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Metformin Protects Breastfed Children

A new research has suggested that common diabetes drug metformin helps protect breastfed children from future metabolic disorders namely diabetes and obesity.




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Hygiene can Decrease the Need for Antibiotics by Up to 30 Percent

Improved everyday hygiene practices, like hand-washing, decrease the risk of common infections and reduces the need for antibiotics, reports a new study.




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Is It Safe to Have a Second IVF Baby After Fertility Treatment for the First?

Good news for Couples: A new study suggests that there is a good chance of having a second in vitro fertilisation (IVF) child after the birth of their first child born the same way.




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FDA Authorizes First At-Home Saliva Test for COVID-19

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first diagnostic test with the option of using home-collected saliva samples for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing.




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ICMR Gets Approval for Plasma Therapy for COVID-19 Treatment

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will conduct trial in 21 hospitals to assess safety and efficacy of convalescent plasma on COVID-19 patients.




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Promising Discovery: New Insulin Compound Could Enhance Therapy for Diabetes Patients

Newly developed insulin compound could offer fresh hope of better diabetes treatment to millions of diabetics, reports a new study. The findings of the




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Novel Path for Reversing Type-2 Diabetes and Liver Fibrosis: Study

New study has found a way to reverse type-2 diabetes and liver fibrosis in mice and has shown that the underlying processes are conserved in humans. The




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Elevated Blood Sugar in Pregnancy Dangerous for Mothers, Babies

Women who had elevated fasting glucose, adjusted for all other risk factors, were almost three times more likely to have a big baby than women who had




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First Oral GLP-1 Medication for Treating Type 2 Diabetes

Semaglutide, the first oral glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) receptor agonist, got marketing authorization for treating type 2 diabetic patients with insufficiently




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Medications for Lupus Down the Risk of Diabetes

Lupus patients have lower odds of developing type 2 diabetes, a common complication of the disease, according to a new study. In particular, those




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Damaged Eye Vessels may Indicate Higher Stroke Risk for Adults With Diabetes, Says Study

Among people with diabetes, damaged small blood vessels in the eye were found to be a marker for higher stroke risk, stated a preliminary research to




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Drone Delivers Insulin For Patients

Diabetes care reaches new heights as world's first documented drone delivery of insulin for a patient living in a remote community. The 16-minute test




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Greater Weight Loss Achieved Through Bariatric Surgery Before Diabetes Development

Obese patients may lose more weight if they undergo bariatric surgery before they develop diabetes. Both obesity and diabetes are common, serious and costly in United States.




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Affordable Insulin Option Can Now Be Used By Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Through Wearable Device

Using regular human insulin (RHI) in a wearable, patch-like insulin delivery device with type 2 diabetes helps adults requiring insulin therapy safely achieve good blood sugar control.




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Potential Treatment for Early Type 2 Diabetic Retinopathy: Study

New mice study has identified a potential treatment candidate for early diabetic retinopathy, which has anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects.




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Blood Sugar Control is Key for Diabetic Patients with COVID-19

People with type 2 diabetes are at higher risk of a poor outcome if they become infected with the novel coronavirus but controlling their blood sugar




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New Vaccine for Virus Associated With Type 1 Diabetes Developed

A new vaccine for virus that plays a key role in the autoimmune attack that leads to type 1 diabetes has been produced by Karolinska Institutet researchers.




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Wearable Biosensor Monitors Body Chemistry to Boost Athletic Performance (and) Prevent Injury

Novel device, which is in the size of a wristwatch, can monitor an individual's body chemistry to help improve athletic performance and identify potential health problems.




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New Hydrogel Platform Enables Production of Medicines, Chemicals

New Hydrogel-based approach helps to access critical medicines, chemicals for daily usage. This is beneficial for people residing in remote villages or




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Artificial Intelligence to Improve EKG Testing for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

In the future, a new approach based on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning may allow EKGs to be used to screen for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.




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Virtual Reality can Help Physiotherapy Patients Perform Exercises at Home

Virtual reality may help physiotherapy patients perform their exercises at home successfully using a VR technology with 3D motion capture now, reports a new study.




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Use of Robotics for Neuroendovascular Procedures

New study has demonstrated the novel use of robotics to aid surgeons during diagnostic cerebral angiograms and transradial carotid artery stenting was both safe and effective.




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AI may Spot Newborns at Risk for Most Severe Form of Blinding Disease

Artificial intelligence (AI) device may help identify newborns at risk for aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity (AP-ROP), reveals a new study.




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Apollo Hospital Develops Online Self-assessment Scan for COVID-19

As the deadly coronavirus is spreading rapidly around the world, timely diagnosis and treatment could prevent the spread of COVID-19. Therefore, new coronavirus




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Artificial Intelligence Used For COVID-19 Lung Imaging Analysis

Health care providers are using AI in a clinical research study aimed at speeding the detection of pneumonia, a condition associated with severe COVID-19.




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Artificial Tool to Speed Up Search for COVID-19 Treatments Developed

The new artificial intelligence (AI) tool was found to speed up the search for COVID-19 treatments and vaccines. The AI-powered tool makes it possible




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COVID-19 Accelerates Digital Transformation in Healthcare Services

In healthcare services, digital transformation is accelerated by COVID-19, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Urte Jakimaviciute,




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Infections Still Responsible for 1 in 5 Childhood Deaths in England and Wales, Says Study

In England and Wales, infections are still responsible for one in five childhood deaths, reveals an analysis of the most up to date figures, published online in Archives of Disease in Childhood.




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Over 30 Risk Factors Responsible for the Onset of Psychosis in Offspring Identified

New study discovers 30 significant risk factors and five protective factors during and after pregnancy that are more likely to cause psychotic disorders in offspring.




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Alcohol Use by Fathers Before Conception may Negatively Impact Child Development

Paternal consumption of alcohol before conception and maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy can generate several deficits in the offspring, reports a new study.




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Spina Bifida Surgery Before Birth can Restore Brain Structure

Fetal surgery to correct congenital spinal cord defects is more effective at treating neurological structure than surgery after birth, reports a new study.




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Teaching Self-regulation for Kids: At Home, At School and With Autism

Self-regulation strategies can help kids adjust and control their emotions, behavior and body movements, reports a new study. As every teacher will




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Newborn Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Proves Effective

Scientists were found to see an indication of a benefit of newborn screening for newborns with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). On behalf of the Federal




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Nicotine Exposure While Breastfeeding Tied to Infant Skull Deformity

Breastfeeding mothers who use e-cigarettes or nicotine replacement therapies may be putting their breastfed babies at higher risk for skull defects, reports a new study.




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Stress for Parents of Kids With Autism Relieved Through Pets

Family pet can lead to strong bonds and reduced stress for both children with autism and their parents. According to the study, parents of children




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Are Pills a Good Substitute for Exercise to Overcome High Blood Pressure?

People with high blood pressure are more likely to choose anti-hypertensive pills and tea over an hour of exercise finds a new survey. In the survey,




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Acupuncture as Added Treatment for Chronic Stable Angina

Clinical trial results have found that adjunctive therapy with acupuncture had a significant effect in alleviating chronic stable angina within 16 weeks.




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Chronic Benefits of Non-drug Therapies for Pain

Non-drug therapies given to military members with long-term pain may decrease the risk of long-term outcomes like alcohol, drug disorder, self-induced




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Half of the Lupus Rashes Harbor High Levels of Bacteria Cause for Infections

In the paper, published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, researchers found that 50% of skin rashes in patients with lupus contained an abnormally




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New Treatment for TBI

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) found that targeting overactive immune cells in the brain with an experimental drug




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Govt Approves For Telemedicine With New Guidelines Post COVID-19 Lockdown

Amid nationwide lockdown , the Medical Council of India (MCI) has formulated new guidelines for registered medical practitioners to deliver telemedicine




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Spit May Soon Replace Blood For Diagnosis

In a breakthrough study, researchers in the US have identified all the 1,166 proteins in human saliva, a move which




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Will Today be a Red Letter Day for The Deceased Organ Donation Programme in India?

Finally, after many a debate and discussion, the proposed amendments to the Transplantation of Human Organs Act will be




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Nobel Prize 2014 for Medicine Goes to Trio for Discovering Brain's GPS

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014 has been awarded with one half given to John O'Keefe and the other half




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Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Up Alzheimer's, Dementia Risk

Hormone therapy for prostate cancer, known as androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), may increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia, reports a new study.




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Simple 8 Tips for Promoting Men's Health

Men tend to shy away from medical services and formal health care programs, leaving community-based programs to help fill the gap, but a new study gives 8 tips for promoting men's health.




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Immunotherapy Can Extend Prostate Cancer 'Super Responders' Lives for Upto Two Years

Researchers found that a small proportion of men were 'super responders' and were alive and well even after the trial had ended Men with high-level prostate




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Most Men Do Not Regret Their decision on Surgery for Prostate Cancer

Most patients choosing surgery for prostate cancer don't regret their decisions, according to a study published in The iJournal of Urology (Regd) /i, an




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New Target for Treating Male Infertility Identified

SKP1 protein plays a major role in sperm cell division. It helps meiosis proceed to metaphase. This knowledge may help us treat male infertility, in which




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Higher Risk Of Death For Men With Erectile Dysfunction

Regardless of their testosterone levels, Men with erectile dysfunction have a higher risk of death. "As both vascular disease and low testosterone levels