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Study: Telehealth screening of some infants might aid in early autism supp
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 18 (ANI): Telehealth evaluation could help improve access to care for infants with an elevated likelihood of autism, suggests a new UC Davis MIND Institute research.
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Study finds large doses of intensive therapy is better for children with c
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 18 (ANI): Scientists report that children with cerebral palsy benefited most from 60 hours of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) over four weeks.
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Patients below 40 should avoid knee replacement surgeries, say experts
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): Doctors have warned that knee replacement surgeries in osteoarthritis patients less than 40 years of age can do more harm than good.
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Ranking healthfulness of foods from first to worst: Study
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 17 (ANI): A new tool has been developed by scientists at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts to help consumers, food companies, restaurants, and cafeterias choose and produce healthier foods and officials to make sound public nutrition policy
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Study finds living near oil, gas wells increases air pollution exposure
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 17 (ANI): Stanford researchers have observed higher levels of air pollutants within 2.5 miles of oil and gas wells, likely worsening negative health outcomes for residents.
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Study examines neurons, hormones associated with overeating
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): Stuber Lab researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine in 2019 had discovered that certain cells light up in obese mice and prevent signals that indicate satiety, or feeling full. Now a new study has taken a deeper dive into what role the
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Study determines sense of smell is body's most rapid warning system
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], October 16 (ANI): Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have been able to study what happens in the brain when the central nervous system judges a smell to represent danger.
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Study shows five hours of physical activity per week may prevent some canc
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Washington [US], October 15 (ANI): New research has found that more than 46,000 cancer cases annually in the United States could be prevented if Americans met the five hours per week of moderate-intensity recommended physical activity guidelines.
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Study suggests brief counselling by doctor can help curb drinking
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 14 (ANI): The findings of a new systematic review and meta-analysis suggest that alcohol-targeted brief interventions, which are short, structured, one-to-one conversations about drinking, designed to motivate changes in risky behaviour, when delivered in doctors' of
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High intake of fatty acid in nuts, seeds, plant oils linked to lower death
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 14 (ANI): A new study has shown that a high intake of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) - found mainly in nuts, seeds, and plant oils - is associated with a lower risk of death from all causes, and specifically from diseases of the heart and blood vessels.
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Research: Intermittent fasting works for weight loss, health changes
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Washington [US], October 12 (ANI): According to a new study review led by University of Illinois Chicago researchers, intermittent fasting can produce clinically significant weight loss as well as improve metabolic health in individuals with obesity.
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Study finds warning signs for dementia in blood
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 11 (ANI): Researchers at the DZNE and the University Medical Center Gottingen (UMG) have identified molecules in the blood that can indicate impending dementia.
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