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Preventive healthcare through intermittent fasting is best way to healthy life: Experts

New Delhi [India], Jan 18(ANI): As many as 300 doctors participated in a conference here to sensitise people on the importance of intermittent fasting.

2020-01-18T17:28:43.651588+00:00 IST

Better critical care can vary depending on the patient population of the hospital

Boston [USA], Jan 18 (ANI): A new study revealed that while critical care outcomes in intensive care units (ICUs) steadily improved over a decade at hospitals with few minority patients, ICUs with a more diverse patient population did not progress comparably.

2020-01-18T12:23:38.523377+00:00 IST

Burnout Syndrome can lead to heart related-disease

Sophia Antipolis [France], 18 Jan (ANI): A major study published in the European Cardiology Bulletin found that Burnout syndrome that makes people feel overly tired, energy-free, demoralized and irritable can lead to a possibly deadly rhythm of the heart.

2020-01-18T10:22:43.471979+00:00 IST

Real risks of exposure to cannabis during pregnancy have been found.

Ontario [Canada], Jan 18 (ANI): A research study revealed that THC, which is the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, has an important effect on placental and fetal growth during pregnancy.

2020-01-18T10:22:43.461305+00:00 IST

Cannabis users bad at driving even when they are not under influence: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 18 (ANI): Folks who like their weed blunts and pot brownies may not fare very well at driving even when they are not high, according to research.

2020-01-18T09:55:47.688796+00:00 IST

Common party-drugs show promise in treating PTSD

South Carolina [USA], Jan 18 (ANI): Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which may lead to nightmares, memories of trauma, heightened reactions, anxiety, and depression, can be more effectively treated with a treatment approach that involves the medicinal use of psychedelics.

2020-01-18T07:34:35.137484+00:00 IST

Researchers find traces of Vitamin C deficiency disease Scurvy in Canada

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 18 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have found traces of a disease known as Scurvy in Canada. The debilitating condition is remembered as a disease of pirates.

2020-01-18T05:02:33.220295+00:00 IST

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Human foetal lungs harbour a microbiome signature, find researchers

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 18 (ANI): In a first time finding, researchers discover that the lungs and placentas of foetuses in the womb as young as 11 weeks after conception already show a bacterial microbiome signature, which suggests that bacteria may colonise the lungs well before birth.

2020-01-18T03:42:17.405628+00:00 IST

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Researchers discover new tumour-driving mutations in under-explored regions of cancer genome

Washington D.C.[USA], Jan 18 (ANI): Researchers have discovered new regions of non-coding DNA that when altered may lead to cancer growth and progression, according to a pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes. The analysis reveals novel mechanisms of disease progression that could lead to new avenues of research and ultimately to better diagnostic tests and precision therapies.

2020-01-18T03:20:44.705155+00:00 IST

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Cells defend themselves from stress by cohesion

Washington D.C.[USA], Jan 17 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have been able to show how cell to cell contacts are necessary for the survival of human cells under protein-damaging conditions and stress.

2020-01-17T17:55:36.686487+00:00 IST

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Why are men more cancer-prone: Answer may lie in the Y chromosome

Barcelona [Spain], Jan 17 (ANI): Several studies have indicated that men are more prone to developing cancer as compared to women, however very little is known about why they display a higher susceptibility towards this deadly disease.

2020-01-17T05:54:07.129691+00:00 IST

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Scientists come up with "electric nose" for health and environmental monitoring

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 17 (ANI): A highly sensitive, wearable gas sensor for environmental and human health monitoring may soon become commercially available, according to researchers at Penn State and Northeastern University.

2020-01-17T04:41:25.504861+00:00 IST

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Genetics might explain the difference in our ability to ward off gut infections

Lausanne [Switzerland], Jan 17 (ANI): Individuals vary in the capability of their immune systems to ward off gut infections due to bacteria viruses and other pathogens, but the latest research suggests that part of this can be explained by genetic factors.

2020-01-17T03:39:57.130902+00:00 IST

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Scientists breach the brain fortress to cure tumors

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 16 (ANI): Researchers have figured out a new method to bypass the blood-brain barrier in situations where it begins to play a counterproductive role by expelling the immune system cell through its drainage system.

2020-01-16T11:36:31.564756+00:00 IST

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Women find bearded men more attractive, but there is a creepy-crawly catch

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 16 (ANI): Beards are all the craze among men these days, but according to a new study, their thick and luscious facial hair can sometimes work against them.

2020-01-16T11:36:04.709465+00:00 IST

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Beauty sleep could be real, say body clock biologists

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 16 (ANI): While taking a good night sleep, makes one feel energetic and refreshed for the day, Biologists have explained for the first time why having a good night's sleep really could prepare us for the rigorous activities of the day ahead.

2020-01-16T11:36:04.702756+00:00 IST

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Study reveals women's blood vessels age faster than men's

Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 16 (ANI): According to new research women's blood vessels age faster than men's and puts them at risk of heart disease.

2020-01-16T11:33:37.036472+00:00 IST

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Naturally occurring protein mimics positive effects of exercise

Michigan [USA], Jan 15 (ANI): A new study has found that Sestrin, a naturally occurring protein, can produce the positive effects of exercise even in the absence of any physical activity or training. The findings of this research from Michigan Medicine can pave the way for scientists to halt muscle wasting due to old age and other conditions.

2020-01-15T09:30:56.553637+00:00 IST

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New strategy developed by researchers to fight antibiotic resistance

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 15 (ANI): Bioscience engineers have developed a new antibacterial strategy that weakens bacteria by preventing them from cooperating.

2020-01-15T09:21:01.490818+00:00 IST

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Researchers find evidence for reduced brain connections in schizophrenia

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 15 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have been able to show, for the first time, lower levels of protein found in the brains of people with schizophrenia due to advances in scanning.

2020-01-15T06:39:34.943930+00:00 IST

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Bioengineers opening up DNA to delete disease: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 15 (ANI): To access previously inaccessible genes to delete disease, protein editorial assistants are clearing the way for DNA editors like bacterial defence system CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats).

2020-01-15T06:23:44.629864+00:00 IST