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Walking a leashed dog linked to risk of traumatic brain injury among adult
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
From 2001 to 2020, traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) were the second most prevalent injury among individuals treated in U.S. emergency departments for injuries connected to walking a leashed dog, according to Johns Hopkins University researchers. The researchers also discovered that women and
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Study discover novel cell signaling pathway for deadly pancreatic cancers
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A novel cell signalling route was discovered by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Centre that may one day be used as a therapeutic target for people with aggressive pancreatic cancer.
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Common infections linked to poor cognitive performance in older adults: St
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A recent study led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers discovered that signs of common illnesses in a sample of middle-aged and older persons were associated with lower performance on a test of global cognitive function.
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Study reveals certain substances in urine, blood may predict kidney diseas
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine discovered that higher levels of certain biomarkers in urine and blood can predict a patient's risk of developing chronic kidney disease in a new study that looked at the long-term effects of hospitalised patients who had acute kidney injury (AKI), a sud
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USAID's MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership: India-Yash celebrates Inte
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)'s MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership: India-Yash project, led by Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins Affiliate celebrated International Women's Day in New Delhi. The event witnessed re
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Study discover pregnant women with anxiety have biologically different imm
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Columbia University Irving Medical Center have shown that pregnant women with anxiety have an immune system that differs biologically from pregnant women without anxiety.
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Rapid screening test predicts effectiveness of steroid injections for neck
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine and other institutions claim to have developed a quick clinical test that predicts which patients with neck pain are more likely to benefit from epidural steroid injections, which deliver drugs directly around the spinal nerves to reduce nerve inflamma
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Study shows link between sickle cell disease, higher death risk in pregnan
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine have found a connection between having sickle cell disease (SCD), a hereditary blood ailment, and having a significantly increased risk of maternal morbidity and mortality.
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Study reveals reducing calories may be more effective than intermittent fa
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to the senior study author Wendy L. Bennett, M.D., M.P.H., an associate professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, although 'time-restricted eating patterns' - known as intermittent fasting - are popular, rigorously designed studies have not
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Social isolation is a risk factor for dementia in older adults: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health have significantly added to evidence that social isolation is a significant risk factor for dementia in community-dwelling (noninstitutionalized) older adults in two studies using nationall
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Climate impact labels on sample fast food menu had strong effect on food s
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A new study has found that including climate impact labels on a sample fast food menu influenced participants' food choices in favour of more climate-friendly items. The study was led by a researcher at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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Research: Pair of key enzymes help regulate genome
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
After an intrepid, decade-long search, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have found a new role for a pair of enzymes that regulate genome function and, when missing or mutated, are linked to diseases such as brain tumors, blood cancers and Kleefstra syndrome a rare genetic, neurocog
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