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B.Sc, M.Sc.
Amrita has a masters in Human Genetics from Sri Ramachandra medical College and is hooked onto everything even remotely associated with genes. She loves every aspect of writing, the research, planning and actually weaving all the thoughts together. If she's not writing, she's busy being an avid view more..
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Severe Hypoglycemia Doubles Risk of Death in People With Diabetes
An attack of hypoglycemia that requires an emergency department visit increases the risk for cardiovascular disease or death among people with diabetes.
Time of Antibody Response Key to Rejection in Kidney Transplant
Donor specific antibodies produced before kidney transplant show promise of better outcome in kidney transplant patients.
Diabetes Increases Risk for Cancer Among Asians
A study conducted on Asians found that diabetes was associated with 26% increase risk of death due to cancer.
International Women’s Day 2017: Exclusive Interview With ‘Woman Achiever Award Winner’ Dr. Sumana Navin
The International Women’s Day 2017 is celebrated on March 8th and Medindia brings to you an exclusive interview with Dr. Sumana Navin.
CRISPETa - A Novel Tool to Delete Disease Causing Genes
CRISPETa is a software tool that can be used to delete sections of DNA using two optimized RNA sequences that act as molecular scissors.