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Researchers find why elderly patients face higher risk of severity in COVID-19 infections

Washington, [US], September 26 (ANI): New research, comparing the immune response among age groups, may help explain why elderly patients face a higher risk of severity and death than younger patients in cases of COVID-19.

2020-09-26T18:26:16.619054+00:00 IST

Study points to link between Rheumatoid arthritis and risk of diabetes

Washington D.C. [USA], September 26 (ANI): Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a 23 percent increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), and may indicate that both diseases are linked to the body's inflammatory response, suggests a new study.

2020-09-26T17:57:44.777952+00:00 IST

Mental and physical after-effects closely linked in case of childhood abuse

Toronto [Canada], September 26 (ANI): The psychological and physical effects of childhood sexual abuse are closely tied, reveals a new Canadian study.

2020-09-26T17:21:27.829909+00:00 IST

Recurrent heart attacks on the decline, yet risk remains high: Study

London [UK], September 26 (ANI): According to new research, after surviving a heart attack, the proportion of patients who experience a repeat attack within a year fall between 2008 and 2017, with a greater decline in women than men.

2020-09-26T08:53:16.486387+00:00 IST

Physical, cognitive function improved meaningfully in 30 years, finds study

Helsinki [Finland], September 26 (ANI): Nowadays, the functional ability of older people is better when compared to that of people at the same age three decades ago, suggest the findings of a new study.

2020-09-26T08:51:15.876870+00:00 IST

Shorter time from symptom onset to hospitalisation is associated with worse outcome in patients with COVID-19: Study

Washington [US], September 26 (ANI): A shorter time from symptom onset to hospitalisation is associated with a more serious disease and death in patients with COVID-19, suggest the findings of new research.

2020-09-26T02:59:07.005361+00:00 IST

Last-resort life support option helped majority of critically ill COVID-19 patients survive: Study

Washington [US], September 26 (ANI): It saved lives in past epidemics of lung-damaging viruses. Now, the life-support option known as ECMO appears to be doing the same for many of the critically ill COVID-19 patients, according to a new international study.

2020-09-26T02:43:09.548490+00:00 IST

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Highly detailed map of the human heart could guide personalized heart treatments

Washington [US], September 25 (ANI): Scientists have created a detailed cellular and molecular map of the healthy human heart to understand how this vital organ functions and to shed light on what goes awry in cardiovascular disease.

2020-09-25T07:18:18.275575+00:00 IST

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Novel neuroimaging study on dissociative symptoms reveals wounds of childhood trauma

Washington [US], September 25 (ANI): Trauma can cause dissociative symptoms in people -- such as experiencing amnesia, an out-of-body experience, feeling emotionally numb -- which may help people cope.

2020-09-25T07:05:46.392628+00:00 IST

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Your neighborhood may raise your risk of chronic kidney disease

Cincinnati (Ohio) [US], September 24 (ANI): A neighbourhood's overall socioeconomic status, including income and education level, may influence its residents' risk of chronic kidney disease, according to a study.

2020-09-24T06:36:37.838984+00:00 IST

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Study focuses on neurological consequences of COVID-19

Melbourne [Australia], September 24 (ANI): A team of neuroscientists and clinicians are examining the potential link between COVID-19 and increased risk of Parkinson's disease, and measures to get ahead of the curve.

2020-09-24T06:00:03.957608+00:00 IST

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Lung transplant patients not given antifungal preventive drugs have higher risk of death: Study

Minnesota [US], September 23 (ANI): Antifungal preventive medications reduce mortality risk by half in the first year following lung transplantation, according to Mayo Clinic research involving 667 patients who received lung transplants from 2005 to 2018.

2020-09-23T07:27:21.685617+00:00 IST

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Genetic analysis links obesity to higher rheumatoid arthritis risk

Stockholm [Sweden], September 23 (ANI): An analysis of genetic data collected from more than 850,000 individuals of European ancestry has found a link between obesity-related genes and rheumatoid arthritis.

2020-09-23T06:09:49.722216+00:00 IST

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Analysis reveals heart-related side effects of hydroxychloroquine, chloroquine

London [UK], September 23 (ANI): As the antimalarial drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine have drawn attention as potential therapies for COVID-19 and are being widely used off-label, it's now more important than ever to have a thorough assessment of the safety of these medications.

2020-09-23T06:06:42.093303+00:00 IST

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Researchers find diminished response by 'killer' T cells in elderly COVID-19 patients

Washington, [US], September 22 (ANI): Although people of any age can be infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, elderly patients face a higher risk of severity and death than younger patients. New research, comparing the immune response among age groups, may help explain why.

2020-09-22T06:29:37.766327+00:00 IST

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Childhood sexual abuse: Mental and physical after-effects closely linked

Toronto [Canada], September 22 (ANI): A new Canadian study reveals that the psychological and physical effects of childhood sexual abuse are closely tied.

2020-09-22T06:10:34.944599+00:00 IST

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Study reveals suspension of fertility treatments during COVID-19 has mental health impacts

Toronto [Canada], September 22 (ANI): The suspension of fertility treatments due to the COVID-19 pandemic has had a variety of psychological impacts on women whose treatments were canceled, but there are several protective factors that can be fostered to help in the future, according to a new study.

2020-09-22T05:49:49.464442+00:00 IST

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Study reveals college students with disabilities at greater risk for substance abuse

Washington [US], September 21 (ANI): College students with physical and cognitive disabilities use illicit drugs more, and have a higher prevalence of drug use disorder than their non-disabled peers, according to a Rutgers study.

2020-09-21T05:44:51.480820+00:00 IST

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Couples can show linked behaviour in terms of risk factors to prevent type 2 diabetes

Washington D.C. [USA], September 21 (ANI): New research shows that when one half of a couple shows high levels of certain behaviours that prevent type 2 diabetes, such as good diet or exercise, that behaviour also tends to be high in the other half of the couple.

2020-09-21T05:25:01.254990+00:00 IST

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Rheumatoid arthritis associated with 23 pc increased risk of diabetes: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], September 21 (ANI): A new study shows that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a 23 percent increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), and may indicate that both diseases are linked to the body's inflammatory response.

2020-09-21T05:24:33.513682+00:00 IST

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Here's how drinking coffee can improve survival in metastatic colorectal cancer patients

Washington [USA], September 20 (ANI): Among the large group of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, consumption of a few cups of coffee a day was associated with longer survival and a lower risk of cancer worsening, as per findings of the latest study.

2020-09-20T15:11:49.919068+00:00 IST