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Cause, cure identified for common type of high blood pressure: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
One out of every twenty persons with hypertension has a small benign nodule as the root cause. Aldosterone, a hormone that the nodule generates, regulates the body's salt levels. A gene mutation found in some of these nodules that causes a significant, sporadic overproduction of the hormone
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Researchers find taurine a key to longer, healthier life
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Taurine is a vitamin produced by the body and found in many foods. According to a new study led by Columbia academics and including hundreds of ageing specialists from across the world, taurine insufficiency is a factor in animal ageing.
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Age-related dementia may be warded off by menopausal vascular fat: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The menopausal transition is an important moment for women and their doctors to concentrate on heart health because it safeguards their brain function, according to a study that adds to the body of evidence supporting this idea. Findings of the study published in the journal Alzheimer's &am
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Worm genetics reveals key sleep-regulation pathways: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
lthough the brain is thought to regulate sleep--how much, when, and how much sleep occurs--sleep deprivation affects the body, and body signals can affect sleep. The mechanisms that the body uses to regulate sleep, on the other hand, are largely unknown. According to a recent study publishe
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Taurine might be a key to longer, healthier life: Research
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to a recent study headed by Columbia researchers and including hundreds of ageing specialists from across the world, taurine deficiency--a vitamin generated in the body and available in many foods--is a cause of ageing in animals.
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Mira Road murder: Accused Manoj Sane claims victim dies by suicide
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
During the interrogation, the accused also claimed that he tried to dispose of the body fearing that he might be held responsible for her death, police said in a statement.
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Body of 2-yr-old girl pulled out from MP borewell in decomposed state
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The body of two-and-a-half-year-old girl, who was taken out from a 300 ft deep borewell in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district was in a decomposed state, said on Thursday.
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Muscle fat content predict risk of cognitive decline: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers found the amount of fat in the body's muscle, or muscle adiposity, may predict a person's risk of cognitive decline as they age. A 5-year increase in fat stored in the thigh muscle was found to be a risk factor for cognitive decline in a study published in the Journal of the Amer
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Worm genetics reveals key pathways for sleep regulation: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to a recent study published in Cell Reports, sleep in worms is regulated by the body via cellular pathways that maintain optimal protein function, from synthesis to breakdown.
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PGMOL release statement in support of referee Anthony Taylor after facing
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Professional Game Match Officials Board (PGMOL) the body in charge of officials in English football, released a statement on Friday after various videos on social media surfaced of English referee Anthony Taylor being abused by AS Roma fans as he made his way through the airport in Budap
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India to send under-15, under-20 teams for participation in Asian Champion
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The body also announced that the trials for the same will be conducted at Sonipat from June 5 to June 8.
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Study finds Humans evolved spring-like arches to help walk on two feet
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to a recent study, humans may have evolved a spring-like arch to aid with two-footed walking. The high arch of the foot is thought to assist us in walking by functioning as a lever that pulls the body forward, according to researchers looking into the evolution of bipedal walking.
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