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US confirms over 600 coronavirus variant cases
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): The United States on Thursday (local time) reported at least 618 cases of coronavirus variants across 33 states, CNN reported citing US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data.
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Ultrasound in the treatment of brain diseases
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], February 5 (ANI): Ultrasound is not only used as an imaging technique but targeted pulses of ultrasound can be used as a highly accurate treatment for a range of brain diseases, for which there were previously only limited treatment options.
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A new method to predict individual risk of cognitive decline
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): The early prognosis of high-risk older adults for amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), using non-invasive and sensitive neuro markers, is key for early prevention of Alzheimer's disease, suggested the findings of a new study.
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Lower risk of Parkinson's disease associated with prostate medication
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Iowa [US], February 5 (ANI): The recent findings of a large observational study suggest that lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease is associated with taking a particular type of medication, that is used for the treatment of enlarged prostate.
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Genes in some bats change due to deadly white-nose syndrome
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 4 (ANI): Scientists during a recent study have found genetic variations between bats killed by white-nose syndrome and the bats that survived. This suggests that the surviving individuals rapidly evolved to resist the fungal disease.
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SBF HealthCare : Providing the healing touch
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI/PNN): It is often said that hope is the ability to see light despite all the darkness around and this could not be more relevant than in the context of cancer care. As most people are aware, cancer is a disease unlike any other and the road from diagnosis t
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Type 2 diabetes' patients experiencing blood sugar swings at higher risk o
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 4 (ANI): A new study suggested that patients with type 2 diabetes experiencing big swings in blood sugar levels between doctors' visits are associated with an increased risk of heart disease.
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Trial gives hope for better control of mosquito-borne disease outbreaks
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 3 (ANI): An international study, led by QIMR Berghofer researchers, has shown that a new device that targets 'Aedes aegypti' mosquitos could be extremely useful in the fight against mosquito-borne diseases such as Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika.
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Over 2 mn COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Italy
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Health professionals in Italy have now administered more than two million doses of vaccines against the coronavirus disease, Domenico Arcuri, the government's COVID-19 special commissioner, said on Tuesday, as reported by domestic media outlets.
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Wearable sensor monitors health, administers drugs using saliva and tears
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): A new kind of wearable health device would deliver real-time medical data to those with eye or mouth diseases, according to Huanyu 'Larry' Cheng, Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Professor in the Penn State Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics
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Tony Bennett practices performing even amid Alzheimer's battle
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): American singer Tony Bennett has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease but that has not stopped him from pursuing his undying passion for music.
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COVID-19: Centre appoints 2 high-level medical teams to Maharashtra, Keral
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has decided to depute two high-level multi-disciplinary teams to Kerala and Maharashtra to collaborate with the State health authorities in instituting public health measure for COVID-19 management.
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