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Study finds how antidepressants have potential for treating brain tumours
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Glioblastoma is an extremely aggressive brain tumour that is currently incurable. Cancer doctors can increase their patients' life expectancy with surgeries, radiation, chemotherapy, or surgical procedures. Nonetheless, half of patients die within a year of diagnosis.
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Study finds new target for treating heart failure
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
As society ages, the number of patients suffering from heart failure grows significantly. Fibrosis, or excessive growth of fibrotic tissue in the heart, has been linked to the advancement of heart failure. A group from Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan discovered an enzy
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Researchers give insight into how breast cancer tumor growth accelerates
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
According to a recent study, Malassezia globosa, a common skin fungus, may penetrate deep tissues through the skin or by other methods, which can lead to tumor formation.
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Researchers discover blood stem cell could transform bone marrow transplan
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Researchers in Melbourne have achieved a first for the world: they have successfully created blood stem cells that closely resemble human tissue. Additionally, the discovery may eventually result in customized therapies for kids suffering from bone marrow failure syndromes and leukaemia.
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Medanta Becomes the First Hospital in North India to Receive National Reco
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], August 28: Medanta Gurugram has become the first hospital to receive the recognition of "Active Emerging Lung Transplant Centre in North India" from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO)
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72-year-old woman in Delhi saves five lives through organ and tissue donat
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The noble act of organ donation highlights the pressing need for organ donations in India, as there is a significant disparity between patients awaiting transplants and the availability of organs.
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MoHAP celebrates 1,000 organ donations by Hayat Program
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has announced that the National Programme for Donation and Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues (Hayat) has successfully completed 1,000 post-mortem organ donations since its inception in 2017.
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Inauguration of New HDR Brachytherapy System
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 10: Dr. Kamakshi Memorial Hospital inaugurated a new High Dose Rate Brachytherapy system Flexitron, a robust and precise treatment delivery unit for cancer. Brachytherapy is a form of radiation therapy where a radioactive source is placed inside/near to t
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What Is Stem Cell Therapy? How Does It Work?
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 6: Have you heard about the life-saving potential and miraculous benefits of stem cells for your entire family's health? No? Well, stem cells are the primary and master cells responsible for the body's repair system. They can differentiate into a vast array of disti
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"Need to develop a positive attitude towards organ and tissue donations in
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Organ Retrieval Banking Organisation (ORBO) which is the nodal facility for deceased organ and tissue donation activities of AIIMS New Delhi organized "Donor felicitation programme" today to pay tribute to Organ and tissue donors.
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How the M3R Technique is changing the Future of Hip AVN Treatment
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26: Hip AVN (Avascular Necrosis), also known as osteonecrosis, is a condition where the bone tissue dies due to a lack of blood supply. This can cause the bone to collapse, leading to severe pain and complete loss of mobility. Hip AVN can dramatically impact a person'
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Researchers give new insight into role of PTPRK in tissue repair, cancer
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The protein receptor Tyrosine phosphatases are proteins that are found in cell membranes. Although the details of their exact mechanism of action remain unknown, they are known to be tumour suppressors and regulators of cell-cell interactions.
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