A new study that illustrates the broad clinical potential of polymersomes or biodegradable hollow shell nano-particles, that can carry a combination of two potent cancer-fighting drugs to a tumour, has found that they effectively carry the drugs to the tumours thus successfully killing human breast tumours.
A new study has found that people who are obese in their 40s are at an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease as they grow older.
An inexpensive antimalarial drug may now be a reality as researchers striving to create a less expensive version of artemisinin, have cleared a major hurdle, according to a new report in the journal Nature.
Scientists and Clinicians from the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology here have identified a gene called Cathepsin B, the second candidate gene after SPINK-I, which is likely to independently cause the disease of Tropical Calcific Pancreatitis, unique to India and neighbouring countries.
Women who undergo an ovary removal may have the risk of facing dementia – a disorder of the brain that sometimes causes emotional disturbances and personality change.
Researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have identified a critical human cell surface molecule involved in infection by Kaposi’s sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV), the virus that causes Kaposi’s sarcoma and certain forms of lymphoma. Kaposi’s sarcoma is a major cancer associated with HIV/AIDS, and it typically manifests as multiple purple-hued skin lesions.
An 18-page booklet may help diabetics get a better handle on their blood sugar levels, according to researchers.
Study findings indicate that biofeedback is far more effective than laxatives in relieving constipation caused by inappropriate contraction or inability to relax the pelvic floor muscles during defecation — what doctors call “pelvic floor dyssynergia.”
Patients who underwent a minimally invasive procedure to reduce their risk of a stroke by clearing plaque from neck arteries had unexpected gains in memory and mental skills, according to a study that will be presented today at a medical conference in Toronto.
While a very small proportion of female nursing home residents are diagnosed with urinary incontinence, more than half actually have prblems with bladder control, researchers report.