Mohan Garikiparithi got his degree in medicine from Osmania University (University of Health Sciences). He practiced clinical medicine for over a decade before he shifted his focus to the field of health communications. During his active practice he served as the head of the Dept. of Microbiology in a diagnostic centre in India. On a three-year communications program in Germany, Mohan developed a keen interest in German Medicine (Homoeopathy), and other alternative systems of medicine. He now advocates treating different medical conditions without the use of traditional drugs. An ardent squash player, Mohan believes in the importance of fitness and wellness.
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A famous physicist once said, look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. That’s exactly what the scientists at University of York did to develop effective stem cell treatment for osteoarthritis. The team studied the amazing capacity of lizards and newts to regenerate lost tissues and organs, and adapted it into their ...click here to read more
In a recent study conducted at the University of California, researchers found that patients suffering from high blood pressure benefited greatly from acupuncture treatments. In fact, in addition to helping lower blood pressure, the treatments were able to assist in decreasing the risk of heart disease and stroke. To be more specific, researchers with the ...click here to read more
Our love-hate relationship with this seven-pointed leaf has been going on for decades. In fact, marijuana was in the top five most controversial topics of 2014. And while it continues making headline, behind laboratory doors scientists are changing the way they study the effect of this popular ingredient on our brains, which in turn might ...click here to read more
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How would you feel if your beloved dog suddenly thought you were a stranger and attacked you? That’s similar to what happens in autoimmune diseases – your immune system attacks healthy cells thinking they are foreign. One such autoimmune disease is uveitis, where an awry immune system attacks proteins in the eye. For more than ...click here to read more
Copying success is a healthy habit, as was demonstrated by oncologists in a recent study. The success model these researchers copied was non-invasive Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT). This non-invasive therapy delivers a hi-dose of radiation that targets tumors in a precise way, thus minimizing the effect of radiation on the adjacent healthy tissue. Traditionally ...click here to read more
Life is the greatest gift of all, and to preserve that gift researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) conducted a study to determine whether science could help predict suicide risk. The topline finding of the study is how the researchers have isolated a sequence of RNA biomarkers in blood that may point ...click here to read more
Just like how every person has a brain, every brain cell has its own brain – a ball of chromosomes wrapped in a protective fatty membrane. This is the nucleus, also known as the command station of the cell. In a recent study, partially funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), scientists have shown ...click here to read more
Unlike the lyrics of a famous song, ‘every breath you take’ actually sends millions of microbes into your lungs. The question is, what’s next? What happens after these microscopic organisms get into your lungs? And more importantly, why is it that some people get harmful lung infections after inhaling these microbes but not others? To ...click here to read more
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