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Irregular sleeping habits may increase risk of atherosclerosis in older ad
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association, sleeping an inconsistent number of hours each night and falling asleep at different times may increase the risk of developing a
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Did you know ChatGPT can (almost) pass US Medical Licensing Exam?
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
ChatGPT can score at or around the roughly 60 per cent passing threshold for the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE), with responses that make coherent, internal sense and contain frequent insights, according to a study by Tiffany Kung, Victor Tseng, and colleagues at Healthiness th
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Study reveals we still don't know which factors most affect cognitive decl
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A new analysis explores relative statistical associations between various life factors and cognitive decline in elderly Americans, highlighting gaps in knowledge needed to reduce cognitive decline. Hui Zheng of the Ohio State University, U.S., and colleagues present these findings in the ope
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Social isolation linked to dementia risk factors: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Kimia Shafighi of McGill University in Canada and colleagues, social lifestyle determinants, including social isolation, are associated with neurodegeneration risk factors.
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Study reveals mid-life obesity connected to risk of physical frailty in o
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers found that carrying far too much weight, including a midriff bulge, from middle age onwards has been linked to an increased risk of physical frailty in old age.
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Researchers uncover 92 fossil nests belonging to some of India's largest d
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The discovery of more than 250 fossilized eggs reveals intimate details about the lives of titanosaurs in the Indian subcontinent, according to a study published January 18, 2022, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Harsha Dhiman of the University of Delhi, New Delhi and colleagues.
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Not Women, men take more financial risks after positive fortune-telling!
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In three new studies, men who were presented with a positive versus a neutral or negative fortune telling outcome were subsequently more inclined to take financial risks; this link was significantly less pronounced for women. Xiaoyue Tan of Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and
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Research: Genetic clues link lipoprotein A to prostate cancer risk
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
A new analysis has uncovered a potential link between higher prostate cancer risk and genetic variants associated with higher bloodstream levels of the cholesterol-transporting molecule lipoprotein A. Anna Ioannidou of Imperial College London, U.K., and colleagues present these findings in t
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Study examines maternal attitude, infant development
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
According to a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Eve Holden and Katie Slocombe of the University of York, UK, and colleagues, mothers in the samples from the UK and Uganda have different attitudes toward parenting, but while in a group level the experience and develo
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Probiotic bacteria found in fermented foods might help dispel bad breath
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Probiotic bacteria usually found in fermented foods, such as yoghurt, sourdough bread, and miso soup, might help dispel the embarrassment of persistent bad breath (halitosis), finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published in the open access journal BMJ Open.
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Drinking 2 cups of coffee daily may double risk of heart death in people w
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Drinking two or more cups of coffee a day may double the risk of death from cardiovascular disease among people with severe high blood pressure (160/100 mm Hg or higher) but not people with high blood pressure not considered severe, according to research published today in the Journal of the
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Microfibers in Mediterranean Sea floating homes for bacteria
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Almost 200 species of bacteria colonize microfibers in the Mediterranean Sea, including one that causes food poisoning in humans, according to a new study led by Maria Luiza Pedrotti of Sorbonne Universite, published November 30 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE.
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