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...
Novel Device would Deliver Oxygen Intravenously MD Bureau26 March 2022 10:00 AM ISTDuring health, oxygen is available in abundance; however, COVID-19 and many other forms of critical illness can damage the lungs and compromise...
Lights On During Sleep Can increase risk of diabetes and heart disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 March 2022 6:45 PM ISTCHICAGO - Sleeping with a light on can increase insulin resistance and consequently impair the response to glucose, reports a two-night sleep-lab...
Malaria drug could combat chemotherapy-resistant head and neck cancers Hina Zahid21 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTPITTSBURGH - A new study suggests that the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine inhibits pathways that drive resistance to the chemotherapy agent cisplatin...
Milk may exacerbate symptoms of multiple sclerosis Hina Zahid10 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTThe prompt for the study came from MS patients: "We hear again and again from sufferers that they feel worse when they consume milk, cottage cheese or...
Reducing air pollution could lower dementia risk Hina Zahid25 Jan 2022 9:00 AM ISTImproving air quality appears to slow cognitive decline and reduce the risk of developing dementia in older women living in the U.S., according to a...
Intense meditation brings robust immune system activation Hina Zahid8 Jan 2022 12:00 PM ISTEight days of intense meditation causes robust activation of the immune system, University of Florida researchers and their colleagues have found.The...
Early-stage lung cancer may be detected from a drop of blood Hina Zahid28 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTBOSTON - Lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death, is usually diagnosed at a late stage when the survival rate is extremely low. Early-stage...
An experimental vaccine against rheumatoid arthritis developed by scientists Hina Zahid13 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTResearchers at The University of Toledo have developed an experimental vaccine that shows significant promise in preventing rheumatoid arthritis, a...
Cholesterol plays a key role in Alzheimer's plaque formation, study finds Hina Zahid16 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTCholesterol manufactured in the brain appears to play a key role in the development of Alzheimer's disease, find scientists from the University of...
Study explores why asthma worsens at night Hina Zahid11 Sept 2021 9:30 AM ISTFor hundreds of years, people have observed that asthma severity often worsens in the nighttime. One longstanding question has been to what degree the...
Novel Implantale Device Stimulates Fast Bone Healing, Disappears Without a Trace Hina Zahid16 July 2021 8:45 AM ISTMadison, Wis. - In 2017, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers broke his right collarbone in a game against the Minnesota Vikings. Typically, it...
