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Researchers examine consequences of fungal infection in brain
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 4 (ANI): To study the short-term consequences of fungal infections, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have developed a mouse model.
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Bulldog screw tails linked to human genetic disease
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 04 (ANI): Bulldogs and their French counterparts are among the most popular of dog breeds around the world. Now researchers from the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine have found the genetic basis for these dogs' appearance, and linked i
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Common food additive could cause celiac disease
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 4 (ANI): A common food additive, according to researchers, could cause and trigger Celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder where gluten causes the immune system to attack the gut.
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AI can detect Alzheimer's six years before diagnosis
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
San Francisco [United States], January 4 (ANI): In a revolutionary study, researchers have discovered that artificial intelligence could help detect Alzheimer's diseases from brain scans much before actual diagnosis happens.
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Over 600 cases of Ebola detected in Congo
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], Jan 3 (ANI): Democratic Republic of Congo's Ministry of Health revealed that over 600 cases of Ebola virus have been detected in the region since the outbreak of the disease in August last year.
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Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption linked to kidney disease risk: Study
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 28 (ANI): If you love indulging in fruit drinks or soda, you might want to have a look at this. Higher collective consumption of sweetened fruit drinks, soda, and water is associated with a higher likelihood of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), a recent stud
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Drugs prescribed for type 2 diabetes linked to higher risk of heart diseas
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Dec 24 (ANI): Medication commonly prescribed to treat Type 2 diabetes carry a high risk of cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack, stroke, heart failure or amputation, a study has observed.
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Here's yet another reason to avoid high-fat food
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Dec 24 (ANI): Turns out, a high cholesterol diet can trigger changes in the immune system that can lead to a serious form of fatty liver disease.
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Aishwarya Rai celebrates Christmas with children suffering from cancer
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 23 (ANI): Global icon Aishwarya Rai Bachchan celebrated the festival of Christmas at an event hosted by a cancer hospital with kids suffering from the disease.
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High blood sugar during pregnancy associated with congenital heart defect
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Dec 23 (ANI): A study has observed that maternal diabetes can lead to fetal heart development of the child.
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'Mortality due to heart diseases increases by 50% in winter'
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 22 (ANI): Various studies have shown that the number of heart attacks and related deaths are higher in winter months. The mortality rate due to heart attacks may be as much as 50 percent higher in the cold.
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Mothers have higher risk of heart disease, stroke
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington (USA) Dec 20 (ANI): Though motherhood is the most divine feeling for every woman, women who have given birth have greater chance of developing heart disease and stroke than those who had never given birth, as per the findings of a new study, which appeared in the journal European
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