Washington, Sept 30 : Researchers have discovered that uveitis, an inflammatory eye disease may be treated with a compound that blocks the action of aldose reductase, an enzyme essential to the production of inflammatory signaling molecules.
Uveitis, the inflammation of the uvea, a layer of tissue that lies just below the outer surface of the eyeball and includes the iris, is a condition that can be caused by both autoimmune and infectious diseases.
Washington, Sept 30 : Italian researchers have found that as many as 50 percent of overweight men and women with high blood pressure may have hypertension as a result of being overweight, and not obese.
The researchers reported the study at the American Heart Association’s 61st Annual Fall Conference of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research.
New Delhi: Dengue has affected All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) once again with four students of the hospital campus presently going through treatment for suspected dengue.
The hospital authorities have confirmed that two doctors are already undergoing treatment at the hospital for mosquito-borne disease and two more were diagnosed with dengue on Saturday.
Washington, Sept 29 : A study by Canadian researchers has shown that a lack of family support and problems in one’s neighbourhood are associated with greater asthma symptoms in children and adolescents.
Dr. Edith Chen and her colleagues at the University of British Columbia enrolled 78 children who had asthma without other chronic illnesses, and assessed the extent to which they perceived support from family, support from peers and problems in their neighbourhood, such as crime and violence.
Washington, Sept 29 : A three-year study has revealed that the adding ultrasound to mammography can help find more cancers than mammography alone. However, the procedure also substantially increases the number of false positives.
The study, which was presented on September 28 at the American College of Radiology’s fall meeting in Washington, D.C., was conducted by Wendie A. Berg, M.D., Ph.D., of American Radiology Services.
Washington, Sept 29 : Go right ahead and reach for that slice of white bread, for a researcher from the University of Virginia insists that the theory that eating so-called “bad” carbohydrates will make you fat is all hogwash.
Professor Glenn Gaesser insists that the latest common wisdom on carbohydrates is “just nonsense”.
Gaesser came to his conclusion after analysing peer-reviewed, scientific research on carbohydrate consumption, glycemic index and body weight.
New Delhi: Dengue has affected All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) once again with four students of the hospital campus presently going through treatment for suspected dengue. 
