Eli Lilly to buy Ajax Therapeutics for up to $2.3 billionEli Lilly is set to acquire Ajax Therapeutics for a substantial sum. This move aims to develop a new oral treatment for myelofibrosis, a ra...
Colon Cancer in Young Adults: Why are cases rising under 50 and how does stiff colon tissue increase early-onset risk?Colon Cancer in Young Adults: Colon cancer in young adults is rising fast. Cases in people under 50 have nearly doubled since the 1990s, ac...
Harvard-trained doctor reveals one major warning sign of liver damage in regular or social drinkers and shares how to prevent itA gastroenterologist shared a case where a seemingly healthy man's life-threatening internal bleeding was caused by years of 'casual' alcoh...
Scientists find new clue to prevent heart attacks and develop treatmentNew research suggests that scar-forming cells in the scar tissue of an injured heart may play a role in creating disturbances in heart rhyt...
Revealed: Lisa Marie Presley's cause of death – scar tissue post bariatric surgery; details insideLisa Marie Presley's autopsy report has revealed the cause of her death, and it’s not overdose or cardiac arrest. Read on to know more.
Pope in ''good general condition'' after surgery to remove intestinal scar tissue, repair herniaDr. Sergio Alfieri, director of abdominal and endocrine sciences who performed the surgery, said the operation was a success and that Franc...
This injection can breathe life back into your heartA new biomaterial, if injected, can repair damaged cardiac tissue.
International NASH Day: Make Mediterranean diet your mainstay, get 150 mins of exercise every week to manage fatty liverIn 10-30% of cases, fatty liver can lead to liver damage.
Air pollution can be dangerous for people with hypertension and kidney disease, says studyPollution exposure was linked to rising levels of Galectin 3, a marker of scarring in the heart.
This new tiny device can deliver drugs to damaged tissues and prevent cardiac failureThe device was effective in improving cardiac function after a heart attack.
Graphene electrodes can safely interact with neuronsIt can be used to control robotic armfor amputee patients or any number of basic processes for paralysed patients from speech to movement o...
New biodegradable material with built-in vitamin A may reduce scarringThe soft elastic material can be used to treat injured vessels or making medical devices, such as stents and prosthetic vascular grafts.
Ancient Chinese remedy useful in removing scars says Australian researchShikonin could be used as a powder on a hypertrophic scar three months after the wound has healed to reduce the scarring.
AIIMS creates record by giving 1,093 eye transplants in 2014Earlier, most families would reject the possibility of donating the eyes of their relatives citing disfigurement of the body as the reason.
New heart attack drug may be on the horizonIn studies involving mice, the team also found that a drug could enhance this phenomenon and improve the repair process after a heart attac...
- Leopard's eyelid reconstructed at Mumbai hospital
A leopard diagnosed with injuries to both eyes underwent a surgery and got its eyelid reconstructed at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park on S...
- New eyecare device to clear watering obstruction
The advantage of the laser, with 980 nanometre diode, is its high absorption in water and haemoglobin, which means that optical coagulation...