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Study reveals increased rates of organ damage after discharge from hospita
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Leicester [England], April 1 (ANI): People discharged from hospital after covid-19 appear to have increased rates of organ damage ("multiorgan dysfunction") compared with similar individuals in the general population, finds a study.
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Researchers find potential key to protection against obesity, extended lif
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 31 (ANI): Adding the nutrient selenium to diets protects against obesity and provides metabolic benefits to mice, according to a study published today in eLife.
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Heart attacks in young adults more deadly in those with systemic inflammat
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 31 (ANI): Heart attacks in young adults are twice as likely to be fatal in those with inflammatory conditions like psoriasis, lupus or rheumatoid arthritis, suggest the findings of a new study.
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Study finds diabetes patients to benefit from new 3D bio-printing techniqu
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Shanghai [China], March 30 (ANI): Bone defect is a serious problem for people with diabetes after fractures, but a new technique involving 3D bioprinting of a 'scaffold' for bone repair offers for the first time a way to overcome such bone defects.
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Study on air pollution, physical exercise suggests when to do more or less
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], March 30 (ANI): Physical activity is important in preventing heart and blood vessel disease in young people so long as they don't undertake very strenuous activity on days when air pollution levels are high, according to a nationwide study of nearly 1.5 million people.
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Study associates stressed brain to broken heart
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 27 (ANI): According to the findings of a new study, heightened activity in the brain, caused by stressful events, is linked to the risk of developing a rare and sometimes fatal heart condition called Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), also known as 'broken heart' syndrome.
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Here's how moderate daily caffeine intake during pregnancy may lead to sma
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 27 (ANI): According to a study by researchers at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the pregnant women who consumed the caffeine equivalent of as little as half a cup of coffee a day on average had slightly smaller babies than pregnant women
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Hospitalised COVID-19 patients with obesity significantly more likely to n
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 21 (ANI): People with obesity who are hospitalised with COVID-19 have a significantly higher rate of ICU admissions and longer duration of ICU stay compared to people with a normal body mass index (BMI), suggest the findings of a recent study.
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Teens' mental health negatively impacted by pandemic, reveals poll conduct
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Michigan [US], March 20 (ANI): The findings of a national poll suggests that the COVID-19 induced lockdown may have taken a heavy toll on the mental health of teenagers.
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Higher than expected stroke risk in COVID-19 patients, says study
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 20 (ANI): New research found patients hospitalised with COVID-19 had a higher risk of stroke, compared with patients who had similar infectious conditions such as influenza and sepsis in prior studies.
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Gene therapy using 'zinc fingers' may help treat Alzheimer's disease, show
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Boston [US], March 20 (ANI): Researchers have used a genetic engineering strategy to dramatically reduce levels of tau--a key protein that accumulates and becomes tangled in the brain during the development of Alzheimer's disease--in an animal model of the condition.
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Ethnic minorities in England less likely to report using e-cigarettes to r
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], March 19 (ANI): Ethnic minority groups may be missing out on a means of reducing smoking, suggest the findings of a new survey.
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