Health & Medicine
Researchers find key to making neurons from stem cells
27 Mar 2015
A research team at UC San Francisco has discovered an RNA molecule called Pnky that can be manipulated to increase the production of neurons from neural stem cells, among a broad range of clinical applications
Jaslok docs perform twin path-breaking brain surgeries
26 Mar 2015
In twin path-breaking surgeries at Jaslok Hospital in Mumbai last week, neurosurgeons successfully implanted the most advanced Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) system in two patients suffering from Parkinson's disease and dystonia
Ebola more deadly for young children
26 Mar 2015
Researchers help create ‘gold standard’ method for measuring a key early sign of Alzheimer’s disease
26 Mar 2015
Swine flu outbreak in India raises concern
By By Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | 25 Mar 2015
Since December, an outbreak of swine flu in India has killed more than 1,200 people, and a new MIT study suggests that the strain has acquired mutations that make it more dangerous than previously circulating strains of H1N1 influenza
Overexposure to artificial light at night a killer: study
21 Mar 2015
Excessive exposure to artificial rather than natural lighting can cause cancer, diabetes, depression, and other diseases, the US study has found
Mouse control: new diabetes treatment could replace insulin
21 Mar 2015
A new stem-cell based approach for Type 2 diabetes has proved highly successful in mice, and could revolutionise treatment
Magnetic brain stimulation
By By David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | 20 Mar 2015
Kochi hand transplant wins global endorsement
19 Mar 2015
New test uses human stem cells to identify dangerous side effects of drugs
18 Mar 2015
Scientists have developed a test that uses cells from a single donor's blood to predict whether a new drug will cause a severe reaction in humans
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