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A new hope for patients suffering from potentially fatal rare heart diseas
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Singapore, May 14: While receiving treatment for a car accident ten years ago, Mr Chua learnt that he had an abnormal build-up of protein in his heart vessels. This discovery led to the diagnosis of a condition known as transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), a rare disease currently
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Safdarjung Hospital performs its first-ever (CAR) T-cell therapy to treat
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital has successfully performed its first-ever Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy under the leadership of Prof. Sandeep Bansal (Medical Superintendent), a novel treatment for certain types of lymphoma and blood cancers.
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Health Ministry approves introduction of new shorter, more efficacious tre
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The BPaLM regimen is a novel treatment for multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) under its National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) as a highly effective and shorter treatment option.
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Study gives insight into treatment of rectal cancer
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Positive outcomes from a novel treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer include the occasional full avoidance of surgery. The chance of a recurrence is also decreased.
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Researchers discover key growth factor capable of regenerative effect on c
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Researchers discovered a critical growth factor that can stimulate the proliferation and regeneration of cardiac muscle cells. The study opens the door for possibly novel treatments to repair injured hearts.
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Novel treatment strategy found for cytokine storm
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Osaka University researchers developed a strategy to suppress IL-6 signals while minimising treatment-negative effects.
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Study shows how microdevices can be used to treat brain cancer
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The innovative device, which is the size and shape of a grain of rice, can perform hundreds of studies at the same time to examine the impact of novel treatments on some of the most difficult-to-treat brain tumours. Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mas
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Researchers find neurons linked to chronic stress
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A set of nerve cells in the mouse brain have been shown to play a role in the development of unpleasant emotional states and long-term stress, according to researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet. The neurons, which have been mapped using a variety of cutting-edge methods, also include
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Research: "Bonding hormone" oxytocin is clinically deficient
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Researchers from the University of Basel and the University Hospital of Basel have now successfully shown that individuals with a lack of vasopressin brought on by a condition of the pituitary gland also have a deficiency of oxytocin. This discovery could be important for creating novel trea
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Researchers develop novel treatment strategy for damaged cartilage
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Providing shock absorption and enabling fluid joint movement, cartilage is a tissue that safeguards bones. Sadly, stem cell transplantation is a promising therapeutic strategy to deal with cartilage inflammation and damage, as well as to promote cartilage regeneration, despite its limited in
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An insight into brain disorders and human cognition
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Computer modelling was used by National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers to find mutations in the human genome that are likely to have changed how human intelligence evolved. This groundbreaking human genomics study may advance our understanding of human health and pave the way for the
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Study creates new human organoid models of fatty liver disease
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The researchers created new human organoid models of fatty liver disease. They used these models to shed light on drug responses and built a CRISPR-screening platform to find new disease mediators and potential therapeutic targets. These models will aid in the testing and development of nove
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