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Pulse oximeters more useful in COVID screening for older adults, new study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 4 (ANI): People have become accustomed to having their temperature checked during the pandemic because fever is a key indicator of COVID-19. New research led by researchers at Washington State University proposes that taking a temperature is a less useful indicator of in
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Researchers find benefits of deworming for expectant mothers to their infa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 4 (ANI): Researchers from Syracuse University, the World Health Organization, and SUNY Upstate (The State University of New York Upstate Medical University) measured the impact of deworming medicine during pregnancy on the subsequent risk of neonatal mortality and low bi
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Short-term exposure to air pollution may impede cognition, Aspirin could h
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 4 (ANI): Exposure to air pollution, even over the course of just a few weeks, can impede mental performance; however, these adverse effects were lessened in people taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like aspirin, according to a new study led by research
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Study finds genetics control abnormal development, not intrauterine enviro
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 3 (ANI): Researchers from Yale University during a recent study showed that developmental abnormalities, including those that lead to pregnancy loss and autism, are controlled by the genetics of the fetus and placenta. It is not controlled by the mother's intrauterine en
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Gene therapy shows promise for patients with congenital blindness
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) [US], May 2 (ANI): A recent study's initial data from a clinical trial led by researchers found that new gene therapy for one of the most common forms of congenital blindness was safe and improved patients' vision.
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Study finds ways to improve scholarly writing
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 2 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Arizona and the University of Utah recently examined why most scholarly research is misinterpreted by the public or never escapes the ivory tower and suggested that such research gets lost in abstract, technical, and passive pr
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Study finds new weapon in fight against liver diseases
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 2 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers developed a new approach that could revolutionise the treatment, prevention, and possibly reversal of the damages caused by liver diseases.
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Study: Post-pandemic world will demand extra care
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], May 2 (ANI): A team of scientists at the University of Waterloo found that designing smaller, more homelike spaces would minimize the spread of viruses while promoting better health and quality of life for residents in the post-pandemic world.
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Breakthrough study finds clues to eliminate HIV infections in infants
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 2 (ANI): Why the transmission of HIV infection from mother to baby in womb occurs in some cases but not others has long been a mystery, but now a team of researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine and Duke University has found an important clue about the same which also giv
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Potential treatment of breast cancer through targeted drugs, reveals new s
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 2 (ANI): A team of researchers has discovered strong evidence that prolactin, a hormone responsible for breast growth and production of milk during pregnancy acts as a major contributor to breast cancer development and that the hormone could inform the creation of target
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Researchers say adults over 50 should be screened for cannabis use
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 1 (ANI): A recent research revealed that older people who use cannabis to relieve or treat health problems are failing to discuss their substance use with doctors.
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Study: Amount of coffee consumption depends on person's blood pressure rat
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 1 (ANI): A study led by the University of South Australia researchers found causal genetic evidence that influences the amount of coffee consumption in people.
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