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Increased screen time during COVID correlated with mental distress in youn
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 20 (ANI): According to a new research led by investigators at the Saint James School of Medicine, an increase in screen time among young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic can be correlated with a rise in pandemic-related distress.
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Demand for earthen pots on rise in Punjab's Ludhiana as temperature soars
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], June 20 (ANI): As health experts have advised people to avoid drinking cold water amid COVID pandemic, demand for traditional earthen pots to store or cool water has increased with the rise in temperature.
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COVID wave depends on two factors-- virus mutation, human error: AIIMS Doc
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): With overall COVID-19 cases in India declining consistently over the past few weeks, several states have started easing COVID restrictions, and crowds have started swelling in the markets, where people could be seen not wearing masks and flouting COVID appro
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3,85,000 died due to COVID-19, numbers likely to increase: Centre to SC
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): The Central government, in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, said that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than 3,85,000 deaths, a number which is likely to increase further.
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'PhD in tax recovery': Rahul Gandhi's jibe on Centre, as fuel prices conti
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Taking a jibe at the central government for the continued increase in fuel prices, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday termed it a "PhD in tax recovery".
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Study finds common antibiotic useful in accelerating recovery in tuberculo
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Singapore, June 20 (ANI): A clinical trial in 30 patients led by Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine researchers shows that doxycycline, in combination with tuberculosis treatment, reduced lung cavity size and increased other markers of recovery.
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Study suggests free, nutritious school lunches help create richer, healthi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], Jun 19 (ANI): According to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, universal school lunch programs make students healthier, and increase their lifetime income by 3 per cent.
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Aerobic exercise helps cognitive function in older adults, finds study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 19 (ANI): A recent study shows a memory biomarker, myokine Cathepsin B (CTSB), increased in older adults following a 26-week structured aerobic exercise training.
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Gene responsible for increased risk of infantile fragility found
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 19 (ANI): A new research from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has claimed to have found the gene that causes intrauterine fracture in the uterus of a mother-to-be.
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Study finds new gene that might increase risk of ALS
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 18 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers identified a new gene that may increase a person's risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The gene, called TP73, produces a protein to help regulate the life cycle of a cell.
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Delta variant 'well on its way' to becoming globally dominant, says WHO Ch
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 18 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Friday said that the Delta variant is "well on its way" to becoming the dominant variant globally because of its significantly increased transmissibility.
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Forced displacement of people reaches record high of 82.4 million, says UN
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 18 (ANI): The number of people displaced due to persecution, conflict, violence and human rights violations in the world has increased to a record 82.4 million, according to the Global Trends report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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