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Study links natural sugars in breastmilk to early childhood height, weight
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 18 (ANI): According to a recent study, researchers found that Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), a component found in breast milk may influence a child's growth from infancy through early childhood. The study also suggested that maternal obesity may affect HMO com
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Study reveals IVF-conceived children have somewhat higher mortality risk
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 18 (ANI): Breakthrough research claims that children conceived with assisted reproductive techniques including in vitro fertilization (IVF) have a somewhat higher mortality risk during their first weeks of life compared to their counterparts conceived naturally.
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Study reveals early exposure to household cleaning products linked with as
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 18 (ANI): According to recent research, scientists have found that early exposure of babies to household cleaning products is associated with the development of childhood asthma and wheezing by the time they are three.
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Study reveals states with highest rates of melanoma due to ultraviolet rad
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 17 (ANI): In a recent study, scientists found a wide state-by-state variation in rates of melanoma caused by ultraviolet (UV) exposure with highest rates in several states on the East and West Coast including Hawaii, but also a few landlocked states, including Utah
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Test measures immune response to improve ovarian cancer diagnosis: Study
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 17 (ANI): In a breakthrough step to improve the diagnosis of ovarian cancer, researchers have a simple blood test that measures the body's own immune response. The new study found that testing for a specific immune biomarker allows clinicians to identify whether gr
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Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy linked to increased risk of ADHD
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 15 (ANI): Prenatal factors such as vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy can influence the development of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) in babies, suggests a recent study.
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Excessive smartphone use may be linked to youth mental health: Study
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 15 (ANI): Excessive smartphone use has been long associated with ill-effects on the eyesight, and according to a recent review, it can also impact the mental health of adolescents adversely.
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Green tea extract combined with exercise may reduce fatty liver: Study
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 15 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have come up with a potential health strategy to combat fatty liver disease. They have found that a combination of green tea extract and exercise reduced the severity of the obesity-related disease by 75 per cent in mice
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Study reveals differences in airway size develop during puberty
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 14 (ANI): A breakthrough study has found that the differences in airway size between the sexes are developed because of hormonal changes around puberty.
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Study reveals living in greener neighbourhoods may postpone natural onset
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 13 (ANI): Residing in greener spaces is associated with a wide variety of benefits, including a lower risk of obesity, improved attention capacity in children and slower physical decline in old age.
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Critically blocked leg arteries cause veterans' death: Study
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 13 (ANI): The number of veterans who were hospitalised in between 2005 and 2014 required amputation or died due to critical blockages in their leg arteries decline, said a recent study.
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Study focuses on research that reverses reproductive clock in mice
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 12 (ANI): In a breakthrough, researchers have lifted fertility rates in older female mice with small doses of a metabolic compound that reverses the ageing process in eggs, offering hope for some women struggling to conceive.
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