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Taller people may develop atrial fibrillation: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 15 : Taller people are more likely to develop atrial fibrillation (AFib), an irregular and often rapid heartbeat that can lead to stroke, heart failure, and other complications, says a recent study.

2019-11-15T12:33:59.902504+00:00 IST

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Illiterate people three times at higher risk to develop dementia: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 15 (ANI): The people who cannot read and write stay at nearly three times higher risk of developing dementia than the people, who can read and write, says a recent study.

2019-11-15T10:35:16.654177+00:00 IST

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Study shows nudging heart patients to take statins leads to better outcomes

Washington D.C [USA], Nov 14 (ANI): In a recent study it has been found that statins that is an effective medication for treating patients with heart disease is consumed by only six per cent. The study was discussed in the meeting, '2019 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.'

2019-11-14T16:04:13.995938+00:00 IST

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HIV infection likely to increase risk for sudden cardiac death: Study

Washington D.C [USA], Nov 14 (ANI): In a recent comparative study between men with and without HIV, it has been found that there is more variability of QT interval -- in men living with the virus, which may contribute to the increased risk of sudden cardiac deaths.

2019-11-14T15:35:33.464382+00:00 IST

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Expert recommendation on how to improve hearing

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 14 (ANI): Researchers discovered a method that could possibly be used to improve auditory perception in situations where sounds are difficult to distinguish.

2019-11-14T12:27:10.540271+00:00 IST

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Study finds new way to diagnose male infertility

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 14 (ANI): Detecting infertility in men won't take a year or longer of trial, as a study found a reliable method of screening and figuring out which treatment options will work best for patients.

2019-11-14T12:22:28.480797+00:00 IST

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Researchers to design toilet that could collect health data

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 14 (ANI): Where on one side wearable, smart technologies are changing the way people monitor their health, a low-tech commodity, toilets are proving to outperform them all.

2019-11-14T11:33:06.357140+00:00 IST

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Early spinal patterns may predict scoliosis in adolescence: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 14 (ANI): Researchers have found a way to identify patterns of spinal curvature in younger children that may develop into scoliosis later during their adolescence.

2019-11-14T09:19:55.738339+00:00 IST

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Children with Autism spectrum disorder unlikely to indulge in conversations with peers

Washington D.C [USA], Nov 13 (ANI): Children with Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have an obvious disadvantage of being unable to carry out meaningful conversations with their peers says new research which points out that if left unaided these kids withdraw from social interactions and fail to socialise properly.

2019-11-13T16:45:57.226999+00:00 IST

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Study reveals listening to music while driving reduces cardiac stress

Washington DC [USA], Nov 13 (ANI): If you take too much stress while driving here's the news for you. Stress during driving is a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases. A new study by Brazilian researchers suggest that cardiac overload due to the stress of driving in heavy traffic can be attenuated by listening to instrumental music.

2019-11-13T15:29:03.683485+00:00 IST

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Researchers identify unique signatures in supercentenarians that could characterize healthy aging

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 13 (ANI): Supercentenarians or people who reach 110 years of age are endowed with good health and they show resistance to diseases like cancer, stroke and cardiovascular illness.

2019-11-13T04:25:38.461711+00:00 IST

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Smoking associated with increased number of lung cancer deaths

New Delhi [India], Nov 12 (ANI): November has been declared as lung cancer awareness month to educate the people who are at a higher risk of the disease. Though several reasons are associated with lung cancer, the harmful effects of smoking are linked to about 80 per cent deaths.

2019-11-12T17:16:52.852224+00:00 IST

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Study reveals data-driven definition of unhealthy yet pervasive 'hyper-palatable' foods

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 12 (ANI): New research offers specific metrics that might qualify foods as hyper-palatable (loaded with fat, sugar and salts) and finds most foods consumed in the United States meet these criteria.

2019-11-12T16:25:12.151093+00:00 IST

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Two strains of one bacterium combine to cause flesh-eating infection: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 12 (ANI): A new study used genetic analysis to reveal how two different strains of a single species of flesh-eating bacteria worked in concert to become more dangerous than either one strain alone.

2019-11-12T15:37:11.458032+00:00 IST