Columbia University Medical Centre

Old blood used during transfusion procedure may be dangerous, says study

Transfusion of red blood cells is the most common procedure performed in hospitalised patients, with about five million patients receiving red blood cell transfusions annually in the US.

Jan 12, 2017, 00:10 AM IST

Revealed, a drug that may slow down Alzheimer's

To remain healthy, brain cells must continually clear out old, worn, or damaged proteins, a task performed by a small molecular cylinder called the proteasome. 

Dec 22, 2015, 15:28 PM IST

Mukherjee's new book a new way of understanding medicine

His "The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer", won him the Pulitzer Prize in general nonfiction in 2011.  

Oct 11, 2015, 17:22 PM IST