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Bluetooth Operated Ingestible Capsule Developed!

Bluetooth Operated Ingestible Capsule Developed!

Highlights: A wirelessly controlled ingestible capsule device has been developed that is fitted with sensors and a drug

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Making Dialysis More Equitable and Sustainable

Making Dialysis More Equitable and Sustainable

Highlights: Resources available for preventive care and cost-saving dialysis options are underutilized in most countries

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Babies Exposed to Zika Virus Before Birth Had Severe Abnormalities in First 18 Months

Babies Exposed to Zika Virus Before Birth Had Severe Abnormalities in First 18 Months

Study provides a reliable estimate of the frequency of neurodevelopmental, vision and hearing defects in infants and toddlers after they are exposed in utero to Zika.

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Computer Model Predicts the Course of Disease in Prostate Cancer

Computer Model Predicts the Course of Disease in Prostate Cancer

From the examination of tumor genomes of nearly 300 prostate cancer patients, it was found that changes in the prostate cells genetic information lead to the development of cancer. A computer model has been developed by the scientists that predicts

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Diabetes May Lead to Decline in Brain Function in Older People

Diabetes May Lead to Decline in Brain Function in Older People

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is associated with a decline in brain function for more than 5 years in older people, reveals a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal Diabetologia .

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Teens Get More Sleep With Later School Start Time

Teens Get More Sleep With Later School Start Time

Teenagers at two Seattle high schools were found to get more sleep on school nights after start times were pushed later -- a median increase of 34 minutes of sleep each night, stated study published in Science Advances.

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Breastfeeding Beyond 6 Months Can Lead to Smaller Maternal Waist Circumference

Breastfeeding Beyond 6 Months Can Lead to Smaller Maternal Waist Circumference

Breastfeeding for more than six months is associated with smaller maternal waist circumference, reports a new study.

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Early Physical Therapy Reduces Risk of Opioid Use

Early Physical Therapy Reduces Risk of Opioid Use

Patients with physical therapy were 7 to 16 percent less likely to use opioids in the subsequent months, stated study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the Duke University School of Medicine. "We asked

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Most Accurate Tool Yet to Predict Asthma in Kids: Study

Most Accurate Tool Yet to Predict Asthma in Kids: Study

Most accurate tool yet developed has the potential to predict asthma in children, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology .

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Magnesium Optimizes Vitamin D Status

Magnesium Optimizes Vitamin D Status

A new study has found that magnesium optimizes vitamin D status, increasing it in people with deficient levels and lowering it in people with high levels. The study was conducted by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers. The study

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Exercise Hormone Irisin Provides Bone Health

Exercise Hormone Irisin Provides Bone Health

A hormone released by muscles during an exercise called irisin directly acts on key regulatory cells that are responsible for the breakdown and formation of bones, reveals recent research. This developed new insights into the treatment of

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Stem Cells Allow Diseased Heart to Heal Themselves

Stem Cells Allow Diseased Heart to Heal Themselves

The Rutgers scientists developed a new model that reduces the need for bypass surgery, heart transplants, and artificial pumping machines. By the process of ‘reverse engineering’ connective tissue cells removed from the human heart into heart stem

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Heart Attack Risk Soars on Christmas Eve

Heart Attack Risk Soars on Christmas Eve

New study spotlights that heart attack risk spikes at around 10 pm on Christmas Eve. The findings of the study are published in The BMJ .

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Study Explains Why Urinary Tract Infection Recurs in Patients

Study Explains Why Urinary Tract Infection Recurs in Patients

Recurrence of urinary tract infection depends on the bacterial strain, found new study published in journal PLOS Pathogens by Thomas Hannan and Scott Hultgren of Washington University School of Medicine, and colleagues. As noted by the authors, the

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Children Closer to Parents have Protection from Long-Term Effects of Stress

Children Closer to Parents have Protection from Long-Term Effects of Stress

Violence and poverty in early childhood can have a lasting impact in adulthood. But, recent research showed that strong parental relationships could help young children change the way they perceive environmental cues, making them distinguish between

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