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Fulfilling, romantic relationship can improve breast cancer survivors' hea
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 3 (ANI): Breast cancer survivors who enjoy a satisfying, romantic relationship with their partner may be at a lower risk for a host of health problems, according to a new study.
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Study explains how a fat cell's immune response makes obesity worse
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 3 (ANI): During obesity, a person's own fat cells set off a complex inflammatory chain reaction that can drive to disrupt metabolism and weaken immune response. This can potentially place people at higher risk of poor outcomes from a variety of diseases and infect
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IIT Roorkee researchers develop anti-microbial nanocoating system for PPE
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Roorkee (Uttarakhand) [India], June 2 (ANI): A team of researchers at IIT Roorkee has developed a nanocoating system to be used for face masks and personal protective equipment (PPE) for reducing the transmission risk of COVID-19.
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Horticulture at risk from locust attack: Motilal Oswal
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 2 (ANI): If the attack from swarms of locusts is not curtailed, horticulture production in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra will be impacted, according to a sector report by Motilal Oswal Financial Services.
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Homosexual, bisexual older adults at higher risk for substance use: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [USA], June 2 (ANI): Middle-aged and older adults, who identify as homosexual or bisexual, have higher rates of using certain substances in the past year than those who identify as heterosexual, suggests a new study.
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Rasha Kelej creates a song by singers from 11 African countries to support
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]/Dubai [UAE] June 2 (ANI/BusinessWire India): In what has now become a global way of showing support and appreciation for medical workers around the world, during coronavirus battle, Dr Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation and one of 100 Most Influential Africans
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Adherence to oral diabetes drugs may improve survival in diabetics with co
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
California [USA], June 1 (ANI): Among patients with both colorectal cancer and diabetes in Korea, those who had high adherence to their oral diabetes medication had a significantly reduced risk of overall mortality compared with those with lower adherence, suggests a study.
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Study assesses cancer diagnosis in children with birth defects
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 31 (ANI): Children with birth defects are at increased risk of cancer, according to a recent scientific study.
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Having a child with cancer doesn't trigger parents' risk of separation
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], May 31 (ANI): While having a child with cancer can cause feelings of fear and uncertainty among parents and burden them with many practical challenges related to caregiving and work-related obligations, a recent Denmark study has discovered that having a child with canc
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Study reveals COVID-19 patients who undergo surgery are at increased risk
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Birmingham [England], May 31 (ANI): A global study reveals that the patients undergoing surgery after contracting coronavirus are at a greater risk of postoperative death.
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Dementia gene doubles risk of COVID-19: Study
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Exeter [England], May 30 (ANI): A recent large-scale study has found a high risk of severe COVID-19 infection among European ancestry participants, who carry two faulty copies of the APOE gene (termed e4e4).
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Heart failure patients that lack health literacy may have higher risk of d
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 30 (ANI): Patients with heart failure, who experience low health literacy, are at an increased risk of hospitalization and mortality, suggests finding of a recent study.
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