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Researchers find why elderly patients face higher risk of severity in COV
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington, [US], September 26 (ANI): New research, comparing the immune response among age groups, may help explain why elderly patients face a higher risk of severity and death than younger patients in cases of COVID-19.
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Researchers find diminished response by 'killer' T cells in elderly COVID-
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington, [US], September 22 (ANI): Although people of any age can be infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, elderly patients face a higher risk of severity and death than younger patients. New research, comparing the immune response among age groups, may help explain wh
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Rapid blood protein test could detect brain injury in minutes
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, researchers discovered that a blood protein test could detect the severity of head trauma in under 15 minutes.
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Stroke patients with COVID-19 have increased inflammation, stroke severity
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Birmingham [UK], September 19 (ANI): Stroke patients who also have COVID-19 showed increased systemic inflammation, more serious stroke severity, and a much higher rate of death, compared to stroke patients who did not have COVID-19, according to new research.
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Rapid blood test could detect brain injury in minutes, study shows
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): A blood protein test could detect the severity of head trauma in under 15 minutes, according to research published recently in the Journal of Neurotrauma.
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Study finds estrogen may lessen severity of COVID-19 symptoms in women
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
North Carolina [US], Aug 30 (ANI): Researchers from Wake Forest School of Medicine conducted a review in an effort to understand why men are at greater risk for more severe symptoms and worse outcomes from COVID-19 regardless of age. The scientists conducted a review of the published preclin
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Estrogen may lessen severity of COVID-19 symptoms in women, says study
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
North Carolina [US], Aug 28 (ANI): In an effort to understand why men are at greater risk for more severe symptoms and worse outcomes from COVID-19 regardless of age, scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine conducted a review of published preclinical data on sex-specific hormone activit
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Centralised system to classify COVID-19 infected persons: K'taka Medical E
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 29 (ANI): There will be a centralised system in place in Karnataka to classify asymptomatic, symptomatic and mild symptomatic persons and recommend treatment based on the severity of the cases, said Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Tuesday here.
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Study finds increase in number, severity of suicide-related calls to US Po
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Ohio [US], July 27 (ANI): In a new study, researchers analysed the 549,807 calls made to Poison Control Centers (PCCs) in the US for suicide-related cases involving over-the-counter (OTC) analgesics from 2000 through 2018 and found that both the overall number and rate of these cases increas
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Study suggests ageing-associated inflammation may worsen COVID-19 outcomes
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 19 (ANI): Inflammageing - an age-associated phenomenon of increased general inflammation - may be related to the increased severity and mortality of SARS-CoV-2 infections in older individuals, suggests a recent study.
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Protein indicates early detection of traumatic brain injury, study finds
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 18 (ANI): A well-studied protein -- Cathepsin B -- important to brain development and function, can be used as a biomarker, or indicator of severity, for traumatic brain injury.
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Ageing-associated inflammation may worsen COVID-19 outcomes in older indiv
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 17 (ANI): The increased severity and mortality of SARS-CoV-2 infections in older individuals may be related to inflammageing - an age-associated phenomenon of increased general inflammation.
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