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China shifts how it counts Covid deaths as crematoriums fill up
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to the latest guidelines from the National Health Commission, only those whose death is caused by pneumonia and respiratory failure after contracting the virus are classified as Covid deaths, said Wang Guiqiang, a top infectious disease doctor.
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Researchers discover Artificial intelligence tool that helps in cancer sur
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The surgical approach is frequently not decided when a patient has surgery to remove a tumour or treat an illness. In order to decide how much tissue needs to be removed, surgeons need to know more about the condition they are treating, such as a tumor's margins, its stage, and whether a les
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Children exhale significantly fewer potentially infectious particles than
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Children exhale significantly fewer potentially infectious particles than adults, at least this is true for the small respiratory droplets that are predominantly produced in the lungs.
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Study suggests PTSD, brain injury can increase impact of Alzheimer's
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers concluded that PTSD, TBI, and a specific variant of the APOE gene showed strong associations with Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias (ADRD).
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Epigenetics breaks into the clinical practice of cancer: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers describe the impact of epigenetics on cancer treatment and how it has become a crucial tool to improve early detection, predict disease progression and become a target for new treatments.
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Wellness of people becomes core of India's transformed healthcare system:
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Highlighting the efforts of the Center in transforming the health sector in the country, Union Minister of State for Education, Subhash Sarkar asserted on Friday that the Modi government has brought about a paradigm shift in the approach of the treatment of disease to the wellness of peop
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Premature brain aging is associated with white matter hyperintensity load:
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Brain age is an MRI-derived estimate of brain tissue loss that has a similar pattern to aging-related atrophy. White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are neuroimaging markers of small vessel disease and may represent subtle signs of brain compromise.
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Study: New schizophrenia drugs can be identified using stem cells
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Loss of synapses and the death of neurons, leading to neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases can be caused by inflammation and overactivation of the immune system in the brain.
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Patna: Special arrangements being made at IGIMS amid fresh Covid surge
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Amid a fresh global surge in Covid-19 cases, the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) Hospital in Patna stated on Thursday that it was focusing on making special arrangements for combating the disease.
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Study reveals genetic risk for Dementia among people of African descent
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a research published in the journal 'Molecular Psychiatry', scientists discovered many instances where gene variations may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias among people of African ancestry.
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Research: New drug offers hope for people with hand osteoarthritis
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
As talarozole has an acceptable safety profile in human subjects, a small proof of concept clinical study is underway to see whether this drug might represent a new disease-modifying treatment in patients.
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Researchers reveal link between Huntington's disease mutation, developmen
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have discovered a connection between metabolic abnormalities that affect the growth of the brain's oligodendrocyte cells and the mutation that results in Huntington's disease. They discovered that thiamine and biotin in large amounts can r
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