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Lesser-known brain cells might be key to staying awake without cost to cog
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A new animal study suggests that understudied brain cells called astrocytes play a key role in regulating sleep demand, and that one day humans will be able to sleep for long periods of time without adverse effects such as mental fatigue and reduced physical health. It suggests that it may b
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Walking 25 mins/day enough to reduce physical impact of bedrest on older h
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A pooled data analysis of the existing evidence reveals that as little as 25 minutes of steady walking per day appears to be enough to counteract the adverse physical effects of bedrest on older hospital patients, according to a study published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicin
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Risk biomarkers may be used to anticipate severe stem cell transplant adve
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Medical professionals are getting closer to developing a risk biomarker that will let them know which of their paediatric stem cell transplant patients are most likely to have sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS), a potentially lethal side effect.
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Circumventing renal toxicity associated with cisplatin treatment: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Cisplatin is commonly used as a chemotherapeutic drug in the treatment of many solid tumours, including bladder, ovarian, and esophageal tumours. However, when it is metabolised by an enzyme called "cysteine conjugate beta-lyase 1 (CCBL1)," it is transformed to "thiol-cisplatin," a highly ac
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Researchers might have solution to resistant bacteria
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
We can tell that giving high doses of antibiotics to patients with serious infections causes their health, skin, and cancer symptoms to improve. But once we stop giving them antibiotics, the symptoms and staphylococci quickly return. Patients experience many adverse effects, and some risk ge
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Study: Taking kids outside can help mitigate adverse effects of screen ti
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Whether it's a tablet, phone, computer, or television, your young children are undoubtedly spending a lot of time staring at a screen, therefore you probably worry about it. Most likely, you're interested in learning how screen time impacts your child's development and whether there's anythi
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West Bengal govt bans hookah bars in Kolkata, cites adverse effects on pub
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The West Bengal government on Friday banned hookah bars in the capital city of Kolkata citing the effects on public health.
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Do you know exercise can reduce side effects of breast cancer?
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Radiotherapy has become a crucial part of breast cancer treatment, it can also have a severe influence on patients' quality of life, including their emotional, physical, and social wellbeing. It can also cause cancer-related fatigue.
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Study finds exercise can reduce side effects of breast cancer
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers found out the types of disease affecting women is breast cancer and suggested a diagnosis received by the women.
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COP27: UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt adopts 'Loss and Damage' fund
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
COP 27 President Sameh Shoukry said, "I invite the CMA to adopt the draft decision of title funding arrangements for responding to loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including the focus on addressing loss and damage."
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Researchers find new antiseptics safer than high-use antimicrobial for env
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Study revealed how antiseptics that replaced high-use antimicrobial seem to have minimal to no adverse effects on environmental concentrations.
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Chemotherapy efficacy can be significantly increased using new treatment:
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
To decipher these adverse effects, the researchers examined the animals' lungs at an intermediate stage - when tiny micro-metastases may have already developed, but even advanced imaging technologies like CT cannot detect them.
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