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Family plays vital role in protecting children from bullying: Study

Washington DC [USA], Oct 25 (ANI): Children who have faced childhood trauma known as adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are more likely to be bullied by others but their families can help in reducing the risk, says a recent study.

2019-10-25T15:46:43.417164+00:00 IST

Study finds new therapy targeting gut bacteria to prevent and reverse food allergies

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 25 (ANI): A new study identifies the species of bacteria in the human infant gut that protect against food allergies, finding changes associated with the development of food allergies and an altered immune response.

2019-10-25T14:48:22.530963+00:00 IST

1 in 10 children falls prey to drowning related hospitalisation, death: Study

Washington D.C [USA], Oct 25 (ANI): In a new research it has been found that one in every 10 children who sustain injuries related to drowning end up dying despite comprehensive medical care after being admitted to a hospital.

2019-10-25T13:54:11.358999+00:00 IST

Young mothers more likely to give birth to children with ADHD

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 25 (ANI): Among a number of other problems which kids born to young mothers suffer, the likelihood of having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the latest findings highlighted in a study.

2019-10-25T07:53:31.581350+00:00 IST

Researchers identify plants that might pose adverse effects on health

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 25 (ANI): There's no denying in it that a plant-based diet supports a healthy lifestyle, but not all of them stay true to serving their purpose!

2019-10-25T06:15:49.281300+00:00 IST

Study finds breakthrough in understanding rare genetic skin condition

Washington D.C [USA], Oct 24 (ANI): Researchers have found a method to understand a rare genetic skin disease that results in progressively enlarging skin tumours over the scalp, face, and body.

2019-10-24T16:48:03.673744+00:00 IST

Young adult women report more pain if abused as child: Study

Washington D.C [USA], Oct 24 (ANI): Young adult women who have experienced maltreatment as a child may feel more pain in comparison to those women who haven't had any such history, says a study.

2019-10-24T16:34:53.510078+00:00 IST

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Low-salt diet can stave off dementia: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 24 (ANI): A recent study suggests that consuming low salt diet and maintaining healthy blood vessels in the brain may keep away dementia.

2019-10-24T13:59:09.878837+00:00 IST

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Study highlights proteins involved in tumour growth and metastasis

Washington D.C [USA], Oct 24 (ANI): Researchers from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have found a new study about proteins involved in tumour growth and metast

2019-10-24T12:58:49.295132+00:00 IST

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Optimum implementations of treatment and prevention tools require ending HIV: Study

Washington D.C [USA], Oct 24 (ANI): In a new study, the researchers from the National Institutes of Health Experts highlighted the best implementation of HIV prevention and treatment tools along with new interventions to end the pandemic.

2019-10-24T11:43:03.174985+00:00 IST

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Structural differences in brain found in obese children

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 24 (ANI): Overweight, obese children aren't only prone to future health risks but their brain structure has been found to have differences in regions linked to cognitive control, compared to those with normal weight.

2019-10-24T05:51:12.340818+00:00 IST

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Social media not actually linked to teen anxiety, depression: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 23 (ANI): While most of us believe that technostress is caused by social media, a study found that time spent on social media does not directly cause anxiety and depression in teenagers.

2019-10-23T17:30:31.218372+00:00 IST

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Exercise can benefit heart failure patients: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 23 (ANI): Contrary to available research, a new study suggests that regardless of intensity or duration, any level of exercise resulted in improved health of blood vessels in heart, compared to no exercise at all- even for those who had experienced heart failure.

2019-10-23T16:11:56.671070+00:00 IST

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Older adults with dementia are misdiagnosed with Alzheimer's disease: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 23 (ANI): A recent study discovered the possibility of distinguishing between memory loss caused by Alzheimer's disease and traumatic brain injury- as many as 21 per cent of older adults with dementia may be misdiagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

2019-10-23T15:50:23.262726+00:00 IST

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Research discovers protein in blood that protects against neuronal damage after brain hemorrhage

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 23 (ANI): Researchers have now discovered a protective protein in the body called haptoglobin, which prevents the effect to patients who survive a cerebral haemorrhage and may suffer delayed severe brain damage caused by free haemoglobin, which comes from red blood cells and damages neurons.

2019-10-23T15:16:46.399429+00:00 IST

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Blood pressure medication works best when taken at bed time: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 23 (ANI): A new study has revealed that people with high blood pressure who take all their anti-hypertensive medication in one go at bedtime have better-controlled blood pressure and a significantly lower risk of death or illness caused by heart or blood vessel problems as compared to those who take their medication in the morning.

2019-10-23T12:13:54.241052+00:00 IST

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Researchers uncover factors which affect when first symptoms of Alzheimer's show

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 23 (ANI): While it is known that the occurrence of dementia is influenced by a person's family history and conditions like cardiovascular disease and diabetes; a little is known what affects the appearance of first symptoms of forgetfulness.

2019-10-23T07:42:34.517195+00:00 IST

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Risk of Autism spectrum disorder linked to decrease in placental steroid

Washington D.C [USA], Oct 21 (ANI): In a new study it has been found that allopregnanolone, one of many hormones produced by the placenta during pregnancy, is so essential to normal fetal brain development that the decrease in the supply can cause Autism.

2019-10-21T15:55:06.457335+00:00 IST

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Human body resists antibiotics for treating harmful bacteria for multiple stomach conditions: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 21 (ANI): A recent study has discovered that the human body starts getting resistant to antibiotics for treating harmful bacteria for a variety of stomach conditions, and the changes have more than doubled in 20 years.

2019-10-21T15:08:40.767102+00:00 IST

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Irregular heartbeat more common in American Indians: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 21 (ANI): From a number of other racial and ethnic groups, American Indians were found to have an irregular heartbeat or atrial fibrillation (AFib) more often.

2019-10-21T13:24:31.656326+00:00 IST

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Childhood leukemia survivors at increased risk of experiencing neurocognitive deficits, reduced exercise capacity

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 21 (ANI): People who have survived the most commonly occurring childhood cancer - acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) - are at an increased risk of experiencing neurocognitive deficits and reduced exercise capacity, a new study has found.

2019-10-21T06:51:03.210034+00:00 IST