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Radiation, immunotherapy beneficial for lung cancer treatment

In many cancer types, cancer cells try to survive by escaping attack from the immune system. These cancer cells hijack mechanisms called immune checkpoints to trick the immune system into thinking they are healthy cells. Recent advances in cancer treatment have focused on developing immune checkpoint blockers, which have revolutionized treatment approaches for many cancer patients, including those with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (mNSCLC).

2022-11-29T00:11:49.351989+00:00 IST

Women's Health: Breakthrough in bacterial vaginosis treatment

The human microbiome has been a hot topic over the last decade, with research pointing to disrupted bacterial communities as culprits for a host of maladies including irritable bowel syndrome, eczema, and autoimmune diseases. Most studies have focused on the microbiome within the human gut, but there is growing recognition that another oft-ignored bacterial community deserves equal attention - that found in the vagina.

2022-11-28T23:37:50.613289+00:00 IST

Gut microbes disturbed by COVID-19 infection, antibiotics

In an intensive look at the effects of the virus causing COVID-19 on patients' microbiome - the collection of microorganisms that live in and on the human body - Rutgers scientists found that acute infection disrupts a healthy balance between good and bad microbes in the gut, especially with antibiotic treatment.

2022-11-28T23:33:42.773565+00:00 IST

New study sheds light on growth of triple negative breast cancer

Basal-like breast cancers, also known as triple-negative cancers, are a particularly aggressive subtype of breast cancer with limited treatment options. Although the origin of luminal (cells that line the surface of the breast duct) and basal subtypes of breast cancer is unknown, studies suggest that basal-like cancers can arise from luminal epithelial cells.

2022-11-28T18:47:31.833556+00:00 IST

chemotherapy could increase disease susceptibility in future gene

Washington State University-led research indicates that a common chemotherapy drug could carry a toxic inheritance for children and grandchildren of adolescent cancer survivors.

2022-11-28T18:09:19.055984+00:00 IST

Organ donations, organ transplants increase during bike rallies

The study has shown that in the regions where the seven largest motorcycle rallies were held throughout the United States between 2005 and 2021, there were 21 per cent more organ donors per day, on average, and 26 per cent more transplant recipients per day, on average, during these events, compared with days just before and after the rallies.

2022-11-28T18:00:20.339244+00:00 IST

People suffering from depression are less likely to have children

A recent study published in the prestigious American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology found that depression is linked to lower chances of having children in both men and women.

2022-11-28T16:59:35.191869+00:00 IST

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HIV speeds up body's aging processes soon after infection

HIV has an "early and substantial" impact on aging in infected people, accelerating biological changes in the body associated with normal aging within just two to three years of infection, according to a study by UCLA researchers and colleagues.

2022-11-28T15:33:20.452720+00:00 IST

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Study: Obesity associated with poor brain development in children

Researchers revealed the connection between poorer brain health and higher weight and body mass index (BMI) in pre-adolescence using MRI data from the largest long-term study of brain development and child health conducted in the United States.

2022-11-28T10:43:48.169545+00:00 IST

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Research: Pathways for vomiting after eating infected food

The urge to vomit after eating contaminated food is the body's natural defensive response to get rid of bacterial toxins. However, the process of how our brain initiates this biological reaction upon detecting germs remains elusive.

2022-11-27T23:55:00.087731+00:00 IST

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Appendiceal cancer gets its own preclinical model

Appendiceal cancer (malignancies of the appendix, a small tissue pouch that is part of the gastrointestinal tract) is very rare, occurring in perhaps one or two people per 1 million per year. Prognoses are mixed, with a 5-year survival rate of 67 to 97 per cent for low-grade tumours detected early, but much lower for advanced cases that may have spread to other parts of the body.

2022-11-27T23:34:47.313701+00:00 IST

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Researchers find gut-brain connection for social development

To learn to socialize, zebrafish need to trust their gut. Gut microbes encourage specialized cells to prune back extra connections in brain circuits that control social behaviour, new UO research in zebrafish shows. Pruning is essential for the development of normal social behavior.

2022-11-27T23:12:48.866536+00:00 IST

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First-degree relatives of NAFLD patients at risk of liver disease

Approximately one-fourth of the general population worldwide has nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, known as NAFLD, an umbrella term for a range of liver conditions affecting people who drink little to no alcohol. NAFLD can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver failure.

2022-11-27T22:31:14.337962+00:00 IST

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Research: Migraines caused by alterations in metabolite levels

Migraines are a pain in the head and in the hip pocket, but newly discovered genetic causes by QUT researchers could lead the way to new preventative drugs and therapies.

2022-11-27T17:03:40.505308+00:00 IST

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Children who had bronchitis linked to adult lung problem: Study

Bronchitis in early childhood has been found to increase the risk of lung diseases in middle age according to research from the Allergy and Lung Health Unit at the University of Melbourne.

2022-11-27T16:56:35.182404+00:00 IST

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Mild to moderate stress is good for health: Research

According to new research from the University of Georgia's Youth Development Institute, stress may be beneficial to brain function.

2022-11-27T16:48:53.576162+00:00 IST

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Research shows surge in cervical cancer among women

According to current studies, cervical cancer has sharply increased in prevalence among women in their early 30s.

2022-11-27T16:36:11.177841+00:00 IST

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Genetic malfunction of brain astrocytes triggers migraine: Study

Migraine is one of the most disabling disorders, affecting one in seven people and causing a tremendous social and economic burden. Several findings suggest that migraine is a disease affecting a large part of the central nervous system and characterized by a global dysfunction in sensory information processing and integration, which also occurs between migraine episodes (interictal period). For example, patients with migraine exhibit increased cortical responses to sensory stimuli during the interictal period. At present, the cellular mechanisms responsible for these alterations are largely unknown.

2022-11-27T14:49:08.505180+00:00 IST

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Black tea found to be reliable predictor of dementia: Study

Drinking a cup of tea a day can lead to numerous health benefits. But a recent study found that it can also lead to a reliable prediction of dementia in old age.

2022-11-27T14:38:59.830671+00:00 IST

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Study suggests black tea can be helpful for health in later life

A daily cup of tea may help you enjoy better health later in life, but if you don't drink tea, there are other things you can include in your diet.

2022-11-27T10:32:26.713960+00:00 IST

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Amount of water consumed by people explored in new study

A research of thousands of people has found a significant difference in the amount of water people consume around the world and throughout their lives, clearly refuting the oft-repeated concept that eight, 8-ounce glasses of water cover the human body's daily needs.

2022-11-27T10:30:39.845891+00:00 IST