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Here's how of light physical activities can help improve mental health

Washington D.C. [USA], May 31 (ANI): Given the negative health effects of prolonged sedentary time, the findings of a recent study may encourage people to make small changes that are sustainable for mental health. The study has pointed out a link between light physical activities and lower stress, better mood, and lower body mass index (BMI).

2020-05-31T09:27:16.580987+00:00 IST

Study reveals COVID-19 patients who undergo surgery are at increased risk of postoperative death

Birmingham [England], May 31 (ANI): A global study reveals that the patients undergoing surgery after contracting coronavirus are at a greater risk of postoperative death.

2020-05-31T03:44:19.298117+00:00 IST

Clinical trial shows promising new treatment for rare blood cancer

Nagoya [Japan] May 31 (ANI): Scientists have found that chemotherapy combined with drug "rituximab" coupled with treatment for the secondary Central Nervous System (CNS) problem, shows promising results for patients suffering from a rare subtype of Lymphoma (blood cancer).

2020-05-31T03:23:32.031596+00:00 IST

Early exposure to anaesthetics may cause alcohol use disorder in adolescents: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], May 30 (ANI): Early exposure to anaesthetics may make adolescents more susceptible to developing alcohol use disorder (AUD), suggests a recent study.

2020-05-30T12:56:35.510774+00:00 IST

Study highlights benefits of coffee against digestive disorders like gallstone

Washington D.C. [USA], May 30 (ANI): Coffee is good for your gut health, suggests a recent study that highlights its potential protective effect against gallstones and pancreatitis.

2020-05-30T07:00:46.653920+00:00 IST

Study focuses on assessing cancer diagnosis in children with birth defects

Washington D.C. [USA], May 30 (ANI): Scientific studies suggest that children with birth defects are at increased risk of cancer. However, it has not been assessed whether the type of cancer, the age at which they are diagnosed or the extent of cancer spread at the time of diagnosis, is different for children with birth defects compared to children without birth defects.

2020-05-30T04:46:10.297771+00:00 IST

Study reveals nitrous oxide safe for women in labour, newborns

Washington D.C. [USA], May 30 (ANI): In the largest study of its kind, researchers found that the use of nitrous oxide (N2O) as a pain relief option for individuals in labour is safe for newborn children and the individual. As per the study converting it to a different form of pain relief such as an epidural or opioid is influenced by a woman's prior birth history and other factors.

2020-05-30T03:52:29.083589+00:00 IST

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Study reveals pregnancy reprograms breast cells, reducing cancer risk

Washington D.C. [USA], May 29 (ANI): An early age of pregnancy (25 years and younger) is known to reduce the overall risk of breast cancer by over 30%, suggests findings of a recent study.

2020-05-29T02:47:08.156393+00:00 IST

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Study suggests heart failure patients with limited health literacy may have higher risk of death

Washington D.C. [USA], May 29 (ANI): Patients with heart failure who experience low health literacy are at an increased risk of hospitalisation and mortality, suggests finding of a recent study.

2020-05-29T02:26:15.503328+00:00 IST

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Researchers find new evidence for a blood-based biomarker for Alzheimer's disease

Washington D.C.[USA], May 28 (ANI): Thanks to new research, a potential blood-based biomarker for Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases seems even more promising. According to this team's work, neurofilament light chain (NfL) has great potential as a biomarker for early detection of Alzheimer's disease and could be also useful for monitoring treatment response for that condition.

2020-05-28T03:02:33.672137+00:00 IST

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Study finds women, minorities lacking in research and clinical trials for new cardiometabolic medications

Washington D.C. [USA], May 28 (ANI): Over the past decade, women and minorities, particularly African Americans, continue to be inadequately represented in clinical trials for novel cardiometabolic medications, with no evidence of improvement in enrolment numbers, finds a recent study.

2020-05-28T02:29:11.141458+00:00 IST

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Study focuses on risks of breast cancer after pre-invasive disease

London [UK], May 28 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, researchers found that the women who are diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (known as DCIS) during breast screening go on to experience higher risks of developing breast cancer and of death from breast cancer, compared with the general population, finds

2020-05-28T02:06:19.739050+00:00 IST

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UK Women's health services adapting well to COVID-19, but concerns remain for long-term

London [UK], May 28 (ANI): In a new survey, researchers found that the majority of women's healthcare units in the UK, including services such as maternity and gynaecological cancers, have adapted well to the initial COVID-19 outbreak.

2020-05-28T02:05:25.940956+00:00 IST

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Indian schools must develop better awareness, infrastructure for periods, shows Everteen Menstrual Hygiene Survey

New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Indian schools must develop better awareness and infrastructure for periods, shows Everteen Menstrual Hygiene Survey, conducted ahead of the Menstrual Hygiene Day.

2020-05-27T18:47:14.816789+00:00 IST

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Study reveals exposure to 'good bacteria' during pregnancy buffers risk of autism-like syndrome

Washington D.C. [USA], May 27 (ANI): Giving beneficial bacteria to stressed mothers during the equivalent of the third trimester of pregnancy prevents an autism-like disorder in their offspring, according to a new animal study by researchers.

2020-05-27T05:17:55.527618+00:00 IST

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Researchers find no benefit for treatment used to avoid surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm

Washington D.C. [USA], May 27 (ANI): Patients with a vascular condition, called the abdominal aortic aneurysm, received no benefits from taking a common antibiotic drug to reduce inflammation, finds a new landmark study.

2020-05-27T03:11:25.974530+00:00 IST

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The detective aboard the Perseverance Mars Rover

Washington D.C. [USA], May 27 (ANI): Mars is a long way from 221B Baker Street, but one of fiction's best-known detectives will be represented on the Red Planet after NASA's Perseverance rover touches down on Feb. 18, 2021. SHERLOC, an instrument on the end of the rover's robotic arm, will hunt for sand-grain-sized clues in Martian rocks while working in tandem with WATSON, a camera that will take close-up pictures of rock textures. Together, they will study rock surfaces, mapping out the presence of certain minerals and organic molecules, which are the carbon-based building blocks of life on Earth.

2020-05-27T02:28:31.896398+00:00 IST

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Brain activity of children reveals their memory ability

Washington D.C. [USA], May 26 (ANI): The unique brain activity of each child reveals how good their memories are, suggests a new study.

2020-05-26T06:24:36.251529+00:00 IST

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Dementia gene raises risk of severe COVID-19

Exeter [England], May 26 (ANI): Having a faulty gene linked to dementia doubles the risk of developing severe COVID-19, suggests a recent large-scale study.

2020-05-26T05:49:06.893626+00:00 IST

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Sleep-wake disturbances can predict recurrent events in stroke survivors

Vienna [Austria], May 25 (ANI): A new study suggests that stroke survivors suffering from the burden of combined sleep-wake disturbances are more likely to have another stroke or serious cardio- or cerebrovascular event compared to those without sleep-wake disturbances.

2020-05-25T05:31:38.678627+00:00 IST

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Epilepsy-related deaths common in young adults, new research shows

Vienna [Austria], May 25 (ANI): A new study shows the burden of potentially avoidable epilepsy-related deaths in young adults remains large, with those aged between 16 and 24 having a six-fold increased risk of epilepsy-related death.

2020-05-25T05:08:15.521464+00:00 IST