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Scared of spiders and snakes? Being connected to nature can reduce it, sug
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Pecs [Hungary], February 24 (ANI): The world is filled with living organisms of every kind and form. While some are very beautiful and adorable for the human gaze, others unknowingly unnerve people. Two of such creatures are spiders and snakes. Intense fear of spiders is called arachnophobia
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Research shows science getting closer to reduce seizures, sleep disturbanc
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Las Vegas [US], February 23 (ANI): A recent study has given a new ray of hope by showing that science is getting one step closer to developing targeted drug therapies that may reduce seizures, sleep disorders, and related symptoms common in people with intellectual disabilities.
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KL Rahul donates Rs 31 lakh for budding cricketer's surgery
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 22 (ANI): Indian opener KL Rahul has come to the rescue of an 11-year-old Varad needing an urgent bone marrow transplant (BMT) to treat a rare blood disorder. Rahul donated a generous Rs 31 lakh of the Rs 35 lakh required for the procedure.
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New study finds better treatment for Parkinson's disease
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], February 21 (ANI): Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease wherein dopaminergic neurons progressively die in the brainstem. Tremor and difficulties in walking are the most commonly recognizable symptoms for people suffering from Parkinson. Although there is n
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Does autism affect brains of boys and girls differently? Study suggests so
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California [US], February 21 (ANI): Autism is a serious developmental disorder that impairs the ability to communicate and interact. Autism spectrum disorder impacts the nervous system and affects the overall cognitive, emotional, social and physical health of the affected individual. Accord
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Long-term study finds children with insomnia likely to suffer as adults
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Washington [US], February 18 (ANI): According to new research led by scientists at Penn State College of Medicine, children with insomnia symptoms are likely to persist with them as young adults and are significantly more likely to develop an insomnia disorder in early adulthood compared to
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Music therapy improves pain coping ability for patients with sickle cell d
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Cleveland (Ohio) [US], February 17 (ANI): Sickle cell anemia is an inherited red blood cell disorder, in which there aren't enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout your body. A new study from University Hospitals (UH) Connor Whole Health found that patients with Sickle Cell
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Obstructive sleep apnea: The condition that proved fatal for late Bappi La
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): Legendary singer-composer Bappi Lahiri departed the mortal world on Tuesday night, leaving behind a rich legacy of his soulful and unforgettable compositions and songs. He died due to a condition called Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). He was 69 when he
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Study reveals positive results for treatment of major depression
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Maryland [US], February 16 (ANI): Psychedelics are a class of hallucinogenic drugs whose primary effect is to trigger non-ordinary states of consciousness. Previous studies by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers showed that psychedelic treatment with psilocybin relieved major depressive disor
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Study says loneliness has a different neural basis than social anxiety
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Connecticut [US], February 15 (ANI): Social anxiety disorder, sometimes referred to as social phobia, is a type of anxiety disorder that creates extreme fear in social settings. People with this disorder have trouble talking to people, meeting new people, and attending social gatherings and
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Sleep apnea in pregnancy linked with increased post-delivery risk of hyper
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Pennsylvania [US], February 13 (ANI): Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. A new study by researchers examined whether sleep disordered breathing (primarily obstructive sleep apnea) during pregnancy and in the years after deliver
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Brain region linked to feeling full after eating, researchers find
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 12 (ANI): Research led by University of Arizona has found a brain region and neural circuitry that mediate satiation, which could help researchers better target drugs to treat eating disorders or weight management.
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