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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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Treating COVID with Metformin reduces Long COVID rates
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Minneapolis [US], June 10: A new study published in The LancetInfectious Diseases supported by the Parsemus Foundation found a 41 per cent reduction in Long COVID rates among people who used metformin at the time of COVID infection. The trial also saw a 42 per cent reduction in emergency roo
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Telangana: 'Fish Prasadam' distribution held in Hyderabad for asthma treat
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
'Fish Prasadam' organiser Archana told ANI that the event was held after a three-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic and that the patients visit the event to receive the 'Prasadam' for its purported medicinal properties to treat respiratory diseases.
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Metformin lowers risk of long Covid: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
University of Minnesota researchers discovered that metformin, a medicine typically used to treat diabetes, reduces the development of protracted COVID in a recent study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
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Study discovers cells linking chronic psychological stress to inflammatory
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Cells involved in the connection between stress reactions in the brain and inflammation in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract have been discovered in animal models for the first time, according to research from the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine.
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Researchers find staying asleep linked to increased risk of stroke
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to a study, those who have insomnia symptoms such as difficulty getting asleep, remaining asleep, or waking up too early may be more likely to have a stroke.
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Health Ministry organizes webinar for medical officers of PHCs, district h
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday organized a webinar on Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Diseases (NAFLD) to empower medical officers of Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals.
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Study reveals cause of heart muscle disease in children is key to effectiv
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Cardiomyopathy treatment for children should be personalised based on the root cause, symptoms, and course of the ailment in each child.
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Study reveals how devastating heart conditions can be reversed
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In an extraordinary example presented by a team at UCL (University College London) and the Royal Free Hospital, three men who experienced heart failure caused by the buildup of sticky, poisonous proteins are now free of symptoms.
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Long Covid can impact quality of life more than some cancers: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The researchers discovered that many long-term Covid patients were extremely unwell and had fatigue scores that were worse or comparable to persons with cancer-related anaemia or severe kidney impairment. They also had lower health-related quality of life scores than those with advanced meta
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Premature, low birthweight newborns suffer fewer fractures than others: St
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital, pre-term and low birthweight children suffer fewer fractures in childhood than full-term and normal-weight neonates
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Poorly insulated nerve cells promote Alzheimer's disease in old age: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Alzheimer's disease, an irreversible type of dementia, is the most common neurological illness in the world. Age is the most important risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, although why is unknown. Myelin, the insulating membrane that surrounds nerve cells in the brain, is known to deteriorat
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