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Study: Human brain organoids when transplanted into adult rats respond to
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers have shown that brain organoids--clumps of lab-grown neurons--can integrate with rat brains and respond to visual stimulation like flashing lights.
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Researchers map Mexico's dengue fever hotspots
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
As many as one in five dengue fever deaths in the Americas occur in Mexico, and the rate of the disease's severity has been increasing for decades, according to the World Health Organization. Now, a Rutgers researcher has generated data that could help curb mosquito-borne illness in the coun
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Over 100-year-old rare Triloka Ber trees still bearing fruits in Bhopal
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
It is said that there are only five trees of this variety in the country and that too in Bhopal.
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Poor oral health may contribute to declines in brain health
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Taking care of your teeth and gums may offer benefits beyond oral health such as improving brain health, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2023. The meeting, to be held in person in Dallas and virtually, Feb
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Living near a "food swamp" may increase stroke risk among adults 50 and ol
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Adults ages 50 and older who lived near dense fast food and unhealthy food environments known as "food swamps" had a higher risk of stroke compared to those who lived in areas with fewer retail and fast food choices, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke As
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Researchers find hereditary factors in new type of eating disorder
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A twin study exploring this relatively new type of eating disorder found that hereditary factors had a significant impact on ARFID. The study was conducted by researchers at Karolinska Institutet.
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"Written letter to PM Modi..." AAP MP Sanjay Singh demands confiscation of
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh on Thursday said that he had written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded to confiscate the passport of industrialist Gautam Adani.
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Pregnancy complications linked to higher risk of heart disease
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The researchers say all major adverse pregnancy outcomes should be recognised as lifelong risk factors for ischemic heart disease and women should be offered appropriate care to help prevent its development.
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Study: Social isolation, loneliness linked to risk of cardiovascular disea
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Less is known about social isolation and loneliness's specific relationship with heart failure, despite studies showing that these are significant risk factors for cardiovascular disease. According to a recent study published in JACC: Heart Failure, loneliness and social isolation are both l
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Sepsis increases risk of heart failure, rehospitalization after discharge:
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
People who were discharged after a hospitalisation involving sepsis were at a higher risk of cardiovascular events, rehospitalization for any cause, or death over a maximum follow-up of 12 years compared to those who were hospitalised but did not have sepsis.
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Loneliness, social isolation raise risk of heart failure: Study
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Both social isolation and loneliness are associated with higher rates of heart failure, but whether or not a person feels lonely is more important in determining risk than whether or not they are actually alone.
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Social isolation linked to dementia risk factors: Study
Updated : 3 years, 1 month 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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