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With significant use of technology, major improvement seen in 400 patients receiving 'collaborative' care model: Study

New Delhi [India], Aug 20 (ANI): In a unique synthesis between technology and care, a study observes that integrated or 'collaborative' care model delivered in diabetes clinics can lower depressive symptoms and improve cardiometabolic health.

2020-08-20T15:59:57.064665+00:00 IST

Study suggests COVID-19 cannot be transmitted through breast milk

California [US], August 20 (ANI): Answering the critical question of whether COVID-19 can be transmitted through breast milk or not, a recent study suggests that breast milk cannot transmit the virus to the infant.

2020-08-20T06:20:25.506968+00:00 IST

Broccoli, Brussels sprouts a cut above for blood vessel health

Joondalup [Australia], August 20 (ANI): Broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cabbage, some of the least favourite vegetables of people, could be the most beneficial when it comes to preventing advanced blood vessel disease, suggests new research.

2020-08-20T05:54:27.514807+00:00 IST

Study reveals how COVID-19 smell loss differs from common cold

Washington D.C. [USA], August 19 (ANI): The new research has revealed how smell loss associated with COVID-19 infection differs from what you typically might experience with a bad cold or flu.

2020-08-19T04:05:49.380375+00:00 IST

Study focuses on influence of vitamin D supplementation on a baby's gut microbiome

Washington D.C. [USA], August 19 (ANI): New research from the child cohort study has shed light on the influence of vitamin D supplementation on a baby's developing gut microbiome.

2020-08-19T03:15:18.241565+00:00 IST

Study of nose, throat reveals why people with COVID-19 may lose sense of smell

Washington D.C. [USA], August 19 (ANI): Researchers studying tissue removed from patients' noses during surgery believe they may have discovered the reason why so many people with COVID-19 lose their sense of smell, even when they have no other symptoms.

2020-08-19T02:41:03.008632+00:00 IST

Study reveals autism-cholesterol link

Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 18 (ANI): In the new study, researchers have identified a subtype of autism arising from a cluster of genes that regulate cholesterol metabolism and brain development.

2020-08-18T03:28:29.996580+00:00 IST

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Antibiotics associated with increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 18 (ANI): A team of researchers discovered that 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.

2020-08-18T03:04:36.163673+00:00 IST

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Social connection is strongest protective factor for depression, finds study

Washington D.C. [USA], August 17 (ANI): A team of researchers named social connection as the strongest protective factor for depression and suggested that reducing sedentary activities such as TV watching and daytime napping could also help lower the risk of depression.

2020-08-17T05:08:10.403393+00:00 IST

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New diagnostic criteria shine light on early dementia mimics

Bristol [England], August 17 (ANI): In a recent study, experts estimate up to one-third of people attending specialist memory clinics could have a condition that is commonly mistaken for early dementia.

2020-08-17T02:28:19.792377+00:00 IST

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Study reveals nitrate supplementation could help in breathing,lung clearance in the elderly

Washington D.C. [USA], August 17 (ANI): New research shows that nitrate improves function in the diaphragm, the muscle involved in coughing and breathing, by improving power. The study was done in old mice, if replicated in humans, could provide a strategy for helping elderly people clear the lungs more effectively and avoid infection.

2020-08-17T02:23:38.661844+00:00 IST

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Walking with a purpose is healthier than a casual stroll: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], August 16 (ANI): While taking a walk is helpful in maintaining physical fitness, a recent study has revealed that walking with a purpose - especially walking to get to work, makes people walk faster and consider themselves to be healthier.

2020-08-16T03:44:57.162031+00:00 IST

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Patients transitioning to skilled nursing facilities at opioid risks: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 15 (ANI): Patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities often bring a high-dose painkiller prescription with them, which suggests that more attention should be paid to opioid safety for those patients, concludes a recent study focusing on the opioid-fueled public health crisis.

2020-08-15T17:54:53.064602+00:00 IST

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Study reveals most parents nervous to take their kids for vaccinations due to COVID-19

Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 15 (ANI): A new national survey by Orlando Health finds while the vast majority of parents (84 per cent) believe vaccines are the best way to protect their children from infectious diseases, two-thirds are still nervous to take their kids to their paediatrician's office due to COVID-19.

2020-08-15T12:00:33.871571+00:00 IST

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Study reveals advertising may uptick youth vaping

Washington [US], August 15 (ANI): While advertising affects and influences a person' behaviour, recent research has discovered one such effect of vaping among the youngsters. In the study, researchers are raising the alarm about the increase of vaping among teenagers and how e-cigarette marketing strategies target youth.

2020-08-15T11:35:06.490756+00:00 IST

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Study links pregnant mother's immunity to emotional challenges for kids with autism

California [US], August 15 (ANI): Kids with autism, who were born to mothers who had immune conditions during their pregnancy, have more chances to show behavioural and emotional problems, according to a new study.

2020-08-15T06:17:36.516764+00:00 IST

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Researchers develop cell injection technique that could help reverse vision loss

Toronto [Canada], August 14 (ANI): Researchers have developed a new method of injecting healthy cells into damaged eyes. The technique could point the way toward new treatments with the potential to reverse forms of vision loss that are currently incurable.

2020-08-14T06:41:15.255815+00:00 IST

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Study reveals smoking strongly linked to women's lower take-up of cancer screening services

Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): Smoking is strongly linked to lower use of cancer screening services by women and more advanced disease once the cancer is diagnosed, reveals research.

2020-08-14T06:07:45.085724+00:00 IST

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Researchers find osmotic therapy device for spinal cord injuries

California [US], Aug 13 (ANI): Rapid prevention of spinal cord swelling immediately after injury is key to preventing more serious damage. A team of researchers has now provided an osmotic therapy device that gently removes fluid from the spinal cord to reduce swelling in injured rats with good results.

2020-08-13T07:09:03.306863+00:00 IST

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Combination therapy improves survival outcomes in certain patients with acute myeloid leukemia

Houston [United States], August 13 (ANI): A combination regimen of venetoclax and azacitidine was safe and improved overall survival (OS) over azacitidine alone in certain patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

2020-08-13T06:37:08.535009+00:00 IST

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Meditation-relaxation therapy likely to offer escape from sleep paralysis terror: Study

Cambridge [United Kingdom], August 12 (ANI): Sleep paralysis - a condition thought to explain a number of mysterious experiences including alleged cases of alien abduction and demonic night-time visits, could be treated using a technique of meditation-relaxation, suggests a pilot study.

2020-08-12T07:22:32.052137+00:00 IST