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Discovery of Essential Brain Circuit in Visual Development Could Lead to New Treatments for Amblyopia 27 Aug 2013 | 05:17 pm
A study in mice reveals an elegant circuit within the developing visual system that helps dictate how the eyes connect to the brain. The research, funded by the National Institutes of Health, has impl...
Researchers Figure out why Gold Nanoparticles Can Penetrate Cell Walls 27 Aug 2013 | 05:08 pm
Cells are very good at protecting their precious contents – and as a result, it’s very difficult to penetrate their membrane walls to deliver drugs, nutrients or biosensors without damaging or destroy...
Model Reveals Specific Risk Factors Associated With Heart Attack 27 Aug 2013 | 04:50 pm
Researchers in India have carried out a data mining exercise to determine which are the most important risk factors in increasing the chances of an individual suffering a heart attack. Writing in the ...
First-of-a-kind Once Daily Pill Given Regulatory Green Light for Patients With Rare Type of Skin Cancer 27 Aug 2013 | 04:19 pm
Patients with advanced basal cell carcinoma who are not suitable for surgery or radiotherapy, could benefit from Erivedge (vismodegib) which is available following conditional EMA authorisation for us...
Avesthagen Nutrition Unit takes bite out of global pie for DHA with its AvestaDHATM Technology 27 Aug 2013 | 02:27 pm
Avesthagen Limited, India’s leading integrated systems biology platform company announces License Agreement with one of the world’s leading specialty chemicals companies for its 100% vegetarian Avesta...
More Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Centres Planned 24 Aug 2013 | 12:17 pm
To improve patient safety and reduce the risk associated with the use of medicines, the Union Health Ministry is all set to increase the number of adverse drug reaction (ADR) monitoring centres in med...
Quality of Drugs sold by Ranbaxy to be Checked 24 Aug 2013 | 11:40 am
The Government has ordered the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to test the quality of drugs produced by Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd and to check if the firm is following standard manufacturing no...
Adolescents in India are Anaemic: Health Minister 24 Aug 2013 | 10:19 am
A little over 30 percent of adolescent boys and 55.8 percent of adolescent girls in India suffer from anaemia, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad told the Lok Sabha. As per the latest National Family H...
Personalized Drug Dosing Necessary for Older Heart Patients 23 Aug 2013 | 05:17 pm
Older heart patients present unique challenges for determining the optimal dosages of medications, so a new study from researchers at Duke Medicine offers some rare clarity about the use of drugs that...
3D Tissue Engineering Brings Researchers Closer to Viable Organ Implants 23 Aug 2013 | 05:12 pm
Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) have developed a simple method of organizing cells and their microenvironments in hydrogel fibers. Their unique technology provi...
