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Altered speech may be the first sign of Parkinson's disease: Research
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers attempted to identify early symptoms of Parkinson's disease using voice data. In their study, the researchers used artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze and assess speech signals, where calculations are done and diagnoses made in seconds rather than hours.
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New technology helpful in better visualization of cerebellum: Study
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The cerebellum, or our little brain, is primarily in charge of our motor skills. In addition, structure is important for behaviour and cognition. The cerebellum is a part of your brain that is located at the back of your head, just above and behind the point where your spinal cord connects t
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Snoring, breathing difficulties in children can be reduced by simple nasal
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to a new study, a simple nasal spray significantly reduced snoring and breathing difficulties in children and halved the number needing to have their tonsils removed.
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Study reveals neighbourhood features that encourage walking, cycling
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to a global survey of nearly 40,000 adults, how people perceive their own neighbourhoods may have a lot to do with whether they choose to walk or cycle. According to Scott Lear, a health sciences professor at Simon Fraser University, those who walk more than 150 minutes each week f
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Study suggests lower grades in adolescence linked to premature birth
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A major research conducted on the Danish population indicates that premature birth before 34 weeks of pregnancy is associated with lower performance in math and language exams as a teenager compared to those born at 40 weeks.
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Calorie reduction can be more effective for weight loss than intermittent
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The number and quantity of meals were more important predictors of weight gain or reduction than the interval between meals, according to recent research.
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Trial finds chemotherapy before surgery cuts risk of colon cancer relapse
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to the results of a Cancer Research UK-funded clinical trial, giving colon cancer patients chemotherapy before surgery cuts their risk of the disease coming back.
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Heart patients can reduce anxiety, depression through talking therapies: S
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The findings of a new study have revealed that group therapy relieves psychological distress, improves the quality of life and results in fewer readmissions for heart problems.
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Study suggests eating disorders can arise due to body dissatisfaction at a
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Eating disorders are stereotypically associated with adolescents and young adults. Growing evidence, however, suggests that these conditions can occur at any time during a woman's lifespan, including at midlife.
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CT scan enables detection and cure of the commonest cause of high blood pr
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Doctors at the Queen Mary University of London and Barts Hospital, and Cambridge University Hospital, have led research using a new type of CT scan to light up tiny nodules in a hormone gland and cure high blood pressure by their removal. The nodules are discovered in one-in-twenty people wi
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Study explores effects of dietary choline deficiency on neurologic and sys
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Choline, an essential nutrient produced in small amounts in the liver and found in foods including eggs, broccoli, beans, meat and poultry, is a vital ingredient for human health. A new study explores that deficiency in dietary choline adversely affects the body and may be a missing piece in
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Study identifies neighbourhood characteristics that promote walking and cy
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
How people perceive their own neighbourhoods may have a lot to do with whether they choose to walk and cycle, according to a global study of nearly 40,000 adults. Simon Fraser University health sciences professor Scott Lear says those most likely to walk more than 150 minutes a week for comm
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