Entries by aaron

Doppler Ultrasound-Based Approach Reduces Complications in Pregnancies With Reduced Fetal Movements: Lancet Study

Netherlands: A new international study has found that using a cerebroplacental ratio (CPR)-based management approach in pregnancies at term—where women report reduced fetal movements—can help lower the risk of adverse perinatal outcomes, even in fetuses that are not classified as small-for-gestational-age (non-SGA). The findings, published in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Women’s Health, were led […]

Low neighborhood walkability is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease: Study

Low neighbourhood walkability is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to research presented today at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2025,1 a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The health benefits of physical activity are well established and yet more than a quarter of adults do not meet the recommended guideline […]

Smoking Significantly Increases Psoriasis Relapse Risk, reveals research

Researchers have established that smoking tobacco has a high likelihood of increasing the risk of relapse in patients receiving treatment for psoriasis. The study was recently published in the journal of Psoriasis by Shen F. and fellow researchers. The results indicate that smoking not only influences the severity and onset of psoriasis but also potentially […]

Direct pulp capping or partial pulpotomy effective treatment of Carious Pulp Exposure in Reversible Pulpitis: Study

A new study published in the Journal of Endodontics revealed that teeth with reversible pulpitis and carious pulp exposure can be effectively treated using either direct pulp capping or partial pulpotomy, based on the intraoperative evaluation of the exposed pulp. This double-blind, parallel randomized trial evaluated 140 mature permanent teeth in patients exhibiting either no symptoms […]

A new cell therapy for leukaemia shows high efficacy and safety in the laboratory: Study

T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (T-ALL) is a highly aggressive form of blood cancer that can occur in both children and adults. It is characterised by failures in the maturation of T-lymphocytes, key immune cells involved in the defence against infections and cancer, which, instead of performing their function, proliferate uncontrollably in the bone marrow. While […]

Methotrexate Fails to Show Benefit in Knee Osteoarthritis Trial

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association showed that methotrexate flops to show benefit in knee osteoarthritis trial. Despite earlier signs of pain relief in hand osteoarthritis, methotrexate did not improve pain or joint inflammation in a placebo-controlled trial for knee OA. Osteoarthritis (OA) is the leading cause of disability globally […]

Early antibiotics may alter immune function in infants, suggests study

A new study led by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) found that early-life exposure to antibiotics can impair an infant’s developing immune system, and that a naturally occurring metabolite may hold the key to reversing that damage. Published in Cell, the study uncovered how antibiotic exposure during pregnancy and infancy may […]

Odisha NEET 2025 Counselling Begins- check complete schedule, eligibility criteria here

Odisha- Odisha has started the National Eligibility and Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET UG) Round 1 counselling for the academic year 2025 from July 22, 2025, on the official website of the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) board. This state-level counselling process is important for NEET-qualified candidates seeking admission to MBBS and BDS courses under 85% state […]

NPPA Panel Rejects Dr Reddy’s Omez ODT Plea For Seperate Price, Finds No Therapeutic Edge

New Delhi: In a decisive move against what it viewed as an unjustified price escalation, the Multi-Disciplinary Committee (MDC) under India’s drug pricing regulator, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), has rejected Dr Reddy’s Laboratories’ application for a special price of Rs 17.90 per tablet (excluding GST) for its Omeprazole orally disintegrating tablet (ODT) 20 […]