Calcium channel blockers key to reversing myotonic dystrophy muscle weakness Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 Jan 2024 1:00 AM ISTNew research has identified the specific biological mechanism behind the muscle dysfunction found in myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) and further shows...
Cancer drug holds hope for treating inflammatory diseases including gout and heart diseases Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Jan 2024 10:30 AM ISTA cancer drug currently in the final stages of clinical trials could offer hope for the treatment of a wide range of inflammatory diseases, including...
PET scans may predict Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia in at-risk individuals Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 Nov 2023 9:00 PM ISTIn a small study, researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found that positron emission tomography (PET) scans of the heart may identify...
Red blood cells exposed to oxygen deficiency protect against myocardial infarction Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 Sept 2023 10:00 AM ISTRed blood cells exposed to oxygen deficiency protect against myocardial infarction, according to a new KI study published in the Journal of Clinical...
Vitamin supplements may be linked to increased cancer risk, suggests new research Isra Zaman12 Sept 2023 9:30 AM ISTLung cancer progression relies on angiogenesis, which is a response to hypoxia typically coordinated by hypoxia-inducible transcription factors...
Red blood cells exposed to oxygen deficiency protect against Heart Attack Isra Zaman6 Sept 2023 9:15 AM ISTRed blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to all of the body's cells and carbon dioxide back to the lungs. A new study, conducted at Karolinska...
Urine levels of adenine can predict diabetic kidney failure early Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 Aug 2023 6:15 AM ISTUSA: Endogenous adenine, a metabolite produced in the kidney, may be a causative factor in diabetic kidney disease, a recent study has found.The...
Experimental Drug Prevents or slows down Diabetic Eye Disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 May 2023 8:00 PM ISTResearchers at Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine have evidence that an experimental drug may prevent or slow vision loss in people with...
Father's alcohol consumption before conception tied to brain and facial defects of offsprings Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 April 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation links preconception fathers' alcohol consumption to growth defects that affect the...
Psoriasis drug Apremilast incredibly promising treatment for alcohol use disorder Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 Feb 2023 9:45 AM ISTApremilast is an FDA-approved anti-inflammatory medication used to treat psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Researchers have found in a new study...
Aflibercept outperforms bevacizumab for weaning off at one year among wet AMD patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTResearchers at Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins Medicine have found in a new study that nearly half of patients of age-related macular...
First-degree relatives of patients with NAFLD at risk of developing liver disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Nov 2022 8:30 PM ISTNonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) afflicts approximately one-fourth of the general population worldwide and it has emerged as an important...
