We live in a violent society, with the U.S. rate of deaths from gun violence four times higher than; the rates in war-torn countries like Syria and Yemen. The violence in our society can be exacerbated by stress; and these incidents can cause a new wave of fear to spread across the country. From a…
As the Ayushman Bharat scheme, fulfilling all the dream of a healthy India. Which is the world’s largest government funding scheme; and is targeting more than 50 crore poorest beneficiaries or nearly 10 crore households and each family would have a cover of Rs 5 lakh per year. The Socio-Economic Caste Census of 2011 is…
This study finding an new pathway; to identify the potential treatment target for the Crohn’s disease. As there is no cure for the more than 1.6 million people in the people living with Crohn’s disease (CD) and its symptoms, including abdominal pain, intestinal distress and severe weight-loss. CD is a form of inflammatory bowel disease…
The disembodied living lungs in one Yale researcher’s lab show that a standalone bioengineered lung is well along the road to reality. Pneumonia, aspiration, fluid in the lungs, and injuries from mechanical ventilators can severely damage the lungs of people who are critically ill. Transplanted lungs are tragically scarce and beyond the reach of most…
A targeted drug with potential to slow the progress of ovarian cancer has rejected for use on the NHS in England. In making its provisional decision on rucaparib (Rubraca); the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) cited a lack of evidence over the treatment’s impact on survival. “NICE felt there was not enough…
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic significance of computed tomography (CT)-attenuation of tumor-adjacent breast adipose tissue for predicting recurrence-free survival (RFS) in patients with breast cancer. They retrospectively enrolled 287 breast cancer patients who underwent pretreatment 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography PET/CT. From non-contrast-enhanced CT images of PET/CT; CT-attenuation values of…
Up to 11% of new childhood asthma cases could be prevented each year if European countries complied with the WHO PM2.5 air quality guidelines. Moreover, 33% of new annual cases could be prevent in European countries if they were able to reduce air pollution levels to lowest levels record in the literature. Those are the…
A research group from the Medical University of Vienna has successfully described the histological features; of urinary obstruction in humans the first time. Using data obtained from kidney transplant patients; it might be possible in the future to identify potentially dangerous complications following a kidney transplantation at an earlier stage; and thus provide prompt treatment.…
According to the study, it is showing that cells and organisms evolving complex biochemical circuits; that follow the principles of control theory, millions of years before the first engineer put pencil to paper. As the cells respond to the nutrient, stress, and hormone stimuli by activating complex signaling circuits. Determining how these circuits function is…
A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that the health-related quality of life; of most people who have had or have a higher risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA) remained unchanged over an eight-year trajectory. Worsening of quality of life was associated with several risk factors, such as obesity and smoking; and it…
It is well known that tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis use during pregnancy; are associated with poor birth outcomes, yet many women continue to use these substances during pregnancy. Researchers at Western University and its affiliate Brescia University College have now shown that depression is the single largest driver of substance use during pregnancy; highlighting the…
Areas with a higher number of fast food restaurants have more heart attacks; according to research presented at CSANZ 2019. The study also found that for every additional fast food outlet, there were four additional heart attacks per 100,000 people each year. The 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New…