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Study defines when a child turns an adult

Washington D.C. [US], Sept 19 (ANI): Many of us wonder about when does the childhood end? Researchers are now answering this question by charting age cut-offs for paediatric services around the world.

2019-09-19T16:15:01.253520+00:00 IST

Women who suffer childhood trauma likely to deliver first baby earlier life, outside marriage

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 18 (ANI): While childhood trauma is known to have poor impact on a woman's midlife health, a new study has uncovered the reason behind it and found that these females are more likely to have their first child both earlier in life and outside of marriage - factors associated with poorer health later in life.

2019-09-18T11:29:30.830836+00:00 IST

NHS reveals 20 most painful health conditions a person can have

London [UK], Sept 17 (ANI): Pain is never a pleasant thing to experience. It is hard to ignore and chronic pain in specific can end up having a psychological impact, affecting a person's mental as well as physical health.

2019-09-17T14:27:27.092963+00:00 IST

Study says anaemia may contribute to the spread of dengue

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 17 (ANI): As mosquitoes mostly spread dengue virus while feeding on iron deficit blood, researchers suggest consuming iron-rich food if dealing with iron deficiency, anaemia or dengue fever.

2019-09-17T01:22:01.376607+00:00 IST

Lack of sleep affects fat metabolism: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 17 (ANI): Healthy sleep habits can make a big difference in one's life but work week keeps us all a bit short on sleep, which can be severely harmful, says a study.

2019-09-17T00:23:37.189567+00:00 IST

Researchers introduce 'phyjamas' to monitor your health as you sleep

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 15 (ANI): With unobtrusive, portable devices for monitoring respiratory rhythm and heart rate during sleep expected to come up in future, scientists have developed physiological-sensing textiles that can be made into sleep garments which they have named 'phyjamas'.

2019-09-15T10:26:39.027832+00:00 IST

Knowing different languages is good for brain's cognitive development: Doctors

New Delhi [India], 15 Sep, (ANI): While the Union Home Minister Amit Shah called for culturally unifying India with Hindi as it's the national language, doctors from leading medical institutes have opined that learning different languages is helpful for the brain's cognitive development.

2019-09-15T10:05:27.152820+00:00 IST

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Smelling lemons makes you feel thinner: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 15 (ANI): Did you know that lemons can not only help you get over a hangover but can also make you feel slimmer. Yes, a new study has established that olfactory and auditory stimuli might change how we perceive our body!

2019-09-15T10:03:50.241944+00:00 IST

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Workplace burnout: Here's how managers can spot it and take action

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 15 (ANI): Achieving a sense of balance between work and personal life has now become a challenge and the imbalance somewhere leads to stress for which the mind and body pay the price.

2019-09-15T06:53:11.472489+00:00 IST

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London sets out plans to tackle childhood obesity

London [UK], Sept 15 (ANI): Childhood obesity is on the rise and in order to tackle the issue London's Child Obesity Taskforce has set out a number of measures that it will focus on reducing the number of overweight children and promote a healthy lifestyle, such as drinking plenty of water and being physically active.

2019-09-15T05:27:37.163513+00:00 IST

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Here's how Parkinson's patients can get positive results from workout

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 14 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have suggested that patients in the initial stages of Parkinson's disease should workout regularly for six months at home to get positive results as a useful addition to conventional medication.

2019-09-14T10:08:34.671213+00:00 IST

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Consumption of mushrooms reduces prostate cancer risk: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 14 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have highlighted that consumption of mushroom is beneficial for middle-aged and elderly men as it reduces the risk of prostate cancer.

2019-09-14T10:00:54.128815+00:00 IST

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Nano-sized cells of body may help in fighting cancer: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 14 (ANI): The nano-sized cells that transfer genetic material to other cells in our body may turn into mini treatment transporters to kill cancer cells, suggests a study from Michigan State University and Stanford University.

2019-09-14T00:05:06.085459+00:00 IST

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Drugs for eye treatment may harm growing infants: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 14 (ANI): Researchers have found that a few drugs used for treating retinal diseases may mix with breast milk, further causing a safety issue for the growing infants.

2019-09-13T23:34:05.673078+00:00 IST

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Exercising at home has positive effect on Parkinson's patients: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 13 (ANI): Patients in the initial stages of Parkinson's disease shall workout regularly for 6 months at home to get positive effect comparable to that of conventional Parkinson's medication.

2019-09-13T02:00:28.996562+00:00 IST

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Scientists discover breakthrough to prevent hair loss from chemotherapy

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 13 (ANI): Hair loss from chemotherapy happens to be one of the most distressing side effects of modern cancer therapy and while working towards finding a solution, researchers have discovered a new strategy to protect hair follicles.

2019-09-13T00:50:47.607349+00:00 IST

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Humans have individualised response to high-fat food: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 12 (ANI): A recent study has found that people have very individualised responses called inflammatory response when it comes to digesting high-fat food.

2019-09-12T16:36:35.810655+00:00 IST

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Advanced MRI brain scan can predict stroke-related dementia

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 12 (ANI): Advancement of technology has made it easier for practitioners to diagnose diseases which were earlier tough to predict and at times went undetected.

2019-09-12T16:04:17.637049+00:00 IST

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Poor motor skills might predict if autistic child is at language disability risk

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 12 (ANI): The fine motor skills autistic children exhibit while eating, writing or even buttoning their shirt, might seem trivial but can act as a strong predictor to identify if they are at risk of developing lasting language disabilities, suggest a new study.

2019-09-12T00:29:50.393688+00:00 IST

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Antarctic sea sponge may yield treatment for malaria

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 11 (ANI): As current medications for malaria become less effective due to drug resistance, researchers have revealed that a peptide they isolated from an Antarctic sponge shows promise as a lead for new therapies.

2019-09-11T18:00:48.380230+00:00 IST

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Teens with opioid use disorder could benefit from treatment: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 11 (ANI): A study has revealed that adolescents with severe opioid use disorder can be treated with one of the three medications: methadone, buprenorphine (Subutex/Suboxone) or extended-release naltrexone (Vivitrol).

2019-09-11T15:00:58.652462+00:00 IST