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Study suggests screening younger women for hereditary cancers may be cost
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 16 (ANI): Population-wide screening for genetic variants linked to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer may be cost-effective in women between the ages of 20 and 35, according to a study.
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Vitamin C's effectiveness against COVID may hinge on vitamin's natural tra
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 11 (ANI): High doses of Vitamin C under study for treating COVID-19 may benefit some populations, but investigators exploring its potential in ageing say key factors in effectiveness include levels of the natural transporter needed to get the vitamin inside cells.
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Study reveals sleep loss hijacks brain's activity during learning
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Philadelphia [US], November 11 (ANI): Partially sleep-deprived individuals might be especially vulnerable to fear-related conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder or anxiety, according to a new research.
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Finland study reveals conflicts in kindergarten can reduce children's inte
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 8 (ANI): If your kid has a low interest in reading or mathematics, a new study might provide the reason behind it. The findings of a new study from Finland shows that teacher-perceived conflict predicts lower interest and pre-academic skills in maths and literacy am
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Most humans are vulnerable to type 2 diabetes, finds study
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 8 (ANI): Insulin has met an evolutionary cul-de-sac, limiting its ability to adapt to obesity and thereby rendering most people vulnerable to Type 2 diabetes, found scientists in a novel study.
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Symptoms of eczema in children lessened by Vitamin D supplementation
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 8 (ANI): The symptoms experienced by children with severe atopic dermatitis or eczema were eased by Vitamin D supplementation, suggest the findings of a new study.
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Study reveals your favorite music can send your brain into pleasure overlo
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 7 (ANI): About half of the people get chills when listening to music. Neuroscientists based in France have now used electroencephalogram (EEG) to link chills to multiple brain regions involved in activating reward and pleasure systems.
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Study links vitamin D levels during pregnancy with child IQ
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 7 (ANI): Mothers' vitamin D levels during pregnancy are associated with their children's IQ, suggesting that higher vitamin D levels in pregnancy may lead to greater childhood IQ scores, as per the findings of a new study.
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Study focuses on evidence that coronavirus superspreading is fat-tailed
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 7 (ANI): In a recent study, scientists discovered that --Superspreaders--, infected individuals who result in an outsized number of secondary causes, is believed to underlie a significant fraction of total SARS-CoV-2 transmission.
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Study reveals COVID-19 infection rates low in people with rheumatic diseas
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 6 (ANI): A new study shows that the COVID-19 infection incidence has been low in people with rheumatic diseases, and most of those infected experience a mild course of illness. Additionally, fatalities have been low among rheumatic disease patients infected with COV
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New study reveals undetected rare neurodegenerative disorder that looks li
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 6 (ANI): A joint study by the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) and Singapore General Hospital (SGH) revealed that patients who have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease might actually have NIID instead.
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Anti-depressant repurposed may treat childhood cancer: Study
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 6 (ANI): A new study has found that a commonly prescribed anti-depressant may halt the growth of a type of cancer known as childhood sarcoma, at least in mice and laboratory cell experiments.
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