In a first, the scientists have identified a new way to transport medication into the brain. According to the researchers, this could lead to improved treatments for neurological and neurodegenerative diseases. The scientists, from Newcastle University, UK, have led an international team in a breakthrough in unlocking the secrets of how medications can infiltrate the […]
A new study has found that people with hypertension or type 2 diabetes could be at higher risk of death from stroke or heart disease if they slept for less than 6 hours per day. The findings were published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. For the study, the researchers analyzed data of more […]
The researchers have developed an oral capsule that can deliver insulin and other drugs, that usually have to be injected to the lining of the small intestine and release them for uptake into the bloodstream. According to the study published in the journal ‘Nature Medicine’, many drugs, especially those made of proteins, cannot be taken […]
World Mental Health Day, on 10 October, is a day for us to unite in our efforts to improve the mental health of people around the world. The theme selected for this year’s Day is suicide prevention. Every 40 seconds someone loses their life to suicide. WHO is encouraging everyone to prepare to take “40 […]
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine has been awarded to three physician-scientists for their discoveries on ‘how cells sense and adapt to oxygen and availability’. The award was shared by William Kaelin Jr at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard University in Massachusetts, Sir Peter Ratcliffe at Oxford University and the Francis Crick Institute in […]
In what can be considered a miracle, a baby girl who was born just 580 gm has made a remarkable recovery. The baby girl, who was born five months ago was handed over to her parents at Nagapattinam General Hospital. The baby, who was all bones and skin when born prematurely, and weighed just 580 […]
Doctor’s at Apollo Hospital, Delhi has recently saved the life of a 7-month-old girl suffering from a rare type of heart disease called type-3 truncus arteriosus (TA). The baby had a condition where she had only one great blood vessel parting the heart, which then branched into blood vessels going to the lungs and the […]
A new biomedical device can now measure the “tissue stiffness” and predict the patient’s risk of diabetic foot complications. The device has been introduced at an innovation camp at IIT-Bombay. According to Nishant Kathpal, the 27-year-old innovator who won a Rs 50-lakh grant for his startup, this is possibly the first device that can measure […]
The Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) has introduced five security features in its redesigned medical passing certificates to curb the use of fake ones. The security measures include Individual QR codes, embossed logo, holograms, hidden (bleed) lines and watermarks. This step has been taken in connection with the controversial fake certificate scam associated with Maharashtra based […]
Everybody will have a turning point which can change the course of their life. Dr Nordan Otzer had two major turning points in his life, which changed his dreams for good. The year was 2007. Dr Nordan was working in a Tamil Nadu rural hospital. One day, he received news that his mother has cervical […]