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Diagnosing Vitamin D Deficiency by Testing Hair Sample Instead of Blood Test

Study shows first step towards developing a test for measuring Vitamin D status from hair samples More than 1 billion people worldwide are deficient in...

Selegiline’s Wide Array of Potential Therapeutic Effects

Selegiline is an irreversible monoamine oxidase (MAO) B inhibitor1. Monoamine neurotransmitters, such as serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine, are derivatives of amino acids2. The enzyme...

A New Combination Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease: Animal Trial Shows Encouraging Results

Study shows a new combination therapy of two plant-derived compounds to reverse cognitive impairment in mice At least 50 million people are living with Alzheimer’s...

Hidden consciousness, Sleep spindles and Recovery in Comatose Patients 

Coma is a deep unconsciousness state associated with brain failure. Comatose patients are behaviourally unresponsive. These disorders of consciousness are usually transitory but may...

Adrenaline Nasal Spray for Treatment of Anaphylaxis in Children

The indication for adrenaline nasal spray Neffy has been expanded (by the US FDA) to include children four years of age and older who weigh 15...

Pandemic Potential of Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV) Outbreaks 

There are reports of outbreaks of Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV) infection in many parts of the world. In the backdrop of recent COVID-19 pandemic, hMPV...

Concizumab (Alhemo) for Hemophilia A or B with Inhibitors

Concizumab (commercial name, Alhemo), a monoclonal antibody was approved by the FDA on 20 December 2024 for prevention of bleeding episodes in patients with...

Levofloxacin for preventive treatment of Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR TB)

Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) affects half a million people each year.  Levofloxacin is advised for preventive treatment based on observational data, however evidence...

Mesenchymal Stem Cell (MSC) Therapy: FDA Approves Ryoncil 

Ryoncil has been approved for the treatment of steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease (SR-aGVHD), a life-threatening condition that may result from blood stem cell transplantation...

Genital Herpes Infection Affects Over 800 million people  

A recent study has estimated disease frequency of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections and genital ulcer disease (GUD). The estimates suggest that about 846...

Urine Test for Early Detection of Lung Cancer 

Researchers have developed a urine test that can detect lung cancer at an early stage using a novel approach. It uses an injectable protein...

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