Poor Sense of Smell Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Disease: JAMA Written By Dr Riya Dave8 Nov 2025 12:00 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that older adults with poor olfaction, or a reduced sense of smell, are at a significantly higher risk of...
Heatwaves linked to rise in sleep apnoea case, reveals research Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 Nov 2025 8:30 PM ISTDuring heatwaves, there is an increase in the number of people suffering with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), according to a major study...
Sleeping with Low Pillow Height May Increase Risk of Throat Reflux in Patients with Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD) Written By Anshika Mishra5 Nov 2025 8:15 AM ISTScientists have discovered that sleeping with a low pillow height significantly increases the risk of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) in patients...
Novel gene therapy for hereditary hearing loss developed at Tel Aviv University, claims research Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 Nov 2025 8:45 PM ISTScientists from the Gray Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University introduced an innovative gene therapy method to treat...
New diagnostic breakthrough predicts which head and neck cancer patients can be cured with surgery alone Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli31 Oct 2025 9:00 PM ISTResearchers from the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland, led by Docent Sami Ventela and Professor Jukka Westermarck, have...
Women More Likely to Develop Chronic Rhinosinusitis Without Polyps, Finds New Study Written By Medha Baranwal31 Oct 2025 8:30 PM ISTUSA: A new study published in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery highlights that biological sex plays a key role in the diagnosis and...
New Gene therapy trial shows restored hearing and speech in children born deaf, treated in both ears Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 Oct 2025 9:00 PM ISTA novel gene therapy designed to target a form of inherited deafness restored hearing function in five children who were treated in both ears. The...
Gene Therapy Restores Hearing in Children with OTOF-Related Congenital Deafness: NEJM Written By Dr. Shravani Dali29 Oct 2025 9:00 PM ISTA recent phase I/II CHORD trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine has shown that a novel gene therapy targeting OTOF variants can...
Eye Scan May Help Detect and Predict Severity of Sleep Apnea, Study Finds Written By Medha Baranwal28 Oct 2025 8:30 PM ISTUSA: A new study published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society suggests that optical coherence tomography (OCT), a non-invasive eye imaging...
Progestogen-Only Pills Linked to Higher Asthma Risk in Some Women: Study Written By Jacinthlyn Sylvia27 Oct 2025 8:15 PM ISTA new study published in the European Respiratory Journal showed that there is no connection between combination oral contraceptives (COCs) and asthma...
What are possibilities for early diagnosis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma? Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 Oct 2025 6:30 AM ISTHead and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a diverse group of cancers originating from the mucosal linings of the oral cavity, oropharynx,...
Air Pollution and Genetic Risk Together Drive Asthma Progression to COPD, Finds Study Written By Medha Baranwal26 Oct 2025 8:00 PM ISTUK: Long-term exposure to air pollution may significantly raise the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among individuals...
