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Lung function in premenopausal, postmenopausal women can decline due to ob
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Ohio (Cleveland) [US], February 25 (ANI): Obesity has been shown to affect the risk of airway obstructive diseases and can lead to a decline in lung function. A new study suggested that abdominal obesity may result in a greater risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma
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ImpactGuru announces its first-ever Impact Guru Excellence in Healthcare S
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 24 (ANI/NewsVoir): India's leading integrated healthcare financing platform ImpactGuru.com is organizing its first-ever 'Impact Guru Excellence in Healthcare Summit & Awards' on 28th February 2022, which also marks National Rare Disease Day 2022.
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Scoring low in simple memory test linked to Alzheimer's biomarkers, sugges
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Minnesota [US], February 24 (ANI): One may have 'an elephant's memory', but how far can that help in preventing dementia? A recent study found that among people with no memory or thinking problems, having a poor score on a simple memory test may be linked to biomarkers in the brain associate
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Psychological well-being in adolescents linked to adult risk of heart dise
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Missouri [US], February 23 (ANI): It has been a long-known fact that a person's risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) can be lowered with lifestyle changes such as modifying diet, exercise, alcohol and tobacco use. Now, Anand Chockalingam and Sharan Srinivas at the University of Missouri demo
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Daily activities like washing dishes reduce heart disease risk in senior w
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California [US], February 23 (ANI): As a person ages, their bodies start reacting to all the stress and work they've put it through, throughout their younger days. As a result, an older person's body is more susceptible to illnesses. For older people, running or brisk walking is not the only
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South Korea registers all-time record of 171,000 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], February 23 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea has detected more than 170,000 new COVID-19 cases over the past day, the highest number since the beginning of the pandemic, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Wednesday.
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Women who have experienced sexual violence more likely to develop high blo
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Massachusetts [US], February 22 (ANI): According to the WHO, during their lifetime one in three women is subjected to physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner or sexual violence from a non-partner. Women who have ever experienced sexual violence in their lifetime are more likely to
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COVID-19 genetic risk variant protects against HIV: Study
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Solna [Sweden], February 22 (ANI): The SARS-CoV-2 infection affects some people severely, while others have only mild symptoms or no symptoms at all. A recent study has revealed that in addition to risk factors such as advanced age and chronic diseases, like diabetes, our genetic heritage al
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'Ross procedure' leads to improved survival in adults undergoing aortic va
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New York [US], February 22 (ANI): The 'Ross procedure' also known as the switch procedure or pulmonary autograft procedure, is a cardiac surgery in which a diseased aortic valve is replaced with the patient's own pulmonary valve.
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New study finds better treatment for Parkinson's disease
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Copenhagen [Denmark], February 21 (ANI): Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease wherein dopaminergic neurons progressively die in the brainstem. Tremor and difficulties in walking are the most commonly recognizable symptoms for people suffering from Parkinson. Although there is n
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Researchers discover new medicines for treating heart patients
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Ohio [US], February 21 (ANI): A recent research by the University of Cincinnati discovered a unique class of medications that acted as blood thinners by inhibiting an enzyme in the genes of tick saliva.
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Does eating vegetables protect against cardiovascular diseases? No, says s
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Oxford [England], February 21 (ANI): Since childhood, we have been told that a sufficient intake of vegetables is essential for maintaining a balanced diet and avoiding a wide range of diseases. But does a diet rich in vegetables also lower the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD)? Unfortuna
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