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Aggressive surgery improves survival in patients with low-grade brain tumo
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the findings of a study led by UC San Francisco, the progression of a low-grade, slow-growing brain tumour to a deadly one can be delayed if neurosurgeons remove as much as possible soon after diagnosis.
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PM Modi applauds as Capt Shiva Chauhan becomes first woman officer to be d
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Fire and Fury Corps officer Captain Shiva Chauhan underwent rigorous training including endurance training, ice wall climbing, avalanche and crevasse rescue and survival drills, as she became the first woman officer to be operationally deployed at the world's highest battleground on the Siac
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Captain Shiva Chauhan underwent rigorous training to achieve feat: Indian
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The rigorous training included endurance training, ice wall climbing, avalanche and crevasse rescue and survival drills, at the Siachen Battle School.
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Epilepsy research boosts case for new gene therapy for Dravet syndrome
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests how a newly developed gene therapy can treat Dravet syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy, and potentially prolong survival for people with the condition.
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Amid biting cold, rickshaw pullers, hawkers forced to work for survival in
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Despite the biting cold affecting the national capital, this December, not everyone is very fortunate to have a hot coffee and a warm bed. There are certain sections which are compelled to work in the open during this chilling season as the mercury dips.
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Delaying antibiotics for neutropenic fever may not affect survival of canc
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Neutropenia--low levels of white blood cells called neutrophils, which fight infection--develops in more than 80 per cent of patients who receive chemotherapy for blood cancer. It occurs because chemotherapy destroys neutrophils along with tumour cells.
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Delaying antibiotics for neutropenic fever does not reduce survival chance
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a study published in the American Journal of Medical Quality, delaying antibiotic treatment beyond 60 minutes from the time of fever detection does not reduce the short-term chance of survival in cancer patients with neutropenic fever.
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Researchers have measured the survival rate of antihelium nuclei from dept
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
How are galaxies born, and what holds them together? Astronomers assume that dark matter plays an essential role. However, as yet it has not been possible to prove directly that dark matter exists. A research team including Technical University of Munich (TUM) scientists has now measured for
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Dark Age Defense Reviews: Does This Survival Guide Really Work?
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI/PNN): Particularly in times when there is a high risk of catastrophic conditions like wars, calamities, power blackouts, and other natural disasters, people should be aware of how to keep themselves and their loved ones safe.
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Pancreatic cancer patients can increase survival rates by opting for chemo
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A randomised clinical trial has found that treating pancreatic cancer patients with chemotherapy before surgery significantly improved 1-year survival rates compared to immediate surgery.
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Research: Extending chemo slashes risk of aggressive childhood leukaemia c
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
After two years of chemotherapy treatment, nine out of ten children are cured. But some children have a more aggressive form of the disease. For example, children with a so-called Ikaros change in the DNA of their leukaemia cells have a greater risk of their disease coming back after treatme
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Study finds how hormone fluctuations increase survival probabilities
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Blood levels of stress hormones in free-living great tits vary greatly. As the great tits encountered various ambient temperatures, the researchers noted significant variations in how strongly the levels of the glucocorticoid hormone changed in various individuals.
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