Pneumonia to kill nearly 11 mn children by 2030, study warns
Paris: Pneumonia will kill nearly 11 million children under five by 2030, experts warned Monday on a global day aimed at raising awareness of the biggest infectious killer of infants…
Six-year-old Chikhali boy with ‘butterfly skin’ stuns doctors
Pune: For six-year-old Anant (name changed), playing outside with children of his age is a distant dream for even a simple scratching or rubbing of his skin causes it to…
Gold nanoparticles used to treat prostate cancer for the first time
Washington, Nov 9 : Scientists are using gold nanoparticles that act as tumour-seeking missiles to target prostate cancer, in a first-of-its-kind clinical trial. The nanoparticles or nanoshells, are made of…
Are you at risk of schizophrenia? Brain activity pattern may have an answer
BOSTON: Scientists have identified a pattern of brain activity that predicts the development of schizophrenia, an advance that could be used to diagnose the disorder earlier. Schizophrenia, a brain disorder…
Dutchman, 69, in legal bid to cut 20 years off his age
THE HAGUE: A Dutch “young god” just months shy of his 70th birthday has launched a legal bid to slash 20 years off his age as he looks to enhance…
Precision medicine : Statistical model can calculate potential success of new drugs
Vienna, 07 November 2018 : The aim of “precision medicine” is to devise individualised treatment strategies and therapies. Statistical methods play an important role in predicting the efficacy of drugs…
Women who give birth to boys more likely to suffer from depression
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 7 (ANI): According to a recent study, women who give birth to males are 71-79 per cent more likely to develop postnatal depression (PND). Furthermore, women…
Skin cancer deaths among men rising
Skin cancer deaths among men have soared in nations since 1985, with mortality rates among women rising more slowly or even declining, researchers told a medical conference in Glasgow on…
IVF doctors told to refund Rs 4.8 lakh to Mysuru man
BENGALURU: Promised a child or twins through surrogacy, a man paid an IVF centre Rs 4.75 lakh only to be told later by doctors that single men can’t have a…
Asthma, COPD patients urged to take extra caution by doctors
HYDERABAD: Ahead of Diwali, doctors sounded an alert for people with asthma and COPD, saying that they needed to exercise extra caution. With temperatures falling, pollutants in the air due…
