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Well-functioning fat key to fewer old age ailments, suggests study
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], February 22 (ANI): Fat tissues play a pivotal role in human health. However, with age, they lose function and can lead to type 2 diabetes, obesity, cancer and other ailments. High levels of lifelong exercise have the potential to counteract this deterioration, according
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Does autism affect brains of boys and girls differently? Study suggests so
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
California [US], February 21 (ANI): Autism is a serious developmental disorder that impairs the ability to communicate and interact. Autism spectrum disorder impacts the nervous system and affects the overall cognitive, emotional, social and physical health of the affected individual. Accord
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Does mental speed hardly change over a lifespan? Study suggests so!
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Heidelberg [Germany], February 20 (ANI): Psychologists at Heidelberg University have come to the conclusion that mental speed, that is, the speed at which issues requiring rapid decision-making are dealt with, does not change substantially over decades. Under the leadership of Dr Mischa von
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Study suggests headers affect brain activity
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], February 17 (ANI): Headers are common in soccer games. But are repetitive headers harmful to the brain? The latest study assessing the potential dangers of heading in soccer showed that repetitive headers and accidental head impacts in soccer are leading to changes in blood pa
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Study suggests person's sexual orientation linked to choice of transport t
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Exeter [England], February 16 (ANI): Does a person's sexual orientation have any bearing on which mode of transportation they choose? According to a new study, men and women in same-sex couples are more likely to commute by public transport and less likely to drive to work than those in diff
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Oestrogen levels linked to COVID-19 death risk in older women, suggests st
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], February 15 (ANI): Oestrogen is a category of sex hormone responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics. Recent research has suggested that an older woman's oestrogen levels may be linked to her chances of dyin
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Study suggests women to focus on their heart's wellbeing before getting pr
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Illinois [US], February 15 (ANI): Pregnancy stresses a woman's heart and circulatory system. During pregnancy, a lady's blood volume increases by 30 to 50 per cent to nourish her growing baby. A new Northwestern Medicine study shined a spotlight on an important but often overlooked matter of
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Three doses of COVID vaccine better than two? Study suggests so!
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
California [US], February 14 (ANI): The majority of the vaccines available for COVID-19 have two doses. People are said to become more capable of resisting the virus after the second dose. But, a recent Kaiser Permanente study, found that one month after a third dose, the effectiveness of th
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Infusion of 3D cellular structures has potential to repair damaged intesti
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 14 (ANI): Ulcerative colitis, the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation and ulcers (sores) in the digestive tract, also affects the innermost lining of the colon and rectum. It can be a debilitating condition and can sometimes lead to life-threaten
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Exercise post vaccine shot boosts antibodies? Research suggests so
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Iowa [US], February 12 (ANI): Exercising post vaccination surely gets the heart pumping but can it increase one's antibodies? Researchers at Iowa State University suggested that 90 minutes of mild to moderate-intensity exercise directly after a flu or COVID-19 vaccine may provide an extra im
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Study suggests older people in good shape have fitter brains
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): According to the findings of a recent study, seventy- to eighty-year-olds who train for better fitness are better at solving cognitive tasks and are less likely to suffer cognitive impairment.
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Active surveillance of Zika virus needed to prevent future outbreaks, sugg
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): An Indian Council for Medical Research - National Institute of Virology (ICMR-NIV) study suggests that there is a need for active human and entomological surveillance of the Zika virus across the country to mitigate future outbreaks.
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