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Changing diet could add up to a decade of life expectancy, says study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bergen [Norway], February 9 (ANI): Our elders unsurprisingly lived up to eighty years and more, even without much medication or hospitalisation, while the youth nowadays grapple with heart diseases, diabetes, obesity, blood pressure and whatnot. But, according to a new study, a young adult c
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Study finds how liver and immune cells communicate while fasting
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Munich [Germany], February 9 (ANI): People often fast for losing weight. Sometimes they do it for better digestion. Previous studies have shown how fasting can influence the immune system to improve different chronic inflammatory conditions, but little is known about how immune responses mig
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Researchers restore function in gene that suppresses liver cancer, enhance
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Boston [US], February 9 (ANI): Scientists and researchers never fail to amaze us with their dedication to making breakthrough discoveries that can save life even from life-threatening diseases. In a recent study, a team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and
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New findings about mosquito vision could help in hiding from disease vecto
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 7 (ANI): The tiny looking mosquitoes that hum a tune every time they cross our ears are vectors of some of the most dangerous diseases known to mankind. Now, new research led by scientists at the University of Washington indicates that a common mosquito species (aft
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CRISPR-Cas9 can generate unexpected, heritable mutations, says study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Uppsala [Sweden], February 6 (ANI): CRISPR-Cas9 is the "genetic scissors," that creates new potential for curing diseases. But the treatments must be reliable. In a new study, researchers have discovered that the method can give rise to unforeseen changes in DNA that can be inherited by the
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Pregnant women with gestational diabetes at high risk of wider range of ca
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): A team of researchers have found that pregnant women who develop gestational diabetes are at a greater risk of developing heart problems later in life.
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Here's a list of foods to maintain heart health
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Washington [US], February 4 (ANI): A healthy and nutritional diet is always good for your body but some particular foods are always good for your heart.
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Chemoports can be a boon for cancer patients during pandemic times
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): The pandemic has put a renewed focus on the wellbeing of patients who are suffering from life-threatening ailments and diseases and need to seek their regular course of treatment at hospitals. In such circumstances, cancer patients are
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World Cancer Day 2022: Understanding the role of Vitamin D in cancer
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): World Cancer Day is observed annually on February 4 to highlight and spread awareness about one of the most-deadliest diseases, which unfortunately can also be genetic - Cancer.
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Global Leaders Unite to pledge commitments to ending Neglected Tropical Di
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New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): Ahead of the World NTD Day on January 30, global leaders convened today to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the London Declaration and kick off endorsements to the Kigali Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) - a high-level politi
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Delhi HC expresses displeasure over no treatment provided to children suff
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday expressed its displeasure over treatment not yet provided to the children suffering from the rare disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) despite the direction of the court. and directed to start the treatment immediately
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Scientists develop novel magnetic seeds to heat and kill cancer
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
London [England], February 2 (ANI): Every day brings in new solutions and ways of treating deadly diseases. One of the deadliest diseases, undoubtedly is cancer. Now, scientists at UCL have developed a novel cancer therapy that uses an MRI scanner to guide a magnetic seed through the brain t
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