Dr. Prajakta Banik
Prajakta is a writer who enjoys writing about health and science. Besides writing, Prajakta has been helping people to put their best smiles forward. She is interested in teaching the audience the latest discoveries, especially in the medical field.
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34 new genetic conditions discovered
Rare diseases require expert care and detailed genetic tests. The TRANSLATE NAMSE project, which started in late 2017, aims to improve care with modern...
New drugs show promise in clearing HIV from the brain
A cancer drug tested at Tulane University might help clear HIV from brain cells. Researchers found it reduced SIV (the monkey version of HIV)...
Long-term high blood pressure? Stroke risk warning
A study by Michigan Medicine at the University of Michigan found that having high systolic blood pressure (the top number in a reading) over...
Oysters struggle with noisy Oceans
Baby oysters use natural ocean sounds to find their homes. However, research from the University of Adelaide shows that human noise disrupts this process.
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Targeting leukemia stem cells
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a severe cancer of the blood and bone marrow, often fatal. The disease is driven by leukemic stem cells...
Small heart protein deletion affects embryonic and adult hearts
Millions of adults have atrial fibrillation, which is an irregular heartbeat in the upper heart chambers. This increases the risk of heart failure, stroke,...
Butterflies build static electricity to attract pollen without touching it
Butterflies and moths collect enough static electricity while flying to pull pollen from flowers across gaps of several millimeters or centimeters. This likely makes...
Prostate cancer blood test works equally well for all ethnicities
The Stockholm3 blood test, created by Karolinska Institutet researchers, is equally effective at detecting prostate cancer in all ethnic groups, as reported in The...
Children’s environment impacts blood metabolites
Environmental exposures and unhealthy habits can harm children's heart and metabolic health more than individually. A new University of Eastern Finland study highlights the...
Not all bitter tastes are harmful
Freising, July 22, 2024 — A bitter taste is usually a warning of toxins, but not all bitter things are harmful. Some peptides and...
Quick home test identifies heart attack risk
Swedish researchers from the University of Gothenburg have developed a home questionnaire to identify high heart attack risk quickly. This test is as accurate...
Traditional vs. new hip replacement stems
Osaka, Japan: A hip replacement is challenging, but needing another one is worse. Surgeons at Osaka Metropolitan University have studied two types of hip...