Search For "illness"
Study finds how rare lungs cells play important role in cystic fibrosis
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a new study from the University of Iowa, uncommon lung cells known as pulmonary ionocytes aid in the absorption of water and salt from the airway surface. This function of these cells is the polar opposite of what was expected, and it may have ramifications for cystic fibrosis (
Read More
Angad Bedi issues statement after demise of father Bishan Singh Bedi, says
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Legendary spinner Bishan Singh Bedi passed away on Monday at the age of 77 in Delhi after a prolonged illness. A day after his demise, his son Angad Bedi and daughter-in-law Neha Dhupia paid tribute to him via an official statement.
Read More
Bacterial cord-like aggregates produce TB infections: Study
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers described the biophysical principles by which these cords grow, illustrating how several generations of dividing bacteria bind together to build these structures that enable antibiotic resistance in a publication published in the journal Cell.
Read More
Cord-like aggregates of bacteria cause tuberculosis infections: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), a deadly respiratory illness, was discovered to be capable of forming snake-like cords approximately 80 years ago. Researchers reveal the biophysical principles by which these cords form in a paper published on October 20 in the journal Cell, demonstrating
Read More
Research reveals brain connectivity is disrupted in schizophrenia
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Schizophrenia, a neurodevelopmental illness characterised by psychosis, is hypothesised to result from disorganisation in brain connections and functional integration. A recent study published by Elsevier in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging finds changes in func
Read More
"Need to provide urgent medical care": Medical head of Hostages and Missin
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"Hundreds of Israelis and people from several different countries, including the US. European countries and many other countries are kept by Hamas, and they have medical illnesses that need urgent care. Otherwise, they suffer from unimaginable misery," Hagai Levine said during a press con
Read More
MP: 5-month-old cub of white lioness dies in Gwalior's Zoo
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A five-month-old female cub of a white lioness named 'Meera' died after suffering from illness at Gandhi Zoological Park in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district on Wednesday, an official said.
Read More
Research reveals rice-engineered material can reattach damaged nerves
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers have long recognised the therapeutic potential of using magnetoelectrics, or materials that can convert magnetic fields into electric fields, to activate neural tissue in a less invasive manner and aid in the treatment of neurological illnesses or nerve damage. The problem is tha
Read More
"He was hospitalized, but...": India's batting coach Vikram Rathour issues
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
India men's cricket team batting coach Vikram Rathour disclosed that Shubman Gill was hospitalized but as a "precaution" and he has returned to the hotel in Chennai.
Read More
Maternal obesity predicts heart disease risk better than pregnancy problem
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Preeclampsia and gestational diabetes have lately been linked to an increased risk of developing heart disease later in life. A new Northwestern Medicine study, however, discovered that obesity before or during pregnancy is the true root cause of future cardiovascular illness.
Read More
CWC 2023: Shubman Gill unavailable for Afghanistan clash, to remain in Che
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday confirmed that talented opener Shubman Gill will stay in Chennai and will not travel with the squad for the Men in Blue's next World Cup clash against Afghanistan.
Read More
Liquid biopsies can identify any remaining illness after cervical chemora
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a recent study, two liquid biopsy methods that identify people at high risk of developing cervical cancer again after chemoradiation by looking for the presence of the human papillomavirus (HPV) in their blood did a good job of doing so.
Read More