Tag: Genetic Disorder

Dhaka: Abul Bajandar, better known as Bangladesh’s “tree man” for large bark-like warts on his body, remained in hospital on Wednesday, with doctors saying he might need fresh surgeries in coming days. Bajandar, 27, has been living in a twin-bed room in the Dhaka Medical College Hospital for the last two years and has undergone […]

Zolgensma, labelled as the "world's most expensive drug" and is a single dose intravenous injection, was imported from the US and administered to Ayaansh Gupta on Wednesday at a private hospital in Hyderabad.

New York: Researchers have found a potential treatment for polycystic kidney disease, a genetic disorder that causes the kidneys to swell with multiple cysts and can eventually lead to organ failure. The study published in the journal Nature Communications shows an approximately 50 per cent reduction in kidney size in afflicted mice following treatment. The drug […]