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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Post-mortem brain tissue analysis of people who have succumbed due to ALS reveal clumps of protein called TDP-43. A recent study by researchers at Johns Hopkins, involving brain tissue from mice and humans, sheds new light on the role of TDP-43 in normal cells and the reason for their accumulation in pathological conditions. The details ...click here to read more
The increasing national focus on personalized or ‘precision’ medicine is misguided, distracting from broader investments to reduce health inequities and address the social factors that affect population health, two leading public health scholars argue in the New England Journal of Medicine. The article written by prominent professors in the field of public health sheds light on ...click here to read more
Life-threatening infections in older individuals can be due to a rapid shrinking of the thymus, according to researchers. The thymus is a specialized gland of the immune system. It is located in between the sternum (the central bone of your chest) and the heart. The thymus is comprised of two identical lobes that produce T ...click here to read more
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A recent discovery by researchers funded by the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund (PCRF) could lead to a cheap, non-invasive test to detect early stages of pancreatic cancer in people who are in the high-risk category of developing this type of cancer. The research team, from Queen Mary University of London’s Barts Cancer Institute, has discovered ...click here to read more
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to people taking the immunomodulator drug, Gilenya, for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). The warning follows two cases of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) being reported in patients taking Gilenya. PML is a rare and serious brain infection caused by a virus. The John Cunningham ...click here to read more
A recent study gives scientists a better understanding of how the cellular repair process is impaired in type 1 diabetes. This knowledge also sheds light on the cause of cellular death in diabetic patients as well as the complications of diabetes. The details of the study are published in the August issue of Cell Metabolism. ...click here to read more
Scientists have found the origin of new cells in the liver. After years of painstaking research, scientists at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) have identified stem cells in the liver that give rise to functional liver cells. Cells in the liver must constantly be replenished as cells die off, even in a healthy organ. ...click here to read more
New findings on insomnia pills question the standard prescribing dosages currently in practice. According to a new study done by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, people who depend on prescription sleeping pills to treat chronic insomnia may get relief from as little as half the drugs they are ...click here to read more
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