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Milk may exacerbate multiple sclerosis symptoms, suggests new study
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Bonn [Germany], March 3 (ANI): It is one thing for a perfectly healthy yet lactose intolerant person to suffer from side effects of consuming milk, but what about those, who are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS)? Unfortunately, they too complain of more severe disease symptoms after con
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Study finds adverse health effects of Vitamin D2
Updated : 4 years ago IST
London [UK], February 27 (ANI): A recent study suggested that while vitamin D2 has a questionable impact on human health, vitamin D3 could balance people's immune systems and help to fight against viral infections such as COVID-19.
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Study finds immune system's response to tissue damage linked to cancer spr
Updated : 4 years ago IST
London [UK], February 25 (ANI): The spread of cancer around the body is a complex process. Researchers have uncovered how a process involved in the regeneration of tissue damaged by radiation can aid the spread of cancer.
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Vitamin D2 might have adverse health effect while vitamin D3 can be vital
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Guildford [United Kingdom], February 25 (ANI): A research team has found significant differences between the two types of vitamin D. It suggests that while vitamin D2 has a questionable impact on human health, vitamin D3 could balance people's immune systems and help to fight against viral i
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COVID-19 genetic risk variant protects against HIV: Study
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Solna [Sweden], February 22 (ANI): The SARS-CoV-2 infection affects some people severely, while others have only mild symptoms or no symptoms at all. A recent study has revealed that in addition to risk factors such as advanced age and chronic diseases, like diabetes, our genetic heritage al
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Scientists who treated HIV infected patient with special stem-cell transpl
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Denver (Colorado) [US], February 20 (ANI): HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) a virus that attacks the body's immune system has been known to have no cure. However, a patient living with HIV who received a blood stem cell transplant for high-risk acute myeloid leukaemia has been free of the
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Study finds gut health gets compromised in severe COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 18 (ANI): A new study of samples of intestines from people who have died of COVID-19 has shown the impact on the gut immune system.
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Study reveals secret hideouts of ovarian cancer
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], February 12 (ANI): Ovarian cancer often goes undetected until it reaches a level wherein it has spread within the pelvis and stomach. Every year, roughly 550 women develop ovarian cancer in Finland. Ovarian cancer is difficult to treat and it is commonly fatal, with 320 w
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Study finds how liver and immune cells communicate while fasting
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Munich [Germany], February 9 (ANI): People often fast for losing weight. Sometimes they do it for better digestion. Previous studies have shown how fasting can influence the immune system to improve different chronic inflammatory conditions, but little is known about how immune responses mig
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Studies explore Omega-3 Index benefits for immunity and cell membrane inte
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Sioux Falls (South Dakota) [US], February 4 (ANI): Two pivotal studies featuring the Omega-3 Index have shed light on how they impact the body. The first discussed how the Omega-3 Index relates to red blood cell (RBC) distribution width (a measure of cellular integrity) and the second explor
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First virus infection in infants linked with infections later in life: Stu
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Edinburgh [Scotland], February 2 (ANI): When a baby leaves the protection of its mother's womb and comes into the world, its body takes time to adjust to the new environment. It is natural for them to have infections in their first few days and weeks, but a recent research has something else
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Researchers create new test to quickly identify COVID-19 infection and sev
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 30 (ANI): The first, second and now third wave has made one thing amply clear: the speed of getting the results of the COVID-19 test plays an important role in its diagnosis and treatment. Now, researchers from George Washington (GW) University have made a breakth
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