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Physical activity may improve mental action in heart failure patients: Stu
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 4 (ANI): Researchers suggest that physical activity improves mental action in heart failure patients, further improving quality and length of their life.
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Study reveals urgent need to monitor heart of cancer patients
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 4 (ANI): There is an urgent need to monitor the heart of cancer patients, as physicians are not revealing them about the cardiotoxicity risks of treatments and may not be fully aware of the dangers themselves, suggest researchers.
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Scientists develop method to detect Alzheimer's at early stage
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 4 (ANI): Researchers have developed a new two-tier method that can detect Alzheimer's disease at an earlier stage. Using the current technique, Alzheimer's disease can only be detected once the typical plaques have formed in the brain of the patients.
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Mobile prenatal app reduces in-person visits during pregnancy: Study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 3 (ANI): Researchers have found that 'Babyscripts', a prenatal mobile app decreased the number of in-person prenatal care visits while maintaining patient and provider satisfaction.
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Now vital signs of patients could be monitored by wireless radar
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 3 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Waterloo have developed a radar that can wirelessly monitor the vital signs of patients thus eliminating the dependency on machines.
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In a first, a drone delivers kidney to a transplant patient
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Maryland [USA], May 1 (ANI): A kidney patient, who waited eight long years for a donor, was able to finally undergo a transplant. Thanks to a drone which ensured the organ was carried in the minimum time possible.
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Radiotherapy doubles the survival chances of mesothelioma cancer patients
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 29 (ANI): Researchers have claimed that mesothelioma patients are twice as likely to survive for two years when they are given a high dose of radiation to the affected side of the trunk.
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This new approach to managing surgery will speed patient recovery
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 29 (ANI): A review in Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) has challenged historical surgical practices that are not based on research and outlined a multidisciplinary approach known as 'Enhanced Recovery after Surgery' (ERAS) that would help a patient reco
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43-year-old Jet Airways employee commits suicide
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Palghar (Maharashtra) [India] Apr 27, (ANI): A 43-year-old Jet Airways employee who was suffering from cancer allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the roof of his apartment here on Saturday.
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Gene repair technique can improve brain dysfunction in adults
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Apr 27 (ANI): Researchers have claimed that brain dysfunction such as seizure and memory impairments can be corrected after restoring certain protein level through gene repair techniques in adult patients.
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Protein found in body could help in development of new cancer drug, finds
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Apr 27 (ANI): Researchers have discovered protein in the body, which may aid the development of new drugs with significantly lesser side effects than existing chemotherapy for cancer patients.
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This medical robot can autonomously navigate inside one's body
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 26 (ANI): Bioengineers have recently developed a self-reliant medical robot that can make its way into the blood-filled heart of a patient.
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