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Well-functioning fat key to fewer old age ailments, suggests study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month 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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Scientists develop model for better diagnosis, treatment of osteoarthritis
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Rochester (New York) [US], February 19 (ANI): Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting millions of people worldwide. Scientists from Rochester Institute of Technology and Cornell University teamed up to explore cartilage tissue's unique properties with the hopes of impr
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Scientists develop biophysical model for better diagnosis and treatment of
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Rochester (New York) [US], February 15 (ANI): Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting millions of people worldwide. It occurs when the protective cartilage that cushions the ends of the bones wears down over time. Now, scientists from Rochester Institute of Technology
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For people with meniscal tears, exercise and surgery are equally effective
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Odense [Denmark], February 13 (ANI): A meniscal tear is a common injury in which forceful twisting causes certain tissue in the knee to tear. The first study in the world comparing surgical and non-surgical treatment of meniscal tears in young people showed that exercise and patient educatio
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Pregnancy weight gain linked to growth patterns in daughters: Study
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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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Colorectal cancers raise defensive barrier in response to chemotherapy: St
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
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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Researchers engineer novel human spinal cord implants to treat paralysis
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 7 (ANI): It is an unfortunate reality that there isn't a cure for permanent paralysis. The spinal cord can't heal itself. But, now, for the first time in the world, researchers from Sagol Center for Regenerative Biotechnology at Tel Aviv University, engineered 3D
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Study develops deep learning model to simulate brain topography
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Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): A team of researchers have developed a computational model that allows them to simulate the spatial organization or topography of the IT and learn more about how neighbouring clusters of brain tissue are organized and interact.
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Researchers argue obesity isn't the problem of excess of fat but loss of f
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Washington [US], February 4 (ANI): A team of researchers have argued that the negative health effects of obesity stem not simply from an excess of fat but from the decline in its ability to respond to changes, or in other words, its plasticity.
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Study finds minimizing long-term lung damage in COVID-19 patients
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Washington [US], February 3 (ANI): A new research has found that a combined treatment strategy targeting SARS-CoV-2 symptoms and severe lung tissue injury is essential to minimize lung sequelae -- chronic complications resulting from COVID-19 infection.
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Researchers develop antifreeze cream to prevent frostbite injuries
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 21 (ANI): A team of researchers has developed a cream that prevents frostbite injuries in mice when applied to the skin 15 minutes before severe cold exposure.
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Study says difference between retina's biological age, person's real age l
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 19 (ANI): A new research has found that the difference between the biological age of the retina, the light-sensitive layers of nerve tissue at the back of the eye, and a person's real (chronological) age, is linked to their risk of death.
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