped to achieve significant regression of low attenuation...
Consumption of sugar sweetened beverages increases risk of gout flares Medha Baranwal1 Sept 2020 11:58 AM ISTTehran, Iran: The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) increases serum uric acid concentrations associated with gout flares,...
