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Better physical and mental health noticed in active older adults
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 24 (ANI): An overall better physical and mental health has been noticed in older adults who have higher physical activity and lower sitting time, as per the findings of a new study from the American Cancer Society (ACS).
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Breast cancer awareness month: Asanas to reduce the risk
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI): It is extremely essential to spread awareness on breast cancer, and pledge our support to the community of breast cancer survivors. Breast cancer impacts 2.1 million women around the world each year and is the cause of the largest number of cancer-related
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New algorithm predicts likelihood of acute kidney injury
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 24 (ANI): A new artificial-intelligence-based tool can help clinicians predict which hospitalised patients face a high risk of developing acute kidney injury (AKI).
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Study reveals PTSD, alcohol abuse go hand-in-hand, but males and females e
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
California [US], October 24 (ANI): Through intricate experiments designed to account for sex-specific differences, scientists have collaborated to zero in on certain changes in the brain that may be responsible for driving alcohol abuse among people with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PT
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'Patient activation' may improve quality of life in individuals with kidne
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 24 (ANI): In individuals with chronic kidney disease who received online peer mentoring, improved patient activation correlated with improvements in various aspects of quality of life, suggest the findings of a new study.
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60 per cent of cancer patients do not respond effectively to chemotherapy
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Indiana [US], October 23 (ANI): Scientists estimate that nearly 60 per cent of all cancer patients do not respond effectively to chemotherapy treatments. Even worse - many of those same patients experience toxic and sometimes deadly side effects.
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Researchers discover molecular link between diet, risk of cancer
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], October 23 (ANI): An international team of researchers has identified a direct molecular link between meat and dairy diets and the development of antibodies in the blood that increase the chances of developing cancer.
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Cholesterol medications linked to lower cancer-related deaths in women, fi
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Among women with breast cancer, colorectal cancer, or melanoma, those who were taking cholesterol-lowering medications, were less likely to die from cancer, according to an analysis published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.
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Study finds critically ill infants given blood transfusion before surgery
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Delaware [US], October 21 (ANI): Critically ill newborns who receive blood transfusions prior to surgery had about a 50% increased rate of complications or death than those who did not receive transfusions, according to a new study.
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Study reveals community noise may affect dementia risk
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Results from new study support emerging evidence suggesting that noise may influence individuals' risk of developing dementia later in life.
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Study reveals children with chronic kidney disease have outsized health bu
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Muskegon (Michigan) [US], October 20 (ANI): Chronically ill children with kidney disease may spend more time in the hospital, incur larger health care costs and have a higher risk of death compared to pediatric patients hospitalised for other chronic conditions, a new study suggests.
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Droplets of fat fights back against infections, finds study
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Queensland [Australia], October 18 (ANI): Droplets of fat inside our cells are helping the body's own defence system fight back against infection, University of Queensland researchers have discovered.
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