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Premature death linked to consumption of ultra processed food

Traditional foods and meals created from fresh and minimally processed components are gradually being replaced by ultra-processed foods (UPFs), ready-to-eat or heat industrial formulations made with substances taken from foods or synthesised in laboratories, recent research has revealed

2022-11-12T10:00:32.096729+00:00 IST

Cholesterol medicines reduce risk of degenerative eye disease

Researchers revealed how daily use of medicines helps to manage type 2 diabetes and lower cholesterol may minimise the incidence of AMD.

2022-11-12T09:58:29.364535+00:00 IST

Teens who knew more about COVID-19 reported better well-being

According to a poll, youths who correctly answered more COVID-19 test questions reported less stress, worry, and unhappiness, as well as less loneliness and fear of missing out or FOMO.

2022-11-12T09:40:00.518841+00:00 IST

Healthy gut microbiome helps to improve cancer treatment: Study

The largest study to date has proven the association between the gut microbiome and melanoma treatment response.

2022-11-12T09:31:34.335492+00:00 IST

Children's hospital readmission risk is predictable

According to the findings of a study readily available electronic health record (EHR) data can be used to reliably identify readmission risk for children of all ages while they are still in the hospital.

2022-11-12T00:49:04.918946+00:00 IST

Study: Blood markers can predict depression in pregnancy

Signs of inflammation in the blood reliably predict and identify severe depression in pregnancy, reports a new study.

2022-11-11T17:16:04.439345+00:00 IST

Immune system reboot in Multiple Sclerosis patients: Study

Blood stem cell transplantation is a radical but highly effective therapy for multiple sclerosis. A study has now examined in detail the way in which the treatment curbs the autoimmune disease and how the immune system regenerates afterward. A better understanding of these mechanisms should help the treatment approach, currently approved in only a few countries, to gain wider acceptance.

2022-11-11T13:23:15.412539+00:00 IST

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A good friendship a day keeps gut-diseases away

A recent study conducted on primates shows the secret connection between a good gut and a good social life

2022-11-11T12:12:27.101767+00:00 IST

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COVID-19 causes long-term physical, mental health problems

According to a new study published in the journal PLOS Medicine by Martin Roessler of Technische Universitat Dresden, Germany, and colleagues, there is a significant new-onset major complication in children, adolescents, and adults across 13 distinct diagnosis and symptom complexes following COVID-19 infection.

2022-11-11T09:58:08.261624+00:00 IST

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Naveen Patnaik approves establishment of Medical Cyclotron unit

CM Naveen Patnaik approved the proposal for establishing a Medical Cyclotron unit at the Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital at the NISER campus

2022-11-11T07:02:03.343866+00:00 IST

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Injections for diabetes, cancer could become unnecessary soon

Some medications for these illnesses dissolve in water, making it impossible to carry them through the intestines, which process food and drink. As a result, these medications can't be taken by mouth. But UCR researchers have developed a chemical "tag" that can be attached to these medications, enabling them to enter the bloodstream through the intestines.

2022-11-11T02:45:45.147150+00:00 IST

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Experimental cancer vaccine shows promise in animal trials

An experimental therapeutic cancer vaccine induced two distinct and desirable immune system responses that led to significant tumour regression in mice, report investigators.

2022-11-11T02:26:19.695636+00:00 IST

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Stressful circumstances worsen symptoms of long-term COVID: Study

A new study reveals that the death of a loved one, financial or food poverty, or the development of a new disability were some of the best indicators of whether a patient hospitalised for COVID-19 will suffer signs of long COVID a year later.

2022-11-10T15:04:09.855990+00:00 IST

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Study: Pills rather than injections for cancer, diabetic patients

Researchers found that how pills can help cancer and diabetic patients to manage their ailments instead of needles and injections. UCR scientists have created a chemical "tag" that can be added to these drugs, allowing them to enter blood circulation via the intestines.

2022-11-10T15:03:47.018058+00:00 IST

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Researchers reveal level of copper in tumor cells

Small amounts of the metal copper are required by human cells to perform essential biological functions. The conclusion drawn from studies demonstrating higher copper levels in tumor cells and blood serum from cancer patients is that cancer cells require more copper than healthy cells.

2022-11-10T14:53:31.884292+00:00 IST

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Light physical activity linked with mild symptoms of hemorrhage

Intracerebral hemorrhage is the most serious type of stroke with few treatment options. About one in ten cases of stroke is an intracerebral hemorrhage, a condition caused by bleeding within the brain tissue, with high risk of death and disability.

2022-11-10T14:51:45.576157+00:00 IST

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Identification of the cells responsible for colon cancer relapse

Colon cancer is the third most common cancer in the world, with about 2 million new cases each year.

2022-11-10T05:17:18.591720+00:00 IST

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Evening people show enhanced fear acquisition

Study shows that the higher vulnerability of evening chronotype individuals (individual with the propensity to be more productive at night or at dawn) to anxiety and related disorders may be mediated by altered emotional learning.

2022-11-10T04:55:32.790782+00:00 IST

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Study reveals why those with autism avoid eye contact

Eye contact is a crucial component of everyday interactions but researchers revealed that people with autism find it difficult to make eye contact in natural situations.

2022-11-10T04:46:33.404908+00:00 IST

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New hope for patients with severe bone loss

An innovative technology developed at Tel Aviv University will enable bone regeneration to correct large bone defects by means of a special hydrogel. Following successful tests in an animal model, the researchers now plan to move forward to clinical trials.

2022-11-10T00:30:48.866465+00:00 IST

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Study: Processed foods key to rising obesity

A year-long study of the dietary habits of 9,341 Australians has backed growing evidence that highly processed and refined foods are the leading contributor to rising obesity rates in the Western world.

2022-11-09T23:17:11.239780+00:00 IST