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Alcohol addiction, abstinence may cause restructuring of brain

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 15 (ANI): A new study has found that alcohol addiction and abstinence both may lead to a restructuring of the brain or cause changes in its functioning.

2020-01-15T01:29:55.250264+00:00 IST

Burnout syndrome linked to cardiac disease: Study

Sophia Antipolis [France], 14 Jan (ANI): The burnout syndrome, which makes people feel excessively tired, devoid of energy, demoralized, and irritable; may lead to the onset of a potentially deadly heart rhythm disturbance. This finding appeared in a large study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

2020-01-14T09:13:29.626237+00:00 IST

Stress in pregnant mothers can affect babies' hearts, says study

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 14 (ANI): According to recent research, knowing that your unborn fetus has congenital heart disease can cause pronounced maternal stress, anxiety, and depression that can lead to impaired development in key brain regions of the babies before they are born.

2020-01-14T07:18:28.229585+00:00 IST

Cases of injuries and deaths might increase due to climate change: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 14 (ANI): Unusual temperature fluctuations resulting from climate change can lead to 2135 additional injury-related deaths each year in the US as predicted by a study which was carried out by researchers from Imperial College London, Columbia, and Harvard.

2020-01-14T06:09:43.789576+00:00 IST

Machine keeps alive human livers for a week outside the body

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 14 (ANI): Until now, livers could be stored outside the body for only a few hours. In a major breakthrough, researchers have developed a machine that repairs injured human livers and keeps them alive outside the body for one week.

2020-01-14T05:48:22.901005+00:00 IST

Scientists develop artificial muscle sheets to transform stem cells into bone

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 14 (ANI): Scientists have come up with artificial muscle sheets that can transform stem cells into bones. Stem cells are known for their ability to turn into many different types of cells, be they muscle cells, cartilage, or bone cells.

2020-01-14T05:16:45.146919+00:00 IST

Study reveals higher risk of early death in HPV-negative oropharynx cancer patients

Washington D.C. (USA) Jan 13 (ANI): A new research has found that there is a higher risk of early death among patients with HPV-negative oropharynx cancer than those whose tumors are HPV-positive.

2020-01-13T14:21:16.778248+00:00 IST

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Study reveals lower levels of lymphocyte blood cells may indicate increased death risk

Washington D.C. (USA) Jan 13 (ANI): Lower levels of lymphocyte blood cells in a condition called lymphopenia, could be an early warning for future illness according to a recent study conducted in Denmark. The reduced count of the immune cells was associated with a 60 percent increase in death from any cause.

2020-01-13T07:41:34.473355+00:00 IST

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Study reveals sugar content in soft drinks declines 29% in the UK

Washington D.C. (USA) Jan 13 (ANI): After the British government introduced the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) to help tackle childhood obesity in the country, the soft drink companies have drastically reduced the sugar content in the Aerated drinks. Researchers in the UK have looked at the nutritional information of a range of soft drinks in the UK, including carbonated drinks, concentrates, 100 percent juice, and bottled water, and combined this with sales data from 2015-2018.

2020-01-13T05:36:07.657177+00:00 IST

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5 years after abortion, most women consider it right decision: Study

Washington D.C. (USA) Jan 13 (ANI): In a landmark study, over 95 percent of the women after five years after having an abortion, said it was the right decision for them.

2020-01-13T05:03:18.452555+00:00 IST

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Experiment shows that fatty tongue loss enhances sleep apnoea

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 12 (ANI): A research study in the American Journal of Critical Care and Respiratory Health showed that tongue fat maybe one of the main reasons for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA).

2020-01-12T12:41:43.334858+00:00 IST

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Research study reveals treatment for generalized anxiety disorder

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 12 (ANI): In a large, representative sample of over two thousand Canadian people with a background in generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), a new study conducted in Canada explored three treatment levels resulting in freedom of mental health of 70 per-cent of Canadians with a history of GAD for at least one year.

2020-01-12T11:08:19.668879+00:00 IST

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iRhom2 protein involved in obesity detection

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 12 (ANI): The researchers have found in a study that the loss of iRhom2 protein in mice contributes to a reduction in fat in the body and increases energy intake of fatty deposits known as adipose.

2020-01-12T10:43:42.987512+00:00 IST

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Alzheimer can spread it roots if you lose even one night's sleep!

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 12 (ANI): Disruption in one night's sleep can lead to getting Alzheimer's disease, a recent study has stated.

2020-01-12T10:31:05.016684+00:00 IST

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Reducing consumption of food kept in aluminium packaging can lead to decrease in potential health risks

Berlin [Germany], Jan 12 (ANI): Studies have shown that reducing the consumption of food kept in aluminium packaging can lead to a decrease in potential health risks.

2020-01-12T09:43:52.256174+00:00 IST

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Study reveals 5 risk factors to avoid for leading longer, healthier life

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 12 (ANI): How good would it be if you were able to add some healthy and disease-free years to your lifespan? According to a recent study, there are five risk factors to eliminate which include smoking, not exercising, being overweight, drinking too much alcohol and eating an unhealthy diet which can increase the chance of living a longer life free of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other chronic diseases.

2020-01-12T09:06:28.752214+00:00 IST

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Losing weight can help in treating testosterone deficiency: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 12 (ANI): A recent study suggests that losing weight can help in treating testosterone deficiency in males diagnosed with the condition.

2020-01-12T04:53:32.743256+00:00 IST

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Prenatal exposure to flame retardants may be associated with reading problems in children

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 12 (ANI): A recent study by researchers of Columbia University suggests that prenatal exposure to flame retardants can increase the risk of developing reading problems.

2020-01-12T04:46:06.486665+00:00 IST

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Study suggests that long-term medication for schizophrenia is safe

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 12 (ANI): Researchers from Sweden's Karolinska Institutet found out that mortality rate in patients suffering from schizophrenia is higher when the patients are not on medication as compared to when they are.

2020-01-12T03:06:11.052192+00:00 IST

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Tongue fat loss improves sleep apnoea, finds Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 11 (ANI): A new research has revealed that a fat tongue could be a major reason for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA).

2020-01-11T16:28:23.561344+00:00 IST

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Awakening dormant dopaminergic neurons is key to reversing Parkinson's, say researchers

Seoul [South Korea], Jan 11 (ANI): Parkinson's disease affects as many as 10 million people across the world and apart from causing just movement disabilities. It also adversely impacts their quality of life. The current treatment approaches for Parkinson's disease (PD) are mostly symptomatic, giving little emphasis on reversing its debilitating effects.

2020-01-11T14:42:39.120372+00:00 IST