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Rapid Urine Test to Track Melanoma Progression

Rapid Urine Test to Track Melanoma Progression

Fluorescent molecules in urine may allow to understand if patients with malignant melanoma are responding to treatment. According to researchers at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia, testing a sample of urine is far convenient than a painful surgical procedure to find out the success of the treatment....

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Fat Cell Chemicals Involved in Obesity Linked Breast Cancer

Fat Cell Chemicals Involved in Obesity Linked Breast Cancer

Obesity is found to increase the release of tumor-promoting molecules from fat tissue and it is also associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a recent study. ...

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Flipping a Metabolic ‘Switch’ Slows Tumor Growth

Flipping a Metabolic ‘Switch’ Slows Tumor Growth

The enzyme serine palmitoyl-transferase can be used as a metabolically responsive "switch" to decrease tumor growth, according to a new study by a team of San Diego scientists, who published their findings in the journal Nature ....

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Exercise-Induced Sweat can Serve as a Potential Biomarker

Exercise-Induced Sweat can Serve as a Potential Biomarker

Sweat contains extracellular vesicles that carry MicroRNAs (miRs) molecules. MicroRNAs regulate several biological processes and the level of these miRs alter in response to different exercise intensities....

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Breast Milk Based Fortifiers Improve Health Outcome of Micro Preemies

Breast Milk Based Fortifiers Improve Health Outcome of Micro Preemies

Human-based milk fortifiers improve the health outcome in severely underweight premature babies. According to a study from the University of Missouri and University College in London, human-based milk fortifiers are more nutritious than cow-based milk fortifiers. ...

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Mass Vaccination For COVID-19 In Russia from Jan 1, 2021

Mass Vaccination For COVID-19 In Russia from Jan 1, 2021

The Covid-19 vaccine that Russia registered on Tuesday is expected to enter into civilian circulation on January 1, 2021....

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MSG Promotes Sodium Reduction, Healthier Diet

MSG Promotes Sodium Reduction, Healthier Diet

Monosodium glutamate (MSG) can be used to significantly reduce sodium consumption, while simultaneously promoting the enjoyment of better-for-you foods like grains and vegetables. ...

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Novel Microrobot can Treat Gastric Wounds Using Bioprinting

Novel Microrobot can Treat Gastric Wounds Using Bioprinting

Gastric wounds can be treated by using a microrobot in a concept 'in situ in vivo bioprinting'. It can carry out tissue repair inside the body. ...

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Meditation-relaxation Therapy Offers Benefits for Sleep Paralysis

Meditation-relaxation Therapy Offers Benefits for Sleep Paralysis

Sleep paralysis can be treated by using a technique of meditation and relaxation, suggests a new study. ...

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Study Explores Long-Term Risk of Joint Implants

Study Explores Long-Term Risk of Joint Implants

Metals are released from joint implants and accumulate in the surrounding bone tissue. This could result in the formation of metal debris, leading to destruction of bone around the implant and its premature loosening. ...

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Maharashtra COVID-19 Tally Crosses Half Mn Mark

Maharashtra COVID-19 Tally Crosses Half Mn Mark

With a new high of 12,822 cases, Maharashtra's Covid-19 tally on Saturday shot past the half-million mark, while the state saw 275 more deaths....

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Lifestyle News »

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Jealousy Can Strengthen Friendships: Study

Jealousy Can Strengthen Friendships: Study

Jealousy can be useful in maintaining friendships, according to a new study. ...

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Women Health News »

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How Frequently is Hormone Therapy Used After Oophorectomy?

How Frequently is Hormone Therapy Used After Oophorectomy?

Surgical removal of the ovaries before natural menopause known as oophorectomy, often exacerbates menopause symptoms and increases the risk of heart disease, osteoporosis, and cognitive decline among women. ...

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Mental Health News »

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PAD Patients With Depression Had Worse Recovery: Study

PAD Patients With Depression Had Worse Recovery: Study

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients with associated depression had worse recovery especially women, one year after receiving specialty care for PAD, according to the study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association ....

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Heart Disease News »

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Anger and Stress Worsen the Outcome of Heart Diseases

Anger and Stress Worsen the Outcome of Heart Diseases

Repeated exposure to mental stress and anger can worsen the clinical outcome for patients with heart failure according to a new report published in the Journal of Cardiac Failure ....

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Novel Vegetable Oil Improves Heart Health

Novel Vegetable Oil Improves Heart Health

Research on novel vegetable oil preparation involves oil blends endowed with natural antioxidants and well-balanced fatty acids. This research on this oil is led by professor Hari Niwas Mishra from the Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering....

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Respiratory Disease News »

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Health Experts React To Russian Covid Vaccine Cautiously

Health Experts React To Russian Covid Vaccine Cautiously

Cautiously after the news of Russia registering the world's first Covid-19 vaccine, Indian health experts stressed that it would be too early to say if it is safe or not as adequate testing didn't take place....

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New Covid Cases Push TN's Tally to 309k

New Covid Cases Push TN's Tally to 309k

Tamil Nadu reported 5,914 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, pushing the tally to 3.9 lakhs cases, health officials said....

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Obesity News »

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Lipoic Acid Supplements Can Help Certain Patients Lose Weight

Lipoic Acid Supplements Can Help Certain Patients Lose Weight

24 weeks of daily, 600-milligram doses of lipoic acid supplements help certain patients to loose weight, according to the research done on 31 patients with a similarly sized control group receiving a placebo, published in the Journal of Nutrition ....

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Senior Health News »

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Ex-President Health Worsens, on Ventilator Support

Ex-President Health Worsens, on Ventilator Support

Former President Pranab Mukherjee's health took a dip on Tuesday evening, following emergency brain surgery, and he remains on ventilator support....

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Medical Gadgets »

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Osmotic Therapy Device Can Reduce Swelling in Spinal Cord

Osmotic Therapy Device Can Reduce Swelling in Spinal Cord

Spinal cord swelling can be reduced by using an osmotic therapy device, according to a recent study. ...

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Colonoscopy-like Tool can Sample Gut Bacteria

Colonoscopy-like Tool can Sample Gut Bacteria

Gut bacteria can reveal a lot of medical information about a person. Colonoscopy like tool which collects a sample of gut bacteria when swallowed, was built by Purdue University researchers. ...

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Coronavirus News »

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Adsorption-extraction Technique can Track the Spread of COVID-19

Adsorption-extraction Technique can Track the Spread of COVID-19

Adsorption-extraction technique can most efficiently detect SARS-CoV-2 compared to six other methods. This gives us another tool to detect the presence and spread of the COVID-19 pandemic....

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Novel Strategy to Reduce Hyperinflammatory Response Caused by COVID-19

Novel Strategy to Reduce Hyperinflammatory Response Caused by COVID-19

Targeting lipid mediators can possibly reduce hyperinflammatory response in severe COVID-19 cases, according to a new research study. ...

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‘Sputnik V’ - Russia’s First Effective Vaccine Against the Novel Coronavirus

‘Sputnik V’ - Russia’s First Effective Vaccine Against the Novel Coronavirus

Russia developed its first Covid-19 vaccine, that claims to work quite effectively against coronavirus. The newly launched vaccine, named ‘Sputnik V’, was successfully tested on the Russian President, Vladimir Putin’s daughter....

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More Than 1 Lakh Coronavirus Patients Recovered in Karnataka

More Than 1 Lakh Coronavirus Patients Recovered in Karnataka

COVID-19 recoveries crossed the 1 lakh mark on Tuesday in Karnataka, an official said on Tuesday. ...

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Israel Shares New Technology With AIIMS to Combat COVID-19

Israel Shares New Technology With AIIMS to Combat COVID-19

New state-of-the-art equipment and technology solutions were handed over to the All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to tackle COVID-19....

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Why Diabetes Worsens the Outcome of COVID-19?

Why Diabetes Worsens the Outcome of COVID-19?

The low grade, inflammatory nature of diabetes and hyperglycemia promote the inflammatory surge during the COVID-19 infection. When the body becomes highly inflamed, it triggers an abnormal immune response affects the rest of the body's healthy cells and tissue, instead of attacking the virus and leading to rapid deterioration in health during the infection....

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