A collaborative study by an international team of researchers at German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) revealed that neurons in the eye change on the molecular level when they are exposed to prolonged light. The innate neuronal property might be utilized to protect neurons from degeneration or cell death […]
In a recent study, researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine analyzed saliva of cirrhosis patients to predict which ones would suffer inflammations and require hospitalization. This uncovered a new target for research into the disease. An age old signal of inflammation in those with cirrhosis has been the breakdown of defenses in the […]
An international group of researchers reported at the European Lung Cancer Conference (ELCC) in Geneva, Switzerland, that cancer DNA circulating in the bloodstream of lung cancer patients can provide doctors with vital mutation information that can help optimize treatment when tumor tissue is not available. Sometimes, tumors are not available for testing via standard methods […]
Inappropriate and overuse of antibiotics has led to the emergence of drug-resistant strains and superbugs – a major public health problem that is in urgent need of solutions. Now, a team of researchers at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, suggest that one solution may lie in the sap of Maple trees. Phenolic compounds play an […]
Over the last 6 months, at least 20 incidents of Doctors being attacked by patient’s relatives have been reported. Unreported cases could be even more. In one of the latest incidents, a senior Gastroenterologist from Allahabad was attacked inside the ICU premises because of death of a serious patient. A duty doctor in Panvel was […]
Tasso Inc., a company with the University of Wisconsin-Madison aims to make blood sampling less painful and more convenient. The company was started by three people who studied microfluidics and wanted to use what they had learned to help people and to make products that are useful. They are, Ben Moga, the president, Ben Casavant, […]
Researchers from the University of Chicago and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are now working to develop the next generation of anti-viral treatments. Although, the molecular process by which an anti-HIV drug induces lethal mutations in the virus’s genetic material is especially difficult to study, it is now being clarified by a newly developed spectroscopy […]
Our country is witnessing an attack on doctors every alternative day, which can be attributed to lax laws and implementation. But here is an Act that can land a doctor in jail for minor mistakes and the irony here is that this law is implemented strictly. Radiologists, gynecologists, sonologists and doctors alike united across the […]
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The treatment for endometrial cancer of the uterus, one of the most common forms of gynecologic cancer, is removing the uterus and in some cases chemotherapy if the risk of recurrence is deemed high. About 10-15% of patients, who are considered as low risk patients for recurrence according to classic diagnostics, suffer recurrences. Researchers at […]