Angiodema: Gene therapy blocks painful hereditary disorder

Angiodema: Gene therapy blocks painful hereditary disorder

In the trial, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, angiodema symptoms were reduced by 95% among a small group of patients from the UK, New Zealand, and the Netherlands given a single infusion – targeted at cells in the liver – to reduce the KLKB1 gene’s ability to produce plasma prekallikrein. Source link

AI-model found to recognise patients’ emotions in therapy session, including fleeting ones – ET HealthWorld

AI-model found to recognise patients’ emotions in therapy session, including fleeting ones – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: An AI-driven system was found to be able to recognise facial expressions conveying emotions such as happiness and sadness, even fleeting ones, that researchers say could help support psychotherapy. The AI system that the researchers used for the study was a freely available artificial neural network trained to detect six basic emotions – … Read more

Thrikkakara municipality to open free physiotherapy, speech therapy clinics for children

Thrikkakara municipality to open free physiotherapy, speech therapy clinics for children

The Thrikkakara municipality is planning to set up free physiotherapy and speech therapy clinics for children in three government and aided schools. To begin with, the first such clinic will turn operational at the Padamugal Government Upper Primary School later this month. The municipality has set apart ₹3 lakh for the proposed clinic. Besides, therapists … Read more

Conversational Wellness Bots: The Future of Mental Health Therapy – ET HealthWorld

Conversational Wellness Bots: The Future of Mental Health Therapy – ET HealthWorld

By Dr. D. Narayana In today’s fast-paced world, stress has become a common occurrence in the lives of people, and it can lead to serious mental health issues like depression and anxiety. Unfortunately, the growth of mental health issues is alarming, and there is a significant gap in the availability of trained professionals to handle … Read more

Conversational Wellness Bots: The Future of Mental Health Therapy – ET HealthWorld

Conversational Wellness Bots: The Future of Mental Health Therapy – ET HealthWorld

By Dr. D. Narayana In today’s fast-paced world, stress has become a common occurrence in the lives of people, and it can lead to serious mental health issues like depression and anxiety. Unfortunately, the growth of mental health issues is alarming, and there is a significant gap in the availability of trained professionals to handle … Read more

IIT-K tops in innovation with Gene therapy, smart watch – ET HealthWorld

IIT-K tops in innovation with Gene therapy, smart watch – ET HealthWorld

Lucknow: Making an excellent mark, IIT-Kanpur topped the NIRF Rankings 2023 in the ‘Innovation’ category. With record-breaking 109 IPRs (Intellectual Property Rights) filed in 2022 and 950 overall IPRs filed till date, along with 130 technologies being licensed to Industry partners, the institute has a remarkable translational rate of 13.68%. IIT-K’s ground-breaking work in innovation … Read more

IIT-K tops in innovation with Gene therapy, smart watch – ET HealthWorld

IIT-K tops in innovation with Gene therapy, smart watch – ET HealthWorld

Lucknow: Making an excellent mark, IIT-Kanpur topped the NIRF Rankings 2023 in the ‘Innovation’ category. With record-breaking 109 IPRs (Intellectual Property Rights) filed in 2022 and 950 overall IPRs filed till date, along with 130 technologies being licensed to Industry partners, the institute has a remarkable translational rate of 13.68%. IIT-K’s ground-breaking work in innovation … Read more