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Research reveals changing what heart cells eat could help them regenerate
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 23 (ANI): A new study has found that switching what the powerhouses of heart cells consume for energy could help the heart regenerate when cells die. The finding could open whole new avenues for treating a variety of conditions in which heart muscle becomes damaged
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US study reports decline in heart attacks greater among men than women
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Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 22 (ANI): In a study based on US health system from 2000 to 2014, researchers have reported a steady decline in heart attacks among both men and women. However, the rate of decline slowed among women in the last five years of the study.
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Researchers discover a new mechanism involved in expression of down syndro
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 21 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have discovered a new mechanism involved in the expression of down syndrome, one of the main causes of intellectual disability and congenital heart defects in children.
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Study focuses on hormone adjustment that may treat lung damage in prematur
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Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 21 (ANI): In a recent study, scientists have provided insights into the important role the hormone adrenomedullin plays in development, recovery, and prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia BPD and pulmonary hypertension PH in premature infants.
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Researchers report decline in heart attacks greater among men than women
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 19 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers report a steady decline in heart attacks in both men and women enrolled in the US health system from 2000 to 2014. However, the rate of decline slowed among women in the last five years of the study.
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Study links natural sugars in breastmilk to early childhood height, weight
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Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 18 (ANI): According to a recent study, researchers found that Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), a component found in breast milk may influence a child's growth from infancy through early childhood. The study also suggested that maternal obesity may affect HMO com
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Study reveals IVF-conceived children have somewhat higher mortality risk
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Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 18 (ANI): Breakthrough research claims that children conceived with assisted reproductive techniques including in vitro fertilization (IVF) have a somewhat higher mortality risk during their first weeks of life compared to their counterparts conceived naturally.
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Study reveals early exposure to household cleaning products linked with as
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Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 18 (ANI): According to recent research, scientists have found that early exposure of babies to household cleaning products is associated with the development of childhood asthma and wheezing by the time they are three.
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Study reveals states with highest rates of melanoma due to ultraviolet rad
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Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 17 (ANI): In a recent study, scientists found a wide state-by-state variation in rates of melanoma caused by ultraviolet (UV) exposure with highest rates in several states on the East and West Coast including Hawaii, but also a few landlocked states, including Utah
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Test measures immune response to improve ovarian cancer diagnosis: Study
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Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 17 (ANI): In a breakthrough step to improve the diagnosis of ovarian cancer, researchers have a simple blood test that measures the body's own immune response. The new study found that testing for a specific immune biomarker allows clinicians to identify whether gr
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Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy linked to increased risk of ADHD
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 15 (ANI): Prenatal factors such as vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy can influence the development of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) in babies, suggests a recent study.
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Excessive smartphone use may be linked to youth mental health: Study
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 15 (ANI): Excessive smartphone use has been long associated with ill-effects on the eyesight, and according to a recent review, it can also impact the mental health of adolescents adversely.
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