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Scientists identify mechanism linking traumatic brain injury to neurodegenerative disease

Washington [US], June 2 (ANI): Scientists have revealed a potential mechanism for how traumatic brain injury leads to neurodegenerative diseases, according to a study in fruit flies, and rat and human brain tissue, published in the journal eLife.

2021-06-02T03:32:20.977214+00:00 IST

Vitamin D may not provide protection from COVID-19 susceptibility or disease severity, study suggests

Washington [US], June 2 (ANI): Observational studies have suggested that increased vitamin D levels may protect against COVID-19. However, these studies were inconclusive and possibly subject to confounding.

2021-06-02T02:42:29.564266+00:00 IST

Here's why overweight people should not consume alcohol!

Sydney [Australia], June 1 (ANI): A study led by the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre observed medical data from nearly half a million people and found that people who are obese and overweight worsens liver-damaging effects of alcohol.

2021-06-01T14:19:33.518757+00:00 IST

Global warming responsible for one in three heat-related deaths, study affirms

London [UK], June 1 (ANI): Between 1991 and 2018, more than a third of all deaths in which heat played a role were attributable to human-induced global warming, according to a new article in the journal Nature Climate Change.

2021-06-01T03:45:13.894498+00:00 IST

Ethnic diversity helps identify more genomic regions linked to diabetes-related traits: Study

London [UK], June 1 (ANI): By including multi-ethnic participants, a large scale genetic study by the University of Exeter has identified more regions of the genome linked to type 2 diabetes-related traits than if the research had been conducted in Europe alone.

2021-06-01T03:26:49.268273+00:00 IST

Discovery gives hope of detecting, preventing prostate cancer spread

Canberra [Australia], June 1 (ANI): New research by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute and The University of Queensland has revealed how lowering cholesterol could potentially prevent or help stop the spread of prostate cancer.

2021-06-01T03:05:26.008974+00:00 IST

Delaying lung cancer surgery associated with higher risk of recurrence, death: Study

Washington [US], May 31 (ANI): A study by researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that delaying lung cancer surgery for more than 12 weeks from the date of diagnosis with a CT scan is associated with a higher risk of recurrence and death.

2021-05-31T10:27:48.032216+00:00 IST

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Study suggests game-based program boosts physical activity among diabetes patients

Washington [US], May 31 (ANI): According to a new study, people with diabetes could be nudged toward increasing their physical activity by following game-based programs and routines.

2021-05-31T07:37:01.192675+00:00 IST

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Young adults with schizophrenia have highest suicide risk: Study

Washington [US], May 31 (ANI): A new study has found that young adults with schizophrenia have the highest suicide risk and those aged 65 and older have the lowest.

2021-05-31T07:16:26.315464+00:00 IST

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Here's how mothers' depression affects mother-infant relationships

Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): Want to maintain a healthy relationship when they group? Not taking the stress during pregnancy may help. The findings of a new study revealed that women with depression during pregnancy, or with a history of depression, have a reduced quality of mother-infant relationship.

2021-05-30T14:48:16.320922+00:00 IST

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Researchers find exoskeleton therapy's benefits in people with multiple sclerosis

Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): Exoskeleton therapy improves mobility, cognition and brain connectivity in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to the findings of a new study.

2021-05-30T13:17:17.727193+00:00 IST

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Study finds how brain strengthens memories while sleeping

Birmingham [UK], May 30 (ANI): Researchers have been exploring the link between memories and sleep for a long period of time. During a recent study, they found that the two activities in the brain, slow oscillations and sleep spindles, help keep the memories strong.

2021-05-30T12:43:09.769741+00:00 IST

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Regulation of brain circuit signals can help with obesity

Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): Similar to any good story, feeding has a beginning, a middle, and an end. The process starts with appetite prompting the search for food, continues with eating the food and finally ends when satiation hits and the consumption of food is stopped.

2021-05-30T11:47:50.668092+00:00 IST

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Obesity might protect against death in severe bacterial infection

Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that though overweight and obesity are risk factors for many diseases, a higher BMI can be linked to higher survival rates in patients hospitalized for severe bacterial infections.

2021-05-30T11:26:38.198634+00:00 IST

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Novel tool to activate deep brain neurons by combining ultrasound, genetics discovered

Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): During a recent study, a multidisciplinary team at Washington University in St. Louis developed a new brain stimulation technique using focused ultrasound that is able to turn on and off specific types of neurons in the brain. It can even precisely control motor activity without surgical device implantation.

2021-05-30T11:01:00.962982+00:00 IST

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'Good' bacteria show promise for clinical treatment of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis

Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): A new study published in Nature Communications demonstrates that a consortium of bacteria designed to complement missing or underrepresented functions in the imbalanced microbiome of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients, prevented and treated chronic immune-mediated colitis in humanized mouse models.

2021-05-30T02:58:00.189592+00:00 IST

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Exoskeleton-assisted walking may improve bowel function in people with spinal cord injury

Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): Physical intervention plans that include walking, not just standing, may enhance multiple measures of bowel function, according to the findings of new research.

2021-05-30T02:56:54.227702+00:00 IST

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Study identifies risk for some childhood cancer patients developing secondary leukaemia

London [UK], May 30 (ANI): Scientists from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the University of Cambridge found that in children with neuroblastoma - a cancer of immature nerve cells - treatment with platinum chemotherapy caused changes to the genome that could then cause leukaemia in some children later on.

2021-05-30T02:45:37.239533+00:00 IST

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Telangana takes stern action against pvt hospitals over violation of COVID treatment norms

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 29 (ANI): Telangana has taken stern action against private hospitals for violating COVID treatment norms and so far 10 hospitals have been barred from treating patients infected with coronavirus.

2021-05-29T20:25:40.081722+00:00 IST

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Researchers find opiate overdoses may lead to poor mental health

Washington [US], May 29 (ANI): In disproportionate clusters from Cape Cod to San Diego, the opioid epidemic is taking a deadly toll on people's mental health, suggested the findings of a new study by the researchers from the University of Cincinnati.

2021-05-29T14:21:24.628094+00:00 IST

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Study finds storytelling reduces pain, stress in hospitalised children

Washington [US], May 29 (ANI): Children in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) experienced physiological and emotional benefits after being part of a storytelling study- suggests the findings of new research.

2021-05-29T13:14:17.105664+00:00 IST