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Reduced-nicotine cigarettes make anxious smokers smoke less

Lowering the amount of nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels may reduce smoking without worsening mental health in smokers with mood or anxiety disorders, according to Penn State College of Medicine and Harvard Medical School researchers. They said reducing nicotine content in cigarettes could also lessen addiction, lower exposure to toxicants and increase a smoker's chances of quitting.

2022-11-26T21:30:49.185345+00:00 IST

Human evolution wasn't just sheet music, but how it was played

A team of Duke researchers has identified a group of human DNA sequences driving changes in brain development, digestion and immunity that seem to have evolved rapidly after our family line split from that of the chimpanzees, but before we split with the Neanderthals.

2022-11-26T19:41:20.721368+00:00 IST

Changing feelings can help conventional thinkers boost creativity

Even people who tend to think conventionally, such as accountants or insurance adjusters, can be creative if they can look at emotional situations in a different light.

2022-11-26T18:20:43.813697+00:00 IST

Cellular secrets of aging unlocked by researchers

New research has uncovered how genetic changes that accumulate slowly in blood stem cells throughout life are likely to be responsible for the dramatic change in blood production after the age of 70.

2022-11-26T17:08:07.276130+00:00 IST

Researchers reveal effects of antibody drug conjugates

A variety of intricate cancer therapies known as antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) have undergone clinical testing and been approved for use on patients. To explain the possible risks associated with these medications, researchers have conducted an extensive analysis of different scientific databases.

2022-11-26T10:26:29.865959+00:00 IST

Study: Gut, stroke-induced cognitive impairment are associated

Depression is more common in stroke patients, which has an adverse influence on the recovery of cognitive and functional abilities, according to researchers.

2022-11-26T09:00:09.211112+00:00 IST

Risk of asthma attacks doubled after Covid limitations removed

According to new research from the Queen Mary University of London, adults with asthma had an almost doubled risk of a severe asthma attack after Covid-19 limitations were loosened in the UK.

2022-11-25T22:41:55.106653+00:00 IST

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Scientists create new map of developing cerebral cortex

Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have mapped the surface of the cortex of the young human brain with unprecedented resolution, revealing the development of key functional regions from two months before birth to two years after.

2022-11-25T15:42:27.601275+00:00 IST

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Nanoparticles deliver a chemotherapy drug, immunotherapy: Study

Researchers found and developed nanoparticles that simultaneously carry chemotherapy and a new immunotherapy. Chemotherapy is a pillar of cancer treatment, but residual cancer cells can persist and cause tumor relapse.

2022-11-25T14:48:17.542463+00:00 IST

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Study reveal severe asthma attacks doubled post Covid-19

According to researchers, asthma patients experienced about doubled risk of having a severe asthma attack. The research found an increased risk of these attacks after Covid-19 restrictions were relaxed.

2022-11-25T13:27:52.589804+00:00 IST

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Quarter of former Olympians suffer from osteoarthritis

New research findings suggest that one in four retired Olympians reported a diagnosis of osteoarthritis, the form of arthritis that causes changes in the joint and can lead to discomfort, pain and disability.

2022-11-25T10:59:43.040883+00:00 IST

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Study examines children's mental health during, after pandemic

The first comprehensive study to examine research on the mental health of children and young people using evidence from before and during COVID-19 discovered an effect on mental health that could lead to an increase in demand for support services.

2022-11-24T22:48:18.330191+00:00 IST

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New research reveals relationship between oral bacteria, diseases

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified the bacteria most commonly found in severe oral infections. Few such studies have been done before, and the team now hopes that the study can provide deeper insight into the association between oral bacteria and other diseases. The study is published in Microbiology Spectrum.

2022-11-24T17:03:12.469699+00:00 IST

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Research: 1 in 8 adult experienced depression during pandemic

A new, large-scale study of more than 20,000 older adults in Canada found that approximately 1 in 8 older adults developed depression for the first time during the pandemic.

2022-11-24T16:30:29.398972+00:00 IST

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Study: CAR T cell therapy reaches beyond cancer

Engineered immune cells, known as CAR T cells, have shown the world what personalized immunotherapies can do to fight blood cancers. Now, investigators have reported highly promising early results for CAR T therapy in a small set of patients with the autoimmune disease lupus. Penn Medicine CAR T pioneer Carl June, MD, and Daniel Baker, a doctoral student in Cell and Molecular Biology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, discuss this development in a commentary published today in Cell.

2022-11-24T13:45:48.335233+00:00 IST

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Link between kids' sleep techniques and behavioral development

The importance of good sleep during childhood development has been extensively researched. Bad sleep quality and behaviors are detrimental to neurobehavioral functioning, emotional reactivity and regulation, and can pose a risk for future psychopathology.

2022-11-24T13:14:52.978356+00:00 IST

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Study finds how oral health, common diseases are connected

Study found the connection between oral health and common diseases, such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.

2022-11-24T13:07:52.547345+00:00 IST

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Drug used to treat sleep disorders linked to risk of overdose

According to Rutgers researchers, teens and young adults who are treated for sleep disorders with benzodiazepines such as Xanax - a medicine often recommended to treat anxiety and sleeplessness - may be at a higher risk of overdose.

2022-11-23T23:40:36.842013+00:00 IST

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Gene that controls social behaviour may hold key to know autism

This study helps us understand at the molecular level why sociability is disrupted during the very earliest stages of life. "It also gives us an opportunity to explore potential treatments that could restore sociability in these animals and, perhaps in time, eventually in humans as well.

2022-11-23T23:04:51.030668+00:00 IST

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Most people with prolonged Covid face stigma, discrimination

According to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE, the majority of persons living with Long Covid suffer some type of stigma directly related to their condition.

2022-11-23T21:59:44.320336+00:00 IST

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Vitamin D fails to reduce statin-associated muscle pain: Research

Patients who take statins to lower high cholesterol levels often complain of muscle pains, which can lead them to stop taking the highly effective medication and put them at greater risk of heart attack or stroke.

2022-11-23T17:27:01.542867+00:00 IST