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Study finds antidepressant drug effective in treating 'lazy eye' in adults
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], October 1 (ANI): In a new study, researchers reveal how subanesthetic ketamine, which is used for pain management and as an antidepressant in humans, is effective in treating adult amblyopia, a brain disorder commonly known as "lazy eye."
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Microsoft study finds 4 in 10 consumers in India involved in bullying
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 28 (ANI): Nearly 38 per cent of consumers across India comprising 34 per cent of adults and 43 per cent of teenagers said they were involved in an online bullying incident, according to a recent digital civility report by Microsoft.
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Heart disease in young people may be linked to diabetes exposure in the wo
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 28 (ANI): Heart disease in young adults and teenagers may be related to exposure to diabetes in the womb, according to new research published in CMAJ.
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Loneliness has doubled among older adults amid COVID-19 pandemic: Study
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): The findings of a national poll suggest staying close to home and avoiding crowded places can help older adults to reduce their risk of COVID-19. But this can be achieved with a cost, especially for those dealing with health challenges.
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Initial months of COVID-19 increase loneliness among older adults, poll sh
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 19 (ANI): Contrary to the conventional belief that staying close to home and avoiding crowded places can help older adults reduce their risk of COVID-19, a new national poll suggests it comes with a cost, especially for those with health challenges.
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Study finds middle-aged adults with healthy heart habits may lower high bl
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Dallas [US], September 16 (ANI): Better heart health, as measured by the American Heart Association's Life's Simple 7 (LS7) scale, was associated with a significantly lower risk of developing high blood pressure (also known as hypertension) in middle-aged, Black and white adults, according t
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Loneliness doubled among older adults in first months of COVID-19, poll sh
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 14 (ANI): Staying close to home and avoiding crowded places can help older adults reduce their risk of COVID-19. But a new national poll suggests it comes with a cost, especially for those with health challenges.
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Excessive drinking raise high blood pressure risk in adults with Type 2 di
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Dallas [USA], September 12 (ANI): Having eight or more alcoholic beverages in a week's time can increase the risk of high blood pressure (also called hypertension) among adults with Type 2 diabetes, according to recent research.
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Cumulative 6.4 million adult infections were estimated in India by
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 11 (ANI): The findings of the first national population-based sero-survey indicated that 0.73 per cent of adults in India were exposed to SARS-CoV-2 infection, amounting to 6.4 million infections in total by the early May 2020, revealed the Indian Council of Medi
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Lifestyle improvements may lessen cognitive decline in older adults: Study
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], September 10 (ANI): Lifestyle changes may help to improve cognition in older adults experiencing a cognitive decline that precedes dementia, according to a new study.
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Excessive drinking may raise high blood pressure risk in adults with Type
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Dallas [USA], September 9 (ANI): Consuming a total of eight or more alcoholic beverages in a week's time may increase the risk of high blood pressure (also called hypertension) among adults with Type 2 diabetes, according to new research.
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Unlike adults, children use both brain hemispheres to understand language
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 8 (ANI): To understand language (more specifically, processing spoken sentences), children use both the brain's hemispheres, right and left -- quite different from what adults do. The new finding suggests a possible reason why children appear to recover from neural
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