Search For "risk"
Risk of severe retinal disease halved in premature infants through combina
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 6 (ANI): A Swedish study led by the University of Gothenburg shows that risk for a severe form of retinopathy of prematurity, which can cause blindness in extremely premature babies, was halved when the newborns were given a new supplement combining various fatty ac
Read More
Link found between children's time perception, risk for developmental coor
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): Neuroscientists at McMaster University have found a link between children who are at risk for developmental coordination disorder (DCD), a common condition that can cause clumsiness, and difficulties with time perception such as interpreting changes in rhyt
Read More
A new method to predict individual risk of cognitive decline
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): The early prognosis of high-risk older adults for amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), using non-invasive and sensitive neuro markers, is key for early prevention of Alzheimer's disease, suggested the findings of a new study.
Read More
COVID-19 patients have higher risk of dying after cardiac arrest
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington (US), February 5 (ANI): A new study has found that COVID-19 patients who suffer cardiac arrest have a higher probability of dying in comparison to those who are not infected with it. Women particularly have a nine times higher chance of dying due to the same reason.
Read More
Lower risk of Parkinson's disease associated with prostate medication
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Iowa [US], February 5 (ANI): The recent findings of a large observational study suggest that lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease is associated with taking a particular type of medication, that is used for the treatment of enlarged prostate.
Read More
World Cancer Day: Understanding role of nutrition, lifestyle changes to co
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): People across the globe need to be aware regarding nutrition and other lifestyle changes that can be implemented to help them recover and potentially reduce the risk of the same cancer recurring or a new one developing.
Read More
Type 2 diabetes' patients experiencing blood sugar swings at higher risk o
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 4 (ANI): A new study suggested that patients with type 2 diabetes experiencing big swings in blood sugar levels between doctors' visits are associated with an increased risk of heart disease.
Read More
New Zealand set to play World Test Championship final at Lord's
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], February 2 (ANI): New Zealand is set to play the finals of the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) at the Lord's Cricket Ground as Australia's three-match Test tour of South Africa was postponed due to an 'unacceptable' coronavirus risk on Tuesday.
Read More
Australia's tour of South Africa postponed due to 'unacceptable' COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], February 2 (ANI): Australia's three-match Test tour of South Africa has been postponed due to an 'unacceptable' coronavirus risk, Cricket Australia confirmed on Tuesday.
Read More
Halved risk for severe retinal disease in extremely premature infants
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): Risk for a severe form of retinopathy of prematurity, which can cause blindness in extremely premature babies, was halved when the newborns were given a new supplement combining various fatty acids, as shown in a Swedish study led from the University of Got
Read More
Pakistan Minister says get vaccinated at own risk, as COVID-19 vaccine cau
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], February 1 (ANI): Health Minister of Pakistan's Punjab Yasmin Rashid has warned people to get vaccinated at their own risk even as Prime Minister Imran Khan boasted of having received coronavirus vaccines from China.
Read More
Study links diabetes during pregnancy with increased risk of heart disease
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 1 (ANI): Women with a history of diabetes during pregnancy (gestational diabetes) are twice as likely by mid-life to develop calcium in heart arteries--a strong predictor of heart disease-- even if healthy blood sugar levels were attained many years after pregnancy,
Read More