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Study explains how a fat cell's immune response makes obesity worse
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 3 (ANI): During obesity, a person's own fat cells set off a complex inflammatory chain reaction that can drive to disrupt metabolism and weaken immune response. This can potentially place people at higher risk of poor outcomes from a variety of diseases and infect
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Pre-existing ailments behind 29 COVID deaths out of 40 in Delhi: Health Mi
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): An interim analysis done by Union Health Ministry has revealed that over 70 per cent of COVID-19 deaths in 40 cases reported in Delhi was due to co-morbid conditions in which the deceased were having pre-existing ailments such as diabetes, hypertension, and c
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Researchers find potential biomarker for early detection of Alzheimer's di
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], May 31 (ANI): A more promising blood-based biomarker has now been found by researchers for early detection of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.
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Researchers find new evidence for a blood-based biomarker for Alzheimer's
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], May 28 (ANI): Thanks to new research, a potential blood-based biomarker for Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases seems even more promising. According to this team's work, neurofilament light chain (NfL) has great potential as a biomarker for early detection
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Study finds women, minorities lacking in research and clinical trials for
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 28 (ANI): Over the past decade, women and minorities, particularly African Americans, continue to be inadequately represented in clinical trials for novel cardiometabolic medications, with no evidence of improvement in enrolment numbers, finds a recent study.
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Amid COVID-19 crisis, Kerala steps up efforts to cope with southwest monso
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 21 (ANI): With the southwest monsoon expected to arrive in Kerala by the first week of June, the state's public health machinery has stepped up efforts to cope with the seasonal incidence of communicable diseases, amidst COVID-19 containment.
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Research shows even animals benefit from social distance to prevent diseas
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 17 (ANI): It is known that microorganisms that live inside and on our body have a vital role to play in maintaining one's health and also help to avoid catching diseases.
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Centre to increase public expenditure on health: Sitharaman
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced that public expenditure on health will be increased and a dedicated hospital block for treatment of infectious diseases will be set up in each district across the nation.
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Drinking sugary drinks daily may be linked to higher risk of cardiovascula
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 13 (ANI): For women who have got a sweet tooth for sugar drinks, a new California based research suggests that drinking one or more sugary beverages a day has been associated with a nearly 20% greater likelihood of females having a cardiovascular disease compared t
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Researchers find AI-supported test could lead to early detection of glauco
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 10 (ANI): In a bid to detect glaucoma progression in patients even before its visible signs appear, researchers have discovered a new Artificial Intelligence-based test that can detect glaucoma progression 18 months earlier than the gold standard method used curren
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Consumption of liquor can weaken immunity, increase chances of COVID-19 in
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 6 (ANI): Consumption of alcohol, especially its heavy use, weakens the immune system and reduces body's ability to cope with infectious diseases such as COVID-19, say doctors.
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Dr Vardhan reviews preparedness for vector-borne diseases with officials o
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday held a review meeting with Delhi government officials and the city's municipal corporations over the preparedness to check vector-borne diseases in the national capital.
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