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Study reveals early behavioural problems predict adolescent mental health difficulties

Cambridge [England], February 11 (ANI): A substantial proportion of adolescent mental health and behavioural difficulties can be predicted years before they arise, a new study indicates.

2021-02-11T05:47:00.640744+00:00 IST

England, Scotland may have observed more deaths due to obesity, excess body fat than smoking

London [UK], February 11 (ANI): Obesity and excess body fat may have contributed to more deaths in England and Scotland than smoking since 2014, according to research.

2021-02-11T05:37:08.376333+00:00 IST

New study on potential drug target for HIV

Texas [US], February 11 (ANI): The researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) have discovered that a human protein named SAMHD1 recognizes a unique molecular pattern in nucleic acids. This pattern, called 'phosphorothioate', may act as a signal for action to the human body defence system and henceforth could be a step forward in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

2021-02-11T04:56:28.898094+00:00 IST

Ensuring gut integrity may improve results in blood cancer: Study

Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): A new study led by cancer researchers of Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) found that a solitary strain of Bacteroides fragilis altogether diminished graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) by ensuring gut integrity.

2021-02-11T02:48:35.199742+00:00 IST

Rabies treatment demonstrated as safe, effective for use in children in first pediatric trial

Washington [US], February 10 (ANI): A treatment, known as KEDRAB (Rabies Immune Globulin [Human]), currently used in the prevention of rabies has been demonstrated to be safe and effective for patients age 17 and under.

2021-02-10T06:39:35.641017+00:00 IST

How research on chronic illnesses will improve COVID-19 treatment

London [UK], February 10 (ANI): A new paper in Oxford Open Immunology, published by Oxford University Press, examines prior findings in the field of neuroimmunology that suggest potential treatment strategies for patients suffering long-term symptoms from COVID-19.

2021-02-10T05:54:13.480862+00:00 IST

Here's how osteoporosis treatment got affected by COVID-19 pandemic

Bern [Switzerland], February 10 (ANI): A worldwide survey of medical care providers by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF), and the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis, and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO) has uncovered uncommon impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on overall medical care conveyance for osteoporosis.

2021-02-10T05:14:23.237804+00:00 IST

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Study: Consume walnut regularly to diminish negative results of H. pylori infection

California [US], February 10 (ANI): A new study using mice models, distributed in the Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition recommends that regular walnut consumption might be a promising mediation for lessening negative results related to Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) disease, a broad bacterial infection that influences the greater part of the world's population.

2021-02-10T04:13:47.353623+00:00 IST

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Coffee consumption related with decreased heart failure risk

Washington [US], February 10 (ANI): Coffee lovers, rejoice! The new three large, well-known heart disease studies circulated by the American Heart Association suggest that drinking one or more cups of caffeinated coffee may reduce heart failure risk.

2021-02-10T03:59:40.942829+00:00 IST

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Study reveals high blood pressure causes atrial fibrillation

Washington [US], February 9 (ANI): A new study has found that high blood pressure is casually associated with the most common heart rhythm disorder.

2021-02-09T06:31:27.409719+00:00 IST

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Researchers shed light on routinely imaging brain tumour

London [UK], February 9 (ANI): A team of researchers explored the best way to monitor brain tumour. The article is the work of a large collaboration of UK experts and stakeholders who met to discuss the value of routinely imaging brain tumour patients to assess their tumour treatment response, which is known as "interval imaging".

2021-02-09T06:14:21.061556+00:00 IST

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Scientists develop platform to advance medicine research for cancer

Cleveland (Ohio) [US], February 9 (ANI): A new study published in Genome Biology features a new personalised platform developed by the Cleveland Clinic researchers that will help to accelerate advanced research on genomic medicine and genome-informed drug therapies for cancer mutations.

2021-02-09T03:14:55.470668+00:00 IST

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Study highlights link between mental disorders and gene readouts

Washington [US], February 9 (ANI): A research by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) claims that the distinctions in the expression of gene transcripts that construct human body cells may hold the way to understand how mental issues with shared hereditary danger factors bring about various examples of onset, symptoms, side effects, course of ailment, and treatment reactions.

2021-02-09T02:48:30.075875+00:00 IST

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HIV: An innovative therapeutic breakthrough to optimize the immune system

Washington [US], February 8 (ANI): Prompted by the need to improve conventional treatments for people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1), a team from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has identified a therapeutic approach to restore the effectiveness of immune cells.

2021-02-08T13:59:59.434006+00:00 IST

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Zinc could help with fertility during COVID-19 pandemic: Study

Washington [US], February 8 (ANI): A new study has suggested that zinc supplements for both men and women, who are attempting to conceive can assist in reproduction during the coronavirus pandemic. Zinc may help prevent mitochondrial damage in young egg, and sperm cells.

2021-02-08T06:42:47.829983+00:00 IST

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Exposure to nighttime artificial lights linked to elevated thyroid cancer risk: Study

Washington [US], February 8 (ANI): People living in regions with high levels of outdoor artificial light at night may face a higher risk of developing thyroid cancer, suggested the findings of a novel study.

2021-02-08T05:59:05.025108+00:00 IST

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Cannabis reduces blood pressure in older adults: Study

Beer-Sheva [Israel], February 8 (ANI): Medical cannabis may reduce blood pressure in older adults, suggested the findings of a new study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and its affiliated Soroka University Medical Center.

2021-02-08T05:52:56.504680+00:00 IST

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Scientists switch on tissue repair in inflammatory bowel disease: Study

Washington [US], February 8 (ANI): A method that instructs immune system cells to help repair damaged tissues in the intestine has been developed by researchers at KU Leuven and Seoul National University.

2021-02-08T05:42:01.153366+00:00 IST

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Here's how just a serving of mushrooms could make your meals more nutritious

Washington [US], February 7 (ANI): While there are specific nutrients in all the vegetables, new research suggested that adding a mushroom serving to the diet could work wonders for the human body.

2021-02-07T17:27:37.178808+00:00 IST

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Diabetes during pregnancy linked with increased risk of heart disease: Study

Washington [US], February 7 (ANI): A new research has found that women with a history of diabetes during pregnancy (gestational diabetes) are twice as likely by mid-life to develop calcium in heart arteries--a strong predictor of heart disease-- even if healthy blood sugar levels were attained many years after pregnancy.

2021-02-07T11:22:53.326556+00:00 IST

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Type 2 diabetes' patients with blood sugar swings at higher risk of heart disease

Washington [US], February 7 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggested that patients, who suffer from type 2 diabetes and experience extreme swings in their blood sugar levels, are at an increased risk of heart disease.

2021-02-07T10:38:57.972662+00:00 IST