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Radiation treatment could be used to treat heart failure: Study
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Cardiologists and radiation oncologists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis pioneered the use of radiation therapy, a cancer-fighting technique, to treat patients with ventricular tachycardia, a potentially fatal abnormal heartbeat.
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Researchers find how fiber from crustaceans, insects, mushrooms promote di
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A crunchy critter's digestion begins with the noisy grinding of its tough protective covering - the exoskeleton. According to a new study in mice conducted by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the hard cover may be beneficial to metabolism.
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Study reveals poverty negatively affects structural wiring in children's b
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Growing up in poverty may impact the wiring of a child's brain, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
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Researchers find altered gut bacteria might be early sign of Alzheimer's d
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that individuals with early-stage Alzheimer's disease when brain changes have started but before cognitive symptoms are noticeable, have a variety of gut bacteria that is distinct from the gut bacteria of healthy indi
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Altered gut bacteria might be early sign of Alzheimer's disease: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to a study conducted by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, people in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease -- after brain changes have begun but before cognitive symptoms become apparent -- have an assortment of bacteria in their intestines that
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Study finds how bloodstream infections in preemies originate from their gu
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis believe that dangerous bacterial bloodstream infections in preemies may have their roots in the infants' gut microbiomes. These infections are a serious issue because, after 72 hours of life, at least one episode of the pot
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Obesity, overweight can lead to diabetes: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis may help explain how excess weight can contribute to diabetes and may provide researchers with a target to help prevent or delay diabetes in some of those at risk.
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Cellular housekeeping process implicated in fatal neurological disorder Hu
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Huntington's disease, a fatal, inherited neurodegenerative condition, is caused by a genetic error present at birth, though its symptoms often don't begin until middle adulthood. Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have been trying to understand how the ageing
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Low testosterone may make men more susceptible to COVID-19 hospitalisation
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Saint Louis University School of Medicine found that males with COVID-19 who had low testosterone levels are likelier than those with normal levels to experience acute illness and r
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Study sheds light on progression of pancreatic cancer
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 26 (ANI): A detailed analysis of pancreatic cancer by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has revealed details of two key transition points in the development of these tumours the shift from normal cells to precancerous cells and the c
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Mystery death of young child from rare illness solved by researchers
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
St. Louis (Missouri) [US], February 13 (ANI): A recent research by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has solved the medical mystery of a 2-year-old child, who was seemingly healthy at birth, succumbing to an undiagnosed, rare illness.
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Researchers solve mystery of death from rare illness in young child
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
St. Louis (Missouri) [US], February 6 (ANI): A medical mystery rattled the world when a 2-year-old child -- seemingly healthy at birth -- succumbed to an undiagnosed, rare illness. Now, new research by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has solved the medical mystery.
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