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Sitting for long periods may increase the risk of dementia: Study

California [US], August 23 (ANI): According to a recent study, individuals aged 60 and more who sit for a long period of time watching TV or engaging in other passive, sedentary behaviours may be at an increased risk of developing dementia.

2022-08-23T13:29:44.918849+00:00 IST

Air pollution is linked to heart attacks in non-smokers: Research

Barcelona [Spain], August 23 (ANI): According to research, regular smokers, who already inhale smoke, were unaffected by unclean air, indicating a causal relationship between air pollution and heart attacks.

2022-08-23T13:27:52.368588+00:00 IST

Daily physical activity associated with lower risk of Covid 19

London [United Kingdom], August 23 (ANI): According to a study, daily physical activity has been associated with a decreased risk of COVID-19 infection and severity, including hospitalisation and death.

2022-08-23T13:03:02.445890+00:00 IST

Autism diagnosis can be improved by looking at men, women's emoti

Bath [England], August 23 (ANI): A group of researchers revealed that the diagnosis of autism could be improved by taking into account the differences in how men and women experience and act on their emotions.

2022-08-23T10:04:01.779617+00:00 IST

Drugs for Hepatitis C may reduce symptoms of PTSD

Boston [US], August 23 (ANI): Posttraumatic stress disorder affects a lot of people (PTSD). This possibly chronic illness causes disruption in people's lives and might cause new health problems or make pre-existing ones worse, like despair, anxiety, eating disorders, and suicidal thoughts.

2022-08-22T22:23:11.097745+00:00 IST

Research: Pheasant meat contains many tiny shards of toxic lead

Cambridge [UK], August 23 (ANI): Even if the flesh is carefully handled to remove the shotgun pellets and the most injured tissue, eating pheasants shot with lead shot is likely to expose consumers to higher levels of lead in their diet.

2022-08-22T22:07:57.542195+00:00 IST

Genetic score identifies those susceptible to cardiac death

Los Angeles [US], August 23 (ANI): Researchers at Cedars-Smidt Sinai's Heart Institute are getting closer to identifying patients who are most at risk of suffering from sudden cardiac death, which is when the heart stops beating due to an electrical problem.

2022-08-22T22:02:46.422599+00:00 IST

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Study finds eye test could screen children for autism

Washington [US], August 22 (ANI): According to a study conducted at Washington State University measuring how the pupils of the eyes change in reaction to light, known as the pupillary light reflex, could possibly be used to screen for autism in early infants.

2022-08-22T13:48:01.047933+00:00 IST

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Dental biorhythm is linked with adolescent weight gain

Canterbury [UK], August 22 (ANI): The University of Kent-led study found evidence of a biorhythm in human primary teeth that are linked to weight increase during adolescence.

2022-08-22T10:12:38.759864+00:00 IST

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Cannabis prescribed for pain linked with risk of heart disorders

Barcelona [Spain], August 22 (ANI): According to research, cannabis which is used to treat chronic pain is connected with an increased risk of heart rhythm abnormalities.

2022-08-22T08:08:45.524887+00:00 IST

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Novel hypotheses answer key questions about sexual reproduction

Washington [US], August 22 (ANI): Two novel hypotheses have been proposed that address the 'two-fold cost of sex': one of the biggest enigmas in the evolution of sexual reproduction.

2022-08-22T01:04:27.612428+00:00 IST

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Alzheimer's degrades cells that cross hemispheres, memory suffers

Washington [US], August 22 (ANI): New research reveals cells that span brain hemispheres to coordinate activity in visual processing centres and shows that Alzheimer's degrades their structure and therefore their function.

2022-08-22T00:52:41.931667+00:00 IST

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Study finds which natural remedies help in combating COVID-19

Hamburg [Germany], August 21 (ANI): Three naturally occurring substances found in foods like red wine, olive oil, and green tea are promising candidates for the creation of coronavirus-fighting medications. DESY's PETRA III X-ray source conducted a thorough screening of a large library of natural substances to identify those that bound to a key enzyme required for coronavirus replication.

2022-08-21T16:23:27.462718+00:00 IST

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Sugar substitutes impact gut microbiome

Weizmann [Israel], August 21 (ANI): Non-nutritive sweeteners have made the claim that they can provide all the sweetness of sugar without any calories since the late 1800s. Researchers who published their findings in the journal Cell on August 19 challenge the long-held belief that these sugar substitutes have no impact on humans. They discovered that some of them can actually alter consumers' microbiomes, which can affect their blood sugar levels.

2022-08-21T15:16:08.853000+00:00 IST

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New clinical trial at US University finds new way to treat cancer

Dallas (Texas) [US], August 21 (ANI): There are many different types of kidney cancer, and they can manifest with a few small metastases or many large ones. Today, though, every patient receives the same care. All of them are given medication.

2022-08-21T14:41:29.064078+00:00 IST

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Fibroblasts connected to cancer increase drug sensitivity

Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): Despite some studies suggesting that these fibroblasts may also make cancer cells more sensitive to therapy, cancer-associated fibroblasts in the tumour environment have typically been linked to tumour progression and resistance to therapy.

2022-08-21T14:37:36.606357+00:00 IST

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Study: Banana peels make sugar cookies healthier

Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers found that adding banana peel flour to the dough for sugar cookies increases the cookies' nutritional value.

2022-08-21T11:55:43.015801+00:00 IST

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Daily activity is more beneficial than longer periods of exercise

Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): According to research, a small amount of daily activity is more beneficial than longer periods of exercise spread out over the week, and you don't have to put in a mountain of work every day.

2022-08-21T11:05:38.817135+00:00 IST

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Study suggests therapy for treatment-resistant depression

Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): According to the researchers, deep brain stimulation (DBS) to the superolateral branch of the medial forebrain bundle (MFB), which is linked to reward and motivation. The study revealed metabolic brain changes over 12 months after DBS implantation, making it a strong potential therapy for treatment-resistant depression.

2022-08-21T11:05:07.762196+00:00 IST

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Study reveals Alzheimer's may lead to loss of visual memory

Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): According to a new MIT study, Alzheimer's disease impacts at least one form of visual memory by deteriorating a recently discovered circuit that connects the image processing areas of each brain hemisphere.

2022-08-21T11:03:47.413440+00:00 IST

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Brain gathers threat cues and turns them into fear?

Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): Salk Institute researchers have found that a biochemical pathway that combines potentially dangerous sights, sounds, and odours into a single message: Be afraid. CGRP is a protein that permits neurons in two distinct sections of the brain to combine dangerous sensory signals into a coherent signal, label it as negative, and transmit it to the amygdala, where it is converted into fear.

2022-08-21T09:29:06.190018+00:00 IST