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Feeling dizzy on standing up? Simple muscle techniques offer great help
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Philadelphia [US], February 9 (ANI): Initial orthostatic hypotension (IOH) is a condition of feeling lightheaded upon standing up due to, or a transient decrease in blood pressure and increase in heart rate. It is a common but poorly understood condition. A new study has offered two simple c
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Pregnancy weight gain linked to growth patterns in daughters: Study
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Texas [US], February 9 (ANI): People often say obesity is hereditary. But how much of it is true? According to a new study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, rapid weight gain in the first and final months of a pregnancy may play a key role in the development of excess fa
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Study of pine pollen reveals nanofoams are key to survive mass extinctions
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London [UK], February 9 (ANI): The past always has always intrigued scientists, whether be it searching for answers on survival or questioning the existence of some species. Scientists from the Natural History Museum, London (United Kingdom), and the ESRF, the European Synchrotron, Grenoble
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Study says people with similar musical preferences bond well worldwide
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Cambridge [England], February 9 (ANI): People all over the world are known to bond over movies, book preferences, even the way they prefer to work. Research involving more than 350,000 participants from over 50 countries and 6 continents has found that links between musical preferences and p
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Is bedtime media use harmful for sleep? Study suggests so!
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Delaware [US], February 9 (ANI): It's not uncommon to hear people rant about becoming insomniac, especially post the COVID-19 pandemic. Even the early birds started staying up late into the night, binge-watching films or web series or scrolling through social media, as there was no other out
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Study explores how weight gain from antipsychotic medicines affects patien
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Oxford [England], February 9 (ANI): Often than not, we see ourselves gaining weight like anything, post being on even normal medication for some time. It makes us think if at all we are doing something to our bodies or is it purely the medication. But what about people with bipolar disorder
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Nepal govt says Chinese encroachment issue should be dealt with on basis o
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Kathmandu [Nepal], February 8 (ANI): The Nepal government has reacted to a recent UK media report on encroachment by China on Nepalese land and said that the issue should be dealt with on the basis of reality, not on reports, adding that Kathmandu would study the matter and bring out an offi
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People with spinal cord injury and chronic pain have more risk of mental h
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Michigan [US], February 8 (ANI): A new study showed that adults living with spinal cord injuries had a near-80 per cent increased risk of developing psychological conditions, such as depression and anxiety, compared to people without the traumatic injury. But it also suggested that chronic p
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Genetically informed atlases in brain reveal new landscapes about its stru
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California [US], February 8 (ANI): A locus in genetics indicates the physical location of a gene or variant on a chromosome. The plural for it is loci. Now, an international team of scientists has used atlases of the human brain informed by genetics to identify hundreds of genomic loci.
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Survivors of weather-related disasters may have accelerated ageing: Study
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Arizona [US], February 8 (ANI): Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico in 2017. It left in its wake, the largest catastrophe in the history of the island. The storm killed over 3,000 people in its immediate aftermath, knocked out power to nearly all of the island's 3.4 million residents, a
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Exercising for even three seconds a day has great health benefits: Study
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Niigata [Japan], February 8 (ANI): Weight training or resistance training has been known to have many benefits including building muscle, burning body fat, strengthening your bones and joints, reducing injury risk, and improving heart health. A new study from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has
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Colorectal cancers raise defensive barrier in response to chemotherapy: St
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Barcelona [Spain], February 8 (ANI): Colorectal cancer occurs when tumours develop in the colon or rectum. Adenocarcinomas are the most common type of colorectal cancer, often growing from the cells that constitute the mucous lining of the tissue. A new study has said that drugs that are com
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