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Smartphones Could Prevent Glaucoma Blindness

Smartphones Could Prevent Glaucoma Blindness

Study shows that smartphones can scan people's eyes for early-warning signs of glaucoma. This can help prevent severe ocular diseases and blindness. ...

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Mediterranean Diet Promotes Cardiac and Cognitive Health

Mediterranean Diet Promotes Cardiac and Cognitive Health

Researchers find that a Mediterranean diet can slow down heart failure (HF) and lower cognitive decline and dementia risk. ...

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Flu Vaccination to be Highest Ever in U.S This Season

Flu Vaccination to be Highest Ever in U.S This Season

During the 2020-2021 flu season, US adults reported receiving or planning to receive an influenza vaccination more than ever before, reveals a new survey. ...

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Researchers Find Drugs That Stop Plaque Buildup in Arteries

Researchers Find Drugs That Stop Plaque Buildup in Arteries

New mechanism responsible for the buildup of plaque on artery walls, a process known as atherosclerosis has been explained in the new study. This plaque, made up of fats, cholesterol and other substances, can restrict blood flow and is a major factor in cardiovascular disease....

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Computer Model Tells Why We Can't Always Believe Our Eyes

Computer Model Tells Why We Can't Always Believe Our Eyes

Artificial brain enables new insights into the way our brains process moving images and explains perplexing optical illusions....

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Combination Therapy May Treat Rare Neurological Childhood Disorders

Combination Therapy May Treat Rare Neurological Childhood Disorders

New therapeutic technique for Fatal Sanfilippo syndrome – a rare genetic disorder that leads to childhood dementia and premature death in children as young as 2 years old, can bring a revolution in the approach to treating it, as per a study at ...

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Miracle Poison Holds Gateway To Novel Therapeutics

Miracle Poison Holds Gateway To Novel Therapeutics

Botulinum toxin, a buzzword in the world of cosmetics is best known to people as a tool that makes the frown lines disappear. On the other side it is also a deadly poison, also known as "miracle poison," approved by the F.D.A. to treat a ...

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Machine Learning Identifies Blood Biomarkers Of Autism

Machine Learning Identifies Blood Biomarkers Of Autism

Specific group of biomarkers identified in the blood – nine serum proteins using machine learning tools strongly predicts ASD. This may lead to an earlier diagnosis of children...

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Indian Health News »

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Indian Concept of a Family Does Not Allow Same-Sex Partners

Indian Concept of a Family Does Not Allow Same-Sex Partners

Living together as same-sex partners is not comparable with the Indian concept of a family unit, said the Centre to the Delhi High Court. ...

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Prisoners Living in Green Space Less Prone to Self-Harm, Violence

Prisoners Living in Green Space Less Prone to Self-Harm, Violence

Providing more green space in prisons like adding more tress and lawns can lower the levels of violence and self-harm among prisoners, reveals a new study. ...

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Therapy can Change Patient's Personality for the Better

Therapy can Change Patient's Personality for the Better

Study conducted a few years ago showed that two kinds of therapy benefits people with anxiety disorders. However, the patients from the same research exhibited major changes on personality tests. ...

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Knowing Risk Genes in Schizophrenia Helps Choose Proper Antipsychotic

Knowing Risk Genes in Schizophrenia Helps Choose Proper Antipsychotic

Information about the risk genes in schizophrenia and the importance of examining their single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP's) has been published in the Current Pharmaceutical Design (Bentham Science Publishers) by Werner and ...

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Genetics & Stem Cells News »

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Study Details Sequencing of Full Human Genomes

Study Details Sequencing of Full Human Genomes

The details of sequencing of 64 full human genomes by the team of researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), published in the journal Science , includes individuals from around the world. These details can better capture the genetic diversity of the human species....

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Child Health News »

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Maternal Diet During Breastfeeding Impacts Premature Infants' Immune Systems

Maternal Diet During Breastfeeding Impacts Premature Infants' Immune Systems

Study in mice shows that a maternal diet rich in indole-3-carbinol (I3C) results in the birth of pups with stronger protection against necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). ...

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Coronavirus News »

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Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid-19 Vaccine is 94% Effective

Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid-19 Vaccine is 94% Effective

In a real world study conducted in Israel involving 1.2 million people, researchers found that Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine showed 94 percent efficacy....

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Covid-19 Infections in France Rise After 3 Months

Covid-19 Infections in France Rise After 3 Months

France had the biggest one-day jump since mid-November last year with 31,519 new Covid-19 cases. Some departments forced the authorities to impose partial lockdown to fight the virus resurgence. A higher single-day tally, at 45,522, was ...

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Programmed Magnetic Nanobeads Simplifies COVID-19 Testing

Programmed Magnetic Nanobeads Simplifies COVID-19 Testing

COVID-19 can be diagnosed in 55 minutes or less with the help of programmed magnetic nanobeads and a diagnostic tool that plugs into an off-the-shelf cell phone, according to Rice University engineers....

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Multiscale Coarse-grained COVID-19 Model Shows Cooperation

Multiscale Coarse-grained COVID-19 Model Shows Cooperation

Computational modeling combined with experimental data provides insights into the behaviour of SARS-CoV-2 virus....

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