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Covid linked to irritable bowel syndrome: Study
London : Covid-19 is associated with an increased risk of developing long-term gastrointestinal disorders, including irritable bowel syndrome, according to a global study conducted in 14 countries including India.
Irritable bowel…
Eating Almonds Before Meals Improved Blood Sugar Levels in Some People with Prediabetes
New Delhi : Two new research studies - with almonds, one conducted over three days and the other over three months, demonstrated benefits to blood sugar control for Asian Indians with prediabetes and overweight/obesity – and the three-month…
Novel tool to predict risk of blood clots in brain tumours
New York : US scientists have developed a new tool to help physicians predict the risk of blood clots in patients with brain tumour. Venous thromboembolisms (VTE), blood clots that form in veins, can be life-threatening for patients with…
Indian Oil Corporation signed MoA with HBCH&RC, New Chandigarh to provide CSR support for their…
Mullanpur : Indian Oil Corporation, Punjab State Office today signed a MoA with Homi Baba Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (a unit of Tata Memorial Centre), Mullanpur, New Chandigarh, SAS Nagar for extending CSR support for their Cancer…
Covid-19 can cause ‘face blindness’: Study
New York : Covid-19 can cause difficulty recognising faces and navigational problems, according to a new study. The study, published in the journal Cortex, is the first to report "prosopagnosia," also known as face blindness, following…
Statins may reduce heart disease in people with sleep apnoea : Study
New York : Cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins have the potential to reduce heart disease in people with obstructive sleep apnoea, according to a new study. Sleep apnoea is known to triple the risk of having a heart attack, stroke, or…
Delaying harsh treatments for prostate cancer may not up death risk : Study
London : Most men, diagnosed with prostate cancer, can delay or avoid harsh treatments and it will not harm their chances of survival, according to a new long-term study.
The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine,…
MIND, Mediterranean diets may help prevent Alzheimer’s disease
New York : People who eat diets rich in green leafy vegetables as well as other vegetables, fruits, whole grains, olive oil, beans, nuts and fish may have fewer amyloid plaques and tau tangles in their brain -- signs of Alzheimer's disease…
Long Covid much less likely after Omicron infection : Study
London : The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is much less likely to lead to long Covid than the variant circulating at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, new research shows. The study found that healthcare workers infected with the original…
Israeli scientists develop world’s 1st mRNA vax for deadly bacteria
Jerusalem : A team of Israeli scientists has for the first time in the world developed an mRNA vaccine that can help treat a deadly plague-causing bacteria responsible for some of the worst pandemics in human history.
So far mRNA…