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Study shows genetic risk factors for asthma, hay fever and eczema
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Oct.31 (ANI): A major study has pinpointed more than 100 genetic risk factors that explain why some people suffer from asthma, hay fever and eczema.
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Breast cancer may be accountable for rare variants, background risk
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Oct.23 (ANI): A new finding has suggested that rare variants combined with background genetic risk factors may account for many unexplained cases of familial breast cancer.
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Here's how gender influences high blood pressure risk factors
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 16 (ANI): A recent study has found that there are marked gender differences in what drives blood pressure in middle-age and adulthood, suggesting the need for gender-specific treatments for hypertension.
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Transgender diabetics may not be effectively treated for risk factors
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 13 (ANI): Transgender patients with diabetes may not be adequately treated for risk factors, says a recent study.
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Half of cancer risk factors in China modifiable: Report
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): It has been revealed in a new report that half of all the cancer deaths in men, in 2013 in China, and more than a third of those in women were regarded as being caused by potentially modifiable risk factors such as smoking, alcohol, nutrition, weight, physica
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Ozone exposure ups autism odds in at-risk people
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 24 (ANI): Elevated exposure to ozone can put individuals with high levels of genetic variation at an even higher risk for developing autism than would be expected by adding the two risk factors together, according to a recent analysis.
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Study reveals new risk factors for anxiety disorders
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Berlin (Germany), Feb 25 (ANI): People experiencing anxiety disorders, we have got some bad news for you.
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New research indicates regular fresh pear consumption may improve blood pr
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 23 (ANI-NewsVoir): An abstract of an ongoing study, "Fresh pear (Pyruscommunis) consumption may improve blood pressure in middle-aged men and women with metabolic syndrome," presented at Experimental Biology in San Diego indicates regular fresh pear consumpti
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Cut down on booze, it's affecting your heart
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan. 3 (ANI): According to a recent study, alcohol abuse affects your heart as much as other well-established risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking and obesity.
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Vitamin D improves gut flora, metabolic syndrome
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 23 (ANI): Extra Vitamin D can restore good bacteria in the gut, according to a study on mice, giving hope in the fight against risk factors for diabetes and heart disease.
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Candor International School conferred prestigious 'Green Pentagon Awa
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 5 (ANI): Candor International School conferred prestigious 'iCare Green Pentagon Award' to inspire sustainable pattern of development while eliminating environmental risk factors which contribute majorly to the global toll of more than ten million child death
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Chronic stress of life alters immune system: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
WashingtomD.C [US], Nov.27 (ANI): A new study conducted on rhesus monkey shows that the chronic stress of life at the bottom can alter the immune system even in the absence of other risk factors.
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