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Researchers experiment with gene therapy vector injections to cure renal disease

New York [USA], Jan 1 (ANI): Mastering the targeted delivery of therapeutic genes to the desired location within the body is the first necessary step towards implementing gene therapy to treat renal diseases. One way to do so is by the means of genetically modified viruses that act as vectors for the therapeutic gene.

2020-01-01T11:19:25.210553+00:00 IST

Study finds how brain balances pleasure and pain

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 1 (ANI): Using a mouse model, researchers have found how the brain divides the labour to steer between seeking pleasure and avoiding pain - two opposing behaviours which guide our choices.

2020-01-01T10:49:15.074369+00:00 IST

Younger patients with stomach cancer have 'distinct' disease, study finds

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 01 (ANI): A study on the early onset of stomach cancer found that majority of younger people under 60 who develop stomach cancer have a 'genetically and clinically distinct' disease.

2020-01-01T09:31:33.919243+00:00 IST

Babies in intensive care can be protected from parental bacteria, trial suggests

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 1 (ANI): Sick and premature babies who spend their initial days in a hospital's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are prone to bacterial infections with the delicate touch from their parents, but a recent study has developed a strategy that reduces the chance of parents exposing their babies to a deadly microbial scourges in a hospital.

2020-01-01T06:39:50.577531+00:00 IST

Huge spike in winter-related problems in Delhi: Doctors

New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): The intense winters in the national capital this year has led to a huge spike in the rush of patients at outpatient department (OPD) of hospitals across Delhi, with some even recording as much as 20 to 30 per cent increase, doctors said on Tuesday.

2019-12-31T16:36:25.860759+00:00 IST

Findings reinforce connection between vitamin E acetate and vaping-related lung injuries

Ohio [USA], Dec 31 (ANI): A recent study has reinforced prior conclusions of researchers on the connection between vitamin E acetate and EVALI (E-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury).

2019-12-31T07:02:53.812945+00:00 IST

Individualised physical therapy after prostate surgery can reduce incontinence, pain

Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 31 (ANI): A new study has revealed that individualised physical therapy can help in reduction of incontinence and pain in men who have undergone prostate surgery.

2019-12-31T06:29:04.442229+00:00 IST

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Children who consume whole milk are at lower risk of being overweight: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 31 (ANI): A review study has found that children drinking whole milk had 40 per cent lower chances of getting overweight or obese as compared to the ones who drank reduced-fat milk.

2019-12-31T05:59:51.255035+00:00 IST

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Study suggests bioelectric stimulations can be used to treat skin lesions

Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 31 (ANI): A new study reveals that several human diseases including skin lesions can be treated by applying bioelectrical impulses.

2019-12-31T04:43:15.170730+00:00 IST

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Brain can combine natural, artificial vision to help treat common form of blindness

Tel Aviv [Israel], Dec 30 (ANI): A new research has found that the brain knows how to integrate natural and artificial vision while maintaining information processing that is important for the vision which can help in better treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

2019-12-30T06:52:07.769867+00:00 IST

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Obesity can affect children's working memory

Vermont [USA], Dec 30 (ANI): Obese children have lower working memory in comparison to children with normal weight, a new study has demonstrated.

2019-12-30T05:58:58.406092+00:00 IST

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AIIMS conducts annual screening of about 400 people with Type-1 diabetes

New Delhi [India], Dec 29 (ANI): Nearly 400 people with known diabetes (type-1) below the age of 30 years underwent the comprehensive annual screening for their complication due to their health condition at the annual medical camp- 'Diabetes Onset on Youth' organised with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Saturday.

2019-12-29T16:23:42.606103+00:00 IST

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Within human blood cells, researchers trace malaria parasites

Sendai [Japan], Dec 29 (ANI): Researchers have developed a robust network link map on malaria transactions between human host cells.

2019-12-29T13:06:51.720294+00:00 IST

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Recommended physical activity related to reducing cancer risks

Washington D.C. (USA), Dec 29 (ANI): A study of nine trials of 7,50,000 people showed a reduced risk of seven types of cancers with the amount of physical activity during leisure time. Many types of cancer have a relationship of 'dose/response' from the seven cancers identified in the report.

2019-12-29T10:46:14.911274+00:00 IST

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Study reveals vegans experience worse hangovers than those who eat meat

Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 29 (ANI): A recent study on the effects of hangovers revealed that vegans suffer more severe symptoms than their meat-eating peers after a night of chugging on booze.

2019-12-29T09:52:53.462837+00:00 IST

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Scientists observe MRI in order to predict child intelligence

Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 29 (ANI): A group of researchers have used ensemble approaches focused on deep 3D analysis networks to answer the global MRI prevision challenge for young people.

2019-12-29T09:43:47.517864+00:00 IST

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Why doesn't stress always lead to depression, find researchers

Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 29 (ANI): Researchers have found that changes in the regulation of neurotransmission could explain depression immunity.

2019-12-29T07:33:56.034957+00:00 IST

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Diet easily affects quality of sperm, find researchers

Sweden [EUR], Dec 29 (ANI): Researchers have found a study that sperm is affected by diet and its results appear rapidly. The research also gave new insights into the sperm process which, in the long term, can continue to assess sperm values by modern testing methods.

2019-12-29T07:31:20.308859+00:00 IST

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Study suggests high BMI may improve cancer survival

Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 29 (ANI): While above average or high BMI (Body Mass Index) is often linked to cancers, diabetes, cardiovascular and other diseases, in some cases the higher level of BMI can improve the chance of survival among certain cancers, suggests new research.

2019-12-29T04:53:42.814698+00:00 IST

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Severity of autism symptoms varies greatly among identical twins: Study

Washington D.C. (USA), Dec 29 (ANI): According to an analysis, identical twins with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often experience large differences in symptom severity even though they share the same DNA.

2019-12-29T02:31:55.387747+00:00 IST

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Fatty food can restrict gut communication with body: Study

Washington D.C. (USA), Dec 29 (ANI): A recent study has suggested that food items containing more grease and fat can put the communication between intestine and rest of the human body to stop.

2019-12-28T18:41:08.698297+00:00 IST