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Potential cure for alcohol use disorder is heart medication

Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): A recent study by National Institutes of Health researchers and their associates suggests that a drug used to treat heart issues and high blood pressure may also be useful in treating alcohol use disorder.

2022-09-20T04:22:55.350080+00:00 IST

Covid-19 reduces placenta's immune response: Study

Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): According to a study, if a woman catches COVID-19 during her pregnancy, the infection, no matter how slight, affects the placenta's immune response to further infections.

2022-09-20T00:17:35.472816+00:00 IST

Risk of bleeding decreases when people stop taking aspirin

Washington [US], September 19 (ANI): New research suggested that if you're already taking one blood thinner, then you don't need to take another. In fact, researchers discovered that when patients on a commonly prescribed blood thinner stop taking aspirin, their risk of bleeding complications decreases significantly.

2022-09-19T16:46:20.808636+00:00 IST

New mechanism that help cells protect themselves from ferroptosis

Heidelberg [Germany], September 19 (ANI): When free radicals become uncontrollable and destroy the protective cell membrane in a chain reaction, a cell dies of ferroptosis. When healthy cells are subjected to oxidative stress, they are occasionally damaged. Cancer cells, in particular, are vulnerable to ferroptosis due to their highly active metabolism, but many of them escape this fate. Researchers around the world are looking for the factors that make a cell susceptible or resistant to ferroptosis so that they can potentially influence this type of cell death therapeutically, according to a study.

2022-09-19T15:58:30.199954+00:00 IST

Researchers find causes of brain disorders in people with HD

Washington [US], September 19 (ANI): Huntington's disease is a genetic brain disorder caused by a mutation in the huntingtin gene. HD is a neurological disease that has no cure and produces personality changes, dementia symptoms, and uncontrollable convulsive movements, eventually leading to death. Such HD symptoms are known to be produced by the loss of brain cells in the striatum as a result of difficulties emerging in synapses that are critical to brain function during the disease's progression. However, the precise mechanism behind brain dysfunction during the course of HD is still unknown.

2022-09-19T05:57:10.432733+00:00 IST

New drug helps relieve eczema's terrible itch

Illinois [US], September 19 (ANI): Researchers involved in a new multi-site international phase III study led by Northwestern Medicine found that a new drug was highly effective in reducing the signs and symptoms of moderate-to-severe eczema. This is the first study to treat moderate-to-severe eczema in infants and children 6 months to 5 years of age with a biologic drug (monoclonal antibody) instead of immune-suppressing medications.

2022-09-19T05:53:06.859990+00:00 IST

Children with primary immunodeficiency may be at risk of covid-19

Washington [US], September 19 (ANI): According to a new study, children with specific immunodeficiency illnesses have abnormalities in genes that regulate the body's immune system against viral infections and have a higher death risk owing to COVID-19.

2022-09-19T00:14:51.401392+00:00 IST

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Drinking tea may reduce risk of type 2 diabetes: Study

Washington [US], September 19 (ANI): Research on over 1 million people from eight countries discovered that moderate use of black, green, or Oolong tea is linked to a lower risk of getting type 2 diabetes.

2022-09-18T22:24:40.532308+00:00 IST

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Healthy lifestyle halves risk of dementia in people with diabetes

Glasgow [Scotland], September 18 (ANI): According to the research of hundreds of thousands of people in the UK presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Stockholm, Sweden, people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) had a lower chance of developing dementia when they lead a healthy lifestyle.

2022-09-18T15:07:13.724682+00:00 IST

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Women's mental health more susceptible to exercise in pandemic

New York [US], September 18 (ANI): Women's mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic was more likely to be impacted by physical activity frequency than men's, according to recent research from Binghamton University, the State University of New York.

2022-09-18T14:59:11.771871+00:00 IST

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Study: Better prognostic biomarkers for heart failure

Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): Bloodstream levels of a protein fragment known as endotrophin can be used to predict outcomes in individuals suffering from a prevalent kind of heart failure, suggested the researchers.

2022-09-18T09:56:09.418661+00:00 IST

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Study: New techniques to detect early signs of breast cancer

Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): A group of researchers devised a two-pronged technique for measuring breast density in mice, resulting in improved detection of changes in breast tissue, including early symptoms of cancer. The researchers anticipate that this approach from mice will be used to better human breast imaging; it may also aid in disease prognosis because density can be linked to specific patterns of mammary gland growth, including signals of cancer development.

2022-09-18T06:17:58.672126+00:00 IST

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Excess weight is linked to a higher risk of COVID-19 infection

Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): According to a study, having a high body mass index (BMI) rather than having high blood sugar levels is associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 infection and prolonged COVID.

2022-09-17T23:40:07.712870+00:00 IST

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Smoking, lack of exercise linked to early death of people

Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): According to a new study, people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) who get cancer are more likely to die in the next seven years if they smoke or are physically inactive.

2022-09-17T23:28:22.767660+00:00 IST

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Fungal intruder shrinks, develops to aid infection spread

Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): According to new research from the University of Utah Health, a fungus that is a major cause of fungal meningitis undergoes a remarkable change once it enters the body, allowing it to infect the brain.

2022-09-17T17:37:12.618946+00:00 IST

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Study find hay fever associated with asthma in children

Rochester [New York], September 17 (ANI): According to a study of schoolchildren conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center, the majority of children with asthma also reported experiencing allergic rhinitis, generally known as hay fever. Hay fever symptoms include runny nose, sneezing, congestion, and sinus pressure and it can aggravate asthma.

2022-09-17T10:52:49.364149+00:00 IST

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Macrophages may be scavenger cells of the immune system

Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): Alveoli are microscopic air sacs in our lungs that exchange gases between the air we breathe and our blood. To keep this process running properly, the alveolar epithelial cells create a material called "surfactant," which coats the alveoli like a film. This complex, which is mostly comprised of phospholipids and proteins, assists to lower alveolar surface tension. It also functions as a filter, consistently capturing bacteria and viruses that enter the lungs when we breathe.

2022-09-17T04:01:53.117211+00:00 IST

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Balanced meal timing may enhance brain health: Study

Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): Dementia affects approximately 55 million people worldwide, and the disease's prevalence has steadily increased. The population is expected to triple by 2050, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Dementia not only reduces people's quality of life but also adds significant economic burdens to families and society.

2022-09-17T00:34:06.470506+00:00 IST

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Repeated infections associated with neurodegenerative diseases

Washington [US], September 16 (ANI): Infections treated with speciality hospital care in early and mid-life are associated with an increased subsequent risk of Alzheimer's (AD) and Parkinson's diseases (PD), but not amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a new study.

2022-09-16T18:18:17.676100+00:00 IST

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Diet might play role in cognitive function across diverse races

Washington [US], September 16 (ANI): A new study led by investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, along with outside collaborators expands on previously published work by including additional races and ethnicities.

2022-09-16T17:48:16.683768+00:00 IST

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Excessive smartphone use linked to earlier puberty onset

London [UK], September 16 (ANI): The results of a rat study, which were presented today at the 60th Annual European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology Meeting, suggest that regular exposure to blue light from tablets and smartphones may affect hormone levels and raise the risk of premature puberty.

2022-09-16T16:18:43.921210+00:00 IST