By Dr. Avi Verma Your Heart: The Engine That Sustains Life Your heart is the hardest-working muscle in your body. About the size of your clenched fist, it begins beating before you are born and continues without pause throughout your lifetime. Every day

A New 10-Part Educational Series by Avi Verma MD(h) After the overwhelming response to our five-part “Protect Your Vision, Protect Your Life” series, IndoUS Tribune is pleased to introduce the next installment of our Health Corner—a comprehensive ten-part series titled “Healthy Heart, Healthy

Comprehensive Vision Health & Preventive Ophthalmic Care Across the Lifespan By: Dr. Avi Verma Introduction: Vision Health as a Lifelong Priority Eye health is not confined to a single stage of life—it is a continuous process of prevention, early detection, and timely treatment.

Children’s Eye Health: Protecting Vision During the Most Important Years By: Dr. Avi Verma Introduction: Healthy Eyes, Healthy Future A child’s vision is one of the most important foundations for healthy growth and development. Nearly eighty percent of a child’s learning occurs through

Corneal diseases and surface disorders – The window to healthy vision By: Dr. Avi Verma The eyes are among the most precious organs of the human body, allowing us to experience the beauty of the world and maintain our independence throughout life. While

By: Dr. Avi Verma The eyes are among the most precious gifts of human life. Through them, we experience the beauty of the world, recognize loved ones, and maintain our independence. Yet millions of people silently suffer from progressive eye diseases that develop

By: Dr. Avi Verma The eyes are among the most precious gifts of human life. Through our eyes, we experience the beauty of nature, recognize loved ones, read, work, drive, learn, and remain connected to the world around us. Healthy vision is essential

By: Dr Avi Verma The eyes are among the most precious gifts of human life. Through vision, people experience the beauty of nature, recognize loved ones, read, work, drive, learn, and stay connected to the world around them. Healthy eyesight is essential not

By: Dr. Avi Verma Scientists at Scripps Research and Harvard University are reporting major advances in regenerative medicine — an emerging field focused on helping the body repair damaged tissues and organs using its own biological pathways rather than relying solely on transplants

By: Dr. Avi Verma Doctors and researchers in London have reported remarkable success using an experimental gene therapy to restore vision in children born with one of the most severe inherited eye disorders, known as AIPL1-related Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA4).   The condition

By: Dr. Avi Verma Recent discussions circulating online suggest that researchers in Japan are developing a breakthrough osteoporosis therapy that “stimulates natural bone regeneration by activating proteins that control osteoblasts,” with the aim of fully restoring bone density rather than merely slowing bone

By: Dr. Avi Verma A new line of research in synthetic biology is advancing an intriguing idea: using specially engineered bacteria to target and destroy cancer from within. Scientists at the University of Waterloo are studying how a naturally occurring soil bacterium, Clostridium

By: Dr. Avi Verma A recent student-led research project exploring traditional Native American herbal knowledge has drawn attention for its scientific curiosity and cultural relevance, while also underscoring the importance of cautious interpretation in early-stage medical findings. What the study found A 17-year-old

By: Dr. Avi Verma In a breakthrough that could redefine the future of organ transplantation, scientists have successfully demonstrated a method to convert donor kidneys into “universal” organs—potentially eliminating one of the biggest barriers in saving lives: blood-type incompatibility. Researchers at the University

By: Dr. Avi Verma Advances in neonatal medicine are steadily pushing the boundaries of what is possible in saving extremely premature infants. Among the most promising and debated innovations is the development of artificial womb-like systems designed to support babies born at the

By: Dr. Avi Verma Regenerative medicine has reached a historic milestone as Japan officially approved the commercial use of bio-engineered heart muscle sheets derived from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. This breakthrough, developed by a Tokyo-based medical venture, represents the first time a lab-grown

By Dr. Avi Verma Brazil has recently introduced an experimental medical treatment that scientists hope could help repair spinal cord damage, drawing global interest in regenerative medicine. The therapy, known as Polylaminin, is being studied by researchers at the Federal University of Rio de