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Parents lack understanding of teens' with cancer preferred time to talk ab
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 22 (ANI): In a survey of adolescent cancer patients and their families at four tertiary care U.S. pediatric hospitals, researchers found that parents had a poor understanding of their teens' preferences for the best time to bring up end-of-life decisions, dying a n
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Cord blood study provides insights on benefits, limitations for autism tre
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 20 (ANI): Researchers work on a novel study from which children who suffer from autism without intellectual disability may benefit. They tested whether a single infusion of a unit of a child's own or donor cord blood could improve social communication skills in chi
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Six feet may not be far enough for safe social distancing: Study
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 20 (ANI): Researchers have found that the current social distancing guidelines of 6 feet may be insufficient because a mild cough occurring in low wind speeds of 4-15 kph can propel saliva droplets 18 feet.
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Research advances understanding of differences in effects of cannabis use
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 19 (ANI): Recent research has underscored differences between men and women's craving or desire to consume cannabis when exposed to a specific situation. Addressing these differences will increase the efficacy of treatments through personalised approaches.
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Weekly sessions of yoga may ease depression symptoms, says study
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 19 (ANI): Weekly sessions of yoga may help ease depressive symptoms in people with other mental health issues, proves a systematic review and meta-analysis of existing research.
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Managing mental health with yoga amid COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], May 19 (ANI): While Yoga is considered beneficial for cardiovascular and blood circulation but the practice of it could provide a sustainable exercise alternative for thousands of people isolating at home, recent research has pointed out that movement-based yoga can si
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Study reveals antioxidant-rich Indo-Mediterranean diet significantly lower
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], May 17 (ANI): While Indo-Mediterranean diets are anti-inflammatory and considered good for a healthy heart, recently, cohort studies and case-control studies have demonstrated that western-style diets rich in sugar and lack of physical activity are important behavioural
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Study points at 60 pc rise in mental health visits among youth to emergenc
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 17 (ANI): While the number of pediatric emergency department (ED) visits across the nation has remained stable over the last 10 years, visits for mental health disorders have risen 60 per cent and the rate of visits for deliberate self-harm have increased 329 per c
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Study finds rising rate of mental health visits among youth to emergency d
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 11 (ANI): A recent study has found that while the number of pediatric emergency department (ED) visits across the nation has remained stable over the last 10 years, visits for mental health disorders have risen 60% and the rate of visits for deliberate self-harm ha
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Study reveals individualised mosaics of microbial strains transfer from ma
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Birmingham [UK], May 10 (ANI): Microbial communities in the intestine -- also known as the gut microbiome -- are vital for human digestion, metabolism and resistance to colonisation by pathogens. The gut microbiome composition in infants and toddlers changes extensively in the first three ye
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Researchers find AI-supported test could lead to early detection of glauco
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 10 (ANI): In a bid to detect glaucoma progression in patients even before its visible signs appear, researchers have discovered a new Artificial Intelligence-based test that can detect glaucoma progression 18 months earlier than the gold standard method used curren
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Plasma medicine research highlights its antibacterial effects, potential u
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 9 (ANI): A team of researchers say that the direct low-temperature plasma (LTP) treatment and plasma-activated media are effective treatments against bacteria found in liquid cultures. The researchers also say they have devised a unique way to create plasma directl
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