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Walking enhances brain connectivity and cognition in old people: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A new study from the University of Maryland School of Public Health finds that walking strengthens connections within and between three brain networks, including one connected to Alzheimer's disease, adding to the growing body of evidence that exercise enhances brain health.
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AI tools discovered five types of heart failure
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A new study led by UCL researchers has identified five types of heart failure that could be used to predict future risk in individual patients. When the heart is unable to efficiently pump blood around the body, this is referred to as heart failure. Current classification systems for heart
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Monitoring blood vessel changes improves detection of brain diseases: Stud
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Researchers at Brown University found that it is possible to monitor the evolution of mouse brain blood vessels over an extended period of time.
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Walking improves brain connectivity, memory in older adults, finds study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
New research from the University of Maryland School of Public Health shows that walking increases connections within and between three brain networks, including one linked to Alzheimer's disease, adding to the increasing body of data that exercise benefits brain health.
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Researchers find how types of bacteria vary widely in tumors of people wit
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Centre studied the microbiome of people with colorectal cancer and discovered that the bacteria, fungi, and viruses in a person's tumour differed significantly depending on whether they were diagnosed with early-onset disease (age 45 or y
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Study reveals how cancers in distant organs change liver function
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine found that cancer often releases molecules into the bloodstream that pathologically modify the liver, sending it into an inflammatory state, causing fat accumulation, and disrupting its typical detoxification processes. This finding sheds light on one of
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China witnesses fresh wave of Covid cases from XBB variants
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to official media sources, quoted by The Washington Post, leading Chinese epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan on Monday said that two new vaccinations for the XBB omicron subvariants (including XBB. 1.9.1, XBB. 1.5, and XBB. 1.16) have been given preliminary approval.
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Having Alzheimer's genes may increase risk of epilepsy: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
People with a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer's disease may have an increased risk of epilepsy and people with a certain type of epilepsy may have an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to a study.
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Human T cells play key role in controlling respiratory syncytial virus inf
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
In healthy adults, the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) primarily causes the symptoms of a cold, but it can also lead to more serious lung infections in newborns, those with impaired immune systems, and the elderly. Surprisingly, the most frequent cause of hospitalisation for newborns and y
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Protein can improve muscle function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A team of researchers has found that protein plays a vital role in the development of the immune system, they can slow down disease progression and improve muscle function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
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Study: Air pollution is associated with higher risk of developing severe C
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A study has found that air pollution is associated with a higher risk of developing severe disease, admission to a hospital or an intensive care unit (ICU) and death by COVID-19.
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Study suggests CT Scan best to predict middle-aged heart disease risk
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Researchers find, CT scans are more accurate than genetics at predicting a middle-aged person's risk for heart disease, such as a heart attack. The study was published in the journal "JAMA'.
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