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Study finds why asthma may reduce risk of brain tumours
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 12 (ANI): Asthma patients seem to be less likely to develop brain tumours than others. Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis believe that they have discovered why.
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Study says dementia may create listening issues in quiet, noisy environmen
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 5 (ANI): During the 181st Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Kate McClannahan, from Washington University School of Medicine, discussed how background noise impacts have spoken word recognition in people with mild dementia.
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Study finds how improper sleep habits are linked to cognitive decline
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 23 (ANI): Poor sleep and Alzheimer's disease are both associated with cognitive decline, and separating out the effects of each has proven challenging, according to a new study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
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Too little, too much sleep linked to cognitive decline: Study
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Older adults who sleep short or long experienced greater cognitive decline than those who sleep a moderate amount, even when the effects of early Alzheimer's disease were taken into account, according to a new study led by researchers at Washington Universi
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Researchers develop new rheumatoid arthritis therapy with implanted cells
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 5 (ANI): Clinical researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis recently developed a new method to treat rheumatoid arthritis by genetically engineered cells that, when implanted in mice, will deliver a biologic drug in response to inflam
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Researchers treat rheumatoid arthritis with implanted cells that release d
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 3 (ANI): Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have genetically engineered cells that, when implanted in mice, will deliver a biologic drug in response to inflammation. The goal of the research was to develop rheumatoid arthritis
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Physical activity associated with better cognition in breast cancer patien
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found a strong association between high levels of physical activity and the ability to maintain cognitive function among breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy.
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Findings help explain why vaccinated people at low risk during delta surge
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): Despite causing a surge in infections this summer that has resulted in thousands of hospitalizations and deaths, the delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is not particularly good at evading antibodies generated by vaccination, according to a study
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Study suggests 'good cholesterol' might protect liver
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 23 (ANI): A new study by researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that one type of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) has a previously unknown role in protecting the liver from injury.
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Study identifies potential new treatment targets for Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 9 (ANI): Potential new treatment targets for Alzheimer's disease, as well as existing drugs that have therapeutic potential against these targets, have been identified by a research team at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis.
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Significant surge in antibiotic sales in India during COVID-19 first wave,
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Antibiotic sales soared during the first COVID-19 wave in India last year, according to a study that suggests that drugs, especially azithromycin, were used to treat mild and moderate cases.
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Immune system protein may defend against deadly intestinal disease in babi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 18 (ANI): A study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified, in mice, a protein in the immune system that may protect babies from necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and lead to the development of new treatments.
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