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Study suggests brain is positively effected by spending time outdoors
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 18 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that if you are regularly going out for fresh air, then you're doing something good for both your brain and well-being.
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Researchers develop new drug for organ injury treatment
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Georgia [US], July 18 (ANI): During a new study, an oral prodrug has been developed by researchers that deliver carbon monoxide to protect against acute kidney injury.
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Questionnaire can be helpful in detecting autism during toddlerhood: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Cambridge [UK], July 18 (ANI): At 18-30 months of age, autism can be detected using the Quantitative Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (Q-CHAT), though it's not possible to identify every child at a young age who will later be diagnosed as autistic.
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People with learning disabilities extremely vulnerable to effects of COVID
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): People with learning disabilities with COVID-19 are five times more likely to be admitted to hospital and eight times more likely to die compared with the general population of England, a new study suggested.
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Study suggests evaluating peers' food choices may improve eating habits am
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): A new study has found that incorporating evaluations of the healthiness of others' food choices can be a tool to fight unhealthy eating lifestyles.
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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy lower in poorer countries: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): A new study has examined vaccine acceptance and hesitancy rates in ten low and middle-income countries from Asia, Africa, and South America.
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Effect of common COVID-19 antibiotic found similar to that of placebo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
California [US], July 17 (ANI): The findings of a new study from UC San Francisco suggests that among non-hospitalized patients the antibiotic azithromycin was no more effective than a placebo in preventing symptoms of COVID-19. Despite widespread prescription of the antibiotic for the disea
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Study finds diet causes massive drop in troublesome menopausal symptoms
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): A new study found that a plant-based diet rich in soy reduces moderate-to-severe hot flashes by 84 per cent, from nearly five per day to fewer than one per day.
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Lack of mental health services during pandemic linked to food insufficienc
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that Americans who experienced food insufficiency during the COVID-19 pandemic were three times as likely to lack mental health support in comparison to those who did not experience it.
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Antihypertension drug may help patients with noncancerous brain tumors aff
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): A new study indicated that the blood pressure drug losartan may benefit patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2), a hereditary condition associated with vestibular schwannomas, or noncancerous tumors along the nerves in the brain that are involved with hea
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Common medication used to reduce cholesterol levels may lessen COVID-19 se
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): In a new study, researchers confirmed that patients taking statin medications had a 41 per cent lower risk of in-hospital death from COVID-19.
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Study finds people with learning disabilities highly vulnerable to effects
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 15 (ANI): A new study has found that people with learning disabilities with COVID-19 are five times more likely to be admitted to hospital and eight times more likely to die compared with the general population of England.
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