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New insights on the importance of skull channels for brain health

Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): Researchers who previously discovered channels in the skull have found that cerebrospinal fluid can exit the brain through these channels to reach the skull's bone marrow, which can detect and respond to infection or injury. Tapping into this process may help investigators study and treat inflammation-related brain conditions.

2022-09-12T09:16:41.206384+00:00 IST

Anti-diarrheal drug might treat core ASD symptoms

Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): Currently, there are no medication treatments for the basic symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), may an existing drug provide a new treatment, even if it previously had no association with ASD? A new study posed this question. The researchers developed a computer model that included proteins involved in ASD as well as their interactions.

2022-09-12T08:44:19.772267+00:00 IST

New approach for clearer fatty liver observation found

Tokyo [Japan], September 12 (ANI): Obesity can cause a number of health problems. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a kind of fatty liver disease that can lead to cancer, is more common in obese people. Treatment for NASH patients has yet to be discovered, owing in part to the lack of suitable and efficient methods for isolating and analysing the characteristics of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), which have been shown to play a significant role in the progression of NASH-associated liver fibrosis and liver cancer.

2022-09-12T07:55:03.567227+00:00 IST

Antibiotics might worsen melanoma by depleting the gut microbiome

Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): According to a new study by researchers at Emory University in Atlanta, the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in mice with malignant melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, accelerated their metastatic bone growth.

2022-09-12T01:17:46.494550+00:00 IST

Women with disabilities are more likely to have poor diets

Washington [US], September 11 (ANI): A recent study by researchers at the NYU School of Global Public Health found that specially abled women are almost twice as likely to perceive their diet as poor and to experience food insecurity.

2022-09-11T14:57:37.823709+00:00 IST

Rotating spiral waves in live human hearts

Washington [US], September 11 (ANI): Electrical signals cause the heart to beat and can cause severe cardiac events like tachycardia and fibrillation as they spiral outward in spiral waves. The first high-resolution images of steady spiral waves in human ventricles are helping researchers get a fresh understanding of these complex circumstances.

2022-09-11T13:27:57.095062+00:00 IST

Study suggests flu shot may lower risk of stroke

Minneapolis [US], September 11 (ANI): Getting an annual flu vaccine shot may help to lower the risk of stroke, according to researchers.

2022-09-11T09:01:52.469286+00:00 IST

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Research: Hip fractures will double worldwide by 2050

Austin (Texas) [US], September 10 (ANI): According to a new study led by experts at the University of Hong Kong, osteoporotic hip fracture, already a risky and crippling issue for elderly men and women globally, is poised to worsen as the population ages and becomes more feeble. According to the study, men and people over 85 years old are at particularly high risk for osteoporosis and fractures, which highlights the need for greater research, prevention, and treatment.

2022-09-10T02:43:35.653902+00:00 IST

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Study reveals app that identifies perfect day for kids

Melbourne [Australia], September 10 (ANI): It can be difficult to strike the "just right" balance in a child's hectic day--not too much sport, not too little sleep. While parents find it difficult to fit homework between extracurricular obligations and downtime, groundbreaking software might offer a much-needed alternative.

2022-09-09T18:39:36.524503+00:00 IST

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Children who have temporary facial paralysis can recover

Melbourne [Australia], September 9 (ANI): According to a new study, the majority of youngsters with a syndrome that temporarily weakens or paralyses the muscles in the face recover without medicine within six months.

2022-09-09T17:38:21.598974+00:00 IST

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Body positivity during pregnancy lead to healthier mom, infants

Boston [US], September 9 (ANI): Pregnancy is frequently portrayed as a time of great enthusiasm and anticipation. The typical physical changes that occur during pregnancy, however, can raise the likelihood of body dissatisfaction in some pregnant and postpartum women.

2022-09-09T17:29:40.627066+00:00 IST

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Infant antibiotic use may negatively affect adult gut health

London [UK], September 9 (ANI): Antibiotics are frequently administered to preterm and low birth weight infants in order to prevent infections, not simply treat them as they have a higher risk of developing them. A recent study discovered that neonatal mice exposed to antibiotics early in life had long-lasting consequences on their microbiota, enteric nervous system, and gut function. The study was published in The Journal of Physiology. This could imply that children who receive antibiotics as infants may have digestive problems.

2022-09-09T15:28:06.018194+00:00 IST

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Jumping gene found to be strongly linked to depression: Study

Okinawa [Japan], September 9 (ANI): The Tob gene, which was initially discovered in Prof. Tadashi Yamamoto's old group in Japan in 1996, is well known for its connection to cancer. Previous studies have shown that it also plays a role in controlling the cell cycle and the immunological response of the body. Now, scientists from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) have discovered that this gene also has a significant role in lowering depression, fear, and anxiety in a multidisciplinary study that blends molecular biology with neuroscience. The Translational Psychiatry journal published their research.

2022-09-09T15:09:58.473575+00:00 IST

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Hypertension in people features debilitating headaches, sight los

Birmingham [UK], September 9 (ANI): Patients suffering from a type of elevated brain pressure may have their disease recognised earlier thanks to new biochemical clues, according to new research.

2022-09-09T13:43:51.823463+00:00 IST

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Women, men share same risk factors for cardiovascular disease

Hamilton (Ontario) [Canada], September 9 (ANI): Researchers discovered that women and men share the majority of the same risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). This is the first such study to include people not only from high-income countries but also from low- and middle-income countries, where the burden of CVD is the highest.

2022-09-09T13:30:38.950194+00:00 IST

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Researchers discover new technology to detect ovarian cancer

Rochester [New York], September 9 (ANI): According to a new study led by a Wilmot Cancer Institute physician/scientist, a new type of technology can collect stray ovarian cancer cells from a simple blood test and successfully forecast cancer in persons who have a lesion or cyst in the pelvic region.

2022-09-09T13:23:19.095251+00:00 IST

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Key protein that drives rheumatoid arthritis damage: Study

Washington [US], September 9 (ANI): Scientists have identified a protein known as sulfatase-2 that plays a critical role in the damage caused by rheumatoid arthritis. The researchers' discovery sheds new light on the molecular processes that drive inflammation seen in rheumatoid arthritis. It could also someday lead to improved treatment of the disease, which currently has no cure.

2022-09-09T13:04:11.935723+00:00 IST

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Change in guidance about eating fish during pregnancy

Washington [US], September 9 (ANI): A woman's mercury level during pregnancy is unlikely to have an adverse effect on the development of the child provided that the mother eats fish, according to a new study.

2022-09-09T12:21:01.668892+00:00 IST

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Researchers develop gene therapy for rare ciliopathy

Washington [US], September 9 (ANI): Researchers have developed a gene therapy that rescues cilia defects in retinal cells affected by a type of Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), a disease that causes blindness in early childhood.

2022-09-09T10:58:53.828851+00:00 IST

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Researchers reveal how fasting affects neurons in brain

Boston [US], September 9 (ANI): Calorie restriction has long been linked to fewer seizures in people with epilepsy. Novel research from Boston Children's Hospital helps to explain how fasting affects neurons in the brain and may pave the door for new treatments that do not require fasting or restrictive diets.

2022-09-09T01:24:57.310685+00:00 IST

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New way to reverse effects of neurological disease

Washington [US], September 9 (ANI): Scientists at Mount Sinai's Icahn School of Medicine, the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), and other institutions have reversed the effects of several life-threatening inherited neurodegenerative diseases known as lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs) in patient cells and mice.

2022-09-08T22:11:01.653258+00:00 IST