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Study reveals genetic tests shows how genes linked to heart disease
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
People may learn they have a gene mutation linked to some types of cardiovascular disease (CVD) as the usage of genetic testing rises. In order to better inform people and medical professionals on what to do when a variant is found.
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Insomnia linked to risk of heart attack, especially in women: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to recent research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology, people who have insomnia are 69 per cent more likely to experience a heart attack than those who don't during an average nine years o
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Rahul Vaidya has an advice after Kim Kardashian lookalike dies following p
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Christina Ashten Gourkani, aka Ashten G, died of cardiac arrest hours after the medical procedure. Her untimely demise undoubtedly raised questions about the risks of cosmetic surgery.
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Bariatric surgery might cut risk of obesity-related cancers: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a study to be presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2023, just 4% of patients with obesity who underwent bariatric surgery developed obesity-associated cancer in a 10-year follow-up, compared to 8.9% of those who did not have a weight-loss treatment.
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Godrej Agrovet wins prestigious India Risk Management Awards
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 28 (ANI/PRNewswire): Godrej Agrovet Limited (GAVL), one of India's largest diversified agribusiness companies, has been recognized as the winner at the India Risk Management Awards 2022-23, presented by CNBC-TV18 and ICICI Lombard. Received on behalf of
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Rapid urban honeybee-keeping adversely impact wild bee populations: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In a new paper in the journal PeerJ, a team led by Concordia researchers argued that the rapid growth in urban honeybee-keeping over the past decade may be negatively impacting nearby wild bee populations. Small bees with limited foraging ranges may be especially at risk, they write.
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"Vocational training" programmes in China threaten Tibetan identity, carry
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"Hundreds of thousands of Tibetans have reportedly been 'transferred' from their traditional rural lives to low-skilled and low-paid employment since 2015, through a programme described as voluntary, but in practice their participation has reportedly been coerced," the UN experts said.
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Researchers reveal how high fitness levels can reduce death risk from card
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In men with high blood pressure, being fit may lower their risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. This conclusion comes from a 29-year study.
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Humidity might increase heat risk in urban climates: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As temperatures throughout the world hit record highs, cities are experiencing unusual heat stress. Cities are often warmer and drier than surrounding rural terrain. However, in the Global South, there is an extra complicating factor: urban humid heat.
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China's growing dominance, risk for Nepal's economy and global relations
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A decade ago, China was not interested in getting involved in the internal politics of Nepal, but nowadays it is actively increasing its role in the country's power struggle. In the recent House of Representatives elections, there was a noticeable surge in Chinese officials' eagerness for th
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Early warning system based on AI can classify tsunami risk
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles and Cardiff University in the U.K. developed an early warning system that combines state-of-the-art acoustic technology with artificial intelligence to immediately classify earthquakes and det
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Study: Unique treatment attacks blood clots without raising blood risk
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
: A new finding by researchers at UBC and the University of Michigan, published today in Nature Communications, might lead to safer and more effective blood thinners.
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