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Long term health benefits noticed in students having positive student-teac
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 1 (ANI): A good relationship, a supportive equation of teenagers with their teachers may help them enjoy better health in the latter half of their lives as adults, suggest the findings of a novel study.
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Vitamin B3 protects skin cells from the effects of UV exposure, new resear
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Washington [US], November 1 (ANI): Increasing the consumption of vitamin B3 will protect skin from some of the effects of ultraviolet (UV) exposure, potentially reducing the incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers, recent research shows.
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New research reveals risky sexual behaviour, STIs are rising despite COVID
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Washington [US], November 1 (ANI): New research has found that despite the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) lockdown restrictions, diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including gonorrhoea, secondary syphilis and mycoplasma genitalium (MG), has increased.
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Coronavirus mutation may have made it more contagious, finds study
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Washington [US], October 31 (ANI): A study involving more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients in Houston finds that the virus that causes the disease is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious.
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Children with asymptomatic brain bleeds as newborns show normal brain deve
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Washington [US], October 31 (ANI): UNC researchers published unexpected and surprising results from a study based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of newborn brains. Twenty-six percent of the newborns in the study were found to have asymptomatic subdural haemorrhages or bleeding in and ar
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Washing hands and Halloween candy can mitigate COVID-19 contamination risk
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 31 (ANI): New research shows that COVID-19 exposure risk from contaminated candy could be successfully mitigated both by washing hands and washing candy using a simple at-home method.
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Study shows COVID-19 risk to firefighters, emergency medical workers in Ne
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Washington [US], October 30 (ANI): Firefighters and emergency medical workers in New York City were 15 times more likely to be infected during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the general public, according to a study published in ERJ Open Research.
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Decision conflict before cancer surgery correlates with lower activity aft
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Boston [US], October 30 (ANI): Nearly one-third of cancer patients who decide to undergo surgery for their condition may have second thoughts, and this decision conflict may lead to less favourable treatment outcomes in both near and long term, according to a team of investigators.
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High rate of symptomless COVID-19 infection among grocery store workers, f
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Washington [US], October 30 (ANI): Grocery store employees are likely to be at heightened risk of COVID-19 infection, with those in customer-facing roles 5 times as likely to test positive as their colleagues in other positions, suggests the first study of its kind.
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Study reveals artificially sweetened drinks may not be healthier than suga
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Washington [US], October 28 (ANI): Sugary drinks and artificially sweetened beverages are associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, which suggests artificially sweetened beverages may not be the healthy alternative they are often claimed to be, according to a research letter.
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High vitamin A, E, and D intake linked to fewer respiratory complaints in
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Washington [US], October 28 (ANI): High vitamin A, E, and D intake may be linked to fewer respiratory complaints in adults, suggests an analysis of nationally representative long term survey data.
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New strategy for treating common retinal diseases shows promise
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 28 (ANI): Scientists at Scripps Research have uncovered a potential new strategy for treating eye diseases that affect millions of people around the world, often resulting in blindness.
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