PCSK9 inhibitors may improve function of coronary arteries also: JAHA study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 July 2020 8:30 PM ISTResearchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have found in a pilot study that a six-week course of a cholesterol-lowering medication improved the function of...
COVID-19 can be transmitted in the womb, reports pediatric infectious disease journal Hina Zahid30 July 2020 6:00 PM ISTA baby girl in Texas - born prematurely to a mother with COVID-19 - is the strongest evidence to date that intrauterine (in the womb) transmission of...
Bisphosphonate drug holidays linked to higher fracture risk, finds study Hina Zahid30 July 2020 6:00 PM ISTResearchers at the Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology at Ruhr-Universitat Bochum has examined the implications of such drug...
SGLT2 inhibitors triple DKA risk in type 2 diabetes patients, finds study Medha Baranwal30 July 2020 10:00 AM ISTCanada: The use of SGLT-2 inhibitors increases the risk for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) threefold in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to...
Black tea, Cocoa may increase risk of some cancers, finds breakthrough study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 July 2020 7:00 AM ISTAntioxidant-rich foods like black tea, cocoa and blueberries may surprisingly increase risk for certain cancers including colorectal cancer, new...
Iron deficiency during infancy reduces vaccine efficacy, find Studies Hina Zahid30 July 2020 6:15 AM ISTIron deficiency may impair adaptive immunity and is common among African infants at time of vaccination. Whether iron deficiency impairs vaccine...
Aerobic exercise may help improve fatty liver disease, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 July 2020 9:13 PM ISTResearchers at Trinity College Dublin have found in a new study that a 12‐week aerobic exercise intervention had potential benefits of improving...
Phage therapy may help treat drug-resistant prosthetic joint infections Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 July 2020 6:15 PM ISTROCHESTER, Minn. - Mayo Clinic researchers have found that bacteriophages or phages, may play a significant role in treating complex bacterial...
Fluocinolone acetonide implant effective in treating diabetic macular edema: BMJ Medha Baranwal29 July 2020 6:00 PM ISTUSA: The use of the 0.2 ug/day fluocinolone acetonide (FAc) implant is beneficial for the management of diabetic macular edema, a recent study in the...
Tamoxifen improves survival in male breast cancer patients, finds study Medha Baranwal28 July 2020 8:45 PM ISTGermany: Tamoxifen treatment improves disease-free survival (DFS) in male breast cancer (MBC) patients, suggests a recent study in the British Journal...
DPP-4 inhibitors use not linked to pneumonia in diabetics, says study Medha Baranwal28 July 2020 8:03 PM ISTItaly: The use of dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP-4i) in people with type 2 diabetes is safe with regard to pneumonia risk, a recent study...
Roxadustat safe and effective for treatment of anemia in CKD patients, finds study Medha Baranwal28 July 2020 8:00 PM ISTDelhi: Roxadustat is equally effective as darbepoetin alfa (DA) for the treatment of anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according...
