Tag: disease

Metyos is building a biowearable to monitor chronic kidney disease

Alexandre Boulanger is better know for building self-balancing exoskeletons at Wandercraft. For his next trick the Paris-based robotics entrepreneur is fronting work on a far lighter kind of wearable: An arm-worn patch for monitoring chronic kidney disease (CKD). The medtech startup — Metyos — where Boulanger is CEO, is a joint effort: Co-founded with CTO Olga [...]read moreMetyos is building a biowearable to monitor chronic kidney disease

How To Spot The Disease

Players have now had a few days to enjoy the world of Capcom’s action RPG Dragon’s Dogma 2 since its release. The expansive world full of things to discover and complex interwoven narratives have thrilled many, but the game’s most dangerous (and mysterious) system is throwing players into a frenzy. Hopefully Street Fighter 6’s New [...]read moreHow To Spot The Disease

IIT Kanpur’s research offers new hope in cancer and brain disorders such as alzheimer’s and parkinson’s disease | Kanpur News

MUMBAI: The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) has achieved a breakthrough in biomedical research, with their study of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and chemokine receptor D6, shedding new light on the potential treatment of cancer and brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and schizophrenia. The researchers visualized the atomic details of the [...]read moreIIT Kanpur’s research offers new hope in cancer and brain disorders such as alzheimer’s and parkinson’s disease | Kanpur News

Physical activity not enough to balance risk of heart disease from sugary drinks, study finds, ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: The benefits of being physically active do not outweigh the risks of getting a heart-related disease associated with drinking sugar-sweetened beverages, new research has found. Researchers said they aimed to test the hypothesis behind marketing strategies that often show physically active people drinking these beverages, possibly suggesting that consuming sugary drinks are not [...]read morePhysical activity not enough to balance risk of heart disease from sugary drinks, study finds, ET HealthWorld

Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme strengthened in view of future pandemics: Govt, ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: To enhance disease surveillance, the health ministry has strengthened the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), which allows for a decentralised system of response to institute requisite public health control and containment measures, the government informed Parliament on Friday. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Union Health Minister Mansukh [...]read moreIntegrated Disease Surveillance Programme strengthened in view of future pandemics: Govt, ET HealthWorld

Monkey fever claims two lives in India, How is this disease spreading, ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Two people from Karnataka have succumbed to Monkey fever this year. The first fatality was reported in Hosanagar taluk of Shivamogga district on January 8 wherein an 18-year-old girl succumbed to the virus. The second fatality was reported at Manipal in Udupi district when a 79-year-old man from Sringeri taluk in Chikkamagaluru died [...]read moreMonkey fever claims two lives in India, How is this disease spreading, ET HealthWorld