Army hospital gets its first lasik surgery centre
The first ever Kerato-Refractive Surgery (Lasik Surgery) Centre of the Armed Forces was inaugurated at Army Hospital (Research and Referral), here today by Lieutenant General Yogendra Singh, Director General Armed Forces Medical Services in the presence of Major General O P Mathew, Commandant, Army Hospital (R and R). ANI
Green fuel may increase asthma rates
Green fuels used in school buses may increase asthma rates, warn experts. ANI
Indian origin scientist unveils protein that protects embryonic stem cells self-renewal
A team of researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, led by an Indian origin scientist, has discovered that a protein called REST blocks the expression of a microRNA that prevents embryonic stem cells from reproducing themselves, and causes them to differentiate into specific cell types. ANI
TB poses greater epidemic threat than AIDS, warns expert
A lack of focus on tuberculosis following AIDS epidemic has made it a worse threat than AIDS, says a leading bioethicist. ANI
Promising new drug targets identified for Huntingtons disease
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Cambridge has provided a number of promising new drug targets for Huntingtons disease, a neurodegenerative disease. ANI
Pitching mound height affects throwing motion, increases injury risk
A new study, conducted on baseball pitchers, has revealed that pitching mound height can affect an athletes throwing motion, thereby leading to potential injuries due to stress on the shoulder and elbow. ANI
Researchers shed light on hidden properties of a switch that governs cell growth
Researchers at the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy have unveiled the hitherto unknown characteristics of an on-off switch that controls cell growth. ANI
Therapeutic cloning offers hope for Parkinsons cure
Scientists at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) have come closer to a potential cure for Parkinsons disease, by showing that its possible to treat the degenerative brain disorder with stem cells produced by therapeutic cloning, also known as somatic-cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). ANI