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Mobile stroke units improve outcomes, reduce disability among stroke patie
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Dallas [US], March 19 (ANI): Stroke patients treated via a mobile stroke unit (MSU) received clot-busting medications faster and more often - and recovered significantly better than patients who receive regular emergency care by standard ambulance, according to late-breaking research.
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Study finds Transcendental Meditation effective in reducing PTSD, sleep pr
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Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): While many people are aware of the soothing effect meditation has for the mind, a recent study adds to the benefits it has. It suggests that the veterans with PTSD who practised the Transcendental Meditation technique showed significant reductions in PTSD sym
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Study sheds light on Covid-19 risk for adults living with, without childre
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London [UK], March 19 (ANI): There are small increased risks of infection and hospital stay during the second wave of Covid-19, but no materially increased risk of death, suggests the findings of a new study.
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Elevated heart disease risk faced by cancer survivors: Study
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Columbus [US], March 18 (ANI): A new study has found that about 35 per cent of Americans with a cancer history had an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease in the next decade, compared with about 23 per cent of those who didn't have cancer.
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How environmental exposures before conception may impact fetal development
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Michigan [US], March 18 (ANI): A new report published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests older age and alcohol consumption in the year leading up to conception also may have an impact by epigenetically altering a specific gene during the development of human eggs or
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Wearable fitness trackers, step counters help overweight to shed pounds: S
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London [UK], March 18 (ANI): Wearable fitness trackers and step counters help people who are overweight, obese or who have weight-related health conditions to shed pounds, finds a pooled data analysis of the existing evidence, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
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Young adults shed light on what matters for mental health of ethnic divers
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Washington [US], March 17 (ANI): A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), reports on the young adult assessment of the now 20-year longitudinal Boricua Youth Study (BYS), a large cohort that brings much-needed insight about development and m
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Exposure density and neighbourhood disparities in COVID-19 infection risk:
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New York [US], March 17 (ANI): Researchers report that neighbourhood changes in exposure density--a measure of activity associated with increased risk of exposure to COVID-19-infected individuals--in New York City in response to a statewide stay-at-home order were associated with COVID-19
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Developing 'game-changing' test to diagnose Parkinson's
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Washington [US], March 14 (ANI): A team of scientists at The University of Manchester discovered in recent research that it is possible to identify Parkinson's based on compounds found on the surface of the skin.
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Researchers find silkworm silk may help better treatment of muscle atrophy
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Washington [US], March 14 (ANI): In a step to discover the method to improve on traditional methods of cell culture, the researchers at the Utah State University recently used the silk from silkworm to grow skeletal muscle cells. The results of the study may hopefully lead to better treatmen
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Madhya Pradesh CM seeks more COVID-19 vaccines from Centre
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Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], March 14 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday held a meeting with Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and asked for the supply of more COVID-19 vaccines and help in other health-related issues of the state.
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Daily use of e-cigarette can help you quit smoking
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London [UK], March 13 (ANI): In order to quit smoking, using e-cigarettes daily may help an individual, suggest the findings of a new study published by King's College London.
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