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Study reveals PTSD, alcohol abuse go hand-in-hand, but males and females exhibit symptoms differently

California [US], October 24 (ANI): Through intricate experiments designed to account for sex-specific differences, scientists have collaborated to zero in on certain changes in the brain that may be responsible for driving alcohol abuse among people with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.

2020-10-24T02:28:16.030895+00:00 IST

'Patient activation' may improve quality of life in individuals with kidney disease

Washington [US], October 24 (ANI): In individuals with chronic kidney disease who received online peer mentoring, improved patient activation correlated with improvements in various aspects of quality of life, suggest the findings of a new study.

2020-10-24T02:17:58.790124+00:00 IST

COVID-19 anxiety linked to body image issues, finds study

Cambridge [England], October 23 (ANI): Anxiety and stress directly linked to COVID-19 could be causing a number of body image issues amongst women and men, suggest the findings of a new study.

2020-10-23T03:56:10.149712+00:00 IST

60 per cent of cancer patients do not respond effectively to chemotherapy treatments

Indiana [US], October 23 (ANI): Scientists estimate that nearly 60 per cent of all cancer patients do not respond effectively to chemotherapy treatments. Even worse - many of those same patients experience toxic and sometimes deadly side effects.

2020-10-23T02:11:45.235473+00:00 IST

Researchers discover molecular link between diet, risk of cancer

New York [US], October 23 (ANI): An international team of researchers has identified a direct molecular link between meat and dairy diets and the development of antibodies in the blood that increase the chances of developing cancer.

2020-10-23T01:58:58.067845+00:00 IST

In a first, Dr Dangs Lab begins bacteriophage susceptibility testing to combat antibiotic resistance

New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): In an initiative that will enable thousands of Indians suffering from unresolved and antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections to get bacteriophage susceptibility testing done locally, Dr Dangs Lab, a Delhi-based diagnostic laboratory, has begun diagnostic bacteriophage sensitivity testing to equip patients for subsequent therapy to treat antibiotic-resistant infections, with pan-India sample collection services.

2020-10-22T10:16:04.679914+00:00 IST

COVID-19 interventions can cut virus infections, severe outcomes and healthcare needs

Washington [US], October 22 (ANI): Non-pharmaceutical interventions such as voluntary shelter-in-place, quarantines, and other steps taken to control the COVID-19 can reduce the peak number of infections, daily infection rates, cumulative infections, and overall deaths, a new study suggested.

2020-10-22T04:30:37.754309+00:00 IST

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Fear encourages physical distancing during pandemic: study

Washington [US], October 22 (ANI): Despite guidelines plastered on the walls and floors of grocery and retail stores encouraging customers to maintain six-feet of physical distance, many do not.

2020-10-22T03:57:29.386966+00:00 IST

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Gut bacteria may lead to weight gain following chemotherapy for breast cancer

Washington [US], October 22 (ANI): A recent research suggested that gut bacteria are partially responsible for metabolic changes that lead to weight gain following chemotherapy treatment.

2020-10-22T02:58:28.648199+00:00 IST

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Cholesterol medications linked to lower cancer-related deaths in women, finds study

Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Among women with breast cancer, colorectal cancer, or melanoma, those who were taking cholesterol-lowering medications, were less likely to die from cancer, according to an analysis published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.

2020-10-21T06:28:17.212631+00:00 IST

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Study finds critically ill infants given blood transfusion before surgery have poorer outcomes

Delaware [US], October 21 (ANI): Critically ill newborns who receive blood transfusions prior to surgery had about a 50% increased rate of complications or death than those who did not receive transfusions, according to a new study.

2020-10-21T06:14:47.261061+00:00 IST

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Study reveals community noise may affect dementia risk

Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Results from new study support emerging evidence suggesting that noise may influence individuals' risk of developing dementia later in life.

2020-10-21T05:57:31.870723+00:00 IST

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Mild, asymptomatic COVID-19 patients may not be infectious for more than 10 days: Study

Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Recent studies have suggested that people with mild or no symptoms of coronavirus may be infectious for not more than about 10 days.

2020-10-21T03:29:36.396950+00:00 IST

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One way to prevent cancer: map the fundamentals of how cells go awry

Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Someday, scientists may be able to prevent cancer by controlling two proteins that operate deep inside the quagmire of epigenetic cell fate transitions, a new paper suggests.

2020-10-21T03:29:17.211324+00:00 IST

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Cannabis reduces OCD symptoms by half in the short-term, finds study

Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): People with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, report that the severity of their symptoms was reduced by about half within four hours of smoking cannabis, according to a Washington State University study.

2020-10-20T05:41:54.287794+00:00 IST

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Study reveals children with chronic kidney disease have outsized health burden

Muskegon (Michigan) [US], October 20 (ANI): Chronically ill children with kidney disease may spend more time in the hospital, incur larger health care costs and have a higher risk of death compared to pediatric patients hospitalised for other chronic conditions, a new study suggests.

2020-10-20T05:35:21.499147+00:00 IST

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Researchers suggest mouthwashes, oral rinses may inactivate human coronavirus

Pennsylvania [US], October 20 (ANI): Certain oral antiseptics and mouthwashes may have the ability to inactivate human coronaviruses, suggested a recent study conducted at Penn State College of Medicine.

2020-10-20T03:57:22.149092+00:00 IST

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A quarter of population underestimates skin cancer risk: Queensland study

Queensland (Australia) [India], October 20 (ANI): A research conducted in Queensland has revealed that almost a quarter of the population here underestimates their risk of developing potentially deadly melanomas - with those at highest risk worst at predicting their chances of getting the skin cancers.

2020-10-20T02:34:39.142645+00:00 IST

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Study suggests CBD helps reduce lung damage from COVID

Augusta [US], October 19 (ANI): Researchers have found that one way Cannabidiol (CBD) appears to reduce the "cytokine storm" that damages the lungs and kills many patients with COVID-19 is by enabling an increase in levels of a natural peptide called apelin, which is known to reduce inflammation and whose levels are dramatically reduced in the face of this storm.

2020-10-19T06:50:08.621938+00:00 IST

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High levels of ultraviolet light 'most strongly' associated with reduced growth of COVID-19

Connecticut [US], October 18 (ANI): A new study, in which scientists looked at statistical models of the link between weather and the maximum growth rate of COVID-19 globally, found that high levels of ultraviolet light are "most strongly" associated with reduced growth of the deadly virus.

2020-10-18T16:27:37.661116+00:00 IST

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A bacterial toxin could promote tissue healing, find researchers

Washington [US], October 18 (ANI): Researchers have found that a bacterial toxin could promote tissue healing. The compound found in Staphylococcus aureus does not damage cells and even stimulates tissue regeneration.

2020-10-18T16:12:28.184915+00:00 IST