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High blood pressure may increase risk of strokes, finds study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A Michigan Medicine study found that high systolic blood pressure (the top number on the blood pressure reading and how hard the heart pumps blood to the arteries) increases the risk of the two most common types of strokes over time.
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Early life antibiotic might increases risk of asthma: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Early exposure to antibiotics might increase long-term vulnerability to asthma. Importantly, the study team discovered a chemical generated by gut bacteria that might possibly be used in the future as a simple therapy, in the form of a food supplement, to prevent asthma in children, accordin
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Starving cells take over protein transport stations: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a new study, nutrient-starved cells divert protein transport stations to cellular recycling centres to be broken down, highlighting a novel approach cells use to deal with stressful conditions.
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Daylight saving time has minimal effect on heart health: Study
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Researchers concentrated on the week immediately following the spring and autumn DST transitions when clocks are changed either an hour forward or backwards.
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Yoga gives distinct cognitive advantages to older women at risk of Alzheim
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A new UCLA Health study discovered that Kundalini yoga improved cognition and memory in older women at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by restoring neural pathways, preventing brain matter decline, and reversing ageing and inflammation-associated biomarkers - improvements not seen in
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Pregnancy complications can have long-term impact on child's health: Study
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Researchers examined whether there was a connection between hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and gestational diabetes and a child's cardiovascular health.
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Incontinence in women might point to future disability: Research
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Having more frequent urinary incontinence and leakage amounts is associated with higher odds of disability, according to RUSH researchers in a study published in the January issue of Menopause.
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Excessive optimism is associated with poor cognitive abilities: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Optimistic thinking has long been immortalised in self-help books as the road to joy, good health, and longevity; nevertheless, it may also lead to poor decision-making, with major consequences for people's financial well-being.
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Exposure to home pollutants could decrease chance of getting pregnant: Stu
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a study conducted by an environmental and reproductive epidemiologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, exposure to phthalates, a group of plasticizing and solvent compounds found in many household objects, was connected with a lower risk of becoming pregnant but not w
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Exposure to household chemicals may reduce odds of getting pregnant, revea
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to research by a University of Massachusetts Amherst environmental and reproductive epidemiologist, exposure to phthalates, a collection of plasticizing and solvent chemicals found in many home items, was associated with a lower likelihood of getting pregnant but not to pregnancy l
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Here is why chemotherapy becomes less effective, finds study
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According to two research from UCL and Yale, chemotherapy becomes less effective when healthy cells encourage cancer cells to grow more slowly.
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Eye scans provide vital information about kidney health: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to studies, 3D eye scans can give critical information about kidney health that can assist in tracking disease progression.
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