Publications by authors named "Muthukumaran Natarajan"
The use of incretin analogues has emerged in recent years as an effective approach to achieve both enhanced insulin secretion and weight loss in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients. Agonists which bind and stimulate multiple receptors have shown particular promise. However, off target effects, including nausea and diarrhoea, remain a complication of using these agents, and modified versions with optimized pharmacological profiles and/or biased signaling at the cognate receptors are increasingly sought.
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- India has the highest rates of preterm births and related deaths, with a significant number of low birth weight neonates in facilities like Chengalpattu Government Medical College.
- A quality improvement initiative aimed to increase the duration of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) for stable low birth weight babies from an average of 4.6 hours to over 12 hours daily, using various interventions over 8 weeks.
- By implementing measures such as opening a mother-neonatal ICU and enhancing educational support, the average KMC duration rose to 16.6 hours per day, demonstrating the effectiveness of structured quality improvement efforts.