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Study reveals artificially sweetened drinks may not be healthier than suga
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 28 (ANI): Sugary drinks and artificially sweetened beverages are associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, which suggests artificially sweetened beverages may not be the healthy alternative they are often claimed to be, according to a research letter.
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New strategy for treating common retinal diseases shows promise
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 28 (ANI): Scientists at Scripps Research have uncovered a potential new strategy for treating eye diseases that affect millions of people around the world, often resulting in blindness.
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Children can be spreaders or super-spreaders of COVID-19: ICMR
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): Children can be spreaders or super-spreaders of COVID-19, said Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), on Tuesday.
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Vampire bats practise social distancing when they get sick
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 27 (ANI): A new paper in Behavioral Ecology, published by Oxford University Press, finds that wild vampire bats, which are sick spend less time near others of their community, thereby slowing the spread of disease.
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Study focuses on new insights into a potential target for autoimmune disea
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 27 (ANI): Immune response is a balancing act: Too much can lead to inflammatory or autoimmune disease; too little could lead to a serious infection. Regulatory T cells, or Tregs, are important players in striking this balance, acting as "brakes" on the immune respons
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Cause of Alzheimer's disease traced to mutation in common enzyme: Study
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 25 (ANI): Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered a new mechanism by which clumps of tau protein are created in the brain, killing brain cells and causing Alzheimer's disease.
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New model predicts which patients with kidney disease may develop heartbea
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 25 (ANI): A new model that uses machine learning, which is a type of artificial intelligence, may help predict which patients with kidney disease are at especially high risk of developing heartbeat irregularities.
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Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases near 1.7 million: Africa CDC
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], October 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed cases in the African continent has reached 1,696,286, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Saturday.
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Children with chronic kidney disease have outsized health burden: Study
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Muskegon (Michigan) [US], October 24 (ANI): A new study suggests that chronically ill children with kidney disease may spend more time in the hospital, incur larger health care costs, and have a higher risk of death compared to pediatric patients hospitalised for other chronic conditions.
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'Patient activation' may improve quality of life in individuals with kidne
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Washington [US], October 24 (ANI): In individuals with chronic kidney disease who received online peer mentoring, improved patient activation correlated with improvements in various aspects of quality of life, suggest the findings of a new study.
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Africa's COVID-19 cases pass 1.68 mn as death toll surges to 40,690
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the African continent has reached 1,685,589 as of Friday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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Tourist spending in Central London to fall by USD 14.3 bn in 2020 amid COV
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], October 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The amount of money spent by tourists in the central districts of the UK capital, London, is expected to decrease by 10.9 billion pounds (USD 14.3 billion) in 2020 due to the sharp fall in international travel caused by the coronavirus disease pandemic,
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