New Delhi, Feb 22, 2023: A newly developed nanocomposite coating can inhibit biofilm formation and also kill attached bacteria, thereby helping tackle growing post-operative infections, a common occurrence these days due to antibiotic resistance in bacteria, These post-operative surgical site infections (SSIs), which according to WHO, affect 11 percent of patients in low and middle-income […]
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Indian scientists develop simple economical nonsurgical prevention of cataract
Cataract a major form of blindness that occurs when the structure of crystallin proteins that make up the lens in our eyes deteriorates, causing damaged or disorganised proteins to aggregate and form a milky blue or brown layer, which ultimately affects lens transparency. Thus, prevention of the formation of these aggregates as well as their […]
Indian Teenager Gets 20cm Tail Removed From His Back
An 18-year-old Indian teenager had to undergo a surgery to remove a “20cm tail” growing at the bottom of his spine. The news, first reported by BBC UK cited Caters TV as the source. The Nagpur boy first witnessed the tail growing out of his body, at the bottom of the spine, when he just turned 14. […]