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Researchers find how specific gut bacteria increase risk of severe malaria
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Many species of bacteria have been discovered by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers to be connected with an increased risk of severe malaria in humans and mice when present in the stomach.
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More than 80% reduction in mortality rate in Thalassemia expected after Ra
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Children suffering from thalassemia major and sickle cell anaemia require lifelong blood transfusion. These blood transfusions are life-saving, but this leads to problem of excess iron deposition in children suffering from these diseases. Excess iron in the body deposits in tissues and ca
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Specific gut bacteria raise risk of severe malaria: Research
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have found many types of bacteria that, when present in the stomach, are associated with an elevated risk of getting severe malaria in humans and mice. Their findings, which were recently published in Nature Communications, could pave the
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Black children 2.5 times more likely to die of sepsis: Study
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to research presented at the 2023 AAP National Conference & Exhibition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Centre, a retrospective analysis of paediatric sepsis deaths at a large hospital in Arkansas found that Black children in the hospital were 2.5 times more likely to die
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Global Hunger Index is erroneous, shows 'malafide intent': Swadeshi Jagran
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Days after the government said that the Global Hunger Index continues to be "an erroneous measure of hunger with serious methodological issues and shows a malafide intent", Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) also expressed its "deep anguish" at the report and said it is natural to raise questions
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Researchers find how genetics helps explain childhood cancer
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
With an overall survival rate of more than 85% five years after diagnosis, the number of children cancer survivors in the United States is rising. However, survivors may still be more susceptible to a number of illnesses, such as second cancers.
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Genetics helps explain childhood cancer: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The number of childhood cancer survivors in the United States is growing, with an overall survival rate of more than 85 per cent five years following diagnosis. Survivors, however, may still be at higher risk of a variety of health issues, including second malignancies.
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Study identifies length of incidental activity associated with health adva
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A new wearables research of over 25,000 people gives the greatest evidence yet that short bouts of incidental activity, the kind we perform as part of daily living, may reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, and even early mortality - but the amount and intensity of activity counts.
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Study identifies most urgent issues for grizzly bear conservation
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The health of grizzly bear populations is negatively impacted by humans through top-down factors like direct mortality linked to forestry roads (from conflict or illegal killings) and movement from high-quality habitats, as well as bottom-up factors like decreased food resource availability.
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Study reveals most critical issues for grizzly bear conservation
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Humans have a negative impact on the health of grizzly bear populations through top-down influences such as direct mortality associated with forestry roads (from conflict or illegal killings) and displacement from high-quality habitats, as well as bottom-up influences such as reducing food r
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Gates Foundation Goalkeepers Report Says Seven Innovations Could Save 2 Mi
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Seattle [US], September 12: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today released its seventh annual Goalkeepers Report, describing where the world has collectively fallen short at the halfway point for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and where innovation
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Study finds how precarious employment conditions increase risk of early de
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
People without a stable employment contract can reduce their risk of premature mortality by 20 per cent if they obtain permanent work, according to a study.
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