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COVID patients on antidepressants less likely to die: Study
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 20 (ANI): The findings of a study of health records from 87 health care centres across the United States have shown that people taking a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) were less likely to die due to COVID-19.
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New study reveals how cancer killing cells can be activated
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Massachusetts (US), November 20 (ANI): If the circumstances are right, the body's T cells are supposed to detect and kill the cancer cells. However, it has been seen that in most cancer patients the T cells become incapable of doing so once they are in the environment surrounding the tumour.
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Study discovers new link between diet, intestinal stem cells, disease
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 19 (ANI): The intestine is essential for maintaining energy balance and is a master at reacting quickly to changes in nutrition and nutrient balance. It manages to do this with the help of intestinal cells that among other things are specialized in the absorption of
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Health, well-being programmes help work relationships, reduce bullying: St
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Norwich [UK], November 19 (ANI): A new study has found that participation in workplace health and welfare programmes can improve the quality of work relationships and reduce bullying.
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Research finds rodents could be asymptomatic carriers of SARS-like coronav
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Jersey [US], November 19 (ANI): According to a new research, ancestral rodents possibly have been infected with SARS-like coronaviruses repeatedly, which has made them form a resistance towards the pathogens. This means that they are likely to be asymptomatic carriers of SARS-like corona
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Hypertension might increase risk of developing epilepsy: Study
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 18 (ANI): Hypertension may double an adult's risk of developing epilepsy, according to a new study.
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Study finds drug to treat COVID-19 patients may benefit only males
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], November 17 (ANI): A new study has shown how dexamethasone, the main treatment for severe COVID-19 lung infections, may help male patients but has little to no benefit for females.
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Study finds COVID patients on antidepressants are less likely to die
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 16 (ANI): A new study of health records from 87 health care centres across the United States found that people taking a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) were less likely to die of COVID-19.
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Study explores how surviving cancer as a child has lifelong effects on hea
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London[UK], November 15 (ANI): A new study by researchers at University College London has found that people who survive cancer early in their life have higher risks of ill health as they grow older, and these risks vary according to the cancer type and how the cancer was treated.
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Obesity raises risk of gum disease by inflating growth of bone-destroying
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 15 (ANI): Chronic inflammation caused by obesity may trigger the development of cells that break down bone tissue, including the bone that holds teeth in place, according to new University at Buffalo research.
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New knowledge about naturally acquired immunity may improve malaria vaccin
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Copenhagen [Denmark], November 15 (ANI): Scientists all over the globe are working to understand malaria parasite infections to fight them.
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Microbiome discovery may aid treatments for gastrointestinal diseases: Stu
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], November 15 (ANI): Researchers probing the gut have for the first time discovered specific factors in its workings that in the future may help improve treatment for patients facing the gastrointestinal disease.
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