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Cabinet approves MoU between India, Nepal in health research
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): The Union Cabinet was on Wednesday apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) in November last year and January this year.
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Switching from a Western diet to balanced diet reduces skin, joint inflamm
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 29 (ANI): A study, led by UC Davis Health researchers, has found that a diet rich in sugar and fat leads to an imbalance in the gut's microbial culture and may contribute to inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis.
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Study finds sleep apnea can worsen heart disease
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 27 (ANI): Health care experts urged increased awareness of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) among people with cardiovascular disease or risk factors such as high blood pressure, according to a recent study.
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Research provides roadmap to HIV eradication via stem cell therapy
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): In a groundbreaking study, a team of University of California- Davis Health researchers have uncovered the stem cells' ability to restore immunity and repair gut damage caused by HIV.
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COVID-19 leads to cognitive, behavioural problems in patients: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], June 21 (ANI): COVID-19 patients suffer from cognitive and behavioural problems two months after being discharged from hospital, a new study presented at the 7th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) has found.
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Study shows how childhood exercise could maintain, promote cognitive funct
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 19 (ANI): An international research group has illuminated the changes in the brain's neural network and cortex structure that underlie the positive association between childhood exercise and the maintenance and promotion of cognitive function in later life.
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Immune system protein may defend against deadly intestinal disease in babi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 18 (ANI): A study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified, in mice, a protein in the immune system that may protect babies from necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and lead to the development of new treatments.
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Memory biomarkers confirm aerobic exercise helps cognitive function in old
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 14 (ANI): Until now, systemic biomarkers to measure exercise effects on brain function and that link to relevant metabolic responses were lacking. A recent study shows a memory biomarker, myokine Cathepsin B (CTSB), increased in older adults following a 26-week structur
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Taking short breaks may help our brains learn new skills
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): In a study of healthy volunteers, National Institutes of Health researchers have mapped out the brain activity that flows when we learn a new skill, such as playing a new song on the piano, and discovered why taking short breaks from practice is a key to learni
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COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impact on mental health of adolescen
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 7 (ANI): A study of over 59,000 Icelandic adolescents by a team of Icelandic and North American behavioural and social scientists found that COVID-19 has had a significant, detrimental impact on adolescent mental health, especially in girls.
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Scientists reveal roots of major depression in all its genetic complexity
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 31 (ANI): A massive genome-wide association study (GWAS) of genetic and health records of 1.2 million people from four separate data banks has identified 178 gene variants linked to major depression, a disorder that will affect one of every five people during their lifet
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Breakthrough study finds microbial gene discovery could mean greater gut h
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 28 (ANI): As the owner of a human body, you are carrying trillions of microbes with you everywhere you go. These microscopic organisms are not just hitching a ride; many of them perform essential chemical reactions that regulate everything from our digestion to our immun
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