The constant ebb and flow of hormones that guide the menstrual cycle don’t just affect reproductive anatomy. They also reshape the brain, and a study has given us insight into how this happens. Led by neuroscientists Elizabeth Rizor and Viktoriya Babenko of the University of California Santa Barbara, a team of researchers tracked 30 women ..read more

Positive outcomes with brain pacemakers & NeuroSmart Portable MER (micro-electrode recording) system have paved the way for improved treatments in Parkinson’s disease. The advanced technology according to neuro experts represents a significant leap in deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy with advanced target localization capabilities, automatic navigation, and connectivity tools for offering unparalleled precision in brain ..read more

Drugs like Ozempic are very effective at helping most people who take them lose weight. Semaglutide (sold as Wegovy and Ozempic) and tirzepatide (sold as Zepbound and Mounjaro) are the most well known in the class of drugs that mimic hormones to reduce feelings of hunger. But does weight come back when you stop using ..read more

In a significant development for healthcare quality assurance in India, the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) has announced the implementation plan for the 2nd Edition of NABH Accreditation Standards for Allopathic Clinics. Dr Atul Mohan Kochhar, CEO of NABH, outlined the detailed protocol that clinics must follow regarding accreditation stages, applicable ..read more

Not getting enough sleep is a common affliction in the modern age. If you don’t always get as many hours of shut-eye as you’d like, perhaps you were concerned by news of a recent study that found people who sleep less than six hours a night are at higher risk of type 2 diabetes. So ..read more

Using viruses that infect bacteria to detect proteins sprouted by a notorious parasite, scientists have honed in on possible vaccine targets for schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease that currently affects an estimated 600 million people worldwide, causing 280,000 deaths per year. The Brazil-based team harnessed a method called phage display, which was first described in ..read more

The Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) of the Union health ministry has once again recommended prohibiting the manufacture, sale and distribution of pain relief drug combination S(+) etodolac+paracetamol, after considering a sub-committee report. The DTAB has earlier recommended prohibition of the combination, against which its manufacturer Emcure Pharmaceuticals availed a favourable order from the Delhi ..read more

Scientists looking to tackle our ongoing obesity crisis have made an important discovery: Intermittent calorie restriction leads to significant changes both in the gut and the brain, which may open up new options for maintaining a healthy weight. Researchers from China studied 25 volunteers classed as obese over a period of 62 days, during which ..read more

In the US, roughly two out of every three people with Alzheimer’s is a woman, a statistic that could be partially explained by the fact women typically live longer than men. Yet researchers have suspected there could be more to the story. Now two new studies raise the possibility of complex interactions between hormones and ..read more

Exports of Ayush (Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa and Homoeopathy) drugs and herbal products from the country have reported 1.65 per cent growth during the first ten months of the current fiscal year. The growth in the month of January stood at 14.54 per cent, highest monthly exports during the current fiscal, according to ..read more