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CRISPR, Gene Editing Tool to Find Muscular Dystrophy Treatments

CRISPR-Cas9, the gene editing technology helps better understand facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) and explore potential treatments, found new study.




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Patterns of Drug Intoxication Deaths, Organ Donors Across the US Revealed

Scientists have reported substantial variability from state to state and region to region in the number of donor organs recovered from drug-intoxication-related deaths.




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Use of HCV-Infected Organs Viable for Patients Awaiting Heart Transplants

Nine patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) after receiving lifesaving heart transplants from deceased donors who were infected with the disease




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World's First Baby Born After Robot-assisted Uterus Transplant

First baby boy was born after the technological shift in Gothenburg's world-leading research on uterine transplantation. The boy was 48 centimeters long,




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Patients Die on Wait List as US Transplant Centers Refuse Donor Kidneys

Transplant centers are declining viable kidneys on behalf of patients whose lives might have been saved by the organs, reports a new study. The findings




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US Pediatric Heart Transplant Waitlist Policy Is Not Working as Planned

The waitlist policy which aimed to protect children lives by giving importance to children anticipating heart transplantation in the U.S has unwanted consequences.




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Variation in Transplant Centers' Use of Less-than-ideal Organs Examined

A tool to assess organ acceptance practices by transplant centers found wide variability in centers' willingness to use less-than-ideal donor kidneys has been developed by researchers.




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Using Lungs from Increased-risk Donors Expands Donor Pool, Maintains Current Survival Rates: Study

New study found no significant difference in patient survival or rates of rejection when the recipient accepted increased risk lungs, reveals a new study.




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Less-than-perfect Kidneys can be Successfully Used for Transplants

Each year, hundreds of deceased donor kidneys are discarded after being deemed not suitable under current medical criteria, can be transplanted safely




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New Photoacoustic Imaging Technique can Assess Kidney Quality Before Transplantation

Novel worlds' first study applies photoacoustic (PA) imaging to visualize scarring in kidneys, also called fibrosis, a common form of damage in donor's kidneys.




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"Satyameva Jayate" : Focus on Female Infanticide

Aamir khan's much - hyped show " Satyameva Jayate," which show cases society- related issues, was televised on Sunday.




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Thousands Of Hip Replacement Patients Given The Wrong-Sized Implants

Hip implants which have left thousands of British people in pain after they were given the wrong-sized hip implants. The implants were manufactured




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Viruses Could be Useful to Forensic Scientists for Tracing a Person's History

Most people harbor herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), frequently as a strain acquired from their mothers shortly after birth and carried for the rest of their lives.




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Australia Proposes Cosmetic Surgery Guidelines to Protect Consumers Against Health Risks

The Medical Board of Australia has proposed draft guidelines for cosmetic medical and surgical procedures carried out extensively in the country. Australians




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US State Oklahoma Adopts Bill on Abortion Restrictions

Performing abortions a crime punishable by up to three years in prison, states the bill adopted in the US state of Oklahoma. The bill, which still




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US Top Court Denies to Revive Abortion Restrictions

The US Supreme Court extended the reach of its major ruling in support of abortion rights, denying efforts by two states to reinstate restrictions on doctors providing the procedure.




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Rubber Bullets and Pellet Guns can Cause Major Damage to Tissues

The recent violence in Jammu and Kashmir has brought pellet guns and rubber bullets into focus. Rubber bullets are blunt-nosed with a muzzle velocity




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Novel 'Triage Tool' to Predict, Prevent Attacks Against Criminal Justice Officials

The usage of a "triage tool" that can help law enforcement more accurately assess threats of violence and predict attacks against police, judges and other




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Suspected Health Attacks on American and Canadian Diplomats in Cuba

Brain abnormalities have been identified in American diplomats who have worked in Cuba. The diplomats are speculated to be victims of mysterious, invisible attacks in Cuba.




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Highly Refined Mineral Oil Use is Safe in Cosmetics Says Study

Highly refined mineral oils are safe to be used in cosmetics assures German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and its related study. The




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Cannabis Might Get Legalized in Thailand for Medical Use

Narcotics laws may be reformed in Thailand. The government might legalize the use of cannabis for medical purpose only. The Thai government on Tuesday




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Is a Pediatric Doctor's Firearm Storage Discussion With Parents Wrong?

Pediatric Doctor: Is Gun Storage Discussion With Parents Wrong? Due to the increasing number of teenage suicidal cases, the scientists have suggested




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Global Experiences on Waste Processing with Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens): From Technology to Business

The report showcases some of the leading global businesses in Black Soldier Fly production.




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Exclosures for landscape restoration in Ethiopia: business model scenarios and suitability

Land degradation is a critical problem around the world. Intensive rain-fed and irrigated crop and livestock systems have contributed to the degradation of land and natural resources.




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New South Wales Nurses Suspend Stir

The New South Wales nurses suspended their stir Thursday and re-opened more than 570 hospital beds they had shut down in the last eight days. The NSW




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Nurses Unhappy And Exhausted

Nurses the world over seem to feel unhappy and exhausted, report researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing's Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research.




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UK Tops The Chart of Employing Overseas Doctors Than Indigenous Ones

Hospitals are filled with doctors who hail from different countries than the ones born in the United Kingdom, revealed a new study.Economic Co-operation




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In-home Stroke Rehabilitation Could Work Just as Fine as Clinical Therapy

Home-based telerehabilitation therapy could work just as fine as traditional in-clinic therapy for stroke rehabilitation, finds a new study. The main




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Chances of Muscle Wasting are Less in Obese People

Chances of muscle wasting in critical care are lesser in obese people when compared to ordinary people, finds a new study. The findings of this study




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Menopause Timing Hard to Determine in Every Third Woman: Study

In more than 1 in 3 women aged 50 and above, the body provides no answer about the menopausal age, increased use of birth control pills and hormonal intrauterine




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Menopause Vitamin D Deficiency Causes Disc Degeneration, Back Pain

Lumbar disc degeneration causes lower back pain among menopausal women due to decreasing estrogen levels, according to a new study published online in




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Antibiotics Cause Birth Defects When Used During Pregnancy

Babies of mothers prescribed macrolide antibiotics during early pregnancy are at more risk of developing birth defects like heart defects, compared with




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Menopausal Age Not Associated With Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors

A new research published in the journal Heart suggested that the age at which a woman's periods stop, and the menopause starts, doesn't seemed to be associated




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Clinical Factors During Pregnancy Tied to Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection

New study has illuminated clinical factors that are associated with the occurrence of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in newborns. It revealed




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Starting Estradiol Therapy Soon After Menopause can Benefit Heart Health

Initiating estradiol therapy within the first six years following the onset of menopause could pay major dividends for a woman's cardiovascular health later in life, reports a new study.




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Hormone That Causes Women to Experience More Pain Than Men Discovered

A new mechanism that explains why women may be more vulnerable than men to develop pain in general, as well as to develop pain from opioids specifically has been identified by researchers.




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Post-surgical Menopause: Fresh Insights

In women who have undergone a surgical menopause for cancer risk-reduction, or RRSO, assessing adverse childhood experiences and current anxiety and depression




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New Insights into Menopause and Weight Gain

Reprimo gene, which is expressed by specific neurons in the brain, may play a role in menopause-related weight gain, a phenomenon not associated with increased eating, reports a new study.




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Menopause Will be Delayed, Reveals Study

McMaster University researchers have revealed that menopause will be delayed and possibly cease to exist altogether. While others see menopause as




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Spaceflight may Cause Blood Clots in Female Astronauts

Female astronauts can be affected with the risk of blood clots associated with spaceflight. The study, published in Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance,




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Causes Of Female Infertility Revealed

Few genes play a far more complex role in oocyte maturation than previously assumed according to geneticists. Over the last six years a group of Estonian




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Cause of High Nighttime Blood Pressure in Apnea Patients Identified

Patients with OSA are at an high risk of cardiovascular problems due to a mechanism called "reverse dipping" that causes blood pressure to increase than lower during sleep.




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HIV Drug Suppresses Zika Virus Infection: Study

Drug used to treat HIV also suppresses Zika virus infection, according to a new study done by the Temple researchers, published in the journal iMolecular Therapy/i.




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Wound Healing in Mucous Tissues Could Ward Off AIDS: Study

Wound-repair capabilities maintain tissue integrity during early infection and might prevent inflammation that underlies immune exhaustion, reveals a new study.




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AIDS: Over 300 Children Die Everyday from AIDS-related Causes

In 2018, around 320 children and adolescents died every day from AIDS-related causes, according to a global snapshot on children, HIV and AIDS released




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To End AIDS Epidemic by 2030, TB Must be Reduced: WHO

To end AIDS epidemic by 2030 according to World Health Organization goals, tuberculosis must also be reduced, said Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS).




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Religiousness Tied to Improved Quality of Life for People With HIV

Adults living with HIV were more likely to feel higher levels of emotional and physical well-being if they attended religious services regularly, reveals a new study.




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Coronavirus Detected In Wastewater

The new method can potentially identify levels of coronavirus infection at both a local and global scale. Within weeks of arriving on the world stage,




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Plasma Therapy Seems Successful To Fight Corona Virus

Plasma therapy results being positive in curing the coronavirus infected, the national capital is hopeful of recovering from the crisis. Delhi Health




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Loss Of Smell Included Among New COVID-19 Symptoms In US

Muscle pain and new loss of taste or smell are among the six new COVID-19 symptoms. This list is compiled by US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has added to its official list.