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Study finds hydroxychloroquine plus azithromycin increases heart risk

Washington D.C. [USA], August 29 (ANI): The largest safety study performed on both HCQ and HCQ+AZM suggests that the combination of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and azithromycin (AZM) has been linked to significant cardiovascular risks, including mortality.

2020-08-29T09:26:57.912015+00:00 IST

Healthy lifestyle for cardiovascular health also promotes good eye health: Study

Washington [US], Aug 29 (ANI): The ideal cardiovascular health, which is indicative of a healthy lifestyle, was associated with lower odds for ocular diseases especially diabetic retinopathy, researchers find in a new study.

2020-08-29T06:25:08.151263+00:00 IST

Study suggests COVID-19 treatment could lead to antimicrobial resistance

Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 29 (ANI): A new study suggests that the use of antibiotics in people with COVID-19 could result in increased resistance to the drugs' benefits among the wider population.

2020-08-29T06:23:43.189235+00:00 IST

Estrogen may lessen severity of COVID-19 symptoms in women, says study

North Carolina [US], Aug 28 (ANI): In an effort to understand why men are at greater risk for more severe symptoms and worse outcomes from COVID-19 regardless of age, scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine conducted a review of published preclinical data on sex-specific hormone activity, especially estrogen.

2020-08-28T06:15:29.066346+00:00 IST

Older adults faced mental health issues during the pandemic

Washington D.C. [USA], August 28 (ANI): Older adults experienced greater depression and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study by Indiana University researchers, and relationship strength moderated the relationship between loneliness and depression.

2020-08-28T06:01:18.459059+00:00 IST

New treatment possibilities for young women diagnosed with rare form of ovarian cancer

Washington D.C. [USA], August 27 (ANI): A recent finding by researchers at the BC Cancer Research Institute and the University of British Columbia (UBC) may offer a new treatment possibility for people diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of ovarian cancer.

2020-08-27T05:49:26.470170+00:00 IST

Scientists use blood test to predict who is likely to develop psychotic disorders

Washington D.C. [USA], August 27 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that testing the levels of certain proteins in blood samples can predict whether a person at risk of psychosis is likely to develop a psychotic disorder years later.

2020-08-27T05:29:32.102761+00:00 IST

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Opioid prescription rates for knee surgery vary, but higher strength dosage common

Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 26 (ANI): A new study found that opioid prescription rates for outpatient knee surgery vary widely across the country, but the strength of the average prescription in the United States is at a level that has been linked to an increased risk of overdose death.

2020-08-26T05:25:04.730428+00:00 IST

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Hydroxychloroquine plus azithromycin increases heart risk, finds global study

Washington D.C. [USA], August 26 (ANI): The combination of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and azithromycin (AZM) has been linked to significant cardiovascular risks, including mortality, in the largest safety study ever performed on both HCQ and HCQ+AZM.

2020-08-26T05:21:21.581807+00:00 IST

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Treating COVID-19 could lead to increased antimicrobial resistance

Washington [US], August 25 (ANI): The use of antibiotics in people with COVID-19 could result in increased resistance to the drugs' benefits among the wider population, a new study suggests.

2020-08-25T06:07:31.863936+00:00 IST

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Online searches for 'chest pain' rise, emergency visits for heart attack drop amid COVID-19

New York [USA], August 25 (ANI): A study of search engine queries addressed the question of whether online searches for chest pain symptoms correlated to reports of fewer people going to the emergency department with acute heart problems during the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020-08-25T05:32:32.104296+00:00 IST

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Autistic people's nerve cells differ before birth

Pennsylvania [USA], Aug 24 (ANI): A new study shows that in human brain cells, the atypical development starts at the very earliest stages of brain organization, at the level of individual brain cells.

2020-08-24T05:57:47.964624+00:00 IST

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Cancer, its treatment may accelerate the aging process in young patients

Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 24 (ANI): A new study examines the effects of cancer and its treatment on the aging process and finds that the expression of a gene associated with aging is higher in young patients with cancer after treatment with chemotherapy and in young cancer survivors who are frail.

2020-08-24T05:42:07.636921+00:00 IST

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Study reveals low-carb, high-fat diet's effect on older populations

Washington [US], Aug 23 (ANI): Looking for a diet to follow for better metabolic health? As per the results of a new study - improvements were observed in body composition, fat distribution, and metabolic health in response to an eight-week very low-carbohydrate diet.

2020-08-23T09:24:35.833450+00:00 IST

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Study focuses on relation between mood and memory development in infants

Berlin [Germany], Aug 23 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have explored and analysed the relation between mood and memory developments in infants.

2020-08-23T09:19:36.681425+00:00 IST

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Autism-cholesterol link revealed in new study

Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 22 (ANI): Researchers in a new study have identified a subtype of autism arising from a cluster of genes that regulate cholesterol metabolism and brain development.

2020-08-22T14:44:39.188580+00:00 IST

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Antibiotics associated with higher risk of inflammatory bowel disease: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 22 (ANI): The use of antibiotics with a greater spectrum of microbial coverage may be associated with an increased risk of new-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and its subtypes ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, a team of researchers discovered.

2020-08-22T12:08:47.555769+00:00 IST

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Study reveals nasal vaccine against COVID-19 prevents infection in mice

Washington [US], August 22 (ANI): Scientists have developed a vaccine that targets the SARS-CoV-2 virus, can be given in one dose via the nose and is effective in preventing infection in mice susceptible to the novel coronavirus. The investigators next plan to test the vaccine in nonhuman primates and humans to see if it is safe and effective in preventing COVID-19 infection.

2020-08-22T04:29:59.735072+00:00 IST

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Blood clots, lung injuries found in patients who have died of COVID-19: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], August 21 (ANI): Ten post-mortem examinations performed on patients with confirmed COVID-19 found that all patients had lung injuries and early scarring of the lungs as a result of the virus, as well as injury to their kidneys.

2020-08-21T03:27:26.190488+00:00 IST

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Community health workers reduce maternal, foetal and new-born deaths, study finds

Washington D.C. [USA], August 21 (ANI): Large forces of trained community health workers and standardised healthcare systems could reduce the number of maternal, newborn and foetal deaths, a study has recommended.

2020-08-21T03:20:33.320311+00:00 IST

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Study focuses on prevention strategy for substance use disorder

Washington D.C. [USA], August 21 (ANI): There are well-documented risk factors associated with developing substance use disorder across all age groups. A recent study from IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis) found those risk factors affect age groups differently and propose a primary prevention strategy for substance use disorder that is individualised for people within defined age groups.

2020-08-21T03:14:02.466043+00:00 IST