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UK approves world's first gene therapy for sickle cell disease, beta thala
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
After rigorous testing on safety, quality and effectiveness Britain's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has authorised a world-first gene therapy, that will work to cure sickle-cell disease as well as B-thalassemia.
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Smaller hippocampus associated with cognitive decline: Study
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
With the development of new medications that can target the amyloid-beta plaques in the brain that are an early symptom of Alzheimer's disease, new methods for determining whether memory loss and thinking issues are caused by Alzheimer's disease or another neurodegenerative disease are requi
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Researchers identify genetic variations that cause rare, deadly illness
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Researchers have shed light on the specific variations responsible for an uncommon and deadly condition known as 'RAD50 deficiency/Nijmegen breakage syndrome-like disorder' in a study published recently in the Journal of Clinical Immunology.
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PM Modi's 'murkhon ke sardar' remark on Rahul Gandhi triggers barb battle
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Addressing a rally in Betul district of poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, the PM took a swipe at the Congress and said that the leaders of the party have this mental disease of not recognising the achievements of their own countrymen.
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Study sheds more light on advances, challenges in gene therapy for rare di
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A recent review article Therapy summarises major milestones in the development of gene therapy medical products that have aided in the treatment of a large number of uncommon disorders. The essay also discusses the obstacles to the advancement of gene therapy for rare disorders.
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Modified lifestyle acts as first line of treatment for chronic disease, ca
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
On the occasion of World Diabetes Day, a study by Indian researchers found that the chronic disease condition can be managed within 14 days with the help of ayurveda formulations like BGR-34, along with a balanced diet and a change in lifestyle, including a morning walk daily.
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Fundraising Drive for Baby of Samrah Naqvi Battling Congenital Cyanotic He
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 14: In a heartfelt initiative, Narjis Naqvi has initiated a fundraising campaign with ImpactGuru.com to support baby of Samrah Naqvi struggling with Congenital Cyanotic Heart Disease. The infant, diagnosed with Tetralogy Of Fallot and an absent pul
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Researchers give more insight into development of lupus in females
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
For many years, healthcare professionals have known that lupus, an autoimmune disease, affects women nine times more than males. Some of the variables that contribute to the disease's high incidence in women have remained unknown, but Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have found answers in
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Metropolis Healthcare launches the Next Best Action (NBA) initiative to co
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13: Metropolis Healthcare Limited, India's leading diagnostic service provider, has launched the Next Best Action (NBA) initiative, a comprehensive patient education program designed to address the alarming rise in chronic diseases. This ground-breaking initiative
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Afghanistan: Over 2300 children died of pneumonia this year
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to Sharafat Zaman Amarkhil, spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Health, more than one million children have been suffering from this disease and have attended health facilities since the beginning of the year.
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Pakistan's National Institute of Health issues awareness, communication al
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Pakistan's National Institute of Health (NIH) has issued an awareness and communication alert for Human Leptospirosis, a bacterial disease that affects humans and animals, ARY News reported.
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Pakistan: Dengue cases tally crosses 11000 in Punjab, new 139 cases detect
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Dengue virus is a mosquito-borne viral disease that has rapidly spread in recent years around the world. Dengue virus is transmitted by female mosquitoes mainly of the species Aedes aegypti and, to a lesser extent, Ae. Albopictus
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