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Younger generation needs more knowledge about STDs, reveals study
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Michigan [US], January 29 (ANI): Sex, as a topic, is considered a taboo, even now. But, in this day and age, it is important that a healthy discussion is done with the younger generation, so as to educate them to prevent sexually transmitted diseases, even orally. A recent study has said the
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Research suggests virtual reality 'shopping task' can help reduce cognitiv
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
London [England], January 29 (ANI): Virtual reality games and tests are known to help children improve cognitive skills, but what about adults? New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London, has made some interesting discoveries
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Is light drinking harmful to health? Research suggests so!
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Cambridge [England], January 29 (ANI): Is even a little alcohol consumption bad for health, contrary to popular beliefs? A study led by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has made some shocking discoveries about the same.
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Over half of Americans tired of pandemic, considering infection inevitable
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Three quarters of Americans are tired of the COVID-19 pandemic, and 77% assume that most people will eventually catch the disease, including 77% of those vaccinated and 74% of those who are not, a poll by Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) revealed.
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Delhi HC allows woman to terminate 27-week pregnancy as foetus suffers fro
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has allowed a woman to medically terminate her 27-week pregnancy as the foetus was suffering from anencephaly, open neural tube defect and kyphoscoliosis disease.
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Researchers' new drug screening method explains why Alzheimer's drugs fail
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], January 28 (ANI): A team of researchers has developed a new method to screen drugs for treating Alzheimer's disease and answer why Alzheimer's drugs so far have been ineffective at curing or reversing the disease.
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Study reveals flavonoids might reduce risk of death in Parkinson's disease
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 27 (ANI): A new study has found that people with Parkinson's disease who eat more flavonoids - compounds found in richly coloured foods like berries, cocoa and red wine - may have a lower mortality risk than those who don't.
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Non-mutated Apolipoprotein E linked to dementia in the ageing brain: Study
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Lexington (Kentucky) [US], January 27 (ANI): Dementia is one of those diseases for which no cure has been found till date. But research is ongoing, and now, in a recent study, researchers exploring dementia-related proteins in the brain identified Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) as a key misfolded p
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Exercise may put brakes on early Parkinson's disease: Study
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 27 (ANI): According to a new study, people with early-stage Parkinson's disease who regularly got one to two hours of moderate exercise twice a week, like walking or gardening, may have less trouble balancing, walking and doing daily activities later.
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Scientists find transmission chain-breaker, give new hope for fight agains
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Baltimore (Maryland) [US], January 27 (ANI): One of the most common diseases transmitted by mosquitoes is undoubtedly, Malaria. The malaria parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes to humans through mosquito bites that release parasites into the person's blood. Now, a study has found how the in
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Study finds Vitamin D, fish oil supplements might reduce risk of autoimmun
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 27 (ANI): According to a study, taking daily vitamin D supplements - or a combination of vitamin D and omega-3 fish oil - appears to carry a lower risk of developing autoimmune disease, with a more pronounced effect after two years.
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Study finds obesity more prevalent now in people with type 1 diabetes
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 27 (ANI): Although type 1 diabetes is traditionally considered a disease of lean people, overweight and obesity are becoming increasingly more common in individuals with type 1 diabetes. A new study has said that people with type 1 diabetes should be screened regular
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