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Memories that are 'lost' as a result of traumatic injury, stress or diseases such as Alzheimer's can be recalled by activating brain cells with light, MIT scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have found. Researchers were able to reactivate memories that could not otherwise be retrieved, using a technology known as optogenetics.

Arogya Finance, a social healthcare venture, has launched the Arogya Card in Mumbai. The Arogya Card is a a pre-approved medical loan of upto Rs.2 lakh for the cardholders and their family members.

On the occasion of the visit of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to India, the two countries have decided to expand their existing cooperation in the area of large scale cohort studies with a Joint Cohort study on HIV patients in India.

Prognosis for breast cancer is relatively good when detected in its early stages, metastatic disease is the cause of 90 percent of all cancer-related deaths. Breast cancer patients with high levels of the protein activin-like receptor kinase (ALK1) in the blood vessels of their tumors were more likely to develop metastatic disease, according to a study published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, USA has been granted final approval by the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for the extended-cycle oral contraceptive, levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol tablets USP, 0.15 mg/0.03 mg, the AB-rated generic version of Seasonale by Teva Women’s Health.

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Acute myeloid leukemia is a type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow that affects immature blood cell growth.It is fatal within five years for 90% of seniors over 65 years of age. Adding University of Waterloo scientists have found that the nutritious fruit may hold the key to beating deadly leukemia. They have discovered a lipid in avocados that combats AML by targeting the root of the disease - leukemia stem cells. The research is published in the Cancer Research.

ACG Pharmapack – a member of ACG Worldwide – is proud to have received the prestigious WorldStar 2015 Award from World Packaging Organization for its innovative. ACG Pharmapack, a member of ACG Worldwide, has received the prestigious WorldStar 2015 Award from World Packaging Organization for its innovative product, NoMist. An anti-fog packaging film, NoMist bagged the Award in the pharma & medical category, after having won the IndiaStar (organized by the Indian Institute of Packaging) and AsiaStar (organized by the Asian Packaging Federation) awards. The award ceremony and cocktail reception was held in Milan, Italy.