According to the study certain strains of cholera can change; their shape in response to environmental conditions to aid their short-term survival. some strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae transforming themselves from small; comma shaped cells to long filaments in nutrient poor environments. The human pathogen Vibrio cholerae, when not inside of a host, grows in…
The researches find that The role of cancer stem cells in maintaining and spreading a tumour has remained a hypothesis until recently. Now, a group of researchers from Cancer Institute (WIA); Chennai, have shown that in a common type of ovarian cancer, cancer stem cells can morph into special cell types that build tiny bunches…
As the government of India aiming to set up National Medical Commission (NMC) in six months to tackle graft; The government proposes to deploy 250,000 CHPs; following a proper registration process, in remote villages to treat patients. Protesting doctors alleged the government is practically authorizing quacks to play with the life of unsuspecting patients. But…
In a study published recently in the journal Nature, University of Otago researchers; report that memories in the form of ‘DNA methylation’ is preserved between generations of fish, in contrast to humans where this is almost entirely erase. DNA is often compare to a large book, with the words representing an instruction manual for life. DNA…
Certain traits may define a type of obstructive sleep apnea that can be effectively treated with an oral appliance, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. With OSA there are times during sleep when air cannot flow normally into the lungs. The collapse of the soft tissues in the…
As the cachexia is a wasting syndrome characterizing by pronouncing skeletal muscle loss. But for better understanding of the cachexia syndrome. This wasting condition, characterizing by excessive weight loss, has one of the highest incidence in pancreatic cancer patients. It affects cancer treatment by decreasing treatment tolerance and making patients weak and more resistant to…
Air pollution remains high in pockets of America particularly those where many low-income; a disparity highlighted in research presented at the meeting of the American Sociological Association in New York. Ard used a variety of detailed data sources to examine air pollution; and the demographics of the people who lived in 1-kilometer-square areas; throughout a…
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have investigated the long-term effect of hormonal therapy in women with the most common types of hormone-sensitive breast cancer. The results, presented in the journal JAMA Oncology, show that the treatment has a protective effect against distant metastatic cancer for both so called Luminal A and Luminal B breast cancer…
“Many different factors contribute to unintentional injuries, so if we are able to stop just one of these risk factors; the injury could be prevent,” said David C. Schwebel, Ph.D., of the University of Alabama Birmingham, who presented at the meeting. “By using novel behavioral strategies, we can possibly prevent injuries that have previously seen…
Health Care; Experiencing harm in hospital significantly increases the length of stay, length of recovery after discharge and health system costs; which amounted to more than $1 billion in Ontario in fiscal year 2015/16; according to new research in CMAJ. “They were able to estimate, for the first time, the total health system impact of…
The researches find that the Ionizing radiation is able to cause severe damage to cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED). In Germany, the DEGRO/DGK guideline recommends close monitoring of patients with CIEDs undergoing radiotherapy (RT). Nevertheless, especially in the era of intensity-modulated techniques and predominant use of 6 MV photons, errors of CIEDs are rare events. Therefore,…
African American women are at a two to three times greater risk of experiencing illness; injury or death during pregnancy compared to other racial groups in the United States. “Researchers have hypothesized that it is because women are experiencing instances of racism and skin tone within the health care system,” said Assistant Professor Jaime Slaughter-Acey…