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Child weight gain linked to ability to produce leptin: Study
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): Children having African ancestry are more prone to developing obesity if they possess a genetic variant that reduces their ability to produce the hormone leptin.
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Study links early weight gain in children with ability to produce hormone
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): A recent study has found that young children of African ancestry are more at risk of developing obesity if they possess a genetic variant that reduces their ability to produce the hormone leptin.
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African-American cancer survivors tend to survive more with social needs:
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Michigan [US], November 28 (ANI): A study from the American Cancer Society (ACS) claims about the relationship between lower health-related quality of life (HRQOL) with social needs factors of African-American cancer survivors including food and economic security, housing, and neighborhood c
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Morocco's COVID-19 cases surpass 340,000
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Rabat [Morroco], November 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Morocco registered 4,178 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking the tally of infections in the North African country since March 2 to 340,684, the health ministry said in a statement.
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Early weight gain in children linked to ability to produce hormone leptin
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 23 (ANI): Young children of African ancestry are more at risk of developing obesity if they possess a genetic variant that reduces their ability to produce the hormone leptin.
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CAF president Ahmad banned for five years by FIFA
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], November 23 (ANI): The adjudicatory chamber of FIFA's independent Ethics Committee on Monday found Ahmad Ahmad, the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) guilty of financial misconduct and as a result, he has banned for five years.
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Social needs linked to low health-related quality of life among African-Am
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Detroit [Michigan], November 23 (ANI): In a recent study based on African American cancer survivors in Detroit, researchers found that factors related to social needs --including food and economic security, housing and neighbourhood conditions and access to transportation--were associated wi
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Africa crosses 2 million COVID-19 cases, death toll nears 50,000
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethopia], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19-related death toll in the African continent reached 49,412, while the total reported cases were 2,057,001 as of Sunday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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AB De Villiers, wife Danielle blessed with 'beautiful baby girl'
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Pretoria [South Africa], November 20 (ANI): Former South African cricketer AB de Villiers and his wife Danielle De Villiers have welcomed their baby girl, the right-handed batsman announced on Thursday.
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LPL: Colombo Kings rope in Herschelle Gibbs as head coach
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], November 19 (ANI): Former South African opener Herschelle Gibbs has been appointed head coach of Lanka Premier League (LPL) side Colombo Kings, the franchise announced on Thursday.
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England series gets go-ahead from South African sports ministry
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], November 16 (ANI): South Africa's Sports Ministry has given a nod to Cricket South Africa (CSA) to go ahead with the upcoming white-ball series against England later this month.
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Merck Foundation marks World Diabetes Day 2020 through their Diabetes Blue
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Harare [Zimbabwe] /Mumbai (Maharashtra)[India], November 13 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany marks 'World Diabetes Day 2020' by continuing their strategy to provide specialty training for African, Asian and Latin American doctors to bett
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