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Tiny, 3D-printed scaffolds may help damaged nerves regrow

Scientists have developed tiny 3D-printed scaffolds that can guide the regrowth of nerve cells, possibly restoring the sense of touch and movement control in patients with damaged peripheral nervous system. In the last decade or so, 3D printing has experienced a surge in popularity as the technology has become more precise and accessible. Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan in Canada are looking at how we can use 3D printing to help damaged nervous systems to regrow. The peripheral nervous system, which controls the body beyond the brain and the spinal cord, can be damaged by poor diet, toxins, and trauma. It can also be damaged by diseases such as diabetes, which affects about 422 million people worldwide, and 3.4 million people in Canada. Damage to the peripheral nervous system can affect our sense of touch and our motor control. The current standard for treating large gaps in the nervous system due to damage is nerve autografts, where donor nerves from another part of ..

Physical activities can reduce risk of cancer

A healthy diet and physical activities with no alcohol consumption can help in reducing overall cancer risk besides also lowering breast, prostate and colorectal cancer risks.Researchers at the American Association for Cancer Research analysed the nutritional scores which showed the biggest benefit from a diet that discourages alcohol and reduces the risk of cancer.The researchers estimated that in developed countries, around 35 per cent of breast cancers and 45 per cent of colorectal cancers could be avoided by better adherence to nutritional recommendations. It is, therefore, very important to investigate the role of nutrition in cancer prevention.This study evaluated three previously validated nutritional recommendations: The WCRF/AICR score; the Alternate Healthy Eating Index; and the French Nutrition and Health Program-Guidelines Score, plus one relatively new index, the MEDI-LITE score, which measures adherence to a Mediterranean diet. Researchers found that all the diets were ..

Morepen Laboratories gets USFDA approval for two bulk drug (API) facilities

Baddi Facility for Atorvastatin Calcium and Masulkhana facility for Montelukast Sodium

Kanye's father diagnosed with cancer

American rapper Kanye West's father Ray West has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.According to TMZ, Ray is battling prostate cancer, not stomach cancer as some media houses reported. He is being treated in Los Angeles and sources told the outlet that he is responding well to the treatment.Following the news, Kanye dropped everything to help his dad. Meanwhile, the 'Ye' star also admitted that he has been diagnosed with a mental condition.His mother, Donda, died 10 years ago.

This is how jumping genes drive evolution

Turns out, almost half of our DNA sequences are made up of jumping genes, which are also known as transposons.Transposons is a DNA sequence that changes its position within a genome, sometimes creating or reversing mutations and altering the cell's genetic identity and genome size. They jump around to develop sperm and egg cells.According to researchers at Carnegie Institution for Science, the mobilization of these genes can also cause new mutations that lead to diseases, such as haemophilia and cancer. Remarkably little is known about when and where their movements occur in developing reproductive cells, the key process that ensures their propagation in future generations but can lead to genetic disorders for the hosts.They developed new techniques to track the mobilization of jumping genes. They found that during a particular period of egg development, a group of jumping-genes called retrotransposons hijacks special cells called nurse cells that nurture the developing eggs.These ...

Karunanidhi better, says Stalin; urges party workers to stay calm

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) working president MK Stalin on Friday asserted that party president and his father M Karunanidhi's condition is stable and he is responding to treatment."There was unexpected setback in his (Karunanidhi) health but after intense medical care, he's normalising," Stalin said in a statement.Stalin further said that his father's health is being continuously monitored by a team of doctors.Stalin also appealed to the party workers and supporters to not create any inconvenience for the public.He urged cadres to cooperate with the security personnel deployed outside the Kauvery Hospital and not indulge in any violence.According to reports, DMK leaders including Stalin, MK Alagiri, Durai Murugan, A Raja, Kanimozhi, TR Baalu and TKS Elangovan have left the hospital.The Kauvery Hospital, where ailing DMK chief is admitted had said that the health of the former chief minister of Tamil Nadu is normalising.Meanwhile, DMK supporters who have gathered outside the ...

Jailed former Pak PM Sharif hospitalised, condition stable: official

Jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was today admitted to the country's top hospital here, after his health deteriorated due to heart trouble in the high security Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi. Sharif, 68, was shifted to the Cardiac Centre of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad this evening, where his condition is said to be stable, a hospital official said. The three-time Pakistan premier is serving a 10-year jail term in a corruption case over his family's purchase of luxury apartments in London. He has been lodged in the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi since July 13. The decision to shift Sharif to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad was taken by the Punjab government which has administrative control of the Adiala jail after a team of doctors recommended that Sharif needed proper medication and care as he has been suffering from acute pain in both his arms, likely due to lack of adequate blood circulation. Doctors had advised ...

'Karunanidhi's vital signs normalising'

The Kauvery Hospital on Sunday said that with an active medical support, condition of ailing Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president M Karunanidhi is normalising.In a statement, Executive Director of Kauvery Hospital, Dr Aravindaran Selvaraj said, "There was a transient setback in the clinical condition of Kalaignar M Karunanidhi, DMK President and Former CM of Tamil Nadu. With active medical support, his vital signs are normalising. He continues to be closely monitored and treated by panel of expert doctors."Karunanidhi was admitted to hospital on Saturday following a drop in his blood pressure.The DMK stalwart, who is suffering from fever due to urinary tract infection, was earlier undergoing treatment at his Gopalapuram residence in Chennai. He is on intravenous antibiotics.Earlier in the day, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu met Karunanidhi at Kauvery hospital.On July 27, Prime Minister Narendra Modi enquired about the ill health of Karunanidhi and prayed for his quick recovery.

Karuna wages grim battle for life, crowds swell at hospital

DMK president M Karunanidhi continued to wage a grim battle for life tonight, with the five-time chief minister facing a "transient set back" while undergoing treatment at a hospital here where delirious supporters cried and prayed for the leader. "It is true that there was a transient set back. But it has been set right due to intensive medical care. Do not believe in rumours. He continues to be treated at the ICU," DMK leader and former Union Minister A Raja told reporters at the hospital premises. The announcement was greeted with loud cheers by the ardent admirers of Karunanidhi who have gathered in large numbers at the hospital. Hundreds of policemen are deployed in and around the hospital in upscale Alwarpet. A steady stream of DMK supporters visited the hospital since morning, but the crowd began swelling since 7:30 p.m. as news spread about the deterioration in his condition. "There was a transient setcback in the clinical condition of DMK president M ...

Sharif shifted to hospital as his health deteriorates

Jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was today admitted to the country's top hospital on the orders of Pakistan's caretaker government, after his health deteriorated in the high-security Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi. Sharif, 68, is serving a 10-year jail term in a corruption case over his family's purchase of luxury apartments in London. He has been lodged in the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi since July 13. Doctors conducted a check-up of Sharif after he complained of chest pain and advised that he immediately be shifted to a coronary care unit (CCU) of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad, Geo news reported. The decision to shift Sharif to hospital was taken by the Punjab government which has administrative control of the Adiala jail after a team of doctors recommended that Sharif needed proper medication and care as he has been suffering from acute pain in both his arms, likely due to lack of adequate blood circulation. Last week, it was reported that Sharif .

Karunanidi suffers 'transient setback' but normalising: Hospital

DMK President M. Karunanidhi on Sunday suffered a "transient setback" in his health condition but his vital signs are normalising, the hospital where he was admitted said.

Transient setback in Karuna's health, vital signs stabilising

DMK president M Karunanidhi faced a 'transient setback' in his clinical condition and his vital signs are normalising with medical support,the hospital said. "There was a transient setback in the clinical condition of DMK president M Karunanidhi. With active medical support, his vital signs are normalising. He continues to be closely monitored and treated by the panel of expert doctors," a medical bulletin issued by Kauveri Hospital said. Following a dip in his blood pressure, Karunanidhi was admitted to the hospital early yesterday. On July 18, he had undergone a procedure at the same hospital to change his tracheostomy tube.

Rain water floods Bihar hospital; fish found swimming in ICU

Doctors, nurses and patients had to wade through knee-deep water and fish swam in the ICU of the state run Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH) here today, which was flooded due to incessant rain lashing the capital city. According to hospital officials, water had entered the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the medicine department and as a result, patients had to be shifted to a different ICU. "We have shifted patients admitted in medicine department's ICU to to the surgery department's ICU. Besides, efforts are on to pump out the water," NMCH Superintendent Chandrashekhar said. As the hospital is located in a low lying area, water has entered its various wards due to the heavy showers, the superintendent added. While television channels beamed the shocking footage of fish swimming inside the ICU, the family members of patients as well as some of the hospital staffers were left fuming. "We have come here for treatment of a family member, but if this continues, I am scared that I ..

Karunanidhi in ICU, doctors confident of his recovery

DMK President M. Karunanidhi's condition continues to be stable on Sunday and doctors are confident of his recovery, said a senior party official.

More Aussies implanting heart-shock devices for cardiac death prevention

More Australians are implanting in their bodies life-saving devices that prevent cardiac death, but it is unclear whether the trend reflects an increasing need for the implants or a heightened awareness of risk factors for the heart-linked sudden deaths, according to latest Australian research.

VP Naidu visits hospital, DMK releases image of Karuna on bed

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today visited a private hospital here to inquire about the health condition of DMK chief M Karunanidhi. The DMK, meanwhile, released a photograph,the first after Karunanidhi's hospitalisation early yesterday, showing Naidu standing beside the 94-year-old leader in his hospital bed. Party cadres outside the hospital were enthused by the release of the image. They said the picture did not feature any "life support system like a ventilator" and it was reassuring that their Thalaivar (leader) was recuperating well. DMK had, during the hospitalisation of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in 2016, asked why no photograph of her in the hospital was released. The party had said that release of a picture would have helped put at rest speculations about her health status. Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit, DMK working president M K Stalin, party Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi, the nonagenarian leader's wife Rajathi Ammal and Karunanidhi's personal ...

Performance of NEIAH satisfactory: Shripad Naik

Union Minister Shripad Yesso Naik today said the performance of the North East Institute of Ayurveda and Homeopathy (NEIAH) was "satisfactory". Laying the foundation stone for the construction of the second phase of NEIAH at a cost of Rs 40.8 crore here, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ayush expressed hope that the institute will produce quality human resources which will directly benefit the health care system of the region. "This will also motivate people for cultivation and preservation of valuable medicinal plants in the region and it will be possible to promote and preserve the traditional knowledge of folk medicine," Naik said. He said that AYUSH has the potential for development of the entire North East region through health care, medical tourism and international trade for cultivation, processing and marketing of medical plant based on the available flaura and fauna in the climatic condition of the region. The Ayush ministry is providing ...

Plant compound may lead to new antibiotics

Scientists have discovered chemical substances antibiotic propertied on the leaf of a common field weed, paving the way for development of new drugs. Many of the antibiotics used today were developed from natural products made by bacteria themselves in order to ward off other bacteria. These products used to be sought and found primarily in soil. Scientists from ETH Zurich in Switzerland are investigating bacterial strains from the leaf surface of Arabidopsis thaliana, or thale cress, which grows in the wild. This microcosm, known as the phyllosphere, is poor in nutrients. "That gives rise to intense competitive pressure. As a result, bacteria produce a diversity of substances that allow them to defend their habitat," said Julia Vorholt, from ETH Zurich. Despite the scarce food supply, the phyllosphere is populated by a large number of organisms. Researchers investigated more than 200 bacterial strains that occur in the widespread thale cresses. The genomes of the strains have been ...

Karunanidhi in ICU, doctors confident about his recovery

DMK President M. Karunanidhi's condition continues to be stable on Sunday and doctors are confident of his recovery, said a senior party official.

Sharif to be shifted to hospital due to 'cardiac issues'

Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif needs to be immediately shifted to the intensive care unit of a hospital from Adiala Jail after suffering heart issues, an official said. Sharif, 68, is serving a 10-year jail term in a corruption case over his family's purchase of luxury apartments in London. He has been lodged in the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi since July 13. Last week, it was reported that Sharif is on the verge of a kidney failure and doctors have recommended to shift him to a hospital immediately. Pakistan's caretaker government today decided to shift jailed former prime minister to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad after irregular ECG and blood reports. The decision was taken by the Punjab government which has administrative control of the Adiala jail after a team of doctors recommended that Sharif needed proper medication and care. "Sharif will be shifted to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad where preparations have been .