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Scientists reveal why obesity makes ovarian cancer more deadly

The majority of women with ovarian cancer are diagnosed with the most advanced stage of the disease. Less than a third of people diagnosed with the condition survive five years. According to a recent study, as the third most frequent type of gynaecological cancer, it caused more than 200,000 recorded deaths worldwide in 2020 alone.

2023-07-21T09:17:07.891526+00:00 IST

Fathers’ psychiatric diagnosis raises risk of preterm birth

According to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine, both fathers' and mothers' mental histories are related to premature birth. The study demonstrates for the first time that the risk of preterm birth is higher in infants whose fathers or mothers have psychiatric disorders than in those who do not, and the risk is enhanced further when both parents have been diagnosed.

2023-07-21T07:47:35.329343+00:00 IST

Digital pathology set to be game changer in medical industry

Researchers have automated a microscope scanning and analysis system that has been tested, implemented and accredited ready for rollout around the world. The system significantly enhanced tests in terms of cost, quality, and speed, according to UQ Professor of AI Brian Lovell.

2023-07-21T05:39:53.229110+00:00 IST

Use of mRNA technology to create effective malaria vaccine

In preclinical models, Trans-Tasman research collaborators from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington's Ferrier Research Institute and the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research in New Zealand and the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Australia developed an mRNA-based vaccine that can effectively target and stimulate protective immune cell responses against the malaria-causing parasite Plasmodium.

2023-07-20T16:13:01.360507+00:00 IST

Human embryo-like entities with extraembryonic tissue

Gastrulation is a "black box" of human development in which an embryo reorganises itself from a hollow spherical to a multilayered structure. Because of bioethical considerations, human embryos are normally not cultured for more than 14 days, and gastrulation occurs between 17 and 21 days post-fertilization. Furthermore, current stem cell models that simulate gastrulation do not include the extraembryonic components that give birth to the yolk sac and placenta. Researchers disclose a new approach for developing "peri-gastruloids," an embryo-like structure that includes one of the supporting tissues, the yolk sac, that was missing from prior models, in a study published in the journal Cell.

2023-07-20T15:56:39.824704+00:00 IST

Older persons with cognitive impairment continue to drive

A Michigan Medicine research in a South Texas community indicates that the majority of older persons with cognitive impairment continue to drive, despite concerns raised by caregivers and others. Researchers examined over 600 persons over the age of 65 in Nueces County, Texas, who had cognitive screening scores that suggested the possibility of impairment.

2023-07-20T15:37:31.712210+00:00 IST

Malnutrition during pregnancy raises chance of diabetes incidence

Malnutrition during pregnancy may raise the chance of acquiring type 2 diabetes in later life

2023-07-20T14:45:28.982184+00:00 IST

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Study reveals omega-3 fatty acids help in maintaining lung health

New evidence from a large, comprehensive study in healthy individuals financed by the National Institutes of Health suggests that omega-3 fatty acids, which are rich in fish and fish oil supplements, are promising for sustaining lung health.

2023-07-20T14:11:09.825517+00:00 IST

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Dedicated older people’s emergency department lowers wait times

According to research from the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) and the University of East Anglia (UEA), the establishment of the country's first emergency department for those over the age of 80 resulted in a considerable reduction in time spent in A&E.

2023-07-20T08:08:27.280942+00:00 IST

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Gene mutation could explain why some don’t get sick from covid-19

People who get COVID-19 but never develop symptoms, known as super dodgers, may have a hereditary advantage. According to a new study headed by UC San Francisco researchers, they are more than twice as likely as individuals who become symptomatic to contain a specific gene variation that aids in virus eradication.

2023-07-20T08:07:36.437747+00:00 IST

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Monitoring T cells might allow prevention of type 1 diabetes

Scripps Scientists have discovered that analysing a certain type of immune cell in the blood can help identify people at risk of developing type 1 diabetes, a fatal autoimmune illness. If the new approach is verified in future research, it might be used to select potential people for treatment that stops the autoimmune process, making type 1 diabetes a preventable condition.

2023-07-20T07:37:49.205857+00:00 IST

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Bipolar disorder associated with risk of early death: Study

Extreme mood swings are an indicator of bipolar disease, which increases a person's risk of premature death from external causes like accidents, violence, and suicide by six times.

2023-07-19T17:05:28.450371+00:00 IST

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How single-cell atlas can help to study kidney diseases

What makes some people with an abrupt decline in kidney function develop renal disease while others get better? A recent study co-led by bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego, may provide a detailed insight at the level of individual cells into the underlying factors contributing to these divergent outcomes.

2023-07-19T16:20:55.967183+00:00 IST

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Researchers suggest how diabetes slows healing in the eye

For the first time, researchers from Cedars-Sinai have identified two connected disease-associated changes to the cornea that explain how diabetes slows down wound healing in the eye

2023-07-19T15:48:31.449216+00:00 IST

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Women who underwent breast cancer treatment age faster: Study

A new study conducted by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their collaborators have found that women who have been diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer age biologically more quickly than women who do not have the disease. Breast cancer patients who underwent radiation therapy had a stronger correlation with biological ageing than those who underwent surgery. This data implies that the ageing effect is not accelerated by cancer development.

2023-07-19T15:02:30.218821+00:00 IST

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Lewy body disease can be detected before symptoms appear: Study

A research team has demonstrated that the disease can be detected before symptoms appear using a spinal fluid test. The findings were published in Nature Medicine, where the researchers also show that a reduced sense of smell is strongly linked to Lewy body disease even before other obvious symptoms appear.

2023-07-19T06:23:55.657938+00:00 IST

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Skin cancer virus outcompetes DNA replication in host cells

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh have demonstrated for the first time how Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV), which causes an aggressive skin cancer known as Merkel cell carcinoma, begins DNA replication in host cells

2023-07-18T15:46:11.107120+00:00 IST

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Juggling multiple children hinders vigorous physical activity

Physical activity is an essential component of a healthy lifestyle, but just one in every three adults in the United States reaches the weekly exercise recommendation. The effort to stay fit becomes more difficult for parents, who frequently prioritise their children's demands over their own.

2023-07-18T15:32:10.808441+00:00 IST

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Oral medication is first choice for multiple sclerosis treatment

According to Rutgers researchers, the majority of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) choose oral medications to treat the chronic and progressive neurological illness. This is likely due to a variety of variables, including convenience, consumer promotion, and approval by health insurers.

2023-07-18T15:31:35.648344+00:00 IST

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Epidural anaesthesia in operating room may help patients

An epidural involves placing a tiny tube called a catheter in the patient’s back to deliver pain medication. An epidural may be used during surgery or after surgery, especially for those that may result in a substantial amount of pain. If it is used following surgery, the patient can self-administer the pain medicine as needed with the push of a button.

2023-07-18T14:49:16.450944+00:00 IST

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Study provides new insights into dual role of RNase treatment

Multiple organ inflammation is a hallmark of systemic autoimmune disorders, which can have disastrous effects on patients. Treatments for these disorders are desperately needed. In some clinical trials, RNase therapies appear promising, but not in all. The causes of this variability have been discovered by Japanese researchers.

2023-07-18T05:14:35.042724+00:00 IST