Increased pressure on embryo may impact facial development: Study
An embryo in the womb experiencing increased pressure due to fluids may impact facial development, including the risk of malformations, a new research has found. The study found that an increase in pressure exerted by still...
Hepatitis B causes one third of chronic liver disease, 50% of liver cancer: Experts
Hepatitis A accounts to a majority of all acute liver failure in India. India has world’s second highest prevalence of viral hepatitis cases. While hepatitis A and E cause an acute form of the disease, hepatitis B and C...
Double standards of Nestle: adds ‘no sugar’ for Europe, contain sugar in other nations
A report has revealed that international baby food products Nestle adds no sugar in the products distributed in European nations, while its products contain added sugar in Low-Income-Countries including India. However,...
Study finds inappropriate medicines lead to increased expenditure in Delhi
A study has revealed that comorbidities, prolonged hospitalisation, inappropriate medicines, polypharmacy and parenteral medicines being prescribed contribute to increased expenditure on drugs in elderly patients. The study...
Prostate cancer cases to be double in 20 years
Prostate cancer cases are expected to be double, while deaths are expected to increase by 85 per cent between 2020 and 2040, according to The Lancet Commission on prostate cancer. The low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)...
Cesarean delivery rise from 17.2 % to 21.5% in five years in India
There has been a sharp increase in the number of caesarean section deliveries between 2016 and 2021 in the country, as per a new study published in the BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. The study has revealed that the prevalence...
Women with premenstrual syndrome at higher risk of post-pregnancy depression
Women with premenstrual syndrome (PMS), or symptoms experienced before their periods, are at a higher risk of developing post-pregnancy depression, according to a new research. Conversely, it also found that women with...
QR Code to scan human brain, Google map for neurosurgery at AIIMS
The Department of Neurosurgery AIIMS, New Delhi, on Wednesday announced a series of transformative initiatives aiming to revolutionize patient care. With innovative training modules and technologies, the department of...
Researchers develop Brain Network Identification Number
Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati have developed a novel algorithm Unique Brain Network Identification Number (UBNIN) designed to encode the intricate brain networks of healthy humans and patients...
Air pollution biggest contributor to lung diseases: Experts
Long-term effects of air pollution on lungs are very worrying. Around 30 years ago, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) meant nothing. Today, COPD is one of the leading causes of deaths and a major reason is air...
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