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Coffee consumption may reduce risk of acute kidney injury: Study
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Maryland [US], June 3 (ANI): A recent study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers suggests that coffee consumption is linked to a reduced risk of acute kidney injury (AKI).
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Academic education can positively affect aging of brain: Study
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], December 22 (ANI): The benefits of good education and lifelong learning extend into old age. The initial findings of a long-term study show that certain degenerative processes are reduced in the brains of academics. Their brains are better able to compensate for age-relat
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Study focuses on developing 'game-changing' test to diagnose Parkinson's
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): The results of a recent study show that it is possible to identify Parkinson's based on compounds found on the surface of the skin. The findings offer hope that a pioneering new test could be developed to diagnose the degenerative condition through a simple a
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New study uncovers new genes linked to glaucoma risk
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): A new study led by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute and Harvard Medical School has significantly increased understanding of the genetics of glaucoma, identifying 44 previously unknown genes linked to a person's risk of developing the degenerativ
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Gene editing techniques helpful in retinal degeneration treatment
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], January 23 (ANI): A new study has found that gene-editing techniques like CRISPR-Cas hold the power to rectify inherited retinal degenerative mutations, which are the primary cause of blindness.
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Researchers find clue to improve artificial vision for patients with retin
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Aug 10 (ANI): Important findings that could potentially improve the performance of retinal prostheses creating an artificial vision for blind individuals have been reported by a team of Korean researchers.
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Researchers discover new fix that heals herniated discs, just like patchin
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 14 (ANI): Using a hyaluronic acid gel, researchers have found a novel two-step technique to repair herniated discs that re-inflates the disc and collagen gel to seal the hole, essentially repairing ruptured discs like you'd repair a flat tire.
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Belgian Paralympian Marieke Vervoort ends life by euthanasia
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Atlanta [USA], Oct 23 (ANI): Belgian Paralympian Marieke Vervoort on Wednesday ended her life at the age of 40 through legal euthanasia.
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Regenexx - World's most advanced regenerative orthopaedic centre in India
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] April 17 (ANI/BusinessWire India): RegenOrthoSport, India's Regenexx centre, offering advanced stem cell and blood platelet procedures, has completed 481 regenerative procedures in two and a half years. They render non-surgical treatment alternatives for those
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Simple test could help doctors diagnose degenerative brain diseases
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 29 (ANI): Neurologists at NYU School of Medicine have devised an easy test that could enable earlier diagnosis of a group of degenerative brain diseases.
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Exercise can slow progression of Parkinson's disease
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.], Dec 24 (ANI): A study has recently found that exercising on a running wheel can stop the accumulation of a protein molecule in the brain, which is believed to play a central role in the degenerative disease Parkinson's.
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Researchers find new screening tool for Parkinson's disease
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 6 (ANI): According to a new study, researchers are using breakthrough gene-editing technology to develop a new screening tool for Parkinson's disease, a debilitating degenerative disorder of the nervous system.
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