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Research explores how immune system gets altered by COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], October 31 (ANI): Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich researchers say that COVID-19 reduces the numbers and functional competence of certain types of immune cells in the blood.
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Leaky gut syndrome in elderly can be improved by polyphenol-rich diets: St
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], October 31 (ANI): Increase of intestinal permeability is linked to factors such as ageing, food allergies and intolerances and unhealthy diets. According to a new study, a polyphenol-rich diet can improve intestinal permeability in old people.
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'Long COVID' can negatively impact physical, cognitive function, employmen
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 30 (ANI): A new study has shown that patients experiencing post-acute COVID syndrome (PACS, also known as "long COVID") may have symptoms for at least 12 months after initial COVID-19 infection, significantly and negatively impacting their cognition, ability to work,
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Clinically significant cataract associated with increased risk of death fr
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London [UK], October 30 (ANI): Clinically significant cataract is associated with an increased risk of death from vascular causes, such as stroke and heart attack, suggests the findings of new research.
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Researchers identify potential new treatment for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Canterbury [UK], October 29 (ANI): Researchers during a recent study identified a potential new treatment that suppresses the replication of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
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Severe asthma treatment with psoriasis medicine leads to worsening of symp
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Leicester [UK], October 29 (ANI): According to the trial results of a new study, a medicine licensed to treat psoriasis led to worsened symptoms in patients who were suffering from severe asthma.
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Study offers new immunotherapy insights for kidney cancer
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 28 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and UCL, found immune cell patterns within tumours that can help predict if patients with kidney cancer will respond to immunotherapy.
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Physical therapy reduces risk of chronic opioid use for knee replacement p
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Washington [US], October 28 (ANI): A team of researchers have discovered a promising way to reduce knee replacement patients' risk of opioid addiction: Participate in physical therapy either before or after total knee replacement surgery.
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Study finds potatoes not linked to elevated heart health risk factors amon
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Washington [US], October 28 (ANI): A new study has found that 9-17-year-old girls who consumed up to one cup of potatoes daily had no increased risk of becoming overweight or developing high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, or impaired fasting glucose.
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Researchers show how air pollution reduces sperm count
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Washington [US], October 27 (ANI): University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers have shown how air pollution reduces sperm count by causing inflammation in the brain.
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Research approves antibiotics for appendicitis
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Washington [US], October 27 (ANI): According to final results of the Comparing Outcomes of antibiotic Drugs and Appendectomy (CODA) trial, and an updated treatment guideline for appendicitis from the American College of Surgeons, antibiotics are now an accepted first-line treatment for most
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Lack of sleep affects your walk: Study
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Sao Paulo [Brazil], October 26 (ANI): A new study, by researchers at MIT and the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil, reports that walking and specifically, how well we can control our stride, or gait, can indeed be affected by lack of sleep.
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