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Cardiomyopathy: Understanding the Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
Ahmedabad : Cardiomyopathy is a chronic and progressive condition that affects the heart muscles, weakening the heart's ability to pump blood effectively throughout the body. The condition causes the heart muscles to become thick, rigid, or…
Even mild Covid made arteries stiffer, raising cardiovascular risks: Study
London : Even mild cases of Covid-19 raised arterial stiffness in young adults, increasing long-term detrimental effects on cardiovascular health, according to a study, led by an international team of researchers.
Arterial stiffness is a…
Vitamin D levels may affect body’s response to cancer treatment: Study
London : Vitamin D levels may be key in determining the human body's response to anti-cancer immunotherapy, especially among people with advanced skin cancer, according to a study.The findings, published online in the peer-reviewed journal…
New inflammation gene may help personalise kidney disease treatment
Sydney : Researchers have identified a gene that controls the cut-off switch for kidney inflammation and could pave the way for more precise disease diagnostics and personalised treatment for kidney diseases.
The team from the Garvan…
Scientists decode role of glucose in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease
San Francisco : Researchers have identified how healthy neurons metabolise glucose, an advance which may have implications for understanding neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.The human brain has a sweet tooth,…
Indian study shows Covid XBB.1.16 raising conjunctivitis risk in infants
New Delhi : Amid the recent rise in Covid-19 cases in India, driven by the subvariant of Omicron XBB.1.16, there has been an increase in risk of conjunctivitis among children aged below one-year, according to a study, not yet peer-reviewed.…
Gut bacteria may trigger weaker immune response to Covid vaccine
New Delhi : Gut bacteria that break down a sugar known as "fucose" could be compromising our immune response to the Covid mRNA vaccine, a study has revealed.The researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) in…
Prenatal depression may lead to heart problems after childbirth: Study
New York : Women who experienced depression during pregnancy are more likely to be diagnosed with cardiovascular disease within two years after giving birth, according to a study of more than 100,000 people in the US.
The most significant…
Scientists develop mini-heart sized 0.5 mm in lab
London : A team of German scientists has developed a 'mini-heart' that is just 0.5 millimetres in size to study the earliest development phase of the human heart and facilitate research on diseases.The team from the Technical University of…
Long Covid smell loss linked to changes in brain: Study
London : People living with long Covid who suffer from loss of smell show different patterns of activity in certain regions of the brain, a new study has found.The research from University College London used MRI scanning to compare the…