Health
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New AI-powered triage platform could aid future viral outbreak response
New York: A team of global researchers has developed an innovative patient triage platform powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that the researchers say is capable of predicting patient disease severity and length…
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Our genes may influence depression to bipolar disorder, schizophrenia: Study
London: People suffering from hospital-treated depression may have a high risk of developing conditions such as substance abuse, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and anxiety — depending on their genetic predisposition to the individual…
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New artificial kidney-like device to free patients from dialysis
New York: In a breakthrough, US scientists have, for the first time, developed an implantable device that could one day free kidney failure patients from needing dialysis or having to take harsh…
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8-cm live worm removed from woman’s brain in world’s 1st discovery
Sydney: In a world’s first such case, a team of Australian neurosurgeons has removed an eight cm-long parasitic roundworm from a patient who complained of forgetfulness and depression. The world’s first case…
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Covid variants can evolve 3x faster in deer than in humans: Study
New York: Covid-19 viral variants can evolve about three times faster in deer than in humans, according to a study that documented at least 30 Covid infections in white-tailed deer in the…
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60% Indians believe growing e-gaming sector can stem brain drain: Study
New Delhi: About 60 per cent of Indians believed that the homegrown online skill gaming sector can give people a chance to create for the world and could stem the brain drain…
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Gene therapy offers potential new treatment for liver cancer
New York: US researchers have found that a type of gene therapy can some day help treat people with hepatocellular carcinoma — the most common form of liver cancer — and metabolic…
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Indian-origin scientists identify 11 risk factors for developing dementia
London: A team of Indian-origin scientists has identified 11 risk factors, mostly modifiable, for developing dementia — a condition affecting about 50 million people worldwide and projected to triple by 2050. The…
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COVID: Should we start wearing masks again?
By Simon Clarke, University of Reading Reading: One thing that can be guaranteed about COVID is that evolution will provide us with a more or less constant stream of new coronavirus variants,…
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Social media use may actually not cause depression in kids, young adults
New Delhi: Parents, please take note. Increased use of Instagram, YouTube and Facebook may not lead to symptoms of anxiety and depression in kids in the precarious 10-16 year age group, new…
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Covid new variants BA.2.86, EG. 5.1 does not pose any danger to Indians: Experts
New Delhi: The new Omicron sub-variants BA.2.86 and EG. 5.1 will not pose any risk to Indians, said experts here amid fresh concerns of Covid-19. BA.2.86, known to be highly mutated, has…
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Consider innovative approaches to cure knee osteoarthritis before surgery: Expert
Hyderabad: In recent years, with the proliferation of hospitals in Hyderabad, total knee arthroplasty has become a widely-accepted surgical method for addressing osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis (OA) stands as a prevalent cause of knee…
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Hyderabad: Healthcare in Old City to get a fillip
Hyderabad: The health care facilities in the old city are all set to receive a major boost with the state government sanctioning Rs. 100 crore budget for the expansion of government hospitals.…
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Adult education can help middle-aged people lower dementia risk
Tokyo: Middle-aged and senior citizens in adult education have a 19 per cent lower risk of developing dementia five years later, according to a new study. The results also showed that participants…
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An aspirin a day crucial for heart attack survivors: Study
London: Heart attack patients who do not take daily aspirin are more likely to have a repeat myocardial infarction, stroke, or death than those who take the drug consistently, a new study…
