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Researchers discover ceramides role in aging muscle health
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Mice experience inactivity, muscle loss, and strength loss as they age, just like humans do. The ceramide content of mice's muscles increases as they age, according to a group of researchers at EPFL lead by Johan Auwerx.
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Want to know which bacteria lives on mosquitoes? Read here
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Avoiding mosquitoes to protect against bites is always a good idea. But a new North Carolina State University study shows that the bacteria-ridden exteriors of mosquitoes may be another reason to arm yourself with a swatter.
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Pakistan's most crucial challenges include impacts of climate change: Repo
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The most crucial challenges for Pakistan include the impacts of climate change -- floods, heat waves, drought, crop losses and diseases -- whose frequency has increased rapidly over the past couple of decades.
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AIIMS Delhi declared "Tobacco Free Zone", smoking will be punishable offen
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi premises have been declared as a "Tobacco Free Zone".
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Study: Cluster headache sufferers more likely to have other illnesses
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Cluster headache sufferers are more than three times more likely to suffer from various medical issues such as heart disease, mental disorders, and other neurologic diseases.
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Study reveals why humans get infected with rodent-borne diseases
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In a global study, researchers have identified that most reservoirs of rodent-borne diseases tend to live exclusively or occasionally in or near human dwellings, show large fluctuations in their numbers, and/or are hunted for meat or fur.
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Elderly people, young children should take serious precautions this winter
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"People should take precautions like wearing monkey caps protecting ears and noses. Woollen clothes like sweaters should be used. Hand gloves can also be used. Pregnant women, children, old age people and people with Hypertension, Diabetes, Kidney and asthma should take special precautions,"
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Extreme weather linked to cardiovascular deaths: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Extremely hot and cold temperatures both increased the risk of death among people with cardiovascular diseases, such as ischemic heart disease (heart problems caused by narrowed heart arteries), stroke, heart failure and arrhythmia, according to new research published today in the American H
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Hearts and bodies change with age, heart disease treatments may need to ch
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
For people ages 75 and older, age-related changes in general health and in the heart and blood vessels require consideration and likely modifications in how heart attacks and heart disease are treated, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published in the Associ
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Experimental cancer therapy shows 73 pc success rate in trials: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The treatment, which is referred to as a "bispecific antibody," binds to both T cells and multiple myeloma cells and instructs the T cells, which are white blood cells that can be used to fight off diseases
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Study explores whether former football players age faster
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to new research former professional football players, particularly linemen, are more likely than non-players with similar demographic characteristics to develop diseases typically associated with advanced age when significantly younger.
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Research suggests that antiviral defense regulates intestinal function and
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Besides the skin, the digestive tract is the tissue that is most exposed to environmental influences such as bacteria and viruses. Therefore, cells that form these barriers to the interior of the body also have special defence mechanisms. A research team led by Professor Dr Thorsten Hoppe ha
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