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Z-drugs can increase risk of stroke, fractures among dementia patients
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 6 (ANI): In a novel study, researchers suggest that strong sleeping pills known as 'Z-drugs' are linked with an increased risk of falls, fractures, and stroke among people with dementia.
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Brain implants might soon help restore rudimentary vision for blind people
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], December 6 (ANI): Restoring vision for visually impaired people might soon be a reality with the help of brain implants, due to recent discoveries at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN), which were published in the journal Science.
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Researchers develop new model to suggest new method to kill cancer cells
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], December 6 (ANI): Researchers have developed a machine learning model to accurately predict how combinations of different cancer drugs kill various types of cancer cells. The new AI model was edified with a large set of data obtained from previous studies, which had inves
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Weight-loss surgeries may weaken bone health, suggests study
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Boston (Massachusetts) [US], December 6 (ANI): Researchers from the Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts claims that common weight-loss surgeries for adolescents with obesity called sleeve gastrectomy may lead to harmful effects on bones.
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Women at higher risk of death from heart failure, attack than men
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Dallas [US], December 5 (ANI): As compared to men, women face a 20 per cent increased risk of developing heart failure or dying within five years after their first severe heart attack, according to new research.
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Researchers argue Covid-19 studies should also focus on mucosal immunity
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 5 (ANI): More COVID-19 studies should be devoted to how immunity emerges to SARS-CoV-2 in the mucous membranes of the nose and mouth- suggest the findings of a novel study.
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Researchers adapt cell phone camera for SARS-CoV-2 detection
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 5 (ANI): Researchers have developed an assay (investigative procedure) that can detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in a nasal swab using a device attached to an ordinary smartphone.
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Eating plant-based diet can improve metabolism, study suggests
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Washington [US], December 5 (ANI): A study published in JAMA Network Open by researchers from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, claims that a plant-based diet can improve cardiometabolic risk factors in overweight individuals and boost metabolism rate leading to faster weigh
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Novel study suggests iron deficiency can be managed better
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Washington [US], December 5 (ANI): Australian and European researchers have released updated, evidence-based guidance for managing iron deficiency, a serious worldwide health problem.
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Autism study suggests connection between repetitive behaviours, gut proble
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Washington [US], December 4 (ANI): In children with autism, repetitive behaviours and gastrointestinal problems may be connected, new research has found.
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Study reveals AI abdominal fat measure predicts heart attack, stroke
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Washington [US], December 4 (ANI): Automated deep learning analysis of abdominal CT images produces a more precise measurement of body composition and predicts major cardiovascular events, such as heart attack and stroke, better than overall weight or body mass index (BMI), according to a st
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Study focuses on restoring rudimentary form of vision in the blind
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], December 4 (ANI): Restoration of vision in blind people through a brain implant is on the verge of becoming reality. Recent discoveries at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) show that newly developed high-resolution implants in the visual cortex make it
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