Medical Dialogues

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have made a discovery linking lupus, a potentially debilitating autoimmune disorder, and macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness.The two diseases share a common contributor to harmful inflammation, the scientists found.

Tapinarof cream effective for patients with plaque psoriasis  

Severe COVID could reduce male fertility  

Melatonin may exacerbate asthma leading to nocturnal symptoms  

Lupus a harmful trigger for macular degeneration

Claiming that using animals is unnecessary for routine teaching and training of PG  pharmacology and physiology courses, more than 60 doctors have approached the NMC  and have requested the Commission to ensure that Animals are replaced by more effective, human-relevant techniques in PG courses.

recent study revealed that spaceflight although does not consistently alter upper eyelid position, it does lead to a significant elevation of brow position. In simpler words, gravity has a more pronounced effect on brow position than it does eyelid position.

In the study, Justin Karlin, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, and colleagues aimed to describe the effect of spaceflight on upper eyelid and brow position.For this purpose, the researchers collected images of astronauts on earth and in space from a National Aeronautics and Space Administration image library.

Type 2 diabetes is associated with elevated levels of metabolic abnormalities and systemic inflammation, with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) diseases. A recent study suggests that fish oil intervention with a dietary approach to stop hypertension (DASH) had partial alteration on lipid metabolism and inflammatory mediators. The study findings were presented at the Metabolic Institute of America (TMIOA) 2021 World Congress Insulin Resistance Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease (WCIRDC) Meeting

Findings from a recent study showed that low socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with increased body mass index (BMI) and accelerated growth during early infancy in infants with low birth weight (LBW).

The study, published in the journal BMC Pediatrics, suggests that health care and a relatively optimal family environment in the first 12 months of life are beneficial for better infancy growth trajectory, particularly for LBW infants. This implies that poverty in urban areas should be a potential predictor of later obesity.

According to the study, in COVID-19 patients, elevated urinary NGAL (uNGAL) was associated with acute kidney injury (development), increased duration and severity of AKI, prolonged hospitalization, the degree of histopathological acute tubular injury, need for dialysis, and death. The findings of the study were presented at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week 2021.

Zirconia crowns provide an acceptable level of success and longevity, as per a new study published in the International Journal of Dentistry. Dental treatment under general anaesthesia is often the only means to manage very young children with extensive dental caries. It has been estimated that up to 80% of children who are treated under general anaesthesia are below 4 years of age.

This study aimed to retrospectively evaluate the success of zirconia crowns placed in the anterior teeth of children and evaluate the impact of pulp therapy of the tooth on the rate of failure.

Certain markers of injury to the brain's white matter, called white matter hyperintensities, can be seen on brain scans. A new study finds that brain scans taken during the lifetimes of athletes in contact sports, compared to changes in their brains at autopsy, showed that white matter hyperintensities were associated with neuropathological changes. The research is published in the November 24, 2021, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

1. Lack of Expert opinion to prove deficiency: Consumer Court Exonerates Pediatrician from Medical Negligence charges 

 2. Doctors oppose animal use in PG pharmacology and physiology courses, write to NMC  

3. ICMR designs kit to detect new COVID-19 

 4. With NMC nod, MBBS seats in CMC Ludhiana increased to 100