If studies in the West talk of NeuroAIDS and how the virus can sneak into the brain to cause dementia, back home in Pune, experts at the National AIDS Research Institute (NARI) have planned an ambitious study to find the prence of neurocognitive impairment in HIV infected individuals.
The work led by Jonathan Sebat, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry and cellular and molecular medicine at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine poses significant and immediate implications for neurobiology and the treatment of schizophrenia.
[This article was published in the February 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] After taking the telecom sector by storm, mobile phones are set to change the way healthcare is delivered
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have proven that the genomes of flies exposed to long-term hypoxia are changed to permanently affect gene expression.
A pair of nanotechnology-enabled devices that capture cells in the blood which have broken off from a tumour have been developed by researchers in the US.
Researchers have recently discovered that a protein Nrf2 plays a vital role in some antioxidant therapies and also promotes atherosclerosis – clogging of arteries.
Neurosurgeons from the University of California, San Francisco are reporting significant results of a new brain mapping technique that allows for the safe removal of tumors near language pathways in the brain. The technique minimizes brain exposure and reduces the amount of time a patient must be awake during surgery.
Researchers have developed a new biochip technology, which could soon put a stop to the use of animals for testing in the chemical and cosmetics industries.
Researchers in the US aim to develop an implantable biochip that could diagnose and provide medication to soldiers as soon as they are injured. Survival of battlefield wounds often depends on the level of treatment within the first 30 minutes, so providing instant treatment to wounded soldiers before a medic can reach them could increase chances of survival.
Researchers at the University of California, US, have developed the world’s first implantable artificial kidney, which is capable of mimicking the kidney’s most important functions such as filtering toxins from the bloodstream, regulating blood pressure and producing vitamin D.
The University of California selected AT&T for a three-year, USD 27 million contract to build a telecommunications system for the California Telehealth Network.
[This article was published in the February 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Humanitarian calls such as �healthcare for all� require care to be available over a much larger area than covered presently, and also allow greater mobility �
Scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have created a cell phone that can monitor the condition of HIV and malaria patients and test water quality at disaster sites and undeveloped areas.
