Head-up CPR bundle improves neurologically favorable survival in cardiac arrest: Study Medha Baranwal4 May 2022 9:00 AM ISTUSA: CPR using head-up/torso-up (HTup) positions is tied to markedly improved odds of neurologically-favorable out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)...
Loss of smell in COVID-19 infection due to inflammation and not direct action of virus Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 May 2022 11:15 AM ISTAnosmia, the loss of smell, is a frequent and often long-term symptom associated with COVID-19 that can severely burden a person's quality of life,...
Smartphone App may screen Alzheimer's disease and ADHD by pupil measurements Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 May 2022 9:15 AM ISTThe app uses a near-infrared camera, which is built into newer smartphones for facial recognition, along with a regular selfie camera to track how a...
Kids at familial risk of schizophrenia show early neurocognitive deficits: Study Medha Baranwal2 May 2022 10:45 AM ISTDenmark: In children aged 7 to 11 years, familial high risk (FHR) of schizophrenia, but not bipolar disorder, is tied to stable neurocognitive...
Keto-Diet, A Better Nutritional Approach for MS Patients MD Bureau2 May 2022 10:30 AM ISTObesity is a recognized risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS) and, dietary intake is one potentially modifiable environmental contributor...
Second Salvage successful in 30% of Free Flaps in Head & Neck Reconstruction Surgery: JAMA MD Bureau1 May 2022 8:15 PM ISTFunctional rehabilitation following composite ablative procedures in the head and neck may be reconstructed with composite free tissue grafts. Free...
New 'cocktail' drug could benefit up to 45 per cent of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTEDMONTON - A new "cocktail" drug being developed at the University of Alberta could provide an effective and economical treatment to lessen symptoms...
Living near green areas reduces risk of suffering from stroke by 16% MD Bureau30 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTThe risk of suffering an ischaemic stroke, the most common type of cerebrovascular event, is 16% less in people who have green spaces less than 300...
Intensive BP control tied to increase in whole-brain cerebral blood flow Medha Baranwal30 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTUSA: Intensive antihypertensive treatment compared to the standard one is associated with increased, rather than decreased, cerebral perfusion,...
Ticagrelor, aspirin benefits in TIA outweigh risk over 30-day treatment period: Neurology Medha Baranwal29 April 2022 12:30 PM ISTChina: A recent study in the journal Neurology found that in patients with mild to moderate ischemic stroke or at high risk for transient ischemic...
Mechanochemical ablation and cyanoacrylate adhesive have similar pain scores during truncal vein reflux treatment Medha Baranwal29 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTUK: New research directly comparing nontumescent ablation techniques found both the techniques -- mechanochemical ablation (MOCA) and cyanoacrylate...
Chronic low back pain linked to brain atrophy in pain related regions Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTChronic low back pain (CLBP) is associated with reductions in brain volume in areas involved in pain processing, reports a study in PAIN®, the...
