Blood pressure drug may treat Alzheimer's disease savita thakur thakur30 Jan 2016 9:30 AM ISTWASHINGTON: The blood pressure drug candesartan, sold as Atacand, was shown to reduce cell damage linked to the progression of Alzheimer's...
Chickenpox vaccine may cause eye inflammation: study savita thakur thakur27 Jan 2016 4:45 PM ISTNew York: Although rare, a vaccine for chickenpox and shingles which has been in use for more than 20 years and is considered an essential medicine by...
Decoded: How key defence protein triggers cancer savita thakur thakur27 Jan 2016 4:42 PM ISTLondon:Â A team of Swiss and Russian scientists has decoded how a defence protein that fights viral infections in our body takes advantage of a...
How heart grows and adapts to high blood pressure savita thakur thakur26 Jan 2016 9:31 AM ISTWashington: A new study has identified how two proteins control the growth of the heart and its adaptation to high blood pressure (hypertension).Lead...
New needle-free method to deliver anaesthesia: Research savita thakur thakur25 Jan 2016 11:59 AM ISTWashington: In some good news for people who fear painful injections given by the dentist, scientists have found a new method to deliver anaesthesia...
Caesarean deliveries in private hospitals two times more than government facilities: Survey savita thakur thakur25 Jan 2016 11:50 AM ISTNew Delhi: Caesarean deliveries in private hospitals were two times more than those in government facilities across India, according to the National...
Pre pregnancy obesity and infant deaths strongly related : study savita thakur thakur24 Jan 2016 11:03 AM ISTPre pregnancy obesity is strongly linked with infant mortality and compliance with weight-gain guidelines during pregnancy have limited impact on that...
60 genetic disorders cause skin and nervous system problems savita thakur thakur24 Jan 2016 11:01 AM ISTOne of the most common genetic disorders is called neurofibromatosis that causes brown spots on the skin and benign tumours on the brain, spinal cord...
New Delhi : Only 5 percent pregnant women get counselling for thyroid disorders savita thakur thakur23 Jan 2016 5:45 PM ISTNew Delhi : Only five percent of India's women get counselling for thyroid disorders during pregnancy, increasing the risk of a slew of medical...
Advanced diagnostics important to detect genital TB savita thakur thakur23 Jan 2016 12:17 PM ISTKolkata: The role of advanced diagnostics in detecting genital tuberculosis, which is linked to infertility in humans, was extremely important, an...
Two key proteins that control heart growth identified savita thakur thakur23 Jan 2016 11:30 AM ISTLondon – Researchers have identified how two proteins control the growth of the heart and its adaptation to high blood pressure that can help design...
Blood Test May Predict If You Really Need Antibiotics savita thakur thakur23 Jan 2016 11:08 AM ISTAntibiotics are often overprescribed and misused, leading to a global threat of antibiotic resistance. But in a new study, researchers say they’re a...
