Is TB infection associated with increased cancer risk? Study sheds light Anshika Mishra2 April 2024 2:30 AM ISTA population-wide observational study to be presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024)...
Gold Executive Summary of Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2023 Report Dr. Nandita Mohan18 March 2024 7:45 PM ISTLung diseases have become more prominent since the pandemic to create more awareness about them. The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung...
Prioritizing Sleep Equity for Global Well-being, Insights by Dr Prashant Makhija on World Sleep Day Dr. Nandita Mohan15 March 2024 7:00 PM ISTWorld Sleep Day is an annual event organized by the World Sleep Society, aimed at raising awareness about the importance of sleep and the prevention...
90% of symptomatic individuals not diagnosed with TB may also harbor tuberculosis bacteria: Study Anshika Mishra13 March 2024 5:00 AM ISTNetherlands: A study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences revealed that mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the bacteria that...
Symptoms of sleep apnea associated with cognitive impairment and memory issues Anshika Mishra4 March 2024 7:30 PM ISTAccording to a preliminary study released on March 3, 2024, people who experience sleep apnea may be more likely to also have memory or thinking...
New zinc discovery offers promise for cystic fibrosis patients Anshika Mishra23 Feb 2024 5:15 PM ISTResearchers from the University of Queensland have discovered a fault in the bacteria-killing function of immune cells in people with Cystic Fibrosis...
Gut microbiota influence severity of respiratory viral infection Anshika Mishra5 Feb 2024 10:00 PM ISTThe composition of microbiota found in the gut influences how susceptible mice are to respiratory virus infections and the severity of these...
High hospitalization rates despite low risk, almost 2/3rd of pulmonary embolism patients admitted Anshika Mishra31 Jan 2024 9:15 AM ISTAn analysis of more than 1.6 million emergency department (ED) visits for acute pulmonary embolism (PE) found that nearly two-thirds of ED visits...
Preserving heart function in patients with pulmonary hypertension Anshika Mishra23 Jan 2024 9:00 AM ISTA team led by Dr. Guadalupe Sabio at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) in Madrid has discovered a possible therapeutic...
SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 is less resistant to vaccine, but may be a problem in the lung Anshika Mishra10 Jan 2024 9:15 AM ISTNew research shows that the recently emerged BA.2.86 omicron subvariant of the virus that causes COVID-19 can be neutralized by bivalent mRNA...
Is Radon linked to health condition other than lung cancer? Anshika Mishra6 Jan 2024 9:15 AM ISTRadon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas produced when metals like uranium or radium break down in rocks and soil, is a known cause of lung...
Hormone Therapy may lower risk of Allergic Rhinitis in Perimenopausal Women Anshika Mishra30 Dec 2023 9:15 AM ISTIn a recent study conducted between May 2020 and March 2021 at Shijitan Hospital, researchers explored the complex connections between hormone therapy...
