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Measuring brainwaves during sleep can indicate if you need to switch antidepressants, finds study

Washington [US], September 13 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that measuring brainwaves produced during REM sleep can predict whether or not a patient of depression will respond to treatment. This enables patients to switch to a new treatment rather than continue the ineffective treatment (and the depression) for weeks without knowing the outcome.

2020-09-13T03:11:54.618630+00:00 IST

Researchers develop cellular roadmaps that project body's coronavirus vulnerability

Washington D.C. [USA], September 12 (ANI): Cornell University researchers through their new study have developed potential roadmaps for how the coronavirus infects organs and identifies what molecular factors could help to facilitate or restrict infection.

2020-09-12T16:12:49.138054+00:00 IST

Here's how probiotics may help manage childhood obesity

Washington D.C. [USA], September 12 (ANI): Probiotics, known for their qualities to help in digestion, may help children and adolescents with obesity lose weight when taken alongside a calorie-controlled diet, suggest the findings of a new study.

2020-09-12T09:18:16.029260+00:00 IST

Study suggests stress caused by COVID-19 may be hard to beat by exercise

Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): While exercising has proven to reduce the effect of anxiety and stress, it may not be enough for the levels caused by the novel coronavirus, according to a new study.

2020-09-12T08:57:29.066389+00:00 IST

Study reveals gene test can predict risk of medications causing liver injury

Tokyo [Japan], September 12 (ANI): Researchers discovered a gene test that can possibly predict the risk of medications that cause liver injury.

2020-09-12T08:55:22.451036+00:00 IST

Researchers discover gene that could decrease likelihood of developing alcoholic cirrhosis

Indianapolis [USA], September 12 (ANI): Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are learning more about how a person's genes play a role in the possibility that they will suffer from alcoholic cirrhosis with the discovery of a gene that could make the disease less likely.

2020-09-12T02:53:12.738329+00:00 IST

Depression risk detected by measuring heart rate changes: Study

Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): For the first time doctors have shown that measuring changes in 24-hour heart rate can reliably indicate whether or not someone is depressed.

2020-09-12T02:42:34.938661+00:00 IST

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Study suggests optimal detection, treatment of cardiac risk could save millions of lives

London [UK], September 11 (ANI): Nearly 3.5 million cases of heart disease and stroke could be prevented, and UKP 68 billion saved in health and social care costs over a period of 25 years, if every adult in England at high risk of cardiovascular disease were diagnosed and treated, suggests an economic analysis.

2020-09-11T02:53:42.105251+00:00 IST

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Lifestyle improvements may lessen cognitive decline in older adults: Study

Melbourne [Australia], September 10 (ANI): Lifestyle changes may help to improve cognition in older adults experiencing a cognitive decline that precedes dementia, according to a new study.

2020-09-10T06:50:16.666268+00:00 IST

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Study links sleep apnea to higher spine fracture risk among women

Massachusetts [US], September 10 (ANI): Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may negatively affect bone health, according to a new study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

2020-09-10T06:27:13.820014+00:00 IST

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Study finds opioid prescription for knee surgery vary widely from state to state in US

Washington [US], September 9 (ANI): New research from Texas A&M University and the University of Pennsylvania on opioid prescribing practices across the country after outpatient knee surgeries found that prescription strength and a number of tablets is prescribed highest in Oklahoma and lowest in Vermont.

2020-09-09T03:24:34.901741+00:00 IST

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Study links calorie restriction, body temperature, healthspan

Washington [US], September 9 (ANI): Cutting calories significantly may not be an easy task for many, but it is tied to a host of health benefits ranging from longer lifespan to a much lower chance of developing cancer, heart disease, diabetes and neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's.

2020-09-09T03:20:57.472161+00:00 IST

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Gene test can predict risk of medications causing liver injury: Study

Tokyo [Japan], September 8 (ANI): Scientists who were working on a way to determine the viability of batches of tiny liver organoids have discovered a testing method that may have far broader implications. They discovered a gene test that can possibly predict the risk of medications that cause liver injury.

2020-09-08T04:51:38.465103+00:00 IST

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Study finds vitamin D levels in blood can predict future health risks, death

Washington [US], September 8 (ANI): Free, circulating vitamin D levels in the blood may be a better predictor of future health risks in ageing men, according to a study.

2020-09-08T03:34:09.966602+00:00 IST

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Study reveals children with asthma could benefit from prescribing according to genetic differences

London [UK], September 8 (ANI): Selecting treatments according to genetic differences could help children and teenagers with asthma, according to new research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

2020-09-08T03:09:21.942361+00:00 IST

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Intensive therapy not necessarily best in treating loss of language, communication in early recovery after stroke: Study

Joondalup [Australia], September 7 (ANI): New Edith Cowan University research has found that intensive therapy is not necessarily best when it comes to treating the loss of language and communication in early recovery after a stroke.

2020-09-07T04:47:55.631270+00:00 IST

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COVID-19 patients suffer long-term lung, heart damage but it can improve with time: Study

Washington [US], September 7 (ANI): COVID-19 patients can suffer long-term lung and heart damage but, for many, this tends to improve over time, according to the first, prospective follow-up of patients infected with the coronavirus, presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

2020-09-07T03:26:15.132003+00:00 IST

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Study finds thyroid inflammation linked to anxiety disorders

Washington [US], September 7 (ANI): Patients with autoimmune inflammation of their thyroid may be at greater risk of developing anxiety, according to a study being presented at e-ECE 2020.

2020-09-07T02:59:14.639295+00:00 IST

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Keto diets, intermittent fasting may affect cardiovascular health: Researchers

Washington [US], September 6 (ANI): Researchers have found that Keto diets and intermittent fasting may affect cardiovascular health. But Mediterranean diets and whole food plant-based diets which include fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, and whole grains may prevent cardiovascular problems, they suggested.

2020-09-06T10:38:20.056540+00:00 IST

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Study reveals post-COVID syndrome severely damages children's hearts

Texas [US], September 6 (ANI): Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), believed to be linked to COVID-19, damages the heart to such an extent that some children will need lifelong monitoring and interventions, said the senior author of a medical review.

2020-09-06T04:51:52.152533+00:00 IST

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Study reveals there's no link between blood pressure medication and cancer

Paris [France], September 5 (ANI): While a potential link between blood pressure drugs and cancer has been debated for more than 40 years, the findings of a breakthrough study revealed that there is no evidence that blood pressure-lowering drugs increase the risk of cancer.

2020-09-05T15:18:39.307341+00:00 IST