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Popular weight-loss surgery may lead to weaker bone health in teenagers, suggests study

Boston (Massachusetts) [US], November 29 (ANI): While many adolescents consider going for weight loss surgeries, researchers have found one of the surgery's common side effects noticed on them. They found that common weight loss surgery for adolescents with obesity called sleeve gastrectomy has harmful effects on bones.

2020-11-29T09:18:03.755776+00:00 IST

Here's how cocoa flavanols boost brain oxygenation, cognition in healthy adults

Washington [US], November 29 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have found that the brains of healthy adults recovered faster from a mild vascular challenge and performed better on complex tests if the participants consumed cocoa flavanols beforehand.

2020-11-29T08:56:33.258037+00:00 IST

Study sheds light on possible factors leading to obesity

Tokyo [Japan], November 29 (ANI): Research-based on 5,425 citizens' responses to a questionnaire survey has illuminated that obesity causes are linked to various factors in addition to the individual's current socio-economic circumstances, including childhood experiences, particularly those of abuse.

2020-11-29T02:54:33.012725+00:00 IST

Bariatric surgery may reduce severity of coronavirus in obese patients

Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): Among obese patients who tested positive for COVID-19, a past history of bariatric surgery was significantly associated with a lower risk of hospital and intensive care unit admission, reveals Cleveland clinic study.

2020-11-28T17:06:18.685115+00:00 IST

Home health care improves COVID-19 outcomes: Study

Philadelphia [US], November 28 (ANI): Ninety-four per cent of the COVID-19 patients discharged to home health care, achieved statistically significant improvements in symptom burden and functional outcomes and 87 per cent had no adverse events, suggests a new study.

2020-11-28T16:07:54.694183+00:00 IST

Eye exam could lead to early Parkinson's disease diagnosis: Study

Illinois [United States], November 28 (ANI): Scientists have determined a simple eye exam combined with powerful artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning technology that could provide early detection of Parkinson's disease.

2020-11-28T11:01:12.967091+00:00 IST

Researchers find hormone found to switch off hunger could help tackle obesity

Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): In recent research, scientists have discovered a hormone that can suppress food intake and increase the feeling of fullness in mice has shown similar results in humans and non-human primates.

2020-11-28T11:01:12.930881+00:00 IST

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Study links early weight gain in children with ability to produce hormone leptin

Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): A recent study has found that young children of African ancestry are more at risk of developing obesity if they possess a genetic variant that reduces their ability to produce the hormone leptin.

2020-11-28T10:13:44.354493+00:00 IST

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Here's how green Mediterranean ('green Med') diet may be better for health

Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): Green Mediterranean ('green Med') diet containing more plant matter and very little red meat or poultry, maybe even better for cardiovascular and metabolic health than the traditional version--at least in men.

2020-11-28T09:55:24.855934+00:00 IST

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Study suggests electronic skin has strong future stretching ahead

Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): A material that mimics human skin in strength, stretchability, and sensitivity could be used to collect biological data in real-time. Electronic skin, or e-skin, may play an important role in next-generation prosthetics, personalized medicine, soft robotics, and artificial intelligence.

2020-11-28T02:32:07.816026+00:00 IST

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Scientists reveal regions of the brain where serotonin promotes patience

Okinawa [Japan], November 28 (ANI): Whether we're stuck in traffic at the end of a long day, or eagerly anticipating the release of a new book, film, or album, there are times when we need to be patient. Learning to suppress the impulse for instant gratification is often vital for future success, but how patience is regulated in the brain remains poorly understood. Now, in a study on mice, scientists pinpoint specific areas of the brain that individually promote patience through the action of serotonin.

2020-11-28T02:30:57.372608+00:00 IST

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Study reveals cooking with wood may cause lung damage

Washington [US], November 27 (ANI): Advanced imaging with CT shows that people who cook with biomass fuels like wood are at risk of suffering considerable damage to their lungs from breathing in dangerous concentrations of pollutants and bacterial toxins, according to a study.

2020-11-27T02:18:36.572173+00:00 IST

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Scientists develop new gene therapy for eye disease

Dublin [Ireland], November 27 (ANI): Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have developed a new gene therapy approach that offers promise for one day treating an eye disease that leads to a progressive loss of vision and affects thousands of people across the globe.

2020-11-27T01:59:47.326572+00:00 IST

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New study to enhance chronic pain treatments

Fukuoka [Japan], November 26 (ANI): Researchers at Kyushu University's Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences have discovered a unique population of spinal cord astrocytes with a role in producing pain hypersensitivity to strengthen the effect of chronic pain treatments.

2020-11-26T05:12:56.385074+00:00 IST

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Genetic variations linked to COVID-19 disease severity: Study

Boston (Massachusetts) [US], November 26 (ANI): With Coronavirus being the most experimented field from past few months', a new study led by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) sheds light on the genetic risk factors that make individuals more or less susceptible to severe COVID-19.

2020-11-26T03:24:48.694785+00:00 IST

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Study suggests for people with diabetes, medicaid expansion helps, but can't do it all

Boston [US], November 25 (ANI): Medicaid expansion through the Affordable Care Act has insured millions of low-income people in the United States, improving outcomes for patients with many different diseases. But expansion alone has not been enough to improve outcomes for patients with diabetes, according to a new study.

2020-11-25T02:22:22.719233+00:00 IST

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Research shows bariatric surgery may reduce severity of COVID-19 in patients with obesity

Washington [US], November 25 (ANI): A Cleveland Clinic study shows that among patients who have obesity and who tested positive for COVID-19, a past history of bariatric surgery was significantly associated with a lower risk of hospital and intensive care unit admission.

2020-11-25T02:17:23.985475+00:00 IST

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Study sheds light on danger of Z-drugs for dementia patients

Washington [US], November 24 (ANI): Strong sleeping pills known as 'Z-drugs' are linked with an increased risk of falls, fractures, and stroke among people with dementia - according to research from the University of East Anglia.

2020-11-24T03:35:58.402123+00:00 IST

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US study suggests home health care improves COVID-19 outcomes

Philadelphia [US], November 24 (ANI): The findings of a new study by the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) suggest that 94 per cent of the COVID-19 patients discharged to home health care, which included skilled nursing and physical therapy, achieved statistically significant improvements in symptom burden and functional outcomes and 87 per cent had no adverse events.

2020-11-24T03:05:13.692475+00:00 IST

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Diabetic eye disease associated with five-fold risk of severe COVID-19

London [UK], November 24 (ANI): People with diabetes and eye disease have a five-fold increased risk of requiring intubation when hospitalised with COVID-19, suggest the findings of a new study.

2020-11-24T02:54:44.320772+00:00 IST

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People following meatless diet may be at higher risk of bone fractures

London [UK], November 23 (ANI): While following a vegetarian diet can be healthy, it has to be ensured that enough important nutrients like calcium, B12 vitamin, zinc, iron are included in the diet as it can increase the risk of bone fractures for people following a meatless diet.

2020-11-23T07:49:54.939099+00:00 IST