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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy lower in poorer countries: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): A new study has examined vaccine acceptance and hesitancy rates in ten low and middle-income countries from Asia, Africa, and South America.
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Effect of common COVID-19 antibiotic found similar to that of placebo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
California [US], July 17 (ANI): The findings of a new study from UC San Francisco suggests that among non-hospitalized patients the antibiotic azithromycin was no more effective than a placebo in preventing symptoms of COVID-19. Despite widespread prescription of the antibiotic for the disea
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Lack of mental health services during pandemic linked to food insufficienc
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that Americans who experienced food insufficiency during the COVID-19 pandemic were three times as likely to lack mental health support in comparison to those who did not experience it.
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New study helps in fight against COVID pandemic
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 15 (ANI): A means to better estimate COVID-19 occurrence and trends in populations has recently been outlined by a new study led by the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Individuals with depression, diabetes might benefit from antidepressants
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 15 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that people with diabetes and depression who take antidepressants might face a lower risk of serious diabetes complications and death.
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Eating whole grains associated with smaller increases in waist size, blood
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 13 (ANI): According to the findings of new research, middle to older-aged adults who ate at least three servings of whole grains daily had smaller increases in waist size, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels over time compared to those who ate less than a one-half of
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Muscle relaxants might reduce lower back pain but increase side effects' r
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 11 (ANI): Muscle relaxant drugs are largely ineffective for lower back pain, despite being widely prescribed for the condition, according to a new study.
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Mental, physical wellbeing get affected by continuous sleep loss
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 11 (ANI): It only takes three consecutive nights of sleep loss to cause your mental and physical well-being to greatly deteriorate, as per the findings of a recent study.
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Chance of survival increases in obese patients with advanced prostate canc
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], July 11 (ANI): A new research has found that obese patients with a form of advanced prostate cancer survive longer than overweight and normal-weight patients.
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Risk of recurring kidney cancer can be reduced by using old drug at earlie
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 11 (ANI): According to the findings of new research, using an existing drug for late-stage kidney cancer at an earlier stage of the disease could reduce the risk of cancer recurring by a third.
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Nanomaterials' ability to cross blood-brain barrier can be influenced by t
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 10 (ANI): The results of a new study suggested that nanomaterials found in consumer and health-care products can pass through the bloodstream to the brain side of a blood-brain barrier model with varying ease depending on their shape.
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Researchers develop new diagnostic tool for early detection of prostate ca
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 10 (ANI): Prostate cancer is the most diagnosed cancer and a leading cause of death by cancer in Australian men. Recently researchers developed an artificial intelligence-powered diagnostic tool that spots asymptomatic prostate cancer in seconds.
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