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Scientific study unlocks potential for new anti-ageing therapies
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The human body has a remarkable ability to protect itself from age-related decline -- repairing damage, supporting heart and brain health, and fending off common diseases -- through systems that keep its internal chemistry in balance. Now, Israeli and American scientists have shed light on h
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WHO warns of rising spread of infectious diseases among deported Afghan mi
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The ground assessments carried out at key border points, especially Islam Qala in Herat Province, reveal that upper respiratory infections are the most common diseases spread, followed by diarrhoea and dehydration, particularly among children and the elderly.
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ICMR releases 32 new standard treatment workflows for common and serious d
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), in collaboration with the National Health Authority (NHA) and WHO India, has released 32 new Standard Treatment Workflows (STWs) for common and serious diseases.
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Study finds complex relationship between lipids and cholelithiasis
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A study published in the journal Gut offers light on the complex relationship between serum lipids, lipid-modifying targets, and cholelithiasis, a common disease characterised by gallstone formation.
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Antibiotics for common childhood infections not effective in large parts o
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A study discovered that due to increasing rates of antibiotic resistance, medications used to treat common diseases in infants and babies are no longer effective in large parts of the world.
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Cancer-related fatigue may soon benefit from potential new treatment
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Cancer-related tiredness (CRF) is a crippling yet all-too-common disease that has a negative impact on patients' quality of life while they are receiving treatment. There are currently no viable pharmaceutical therapies available for the constellation of symptoms that together constitute CRF
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Study finds influence of parental relatedness on type 2 diabetes, other co
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A recent study found that consanguinity, or marrying within a close family, may increase the risk of getting common diseases including type 2 diabetes and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Researchers discover impact of parental relatedness on type 2 diabetes, ot
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a recent study, close family marriages, or consanguinity, may raise the chance of developing common conditions including type 2 diabetes and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Study demonstrates how to avoid cardiac damage in breast cancer patients
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Breast cancer is the most common disease in the European Union, accounting for 13.3 per cent of all new cancer cases in 2020. Breast cancer is expected to affect 1 in every 11 women in the EU by the age of 74.
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Study reveals ways to avoid heart damage in women receiving breast cancer
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Women with breast cancer will be enrolled in a clinical trial to investigate the ability of behavioural and psychological therapy to minimise the cardiac damage caused by anti-cancer medications. The unique CARDIOCARE initiative is being led by a coalition of European partners, including the
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Researchers reveal how blood biomarkers, genomics predict common disease r
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
It is possible to target individuals with chronic illness risk factors with preventative interventions before they get ill.
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Adding genomic info to blood biomarkers yields cost-effective results for
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The researchers used machine learning to build predictive models for individuals' future risks of nine common diseases, based on their genetic information and the biomarkers that they measured.
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