Zee Newsgenetic targets for treating heart disease identifiedZee NewsIn order to gain new insights into the genetic regulation of heart rate, Dr. Ruth Loos, Director of the Genetics of Obesity and Related Metabolic Traits Program at the Charles Bronfma…
Times of IndiaLab-made rat kidneys raise hopes for dialysis patientsTimes of IndiaNEW YORK: Scientists have discovered yet another way to make a kidney – at least for a rat – that does everything a natural one does, researchers reported on Sunday, a st…
14 new genetic targets for treating heart disease identified – News Track IndiaNewstrack IndiaWashington, April 15 (ANI): In a collaborative genome-wide study on individuals, researchers have discovered 14 new genetic variations that are associated wit…
A public health disasterDAWN.comIn extreme cases, the paralysis can affect the lung muscles leaving the individual incapable of breathing. There is no … Of those who have recently eradicated polio, Congo and Chad are countries much poorer than ours w…
Press TVKashmir sitting on a ticking cancer bombPress TVThe alarming surge has put Kashmir on top when it comes to cancer patients in India. Medical experts … They say the most common cancers which cause the greatest proportions of death are those of…
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It’s a cultural thing
Hernando Today I’ve eaten horse, buffalo, ox tongue, liver, hearts, snails, foie gras, goat, crocodile, kangaroo, ostrich, deer, lamb, hare, rabbit, guinea pig, snake, turtle, frogs and a variety of insects during my travels overseas. Very tasty. And some of these … |
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Altering Reality
The Hindu He worked in a number of start-up companies where he developed an image guided liver surgery apparatus for a children’s hospital in Buffalo. Hemanth also developed a forklift training software which would allow the user to visualise real-life scenarios … |
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British Medical Journal lauds TN’s cadaver transplant programme
The Hindu “In 2012, almost half of organ donations from dead donors in India were from Tamil Nadu. The State’s cadaver kidney donation rate has gone up from 0.3 per million population to 1.3 per million population, compared with the national average of 0.08 per … |
At PGI, over 45000 surgeries per year require anaesthesia servicesIndian ExpressAnaesthetic management of liver transplant was also deliberated upon. On Sunday, topics giving a … On this occasion, ex-heads and professors of the department, as well as…
Organ transplant in state gets pat from UK journalTimes of IndiaAccording to the article, 50% of organ donations from brain-dead people across the country in 2012 were from Tamil Nadu with organs being harvested from 83 donors. Between October 2008, wh…