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Study gives insights into high incidence of youth with risk factors for ca
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Due to high demand and limited resources, a child with risk factors for heart disease (high blood pressure, obesity, etc.) may have to wait nearly a year to see a cardiologist in the United States today. This is valuable time that could be spent controlling their diseases and preventing a he
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Bipolar disorder associated with risk of early death from external causes:
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Extreme mood swings are an indicator of bipolar disease, which increases a person's risk of premature death from external causes like accidents, violence, and suicide by six times.
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Study reveals how DNA test broaden access to cervical cancer screening
Updated : 5 months ago IST
In low- and middle-income nations where the disease kills more than 3,00,000 women annually, Rice University bioengineers have demonstrated a low-cost, point-of-care DNA test for HPV infections that may make cervical cancer screening more accessible.
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Study finds how space travel alters gene expression in white blood cells,
Updated : 5 months ago IST
There is growing evidence that illnesses are more likely to affect astronauts in space. For instance, respiratory and non-respiratory illnesses are rather prevalent among astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS), as well as skin rashes. Additionally, it is known that astrona
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Exercise can help reduce risk of type 2 diabetes: Study
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Higher levels of overall physical activity, particularly moderate to vigorous-intensity physical activity, was shown to have a robust connection with a decreased risk of acquiring type 2 diabetes in a study done by the University of Sydney
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Study: Slowing down in old age? It can be symptom of dementia
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research suggests that this could also be a sign of another sinister health concern associated with ageing: late-life dementia.
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Study finds detrimental effects extra pounds on young people
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A Kaiser Permanente study showed that over 800,000 young kids aged 3 to 17 found that those in the upper range of typical weight had a 26 per cent greater chance of developing hypertension than those closer to the average weight.
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Study: Retinal cells have potential to protect from diabetic retinopathy
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Diabetes mellitus (DM) causes diabetic retinopathy (DR), which is the major cause of blindness in people of working age. DR usually appears after many years of diabetes, and some people do not develop diabetic retinopathy for more than 50 years.
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Premature death linked to consumption of ultra processed food: Study
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Traditional foods and meals created from fresh and minimally processed components are gradually being replaced by ultra-processed foods (UPFs), ready-to-eat or heat industrial formulations made with substances taken from foods or synthesised in laboratories, recent research has revealed
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Study links ultraprocessed foods to premature deaths
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Researchers found that increased consumption of these foods was linked to more than 10% of all-cause premature, preventable deaths in Brazil in 2019.
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Need to revise Covid vaccination strategy in India, states IJPM
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): The latest peer-reviewed journal based on published studies in the Indian Journal of Preventive Medicine (IJPM) suggests that a revised Covid-19 vaccine policy is the need of the hour to safeguard the science.
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Over 55% more people may die from liver cancer by 2040: Research
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], October 6 (ANI): According to a recent estimate, primary liver cancer was one of the top three causes of cancer death in 46 nations in 2020, and by 2040, the number of primary liver cancer diagnoses and deaths could increase by more than 55% annually.
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