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Study reveals how little things can reduce hip fractures
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A new Australian study reveals that simple bone-strengthening measures used by the entire community, not just those at higher risk, could result in a significant reduction in hip fractures.
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Study reveals burning candles, fumes may be harmful for people with mild a
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A pleasant table setting, a steak in the pan, and romantic candlelight may sound like the beginning of a lovely evening. However, a new study from Aarhus University's Department of Public Health advises that you should be wary about inhaling too much of the comfortable atmosphere.
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Ion channel proteins can rearrange itself into bigger shape: Study
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
According to a study headed by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, a member of a significant family of ion channel proteins can momentarily rearrange itself into a bigger shape with significantly different capabilities.
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Global Fund Reaffirms that Indian Innovations Can Save Millions Around the
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 30: The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (The Global Fund) announced the successful conclusion of the first summit focused on their strategic partnership with India. The event brought together public health actors from the government of India, pr
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Study sheds more light on gene therapy for hearing loss associated with ra
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A multinational team led by UCL and the NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre found a gene treatment in mice that greatly lowers the hearing loss associated with Norrie disease.
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11 million people suffering from hypertension, diabetes under treatment in
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO), Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted that around 11 million people suffering from hypertension and diabetes are on treatment in India.
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Whale shark health dependent on habitat, nutrition, and right mix of micro
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Loss of habitat and human activities like fishing and shipping represent serious threats to species, but diseases caused by the smallest organisms in the water are a lesser-known aspect of marine conservation.
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Study investigates kidney illness using sophisticated imaging techniques
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Professors of biomedical engineering report that the potent imaging mass cytometry (IMC) has been used for the first time to examine the kidneys of patients with lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus), an autoimmune disease that can affect multiple organs and be fatal, and to detect lupus neph
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Researchers discover possible cause for genetic anomalies
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Researchers have discovered a possible cause for the genetic anomalies that cause rare disorders such as Huntington's disease (HD). The majority of spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) and other neurological illnesses are thought to be caused by an increase in CAG (cytosine-adenine-guanine) repea
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Japanese squirrels develop human hereditary diseases with ageing: Research
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A team led by Dr Tomoaki Murakami of the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology discovered that fibrinogen A-chain amyloidosis, a previously unknown disease in animals other than humans, is common in Japanese squirrels (Sciurus lis). They compared the pathology of Japanese squirrels
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Study finds new genetic mutation source for neurodegenerative diseases
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Researchers have identified a further possible origin for the genetic abnormalities that give rise to uncommon diseases like Huntington's disease (HD).
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Hari Darshan introduces Neem and Citronella Mosquito Repellent Incense Sti
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17: Monsoons are always a welcome change after the hot summer months. The beautiful rains, the chai-pakoda evening sessions, the pleasant smell of the soil after the rain, and so many other things to love! While the beauty of the monsoon makes it seem perfect, it a
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