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Study finds new mechanism linked to memories, social interactions decline
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): One of the most painful elements of age-related memory loss is being unable to recall the face that goes with the name of someone you just spoke with hours before. While researchers do not know why this malfunction develops, a new study has revealed so
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Study finds new techniques to detect early signs of breast cancer
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): A group of researchers devised a two-pronged technique for measuring breast density in mice, resulting in improved detection of changes in breast tissue, including early symptoms of cancer. The researchers anticipate that this approach from mice will be u
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Researchers find coffee consumption is associated with lower risk of deat
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): Adults who drank moderate amounts (1.5 to 3.5 cups per day) of unsweetened coffee or coffee with sugar were less likely to die during a 7-year follow-up period, according to a recent study.
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Excess weight is linked to a higher risk of COVID-19 infection: Research
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): According to a study, having a high body mass index (BMI) rather than having high blood sugar levels is associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 infection and prolonged COVID.
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Smoking, lack of exercise linked to early death of people with type 2 diab
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): According to a new study, people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) who get cancer are more likely to die in the next seven years if they smoke or are physically inactive.
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Study finds pythons to be true choke artists as they can eat big prey
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): Biologists at the University of Cincinnati found that it's not just the size of a Burmese python's head and body that allows them to eat almost everything. They evolved super-stretchy skin between their lower jaws that allow them to consume prey up to six
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Study reveals antibiotics might worsen melanoma by depleting the gut micro
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): According to a new study by researchers at Emory University in Atlanta, the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in mice with malignant melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, accelerated their metastatic bone growth. This likely happened because the dr
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Teens with diabetes should be screened for depression with greater caution
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): Teenagers become more exploratory in their behaviours with age, becoming increasingly likely to visit new places over time, finds a new study. Its results also show that greater exploration is associated with enhanced psychological well-being and larger s
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Fungal intruder shrinks, develops to aid infection spread in brain: Study
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): According to new research from the University of Utah Health, a fungus that is a major cause of fungal meningitis undergoes a remarkable change once it enters the body, allowing it to infect the brain.
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A.2 lineage of Monkeypox is mutating, slow and sharp alert: ICMR study
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR ) has analysed the complete genome sequences of Monkeypox cases from Kerala and Delhi from July to August 2022 and found that the genome sequences from India covering 90-99 per cent genome were found to be
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Transplanted gut bacteria cause cardiovascular changes in mice: Research
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): Researchers have discovered how obstructive sleep apnea affects the gut microbiome in mice and how transplanting gut bacteria from sleep apnea-affected mice can cause cardiovascular changes in the recipient mice.
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Research suggests incarceration linked to higher cancer mortality
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): A higher risk of cancer mortality has been found in incarcerated adults and among those diagnosed with cancer in the first year after release from prison, according to new research from Yale Cancer Center.
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