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Sequencing respiratory viruses provides new insight on coinfections

Washington [US], November 1 (ANI): With mask-wearing and social distancing on the decline and the cold and flu season upon us, researchers have developed a viral panel that has enabled the simultaneous testing for SARS-CoV-2 along with other common respiratory viruses, that tells whether other viruses also are at play in patients hard hit by COVID.

2021-11-01T06:39:34.988821+00:00 IST

Brain monitoring suggests common link between electrical tremors, mental health disorders: Study

Washington [US], October 31 (ANI): A new review of current literature, conducted by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London, has found that irregular responses in the brain to challenging tasks and mistakes could be key to understanding common links between abnormal behaviours in a range of mental illness and cognitive disorders.

2021-10-31T17:32:30.616644+00:00 IST

Glycogen is linked to heat generation in fat cells, finds study

Washington [US], October 31 (ANI): Researchers in a recent study describe how energy expenditure and heat production are regulated in obesity through a previously unknown cellular pathway.

2021-10-31T17:12:13.020970+00:00 IST

Research discovers antibiotics for treating appendicitis

Washington [US], October 31 (ANI): According to the findings of the Comparing Outcomes of antibiotic Drugs and Appendectomy (CODA) trial and an updated treatment guideline for appendicitis from the American College of Surgeons, antibiotics are now an accepted first-line treatment for most people with appendicitis.

2021-10-31T13:11:37.372853+00:00 IST

Research explores how immune system gets altered by COVID-19

Berlin [Germany], October 31 (ANI): Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich researchers say that COVID-19 reduces the numbers and functional competence of certain types of immune cells in the blood.

2021-10-31T09:30:26.123727+00:00 IST

Leaky gut syndrome in elderly can be improved by polyphenol-rich diets: Study

Barcelona [Spain], October 31 (ANI): Increase of intestinal permeability is linked to factors such as ageing, food allergies and intolerances and unhealthy diets. According to a new study, a polyphenol-rich diet can improve intestinal permeability in old people.

2021-10-31T09:03:24.427606+00:00 IST

'Long COVID' can negatively impact physical, cognitive function, employment, quality of life: Study

Washington [US], October 30 (ANI): A new study has shown that patients experiencing post-acute COVID syndrome (PACS, also known as "long COVID") may have symptoms for at least 12 months after initial COVID-19 infection, significantly and negatively impacting their cognition, ability to work, participation in physical activity, interaction with others, and overall quality of life.

2021-10-30T17:57:24.986682+00:00 IST

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Clinically significant cataract associated with increased risk of death from vascular causes: Study

London [UK], October 30 (ANI): Clinically significant cataract is associated with an increased risk of death from vascular causes, such as stroke and heart attack, suggests the findings of new research.

2021-10-30T12:16:42.126111+00:00 IST

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People who purchased guns during buying surge more likely to have suicidal thoughts: Study

Washington [US], October 29 (ANI): People who purchased firearms during the 2020-2021 purchasing surge - particularly first-time buyers - were more likely to have thoughts of suicide, according to a Rutgers study.

2021-10-29T18:28:05.573672+00:00 IST

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Researchers identify potential new treatment for COVID-19

Canterbury [UK], October 29 (ANI): Researchers during a recent study identified a potential new treatment that suppresses the replication of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

2021-10-29T08:43:26.758393+00:00 IST

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Severe asthma treatment with psoriasis medicine leads to worsening of symptoms: Study

Leicester [UK], October 29 (ANI): According to the trial results of a new study, a medicine licensed to treat psoriasis led to worsened symptoms in patients who were suffering from severe asthma.

2021-10-29T08:42:08.733325+00:00 IST

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Study offers new immunotherapy insights for kidney cancer

Washington [US], October 28 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and UCL, found immune cell patterns within tumours that can help predict if patients with kidney cancer will respond to immunotherapy.

2021-10-28T17:42:29.346651+00:00 IST

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Physical therapy reduces risk of chronic opioid use for knee replacement patients: Study

Washington [US], October 28 (ANI): A team of researchers have discovered a promising way to reduce knee replacement patients' risk of opioid addiction: Participate in physical therapy either before or after total knee replacement surgery.

2021-10-28T05:29:17.532932+00:00 IST

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Study finds potatoes not linked to elevated heart health risk factors among adolescent girls

Washington [US], October 28 (ANI): A new study has found that 9-17-year-old girls who consumed up to one cup of potatoes daily had no increased risk of becoming overweight or developing high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, or impaired fasting glucose.

2021-10-28T05:11:27.832543+00:00 IST

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Study finds how glycogen is linked to heat generation in fat cells

Washington [US], October 27 (ANI): Discovery of a new metabolic pathway for stored sugars helps explain how cellular energy is produced and expended in obesity, advancing therapeutic potential.

2021-10-27T17:25:50.769391+00:00 IST

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Researchers show how air pollution reduces sperm count

Washington [US], October 27 (ANI): University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers have shown how air pollution reduces sperm count by causing inflammation in the brain.

2021-10-27T12:50:16.105710+00:00 IST

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Danone India forays into health drink category for children with launch of AptaGrow

New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): With its mission 'to bring health through food', Danone India on Wednesday forayed into the health drink category for children with the launch of AptaGrow.

2021-10-27T11:58:00.303064+00:00 IST

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Research approves antibiotics for appendicitis

Washington [US], October 27 (ANI): According to final results of the Comparing Outcomes of antibiotic Drugs and Appendectomy (CODA) trial, and an updated treatment guideline for appendicitis from the American College of Surgeons, antibiotics are now an accepted first-line treatment for most people with appendicitis.

2021-10-27T07:07:15.137988+00:00 IST

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Lack of sleep affects your walk: Study

Sao Paulo [Brazil], October 26 (ANI): A new study, by researchers at MIT and the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil, reports that walking and specifically, how well we can control our stride, or gait, can indeed be affected by lack of sleep.

2021-10-26T18:20:42.464629+00:00 IST

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Tumour reasons why cancers thrive in chromosomal chaos

Washington [US], October 26 (ANI): Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health describe how a pair of fundamental genetic and cellular processes are exploited by cancer cells to promote tumour survival and growth.

2021-10-26T17:32:09.084422+00:00 IST

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Study finds long COVID can negatively impact physical, cognitive function, employment, quality of life

Washington [US], October 26 (ANI): According to a new Mount Sinai study, patients experiencing post-acute COVID syndrome (PACS, also known as "long COVID") may have symptoms for at least 12 months after initial COVID-19 infection, significantly and negatively impacting their cognition, ability to work, participation in physical activity, interaction with others, and overall quality of life.

2021-10-26T08:24:53.626358+00:00 IST