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30 min daytime nap may boost brain health, delay ageing by 7 years: Study
London: People who take about 30 minutes of nap during daytime may have improved brain health that can significantly lower risk of dementia, according to a study. The study led by researchers…
- Health
Daily aspirin use linked with anaemia risk in healthy older adults: Study
New York: A daily low-dose usage of aspirin, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug commonly used to relieve headache, reduce swelling or fever may lead to about 20 per cent increased risk of anaemia…
- Health
Heavy drinkers get more impaired despite claims of higher tolerance: Study
New Delhi: People with alcohol use disorder (AUD) show the same or even more levels of fine motor and cognitive impairment as light/moderate drinkers when consuming their usual excessive amount, new research…
- Health
Combustion from gas stoves linked to high risk of blood cell cancers: Study
New York: Cooking with gas stoves can raise indoor levels of a chemical linked to a higher risk of leukaemia and other blood cell cancers, finds an alarming study. The study, published…
- Health
Endometriosis may be caused by bacterial infections: Study
Tokyo: Japanese researchers have found that endometriosis, a gynaecological disorder which affects one in 10 women between the age of 15 and 49, may be the result of a bacterial infection. Their…
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Study shows HIV can lie dormant in brain
New York: HIV can lie dormant in the brain, and discontinuation of treatment can reignite the progression of infection to AIDS, finds a study. As a part of its life cycle, the…
- Offbeat
Which came first: chicken or egg? Researchers may know the answer
Researchers from China’s Nanjing University and the University of Bristol have ended the age-old debate of what came first, the chicken or the egg? A study of 51 fossil species and 29…
- Health
Covid pandemic increased diabetes among children, pregnant women
New York: The number of children diagnosed with Type-2 diabetes continued to rise in the year after the Covid-19 pandemic began, according to research. Another study, also being presented at ENDO 2023,…
- Health
Lung, heart stem cell study can pave way for new Covid treatments
Sydney: Researchers have used heart and lung stem cells infected with the virus that causes Covid-19 to better understand how the disease impacts different organs, paving the way for more targeted treatments.…
- Technology
Brightest gamma-ray burst powered likely by unique jet structure: NASA
New York: The brightest ever gamma-ray burst, which was detected October last year, may have been powered by its unique jet structure, according to a new study. The burst known as GRB…
- India
Higher risk of disabilities, cancer in men born during Bhopal gas disaster: Study
New Delhi: The 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, one of the worst industrial disasters in India, may have led to men born during and after the accident having a higher risk of developing…
- Health
AI outperforms standard risk model for predicting breast cancer: Study
New York: Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms can outperform the standard clinical risk model for predicting the five-year risk for breast cancer according to a large study of thousands of mammograms. A woman’s…
- Health
Vitamin D deficiency common in children with tuberculosis: Study
New Delhi: Vitamin D deficiency is more common in children with tuberculosis (TB) than those not infected by the bacterial disease, according to a study conducted in hospitalised patients in Telangana. The…
- Lifestyle
Intelligence correlated with longer problem-solving time: Study
New Delhi: People with higher intelligence were found to take more time to solve difficult problems than those with lower intelligence, in a new study that wanted to understand how the brain’s…
- Health
Deadly heart attacks 13% more likely on a Monday: Study
London: Fatal heart attacks are more likely to happen at the start of the working week than at any other time, according to new research. The study, presented at the British Cardiovascular…
