ant Press Release: New compost plant to aid the greening of Ghana’s economy By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Thu, 11 May 2017 08:30:10 +0000 Recycling waste and delivering a safe nutrient-rich fertilizer for food production Full Article Media Releases Z-News Accra fertilizer Fortifer Ghana Waste waste management
ant Air Pollution May Up Death Risk after Heart Transplant By www.medindia.net Published On :: Living in highly polluted areas can put heart transplant recipients at a higher risk of developing infections, thereby leading to death. The findings Full Article
ant Insights Into Environmental Effects of Anti-Cancer Drugs By www.medindia.net Published On :: Chemotherapeutic drugs or antineoplastic agents used to treat various cancers enter the aquatic environment through human excretion and wastewater treatment facilities. Full Article
ant Antioxidant Downs Damage Caused by Bisphenol A Exposure By www.medindia.net Published On :: CoQ10 (coenzyme Q10), a substance naturally produced by the human body and found in beef and fish, can reverse the harmful effects produced by BPA, according Full Article
ant New York Times: Merchants of Thirst By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 05:40:27 +0000 Away from Nepal, in other water-impoverished megacities, authorities have proved that seemingly intractable shortages can be addressed, or at least somewhat allayed, while reining in private tankers. Full Article IWMI in the news Z-Featured Content Z-News Aditi Mukherji New York Times
ant Economist Intelligence Unit: As the world’s philanthropists boost climate funding, let’s make water a priority By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 13:20:01 +0000 Claudia Sadoff, Director General of IWMI, argues that our efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change and address food security could be counterproductive if we don’t pay more attention to water and its use. Full Article IWMI in the news Z-Featured Content Z-News Claudia Sadoff climate Economist Intelligence Unit The Economist World Water Day
ant Levels of 'Remnant' or 'Ugly' Cholesterol much Higher than Formerly Believed By www.medindia.net Published On :: A completely different type of cholesterol is more likely to cause cardiovascular disease than previously believed. This is the remnant particle cholesterol Full Article
ant Romantic Attachment Style Affects Finances and Well-being By www.medindia.net Published On :: Everyone approaches romantic relationships differently. On one end of the spectrum are people who crave closeness so much, they may come across as "clingy. Full Article
ant DNA Variants Linked to Neuropsychiatric Disorders By www.medindia.net Published On :: Gene expression levels vary across the developmental stage, cell type, and region in the brain. Genomic variants also contribute to the variation in expression, Full Article
ant Antibodies Could Effectively Treat OCD By www.medindia.net Published On :: OCD patients have increased levels of Immuno-moodulin (Imood) protein in their lymphocytes. Antibody that neutralized Imood, can reduce the level of anxiety, Full Article
ant FAO.org: Pollutants from agriculture a serious threat to world’s water By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Fri, 22 Jun 2018 06:05:46 +0000 New report paints a worrying picture, provides recommendations on what can be done. Full Article Asia News Central Asia News IWMI in the news Regional News Z-Featured Content Z-News Dushanbe FAO International Decade for Action Tajikistan
ant Call for participants: 100 critical research questions for decision-makers in sub-Saharan Africa By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 10:00:57 +0000 Achieving food and nutrition security, reducing inequality, and preserving terrestrial ecosystems. Full Article Africa News Regional News Z-Featured Content Z-News Food Security Horizon scanning SENTINEL sub-Saharan Africa
ant Study Raises New Possibilities for Anticancer Therapy By www.medindia.net Published On :: EGR4 molecule known mainly for its role in male fertility was also found to serve as an important brake on immune activation, said researchers at the Full Article
ant New Effective Stem Cell Transplant Method can Aid Blood Cancer Patients By www.medindia.net Published On :: New study developed a novel way to make blood stem cells present in the umbilical cord 'more transplantable' that could improve the treatment of a wide range of blood diseases in kids and adults. Full Article
ant Antioxidant-rich Diet Helps Reduce Infection Risk in Pediatric Leukemia Patients By www.medindia.net Published On :: In children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), diet rich in vitamin A, alpha and beta carotene and carotenoids was found to reduce the risk of developing Full Article
ant Study Reveals How Plants Breathe? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Plants create networks of air channels, the lungs of the leaf to transport carbon dioxide to their cells, said experts led by the Institute for Sustainable Food at the University of Sheffield. Full Article
ant Living Donor Liver Transplants Offer Better Survival Rates and Costs By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Living-donor liver transplants are found to be better than deceased-donor liver transplants. Living-donor transplants have better survival rates and other Full Article
ant Evolutionary Remnants Seen in Muscles of Human Embryos By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 250-million-year-old evolutionary remnants were found in muscles of human embryos. Strikingly, some of the atavistic limb muscles muscles, such as the Full Article
ant Disinfectant Tunnel Devloped By Railways To Combat Covid-19 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Disinfection tunnel used to sanitise people for just Rs 10,000 been developed by Indian Railways. A railway ministry official said that the loco Full Article
ant Economist Intelligence Unit: As the world’s philanthropists boost climate funding, let’s make water a priority By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 13:20:01 +0000 Claudia Sadoff, Director General of IWMI, argues that our efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change and address food security could be counterproductive if we don’t pay more attention to water and its use. Full Article IWMI in the news Z-Featured Content Z-News Claudia Sadoff climate Economist Intelligence Unit The Economist World Water Day
ant Radical Treatment of Chronic Oral Infection Before Stem Cell Transplantation Not Necessary, Says Study By www.medindia.net Published On :: There is no link between oral infections and the risk of stem cell transplantation patients dying of or getting a serious infection within six months of the procedure, found new study. Full Article
ant Stem Cell Transplants in Utero: Fresh Insights By www.medindia.net Published On :: A new study in mice has revealed administering stem cell or enzyme therapy in utero paves path to alleviating some congenital diseases that often result in losing a pregnancy. Full Article
ant New Method Improves Stem Cells to Improve Bone Marrow Transplantation By www.medindia.net Published On :: A novel approach to enhance the potency of blood-forming stem cells, potentially opening the door to a new approach for bone marrow transplantation has been discovered by Mount Sinai researchers. Full Article
ant Liver Transplants From Older Donors Decrease Despite Improved Outcomes In Recipients By www.medindia.net Published On :: Even though recipients who received liver grafts from older donors (70 and older) had improved outcomes with reduced mortality, graft loss and postoperative Full Article
ant Use of HCV-Infected Organs Viable for Patients Awaiting Heart Transplants By www.medindia.net Published On :: Nine patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) after receiving lifesaving heart transplants from deceased donors who were infected with the disease Full Article
ant Antiviral Therapy Improves Survival Rates for Kidney Transplant Recipients With Hepatitis: Study By www.medindia.net Published On :: Hepatitis B and C viral control was found to improve kidney transplant survival rates, stated study published in the Journal of Hepatology. Renal Full Article
ant Blood Stem Cells Facilitate Harvest for Transplants By www.medindia.net Published On :: Blood-forming stem cells' stiffness was found to facilitate mobilization procedures used for stem cell-based transplants, said Winship Cancer Institute Full Article
ant Hepatitis C Infected Organs can be Safely Transplanted: Study By www.medindia.net Published On :: Doctors can safely transplant hepatitis C-infected hearts and lungs into people who are in dire need for a new organ, reports a new study. The findings Full Article
ant Racial Disparities Exist in Kidney Transplants By www.medindia.net Published On :: Despite a new system designed to reduce inequities, significant racial disparities exist among patients awaiting kidney transplants, finds a new study. Full Article
ant Five-month-old Girl Becomes the Youngest Indian to Get Liver Transplant By www.medindia.net Published On :: Ariana Dey, a Kolkata-based newborn, has become India's youngest liver transplant patient, says the doctors from Max Super Speciality Hospital in New Delhi. Full Article
ant World's First Baby Born After Robot-assisted Uterus Transplant By www.medindia.net Published On :: First baby boy was born after the technological shift in Gothenburg's world-leading research on uterine transplantation. The boy was 48 centimeters long, Full Article
ant De Novo Donor-specific Antibodies Linked to Blood Vessels Thickening After Kidney Transplant By www.medindia.net Published On :: After kidney transplant, kids who developed anti-human leukocyte antibodies against their donor kidney, known as de novo donor-specific antibodies (dnDSA) Full Article
ant New Study Measures Quality of Life After Pediatric Kidney Transplant By www.medindia.net Published On :: Pediatric kidney transplant patients may experience quality-of-life difficulties that underscore the importance of screening transplant recipients for Full Article
ant Quantitative Biomarker to Test Corneal Cell Quality and Life By www.medindia.net Published On :: Corneal transplantations are old and common. Cornea restoration is now a safe technique because of the advent of colloid physics, a quanititative biomarker is designed. Full Article
ant New Technique May Eradicate World's Need for Liver Transplants By www.medindia.net Published On :: A new liver cell has been identified, which may eradicate the need of liver transplant in the near future. As there is an alarming rise in need of a liver Full Article
ant Many Kidneys Discarded in the United States Would be Transplanted in France: Study By www.medindia.net Published On :: French transplant centers are far more likely to transplant kidneys from older donors, revealed new study led by Penn Medicine and Paris Transplant Group. Full Article
ant Rare Liver Swap Transplant Saves Lives of Doctor, Farmer By www.medindia.net Published On :: 55-year-old Mumbai doctor who has liver cancer, and a 36-year-old Kolhapur farmer putting up with end-stage liver failure have successful liver transplants Full Article
ant Patients Die on Wait List as US Transplant Centers Refuse Donor Kidneys By www.medindia.net Published On :: Transplant centers are declining viable kidneys on behalf of patients whose lives might have been saved by the organs, reports a new study. The findings Full Article
ant US Pediatric Heart Transplant Waitlist Policy Is Not Working as Planned By www.medindia.net Published On :: The waitlist policy which aimed to protect children lives by giving importance to children anticipating heart transplantation in the U.S has unwanted consequences. Full Article
ant New Study Aims to Improve Long-Term Lung Transplant Outcomes By www.medindia.net Published On :: New research studies the lung transplant recipients to identify the underlying biologic mechanisms that determine the effectiveness and to improve long-term outcomes of the transplant. Full Article
ant Variation in Transplant Centers' Use of Less-than-ideal Organs Examined By www.medindia.net Published On :: A tool to assess organ acceptance practices by transplant centers found wide variability in centers' willingness to use less-than-ideal donor kidneys has been developed by researchers. Full Article
ant Laparoscopic Living Donor Surgery for Liver Transplant By www.medindia.net Published On :: In an adult recipient, the first purely laparoscopic living donor surgery for liver transplantation has been successfully performed by Cleveland Clinic researchers. Full Article
ant New Treatment Option for Liver Transplant Patients By www.medindia.net Published On :: A drug that treats both asthma and inflammatory bowel disease can also be useful as an anti-organ rejection medication for liver transplant patients. Full Article
ant India Performs 2nd Largest Number of Transplants in the World By www.medindia.net Published On :: "India performs the second largest number of transplants in the world, next only to USA as per data available on the Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantation" said Dr. Full Article
ant Heart Transplantation: New Insights By www.medindia.net Published On :: Death of the number of children who are on the transplantation list waiting for a new heart could potentially be reduced dramatically, reports a new study. Full Article
ant Heart Transplants From Hepatitis C Donors Safe By www.medindia.net Published On :: Survival rate of patients who received a heart transplant from a donor with hepatitis C to those who received hearts from donors without the disease was similar. Full Article
ant First-of-its-kind Heart Transplant Performed in New England By www.medindia.net Published On :: Specialists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) recently performed the largest number of adult heart transplants in the country using what are known Full Article
ant Less-than-perfect Kidneys can be Successfully Used for Transplants By www.medindia.net Published On :: Each year, hundreds of deceased donor kidneys are discarded after being deemed not suitable under current medical criteria, can be transplanted safely Full Article
ant Liver Cells Help Prevent Organ Rejection After Transplant By www.medindia.net Published On :: Mesenchymal stromal cells from liver were found to have immunoregulatory qualities that make them more effective than similar cells derived from adipose, Full Article
ant Subtle Structural Features in Donated Kidneys Help Predict Transplant Failure Risk By www.medindia.net Published On :: In kidneys from living donors, subtle structural features help predict the risk of transplant failure in recipients, revealed Mayo Clinic researchers. Full Article