How placenta blocks Covid transmission to babies during pregnancy
New York-- While Covid-19 disease significantly impacts many pregnant women, the rates of transmission from mother to baby in pregnancy are very low.
A new...
WHO endorses Paxlovid Covid pill for high risk Covid patients
Geneva-- The World Health Organisation (IANS) on Friday made a strong recommendation for Pfizer's antiviral for mild and moderate Covid-19 patients at highest risk...
Genomic study brings us closer to precision medicine for type 2 diabetes
By Leah Eisenstadt
Broad Institute/Harvard Gazette
Most patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are treated with a “one-size-fits-all” protocol that is not tailored to each person’s...
Indian scientists develop AI algorithm that can detect diabetes from ECG
New Delhi-- A team of Indian scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that is derived from the features of individual heartbeats recorded...
Decoded: Why people start binging on fast food, savor dark chocolates or can’t resist...
Sydney--If you start binging on fast food, savour dark chocolates or can't resist that ice cream, this may be because of an emotional event...
Weight loss in elderly men linked to early death: Study
Sydney-- Weight loss in older adults, particularly among men, is linked to early death, according to a study.
On the other hand, weight gain was...
Diabetic women at greater risk of heart failure than men
New Delhi-- While doctors know that diabetes raises the risk of heart failure, a global study of 12 million people has found that this risk...
New inflammation gene may help personalize kidney disease treatment
Sydney-- Researchers have identified a gene that controls the cut-off switch for kidney inflammation and could pave the way for more precise disease diagnostics...
Experts call for increasing prenatal screening to prevent thalassemia
New Delhi-- Prenatal screening is of utmost importance to prevent thalassemia, a blood disorder, said doctors here calling on the need to increase screening.
Thalassemia...
Cancer claimed 5,727 lives in Maharashtra last year: Minister
Mumbai-- Various forms of cancer claimed 5,727 lives in Maharashtra out of the total 11,306 new cases that were registered in 2019, the state Legislature...
