Tata Group's Ratan Tata 'critical' in Mumbai hospital

IANS | October 9, 2024 7:57 PM

Mumbai, Oct 9 (IANS) The doyen of India Inc. and Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons Ratan Naval Tata was reported to be "critical" at the Breach Candy Hospital here on Wednesday, after being admitted on Monday following certain age-related health conditions, an official said.

J&K: High-risk surgery performed at GMC Rajouri, saves elderly patient

IANS | October 7, 2024 10:26 PM

Jammu, Oct 7 (IANS) In a remarkable achievement, GMC Rajouri successfully performed a complex high-risk surgery on an elderly female patient from Poonch, who faced multiple severe health challenges, including heart failure, a damaged heart valve, life-threatening heart block, and gallbladder stones.

Here’s how silent stroke can dent your brain health

IANS | October 7, 2024 5:41 PM

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) While silent strokes may not be fatal as a normal brain stroke, it can still affect brain health and lead to cognitive issues such as memory and attention problems, said experts on Monday.

US scientists awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine for microRNA discovery

IANS | October 7, 2024 4:19 PM

Stockholm, Oct 7 (IANS) The Nobel Assembly at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet on Monday awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to American scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.