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Low-dose aspirin administration helps in reducing preterm birth risk

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 24 (ANI): Low-doses of aspirin on a daily basis can help reduce preterm birth risks among first-time pregnant. The medication can be administered from the sixth week until the 36th week.

2020-01-24T04:07:31.512651+00:00 IST

High time to act upon sexual dysfunction due to antidepressant intake

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 24 (ANI): Numerous problems like sexual dysfunction post taking antidepressants needs greater recognition, said a psychiatrist specialising in the field.

2020-01-24T03:58:37.613114+00:00 IST

Effective diets to boost weight loss and improve health

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 24 (ANI): Intermittent Fasting, Mediterranean diet and Paleo diets benefit people affected with overweight issues. But the study proves that people tend to give up easily.

2020-01-24T03:21:19.874162+00:00 IST

Blood test to predict menopause with better accuracy

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 23 (ANI): Menstrual cycle patterns are generally used as an indicator to predict the onset of menopause in women. This approach, however, is severely inaccurate and can pinpoint the beginning of menopause only within a window spanning across four years.

2020-01-23T08:39:05.488731+00:00 IST

Adults re-exposed to chickenpox are less likely to get shingles

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 23 (ANI): Adults who have had been exposed to herpes zoster virus in their childhood are less likely to get shingles in their adulthood, even if they are around kids who got chickenpox, proves a study.

2020-01-23T05:32:56.502090+00:00 IST

Early response to poor mental health can save children from school exclusion

.Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 23 (ANI): A new study suggests that a child with mental health issues needs attention from primary school days. Then the chances of feeling excluded decreases noticeably.

2020-01-23T04:24:02.561009+00:00 IST

Researchers explore tailored wellness care to older adults

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 22 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have found that community-based wellness instructors can provide tailored wellness care to older adults.

2020-01-22T11:03:05.874996+00:00 IST

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Researchers develop new tool to identify youths at high risk of depression

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 22 (ANI): A team of researchers has extended their efforts to identify a predictive tool that helps to identify young people who are likely to experience high or low depressive disorder when they reach around the age of eighteen.

2020-01-22T07:30:34.763077+00:00 IST

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Researchers develop possible technique to treat Parkinson disease

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 22 (ANI): A non-invasive technique which could be used later to treat Parkinson's disease has been discovered by the scientists that helps to successfully target a highly specific group of brain cells which play a key role in the development of the condition.

2020-01-22T04:28:04.635052+00:00 IST

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Doctors come up with new surgical procedure to fix broken ribs faster

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 22 (ANI): Rib fractures can be problematic because unlike a snapped limb, ribs usually cannot be set back in place to make the healing process fast and pain-free.

2020-01-22T03:57:01.363795+00:00 IST

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Cyberbullying triggers childhood trauma, depression

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 22 (ANI): A team of researchers had found that children who had been cyberbullied had significantly higher severity of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, than those who were not bullied.

2020-01-22T02:52:13.619951+00:00 IST

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Study suggests medicinal cannabis may not treat sleep problems in long run

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 21 (ANI): A recent research has found that medical cannabis may not be able to help treat sleeping problems of people who have chronic pain over the long term.

2020-01-21T05:04:39.695806+00:00 IST

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Marijuana affects heart more than one can think of, reveals study

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 21 (ANI): With traces of marijuana being found in a number of heart patients, physicians worry about the safe usage of the substance considering more States have legalised it for recreational and medicinal use raising its usage level in the past few years.

2020-01-21T04:37:47.999177+00:00 IST

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Abdominal fat can lead to repeated heart attacks: Study

Sophia Antipolis [France], Jan 21 (ANI): According to a recent study conducted by researchers, heart attack survivors having excess belly fat are at a higher risk of another heart attack.

2020-01-21T04:33:12.356098+00:00 IST

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New test developed to help prevent glaucoma-related blindness

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 21 (ANI): New research conducted in Australia have come up with a genetic test to detect those at risk of going blind from glaucoma (eye disease).

2020-01-21T03:36:22.366748+00:00 IST

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Study reveals people with inadequate access to food more likely to die prematurely

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 20 (ANI): According to a recent study, adults with food insecurity and inadequate access to food because of financial constraints are 10 to 37 per cent more likely to die from any cause other than cancer compared to food-secure people.

2020-01-20T10:30:35.530819+00:00 IST

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Researchers suggest novel technique to treat cardiac arrhythmias

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 20 (ANI): A technique for holding your breath for over five minutes has been discovered by researchers that can be used as a potential treatment method for people suffering from heart conditions like cardiac arrhythmias.

2020-01-20T10:12:26.381597+00:00 IST

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Drug prescriptions for dementia reveal racial disparities in UK

London [UK], Jan 20 (ANI): A new UCL-led study in the UK has suggested that the black and Asian people with dementia are not receiving the same quality of medical care as their white peers.

2020-01-20T08:16:39.563446+00:00 IST

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Study analyses changes in diet and body weight as we grow older

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 20 (ANI): A team of researchers has conducted a detailed study on how leaving school and getting a job can lead to a drop in the amount of physical activity while becoming a mother is linked to increased weight gain.

2020-01-20T07:00:10.944469+00:00 IST

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Premature menopause can pose risk of multimorbidity, study suggests

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 20 (ANI): A recent study has revealed that women who experience premature menopause are three times more likely to undergo chronic medical problems in their 60s compared to women who went through the suggested age of menopause.

2020-01-20T04:10:28.330674+00:00 IST

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Scientists develop laser diode to emit deep UV light

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 19 (ANI): Laser diodes that emit short-wavelength ultraviolet light, which is called UV-C, could be used for disinfection in healthcare, for treating skin conditions such as psoriasis, and for analysing gases and DNA. In recent research, scientists have succeeded in designing a laser diode that emits deep-ultraviolet light.

2020-01-19T02:54:24.145999+00:00 IST