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Researchers reveal COVID-19 infection increases diabetes risk
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The findings, published in the journal JAMA Network Open, also suggest that the risk of Type 2 diabetes appears lower in individuals who were already vaccinated against COVID-19 by the time they were infected.
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Free sugars associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease: Stud
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to a study, a greater intake of free sugars - both added sugars and those present naturally in honey and fruit juice - is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The findings back up the global dietary recommendation to keep free sugar consumption under 5% of t
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Alcohol consumption linked to acceleration of Alzheimer's disease: Researc
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Although current research indicates that alcohol use disorder is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, further study is needed to determine how alcohol use disorder affects the pathophysiology of the illness
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What is Marburg disease and should India be worried?
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Marburg virus is transmitted to humans by fruit bats and is spread in humans through direct contact with the body fluids of infected persons, or with surfaces and materials.
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Revise salary of vector-borne disease control personnel, Adhir Ranjan writ
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Congress Lok Sabha MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday wrote to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee requesting her to revise the salary of vector-borne disease control persons in West Bengal.
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Newly discovered tsetse fly pheromone might help to control disease spread
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Yale researchers have found a volatile pheromone generated by the tsetse fly, a blood-sucking bug that spreads diseases in both humans and animals across much of Sub-Saharan Africa. The study sheds fresh light on how flies communicate with one another and could lead to new techniques for reg
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Study finds genes that predict obesity complications differ between gender
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Obesity causes many health problems and worsens several chronic illnesses, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, however, some obese people are more susceptible to complications than others.
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New electrical method triggers and analyzes dynamics of brain protein that
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A new method developed by researchers at UC Santa Barbara gives the ability to control and follow in real time the process by which it happens. The technique employs a novel use of low voltage electricity as a surrogate for the natural signals that trigger the protein to fold and assemble, b
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Scientists reengineer cancer drugs to be more versatile
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Rice University scientists have enlisted widely used cancer therapy systems to control gene expression in mammalian cells, a feat of synthetic biology that could change how diseases are treated.
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Royal Care Super Speciality Hospital dedicates India's first MRgFUS Techno
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): Naor Gilon, Ambassador of Israel to India, inaugurated and dedicated India's first MRgFUS Technology to the nation in the presence of Dr K. Madeswaran, Chairman and Managing Director, Royal Care Super Speciality Hospital, and other
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Oral bacteria may increase heart disease risk: Research
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Infection with a bacterium that causes gum disease and bad breath may increase the risk of heart disease, shows a study published in eLife.
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Irregular sleeping habits may increase risk of atherosclerosis in older ad
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association, sleeping an inconsistent number of hours each night and falling asleep at different times may increase the risk of developing a
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