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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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US healthcare system overloaded with almost 80pc ICU beds occupied: Report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States' health care system is experiencing an unprecedented overload amid the spread of COVID-19 Omicron variant, with 78% of beds in intensive care units (ICU) occupied all over the country, Dr James Phillips, chief of disaster medicine
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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, 5 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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Scientists analyse first fresh samples from moon in more than 40 years
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 10 (ANI): A lunar probe launched by the Chinese space agency recently brought back the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than 40 years. Now an international team of scientists -- including an expert from Washington University in St. Louis -
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Mars habitability limited by its small size: Study
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 24 (ANI): A new research from Washington University in St. Louis has suggested that Mars may be just too small to hold onto large amounts of water.
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Bacteria could learn to predict future, study says
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 8 (ANI): New research from Washington University in St. Louis suggests that bacteria could learn from the past to predict the future.
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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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