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Study reveals antibodies fade quickly in recovering COVID-19 patients

Washington [US], October 18 (ANI): The antibody levels in the blood of COVID-19 patients drop rapidly during the weeks after their bodies have cleared the virus and symptoms have subsided, suggest the findings of a new study.

2020-10-18T14:35:44.718969+00:00 IST

Vulnerability to COVID less in women as compared to men

Washington [US], October 18 (ANI): In the early phase of the COVID-19 outbreak, women encountering lower vulnerability and mortality relative to men is the result of the increased consistency of women to coronavirus policies.

2020-10-18T07:16:14.689303+00:00 IST

Study says wearing blue-light filtering glasses before sleep improves work

Indiana [US], October 18 (ANI): Study indicated that wearing blue-light filtering glasses right before sleeping can lead to a better night's sleep and contribute to a better day's work to follow.

2020-10-18T06:35:15.979982+00:00 IST

Report finds COVID-19 rate among dentists is less than one per cent

Chicago [US], October 18 (ANI): A US-based report suggested that less than one per cent of dentists were found to be COVID-19 positive across the globe.

2020-10-18T06:01:41.500911+00:00 IST

Damaged muscle can regenerate itself, finds study

Washington [US], October 17 (ANI): A recent study found a highly rational and efficient regeneration mechanism in which the damaged muscle itself activates the satellite cells that begin the regeneration process.

2020-10-17T17:07:21.070793+00:00 IST

Study shows how people can reduce stress during coronavirus pandemic

Washington [US], October 17 (ANI): A new study by clinical psychologist, Emily Kroska at the University of Iowa shows how people might reduce their distress during the coronavirus pandemic.

2020-10-17T07:02:11.889444+00:00 IST

Mothers report COVID-19 anxiety, insomnia in recent study

Beer-Sheva [Israel], October 17 (ANI): A new study suggests that several mothers are at the receiving end of insomnia severity and mild-to-high levels of acute COVID-19 related anxiety.

2020-10-17T06:55:54.807038+00:00 IST

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Mobile device data reveal the dynamics in a positive relationship between human mobility and COVID-19 infections

Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): New research by PNAS suggests that accurately estimating human mobility and gauging its relationship with virus transmission during pandemic is critical for control of the spread of COVID-19 and any other highly contagious disease.

2020-10-16T03:17:35.314291+00:00 IST

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Surveys suggest men, women have different attitudes towards COVID-19 pandemic

Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): Scientists have finally cracked why women ruled countries are responding more effectively to coronavirus pandemic as surveys suggest a difference in attitudes towards the COVID-19 pandemic in the genders which impacts the gender differences in mortality.

2020-10-16T03:16:22.831237+00:00 IST

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Study focuses on new tool that enables easy, effective disease tracking

Hong Kong [China], October 15 (ANI): A new open source, a cloud-based tool called IDseq makes it possible to rapidly detect, identify, and track emerging pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2.

2020-10-15T10:03:14.917018+00:00 IST

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Protein that keeps immune system from freaking out could form basis for new therapeutics

Washington [US], October 15 (ANI): Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine discovered that a molecule called Girdin, or GIV, acts as a brake on macrophages.

2020-10-15T05:50:31.719907+00:00 IST

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Therapy plus medication better than medication alone in bipolar disorder

Washington [US], October 15 (ANI): A review of 39 randomised clinical trials by scientists from UCLA and their colleagues from other institutions has found that combining the use of medication with psychoeducational therapy is more effective at preventing a recurrence of illness in people with bipolar disorder than medication alone.

2020-10-15T05:41:13.474358+00:00 IST

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Sleep health dictates success of practicing mindfulness

Washington [US], October 14 (ANI): Sleeping an extra 29 minutes each night can be the key to improving mindfulness, a critical resource that has benefits for daily well-being and work performance.

2020-10-14T05:58:17.946232+00:00 IST

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No genetic evidence that hearing loss causes Alzheimer's disease

Washington [US], October 14 (ANI): New QIMR Berghofer and QUT research has found there is no strong genetic evidence that hearing loss causes Alzheimer's disease, despite both conditions sharing a significant number of genetic variants.

2020-10-14T03:24:56.692784+00:00 IST

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Damaged muscles don't just die, they regenerate themselves

Washington [US], October 13 (ANI): While building a muscle damage model in a cultured system, a research collaboration between Kumamoto University and Nagasaki University in Japan has found that components leaking from broken muscle fibers activate "satellite" muscle stem cells.

2020-10-13T05:22:58.043285+00:00 IST

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Study suggests age does not contribute to COVID-19 susceptibility

Washington [US], October 13 (ANI): Scientists have estimated that the age of an individual does not indicate how likely they are to be infected by SARS-CoV-2.

2020-10-13T05:17:54.983783+00:00 IST

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Asthma, food allergies during childhood associated with increased risk of IBS

Washington [US], October 12 (ANI): Asthma and food hypersensitivity during childhood is associated with an increased risk of having irritable bowel syndrome around the age of 16, a new study presented today at UEG Week Virtual 2020 has found.

2020-10-12T05:57:07.051517+00:00 IST

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Moms report mild to high levels of COVID-19 anxiety and insomnia in recent study

Beer-Sheva [Israel], October 12 (ANI): Many mothers are at the receiving end of insomnia severity and mild-to-high levels of acute COVID-19 related anxiety according to a new study.

2020-10-12T05:36:50.092739+00:00 IST

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Maintain standard procedures, quality testing for COVID-19 kits: Health experts

New Delhi [India], October 11 (ANI): With the central government capping prices for Covid-19 tests, health experts strongly opine on maintaining standard procedures and using quality testing kits.

2020-10-11T20:27:43.541771+00:00 IST

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Pre-existing health conditions enhances fatality risk due to COVID-19

Pennsylvania [US], October 11 (ANI): Certain pre-existing medical conditions including cardiovascular disease, hypertension may increase the risk of death due to COVID-19, according to a study.

2020-10-11T15:18:11.544921+00:00 IST

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Cannabis may encourage use of non-medical opioid, suggests study

Washington [US], October 11 (ANI): A recent study examined the direction and strength of the association between cannabis and opioids among adults who used non-medical opioids in the United States.

2020-10-11T09:46:14.298427+00:00 IST