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Clinical criteria for diagnosing autism inadequate for people with genetic
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Cardiff [Wales], January 2 (ANI): The findings of a novel study suggests that more than half of individuals with one of four genetic conditions had significant autistic symptoms, despite not qualifying for a formal diagnosis.
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New research may explain severe virus attacks on lungs
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], December 31 (ANI): In some cases, immune cells in the lungs can contribute to worsening a virus attack. In a new study, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden describe how different kinds of immune cells, called macrophages, develop in the lungs and which of them
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Study uncovers blood vessel damage, inflammation in COVID-19 patients' bra
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 31 (ANI): In an in-depth study of how COVID-19 affects a patient's brain, National Institutes of Health researchers consistently spotted hallmarks of damage caused by thinning and leaky brain blood vessels in tissue samples from patients who died shortly after contr
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Scientists explore deficits in processing speed in individuals with spinal
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New Jersey [US], December 31 (ANI): A team of rehabilitation researchers has studied processing speed deficits in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). They found that the SCI group and older controls had similar activation patterns, but the SCI group differed significantly from their a
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Study suggests higher red cell transfusion threshold offers no advantage f
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Washington [US], December 31 (ANI): Very low birth weight infants often need blood transfusions to survive. A National Institutes of Health-funded study suggests that providing a higher threshold of red cells within accepted limits offers no advantage in survival or reduction in neurological
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Sustained cellular immune dysregulation in individuals recovering from COV
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Birmingham [UK], December 30 (ANI): Observational clinical research of COVID-19 patients can help clinicians better understand how the previously unknown SARS-CoV-2 virus acts, and findings from recent research can better inform treatment and vaccine design.
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Brain imaging predicts PTSD after injury, finds study
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Philadelphia [US], December 30 (ANI): Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex psychiatric disorder brought on by physical and/or psychological trauma. How its symptoms, including anxiety, depression and cognitive disturbances arise remains incompletely understood and unpredictable.
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Study sheds light on explanation for lack of blood oxygenation detected in
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 30 (ANI): One of the physiopathological characteristics of COVID-19 that has most baffled the scientific and medical community is what is known as "silent hypoxemia" or "happy hypoxia". A recent study sheds light on the explanation for the lack of blood oxygenation
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Gut cells sound the alarm when parasites invade, says study
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 29 (ANI): A chain reaction led by cells lining the intestines tips the immune system off to the presence of the parasite Cryptosporidium, according to a study led by researchers in the School of Veterinary Medicine.
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Common brain malformation traced to its genetic roots: Study
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Washington [US], December 29 (ANI): In new research, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that Chiari 1 malformation (common brain disorder) can be caused by variations in two genes involved in brain development.
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Researchers develop new gene therapy for deafness
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 27 (ANI): An innovative treatment for deafness, based on the delivery of genetic material into the cells of the inner ear, gas been developed by researchers from Tel Aviv University. The genetic material "replaces" the genetic defect and enables the cells to conti
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During pandemic, screen time and emotional health among parents' top conce
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 26 (ANI): Screen time, internet safety, unhealthy eating, depression and suicide, and lack of physical activity are the top concerns as of children, by their parents-- as suggested by a new national poll It gives a glimpse into parents' greatest concerns about their
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