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New research enables more heart donations

Washington DC [USA], Sept 26 (ANI): Many hearts are declared unfit for donation due to stress-induced heart failure. But a recent study found that this condition has no bearing on the outcome of a transplant further opening path for up to 30 per cent more heart transplants.

2019-09-26T16:02:38.517443+00:00 IST

Mild depression in mothers affect child's emotional well-being

Washington D.C [USA], Sept 26 (ANI): When a mother is depressed, her children suffer too, proves a recent study which claims that mild long-term depression in mothers can cause emotional problems like hyperactivity, aggressiveness, and anxiety in their small children.

2019-09-26T11:20:06.513904+00:00 IST

Asthmatic children with anxiety, depression likely to visit ER more

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 25 (ANI): Children with asthma are more likely to be affected by anxiety and depression and those with all the three conditions are twice as likely to seek Emergency Room care, than patients only with the respiratory condition, finds a new study.

2019-09-25T12:18:42.204955+00:00 IST

Veterans dealing with specific mental health disorders prone to heart attack, stroke

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 24 (ANI): In a new study it has been found that veterans with specific mental health disorders like depression, psychosis and bipolar disorder are at an elevated risk of heart attack, stroke and death from cardiovascular diseases.

2019-09-24T12:33:33.314281+00:00 IST

Self-silencing linked to heightened risk of stroke, cardiovascular diseases

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 24 (ANI): While people might think that letting out your true feelings can be good for the mental being, it is equally beneficial for your physical health.

2019-09-24T08:46:52.157004+00:00 IST

Depression and drinking common among partners of military personnel

Washington D.C [USA], Sept 24 (ANI): A recent study conducted at King's College London suggests that depression and binge-drinking are more common among the female partners of UK military personnel than women outside the military community.

2019-09-24T00:33:02.533674+00:00 IST

Fat mass index linked to high risk of cardiovascular diseases in diabetic people

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 23 (ANI): Fat Mass Index (FMI) - a measure of relative fat content is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events in diabetic people, a new study has highlighted.

2019-09-23T11:42:30.989213+00:00 IST

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Menstrual cup campaign enlightens nearly 100,000 women in India

New Delhi [India], Sept 22 (ANI): In a first of its kind campaign, online influencers have created a large-scale awareness on modern methods of menstrual hygiene management (MHM).

2019-09-22T17:59:18.352106+00:00 IST

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Children under five should avoid plant-based milk

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 22 (ANI): While milk is surely advised as a healthy and nutritive drink for children, those under the age of five are advocated to keep off from plant-based milk.

2019-09-22T14:50:52.940997+00:00 IST

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Drug for Alzheimer's may also treat Chagas disease

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 22 (ANI): Memantine, a drug used to treat Alzheimer's, can also prove effective in treating Chagas, a tropical disease, a new study has found.

2019-09-22T14:03:09.833645+00:00 IST

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Study claims that bowel cancer screening reduces deaths

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 22 (ANI): New research showcases the effectiveness of bowel cancer screening in reducing approximately 45 per cent deaths.

2019-09-22T13:58:19.177117+00:00 IST

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Researchers discover world's first blood incubator

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 22 (ANI): With the help of laser technology, researchers have discovered the world's first blood incubator, which will prevent blood transfusions and detect antibodies in pregnant women that may kill a fetus.

2019-09-22T13:09:54.477410+00:00 IST

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Researchers discover vaccine to treat herpes

Washington DC [USA], Sept 22 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a new vaccine which is proving to be effective in combating herpes virus.

2019-09-22T12:58:01.252659+00:00 IST

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Yemeni child with severe epilepsy finds new life at AIIMS

New Delhi [India], Sep 22 (ANI): A four-and-half-year old girl from Yemen suffering from a rare kind of epilepsy has received a fresh lease of life thanks to doctors at the premier All India Insititute of Medical Sciences here.

2019-09-22T08:16:59.899700+00:00 IST

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Leukemia drug may treat brain cancer in children: Study

Washington DC [USA], Sept 21 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers suggested a new use of leukemia drug, nilotinib to heal a deadly pediatric brain cancer called medulloblastoma.

2019-09-21T15:46:49.473604+00:00 IST

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Dengue virus becomes resistant to certain vaccines: Study

Washington DC [USA], Sept 21 (ANI): While searching for a new approach in vaccine development for dengue, researchers discovered that the dengue virus changes its shape through mutations in envelope protein to evade vaccines and therapeutics.

2019-09-21T12:19:41.647220+00:00 IST

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E-cigarettes might worsen asthma: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 21 (ANI): Flavours mightn't prove to be good every time! A new study has found that flavoured e-cigarettes can worsen the severity of diseases like asthma.

2019-09-21T10:11:50.844296+00:00 IST

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Study finds protein that slows down fracture-healing

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 20 (ANI): Researchers have found that a few proteins which are more prevalent in older people prevent the fractured bones from healing.

2019-09-20T11:19:18.817892+00:00 IST

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Doctors in US grapple with vaping illness, warn of 'irreversible damage' to lungs

Washington, DC [USA], Sept 20 (ANI): With over 500 people diagnosed with vaping-related sickness and seven persons dead due to severe and unexplained lung illness connected to e-cigarette use in the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has activated its emergency operation centre to investigate the cause.

2019-09-20T10:06:13.741114+00:00 IST

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Here's how smoking during pregnancy can affect daughter's fertility!

Washington D.C [USA], Sept 20 (ANI): In a recent study, it has been found that girls born to the mothers who smoke during pregnancy will exhibit signs of increased testosterone exposure, which may affect their hormone and reproductive function in future.

2019-09-20T01:44:32.489635+00:00 IST

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Drug for treating psoriasis can be used to treat malaria, finds study

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 19 (ANI): Drug used for treating skin disease psoriasis may now be used to effectively treat malaria, suggests recent study.

2019-09-19T17:18:16.165051+00:00 IST