Driving BP too low may damage heart in hypertension patients
Driving diastolic blood pressure - the lower number in a blood pressure reading - too low, while treating hypertension, may put patients at risk of heart tissue damage, a new US study has found.
Sep 03, 2016, 13:43 PM IST
Three new glaucoma-related genes found
Glaucoma is a group of conditions that damage the optic nerve, the bundle of nerve fibers connecting the eye to the brain.
Jan 12, 2016, 11:39 AM IST
Smartphones to turn into pancreas, treat Type 1 diabetes
The system works with a readily available pen drive-sized blood-glucose sensor that can be worn in a variety of places on the body, such as an arm, leg, or the abdomen.
Jan 11, 2016, 08:22 AM IST
Large study on how substance use affects young brains launched
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Friday awarded 13 grants to research institutions around the country as part of a landmark study about the effects of adolescent substance use on the developing brain.
Sep 26, 2015, 16:13 PM IST
Air pollution linked to increased deaths from heart disease
Even minuscule increases in the amount of tiny chemical particles -- by 10 micrograms per cubic metre of air, for example -- lead to roughly a 10 percent increase in risk of death due to heart disease.
Sep 15, 2015, 19:05 PM IST
Obama seeks $215 million for unique medical plan
US President Barack Obama has sought $215 million for an effort that will match patients` genetic and physiological data to treat their health conditions more precisely.
Jan 31, 2015, 16:30 PM IST
