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Study finds how fructose in diet contributes to obesity
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 24 (ANI): According to a new study, eating fructose appears to alter cells in the digestive tract in a way that enables it to take in more nutrients. These changes could help to explain the well-known link between rising fructose consumption around the world and incre
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Novel AI blood testing technology can identify lung cancers with high accu
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Maryland [US], August 22 (ANI): A novel artificial intelligence blood-testing technology developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center was found to detect over 90 per cent of lung cancers in samples from nearly 800 individuals with and without cancer.
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Researchers develop novel AI blood testing technology to identify lung can
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Maryland [US], August 20 (ANI): In samples from nearly 800 individuals with and without cancer, over 90 per cent of lung cancers was detected by a novel artificial intelligence blood-testing technology developed by researchers at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.
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Study discovers new therapeutic target for several types of aggressive can
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI): The findings of new research have shown that a protein in tumour cells could be targeted to treat some types of aggressive cancer including brain, blood, skin, and kidney.
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Researchers demonstrate why different types of cancer are caused by identi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Heidelberg [Germany], July 19 (ANI): During a new study, researchers demonstrated that cells originating from different organs are differentially susceptible to activating mutations in cancer drivers. The same mutation in precursor cells of the pancreas or the bile duct leads to fundamentall
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Study links alcohol consumption to more than 740,000 new cancer cases in 2
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): According to a study, four per cent of newly diagnosed cancer cases in 2020 may be associated with drinking alcohol. The authors called for greater public awareness of the link between alcohol and cancers and increased government interventions to reduce alcoho
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J-K: Srinagar hospital sets up toy library in paediatric cancer ward
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 18 (ANI): Offering respite from the stressful cancer treatment, Jammu and Kashmir's Sher-E-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Srinagar (SKIMS) has set up a toy library for their paediatric oncology ward.
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Shree Slimming contributing in this pandemic to reduce a major risk factor
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Jagadhri (Haryana) [India], June 15 (ANI/PNN): Obesity is a huge healthcare concern because it is associated with several chronic diseases including type 2 diabetes, heart diseases, stroke and certain types of cancers.
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Promising ovarian cancer treatment proves both effective, efficient
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 13 (ANI): Preclinical trials of a new radiopharmaceutical to treat ovarian cancer have produced successful results, dramatically limiting tumour growth and decreasing tumour mass. Designed specifically for ovarian cancers that are resistant to traditional therapies, the
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Screening for ovarian cancer did not reduce deaths during study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 14 (ANI): A large-scale randomised trial of annual screening for ovarian cancer, led by UCL researchers, did not succeed in reducing deaths from the disease, despite one of the screening methods tested detecting cancers earlier.
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Kauvery Hospital successfully removes a rare tumor from a major blood vess
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 11 (ANI/News Voir): Kauvery Hospital, one of the leading healthcare chains in Tamil Nadu, successfully removed a tumor from the inferior vena cava (the largest vein in the body that passes through the liver), of a 56-year-old woman from Salem.
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Combining BMI with body shape better predictor of cancer risk
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 10 (ANI): A new research being presented online this year, suggests that a measure of body shape should be used alongside body mass index (BMI) to help determine the risk of obesity-related cancers.
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