US researchers from Carnegie Mellon University has successfully built functional heart parts out of collagen with a 3D bioprinter, using a breakthrough technique, which they say could one day create entire organs. The technique, described in ‘Journal science’ replicates the body’s complex biological scaffolds using its most abundant protein at the highest level of precision […]
A new study suggests that a strain of the common cold virus can infect and kill bladder cancer cells. The research study was published in the ‘Clinical Cancer Research’ medical journal. Researchers from the University of Surrey and Royal Surrey County Hospital investigated the safety and tolerability of exposure to the oncolytic (‘cancer-killing’) virus coxsackievirus […]
Most of the people use supplements and vitamins to protect their health. But a new study suggests that supplements and dietary interventions provide little to no protection against cardiovascular disease or death. The study, published in the “Annals of Internal Medicine” reviewed data from hundreds of clinical trials which involved nearly a million people. The […]
The Medical Council of India Board of Governors(BoG) has recently notified the amendment to the Establishment of Medical College Regulations,1999. This will allow a consortium to apply for the establishment of new medical colleges. The Board of Governors has notified the amendments to invite greater participation from the private sector to come forward in order […]
Blood donation can save lives. But when the blood groups are incompatible, transfusion isn’t always straightforward. The recipients cannot make use of just any blood type. The blood groups of the donor and patient need to be compatible. For instance, people with type A can donate to those with type A and AB, and those […]
The draft National Education Policy 2019 recommends extensive changes in medical education. One of the radical suggestions is the proposal to allow lateral entry of nursing and dental graduates into the MBBS course with a common foundational one to the two-year course for doctors, dentists and nurses. The other changes also include curbing the role […]
The deadly Nipah virus which claimed 17 lives in Kerala about a year ago seems to have returned in the state once again. Kerala Health Minister KK Shylaja has confirmed one case of Nipah virus infection in the state. A 23-year-old man admitted to a private hospital in Kerala’s Ernakulam has been tested positive for […]
The government has ordered the state drug controllers not to allow companies to sell the drug formulations in which the composition has been changed while retaining the old name. This order may affect several widely selling old household brands of medicine. According to the official sources, the Drugs Controller General directed state regulatory authorities on […]
In the medical world, getting your article published is something which is extremely difficult to achieve. And if your article has made its way to the journal, then that’ll add an extra feather to your crown in getting hired or getting a promotion. It takes constant hard work, research and an original contribution to make […]
India is a country where more number of people are ascending the financial ladder everyday than ever before- bringing expendable income to households deprived of it before. India is also a country where good height is considered a positive physical attribute. This combination has seen the number of people seeking limb lengthening surgery going up […]