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Life expectancy tool may improve quality of life for dementia patients
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
San Francisco [US], September 26 (ANI): A mortality prediction model for dementia patients may aid clinicians in framing discussions with patients and families about end-of-life care options such as at-home care and nursing homes. Furthermore, the model may assist physicians in determining w
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Study reveals process of how Parkinson's disease spreads in brain
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 21 (ANI): According to a new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers, aggregates of the protein alpha-synuclein spread in the brains of people with Parkinson's disease via a cellular waste-ejection process.
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Abnormal heart metabolism linked to sudden cardiac death in future: Study
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 11 (ANI): According to a small, but rigorous study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers, adults with abnormal heart metabolism are up to three times more likely to experience life-threatening arrhythmias (an irregular heart rhythm), and MRI techniques could be used
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Scientists discover new way of treating solid tumours using Nanoparticles
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Winston (North Carolina) [US], June 19 (ANI): According to a recent study, a group of Wake Forest University School of Medicine researchers found a new way of treating solid tumours with the creation of a novel nanoparticle. They also discovered that cancers of breast, colon, head and nec
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Study explains how diabetes wellness visits reduce risk of amputation
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 18 (ANI): According to University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers and their collaborators, patients with diabetes who participate in a free annual wellness visit covered by Medicare are 36 per cent less likely to need an amputation.
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Study: Diabetes wellness visits reduce risk of amputation
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 15 (ANI): A new study by University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers and their collaborators found that patients with diabetes who participate in a free Annual Wellness Visit covered by Medicare are 36 per cent less likely to need an amputation.
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Coffee consumption may reduce risk of acute kidney injury: Study
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Maryland [US], June 3 (ANI): A recent study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers suggests that coffee consumption is linked to a reduced risk of acute kidney injury (AKI).
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Study reveals positive results for treatment of major depression
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Maryland [US], February 16 (ANI): Psychedelics are a class of hallucinogenic drugs whose primary effect is to trigger non-ordinary states of consciousness. Previous studies by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers showed that psychedelic treatment with psilocybin relieved major depressive disor
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Study discovers key growth factor protein effective in protection against
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): A recent discovery by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers has said that a growth factor protein produced by rare immune cells in the intestine can protect against the effects of Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an umbrella term used to describe disorders th
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Researchers discover key growth factor protein, effective in protection ag
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 1 (ANI): Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an umbrella term used to describe disorders that involve chronic inflammation of one's digestive tract. A recent discovery by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers has said that a growth factor protein produced by rare immune
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Sarbananda Sonowal announces major initiatives to push AYUSH in Northeast
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 21 (ANI): Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday announced an investment of Rs 53.72 crores to develop new infrastructure within the campus at the North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Folk Medicine Research (NEIAFMR) in P
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Role of gene associated with Alzheimer's disease in brain's immune cells i
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 13 (ANI): Indiana University School of Medicine researchers investigated how the immune cells in the brain -- microglia -- relate to a gene mutation recently found in Alzheimer's disease patients.
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