Heartburn pills may raise kidney disease risk savita thakur thakur13 Jan 2016 9:03 AM ISTNew York: Popping common over-the-counter pills for controlling stomach acid, gas and heartburn daily may put you at chronic kidney disease risk in...
Crispr gene editing technique may treat inherited blindness savita thakur thakur12 Jan 2016 6:03 PM ISTA new gene editing technique crispr which was hailed as the breakthrough of 2015 by Science Magazine has been found effective in preventing retinal...
Researchers discover three glaucoma related genes savita thakur thakur12 Jan 2016 2:40 PM ISTNew York:Â A team of US researchers including an Indian-origin scientist has identified three more genes that contribute to the most common type of...
Insulin producing pancreatic cells successfully created in lab savita thakur thakur11 Jan 2016 11:29 AM ISTWashington: Fully functional pancreatic cells have been cultured by scientists from human skin cells, potentially meaning the end of daily insulin...
Salt room therapy to quickly heal respiratory infections savita thakur thakur11 Jan 2016 9:15 AM ISTA new therapy that helps in quick healing of colds, bronchitis and several forms of respiratory allergies has been launched. In the salt room therapy...
Blocking brain inflammation could treat Alzheimer's savita thakur thakur10 Jan 2016 9:09 AM ISTBlocking a receptor in the brain responsible for regulating immune cells could protect against the memory and behaviour changes seen in the...
Modeling shows a vaccine is essential to conclusively end HIV/AIDS savita thakur thakur9 Jan 2016 10:44 AM ISTNew Delhi: A new modeling paper has revealed that adding a vaccine to the comprehensive HIV/AIDS response is essential to conclusively end the...
New touchless device makes earlier detection of heart problems possible savita thakur thakur8 Jan 2016 2:15 PM ISTToronto: Researchers at a Canadian university have developed a new touchless device for monitoring vital signs that could lead to improved detection...
US scientists create insulin-producing pancreatic cells from human skin cells savita thakur thakur8 Jan 2016 12:13 PM ISTNew York: Scientists at a US university have successfully converted human skin cells into fully-functional pancreatic cells.The new cells produced...
Sugar cut in fizzy drinks can prevent 3 lakh diabetes cases: Lancet savita thakur thakur8 Jan 2016 12:01 PM ISTWashington:Â Cutting sugar in sweetened drinks by 40 percent can prevent over three lakh obesity-related Type 2 diabetes over the next two decades, a...
Available polio vaccines not optimal for safety: Study savita thakur thakur7 Jan 2016 12:44 PM ISTWashington: While the whole world is striving for polio virus eradication, a recent study has raised concerns about post-eradication manufacturing and...
Twins share cancer risk: Study savita thakur thakur7 Jan 2016 11:04 AM ISTA twin sibling diagnosed with cancer poses an excess risk for the other to develop any form of the disease, a new Harvard study has found.An excess...
