Category: Health

Multiangle Simulations Uncover How Neutrinos Can Help or Hinder Supernova Explosions

Core-collapse supernovae are thought to be powered by neutrino-driven energy transport. Now, researchers in Japan have shown that neutrino fast flavor conversion can either enhance or suppress supernova explosions depending on the progenitor star. Using advanced multiangle neutrino radiation hydrodynamics simulations, the team demonstrated that the mass accretion rate...

RWJBarnabas Health Expands Lifesaving Naloxone Initiative Across New Jersey

West Orange, NJ June 4: RWJBarnabas Health, through its Institute for Prevention and Recovery (IFPR), is expanding its hospital-based naloxone distribution initiative to individuals and communities across the state, increasing access to life-saving resources and connecting individuals to recovery support services. The program aims to distribute more than 15,000...

Wearable Device Can Continuously Monitor Blood Pressure Without the Pesky Cuffs

Blood pressure is a key metric of cardiovascular health, but standard methods for measuring it rely on occasional readings using inflatable cuffs, usually in a clinical setting. Today’s blood pressure monitors are bulky, uncomfortable and only give readings while you’re sitting still. Now, an interdisciplinary team of mathematicians and...

Bain Capital – Backed RSB Transmissions Acquires Setco Auto Systems

Mumbai,  June1: RSB Transmissions , a Bain Capital-backed automotive components platform, has completed the acquisition of Setco Auto Systems , a supplier of MHCV clutch systems and aftermarket drivetrain solutions. SASPL was a material subsidiary of Setco Automotive Limited . The acquisition marks a significant step in RSB’s strategy...

Investigational targeted therapy doubles survival in metastatic pancreatic cancer

By  Denise Heady In an international study co-led by UCLA, investigators found an investigational targeted therapy significantly extended overall survival for patients with previously treated metastatic pancreatic cancer and reduced the risk of death by 60% compared with standard chemotherapy in both the RAS G12 and the overall, or intent-to-treat (ITT),...

VS Hospitals Launches Mirror Flex Smiling Selfie Campaign to Create Awareness on Early Oral Cancer Detection

Chennai, June 01: Marking the occasion of World No Tobacco Day, VS Hospitals organised “Mirror Flex”, a unique awareness campaign at Forum Vijaya Mall to promote tobacco-free living, oral cancer screening, and lung health awareness.  Held under the theme “Flex Your Smile, Fix Your Health”, the campaign encouraged members of the public to assess their oral health through simple self-check instructions using a mirror, while also participating...