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Study suggests pills rather than injections for cancer, diabetic patients
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Researchers found that how pills can help cancer and diabetic patients to manage their ailments instead of needles and injections. UCR scientists have created a chemical "tag" that can be added to these drugs, allowing them to enter blood circulation via the intestines.
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Researchers reveal level of copper in tumor cells
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Small amounts of the metal copper are required by human cells to perform essential biological functions. The conclusion drawn from studies demonstrating higher copper levels in tumor cells and blood serum from cancer patients is that cancer cells require more copper than healthy cells.
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My friend is HIV positive - a new book by Rajan Chawla
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI/ATK): How would you react if you hear your close friend or relative is HIV positive? This exactly happened with the author's closest friend. The book My friend is HIV positive is a thought-provoking real-time account of his experiences with HIV positive pa
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Dengue cases on the rise in Ghaziabad
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The number of dengue patients in Ghaziabad has crossed 600. However, no death in the district has been reported due to dengue, which is spread to people through the bite of infected aedes mosquitoes.
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Study reveals why those with autism avoid eye contact
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Eye contact is a crucial component of everyday interactions but researchers revealed that people with autism find it difficult to make eye contact in natural situations.
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AstraZeneca India, 4baseCare join hands to enhance access to genomic testi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
AstraZeneca and 4baseCare will work with the oncologist community to support a large number of patients by providing these services locally and also at a low cost, ultimately increasing the chances of identifying optimal treatment options thereby improving clinical outcomes, the startup said
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New theory explains recovery delays in COVID-19 and cardiac patients
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
COVID-19 patients placed on ventilators can take a long time to regain consciousness. New research from Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian, MIT, and Massachusetts General Hospital is now illustrating that these delays may serve a purpose: protecting the brain from oxygen deprivatio
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Spine disease found common in chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis:
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New research shows that spine disease, once considered a rarity in chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis, affects as many as 10-35 per cent of patients and is asymptomatic in one-third.
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Prevalence of dementia decreasing among older Americans: Study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
According to a new RAND Corporation study, the occurrence of dementia in the United States is decreasing among people over the age of 65, dropping 3.7 percentage points from 2000 to 2016.
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New drug helps hypertension patients resistant to other drugs
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
A new drug called Baxdrostat has been shown to significantly reduce high blood pressure (hypertension) in patients who may not respond to current treatments for the condition, according to results from a phase II trial led jointly by a Queen Mary University of London researcher and colleague
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Brothers from Karnataka, Prapul and Prajwal donated their stem cells, save
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 8 (ANI/NewsVoir): Prapul (21) and Prajwal (24), siblings from Bengaluru helped save the lives of two blood cancer patients.
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Hospitals with crowded emergency departments may affect patients
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Prior research has shown that patients in a crowded emergency department become sicker and are more likely to die than those treated in less crowded conditions, but the problems associated with emergency department crowding do not end at the unit's door.
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