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Study describes how COVID-19 damages the brain
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 12 (ANI): A study shows how SARS-COV-2 infects brain cells called astrocytes, causing structural changes in the brain. Infection with SARS-CoV-2 can cause brain alterations and neurocognitive dysfunction, particularly in long COVID-19 syndrome, but the underlying mech
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Research: Mitochondrial DNA mutations associated with heart disease risk
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI): During a recent study researchers have discovered how mitochondrial function, and dysfunction, play critical roles in numerous diseases, and even ageing.
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New method of inciting immunological responses is revealed
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): Small proteins, called chemokines, that direct immune cells toward sites of infection can also form DNA-bound nanoparticles that can induce chronic, dysfunctional immune responses, according to a new study.
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Scientists show elevated leptin levels in preeclampsia trigger a cardiovas
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Augusta [Georgia], June 25 (ANI): In preeclampsia, which puts both mother and baby at risk, researchers have found that a mid-pregnancy surge in the hormone leptin, which most of us associate with appetite suppression, causes appetite disturbances in the blood vessels and limits the baby's g
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Scientists reveal leptin levels rising in preeclampsia trigger cardiovascu
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Augusta [Georgia], June 23 (ANI): In preeclampsia, which puts both mother and baby at risk, researchers have discovered that a midgestational rise in the hormone leptin, which most of us associate with appetite suppression, causes problematic blood vessel dysfunction and limits the baby's gr
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How long can average man stay erect? These factors contribute
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): Staying erect for long or holding an erection during times of performance pressure can certainly be a tricky time where you don't quite know what is in store for you.
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Suffering erectile dysfunction? These could be the reasons
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Maryland [US], June 1 (ANI): Sleep disorders like insomnia or sleep apnea along with several common drugs may contribute to lower sex drives and erectile dysfunction, according to two new studies at the American Urological Association's AUA 2022 Conference in New Orleans.
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Here are five bizarre myths and facts about masturbation
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): There is general reticence to discuss matters relating to carnal pleasure which leads to myths or anxieties. There are myths associated with masturbation which friends may also not find easy to discuss.
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Delay in CPEC projects sowing frustration in Pakistan, China: Report
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 7 (ANI): Amid long delays in the completion of projects and building up arrears, the once much celebrated China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) from China's Xinjiang province, running up to Gwadar in Balochistan, is increasingly becoming dysfunctional leading to i
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Study finds gut microbiota may change response to cancer treatment
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 1 (ANI): According to Brigham and Women's Hospital, sequencing technology has recently shown that the gut microbiome may also play a role in cancer treatment along with its other benefits.
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Hong Kong doctor finds man suffered shrunken testicles, erectile dysfuncti
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 29 (ANI): Trevor Li Churk-fai, a Hong Kong-based urologist recently revealed that a man in his early 20s, after recovering from COVID, was shocked to find that his testicles had shrunk and he suffered erectile dysfunction. He took blood tests of the man in order to find o
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Newborn kidnapped in Karachi as all CCTVs dysfunctional in Pakistan's hosp
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 17 (ANI): With all the CCTV cameras non-functional in a private hospital, a newborn baby was kidnapped in the Gulberg area of Pakistan's Karachi on Sunday, according to police.
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