5 Wild Diseases We Got From Animals
The swine flu is just one of many deadly diseases that have jumped from animals to humans. Bacteria and viruses that are deadly to one type of creature can evolve quickly to infect another. The cross-species infection can originate on farms or in markets, where conditions foster mixing of pathogens, giving them opportunities to swap [...]
Study Explains Link Between Depression and Cardiovascular Disease
Researchers have shown that depression is linked with the accumulation of visceral or belly fat, the kind of fat packed between internal organs at the waistline, which has long been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Numerous studies have shown that depression is associated with an increased risk of heart disease, [...]
IIT Kharagpur devises Total Artificial Heart
A research team of scientists of the School of Medical Science and Technology at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur have devised a Total Artificial Heart (TAH) that could save lives for just Rs 1 lakh. The trials of the prototype laboratory constructed unique 13-chamber artificial heart have been successful on small animals. The IIT [...]
Depression Raises Heart Failure Risk In Heart Disease Patients
A new US study found that patients with heart disease who were then diagnosed with depression were at greater risk of heart failure, and that taking antidepressants neither reduced the risk of heart failure, a condition where the heart can’t pump enough blood for the body, nor eased the symptoms of depression. The study was [...]
