BHU doctors carry out first allogenic stem cell transplant

IANS | August 31, 2023 3:00 PM

Varanasi (UP), Aug 31 (IANS) Doctors at the department of paediatrics, IMS-BHU (Banaras Hindu University) have carried out the first allogeneic stem cell transplantation in an 11-year-old child with relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (blood cancer).

Study explains why Omicron variants continue to spread

IANS | August 31, 2023 11:51 AM

New York, Aug 31 (IANS) The Omicron variants of the Covid-19 virus, which have rapidly spread around the world over the past year, latch onto our cells more tightly, invade them more efficiently, according to a new study.

New artificial kidney-like device to free patients from dialysis

IANS | August 30, 2023 6:54 PM

New York, Aug 30 (IANS) In a breakthrough, US scientists have, for the first time, developed an implantable device that could one day free kidney failure patients from needing dialysis or having to take harsh drugs to suppress their immune system after a transplant.

New AI-powered triage platform could aid future viral outbreak response

IANS | August 30, 2023 3:24 PM

New York, Aug 30 (IANS) A team of global researchers has developed an innovative patient triage platform powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that the researchers say is capable of predicting patient disease severity and length of hospitalisation during a viral outbreak.

Alcohol won’t make others appear more attractive: Study

IANS | August 30, 2023 2:03 PM

New York, Aug 30 (IANS) Consuming alcohol makes you more likely to approach people you already find attractive but does not make others seem better looking, according to a study challenging the conventional wisdom that intoxication makes others seem better looking.