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Blood pressure pills may raise heart disease risk in people with HIV : Study
Intake of certain medications that can lower blood pressure in people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), can also increase long-term risk of heart disease, stroke and heart failure, according to new research.People with HIV are able…
Peanut butter for weight loss
Peanut butter has multiple health benefits -- it has an enviable combination of protein and fibres. The driving factor in this growth is that consumers today are consciously aware of their nutritional intake.Our lives are packed with…
Novel technique to detect biomarker for cancer
Researchers are working to develop a new screening technique that's more than 300 times as effective at detecting a biomarker for diseases like cancer than current methods.The technique, published in the Journal of the American Chemical…
Study links angiography with reduced stroke treatment time
A team of researchers have found that immediate angiography, rather than the standard computed tomography (CT scan), reduces stroke treatment time and is linked to improved recovery.The study showed that at 90 days post-stroke, angiography…
Guava roots can help fight diabetes : Research
Guava comes packed with many health benefits and now its roots are said to be beneficial in fighting diabetes.A research scholar of the Department of Chemistry of Naini-based Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and…
Study reveals cancer cells may evade chemotherapy
Cancer cells can dodge chemotherapy by entering a state that bears similarity to certain kinds of senescence, a type of "active hibernation" that enables them to weather the stress induced by aggressive treatments aimed at destroying them,…
Is vegan diet linked to poorer bone health?
People consuming vegan diet may have poorer bone health, suggested a new study.In a new study, the bone health of vegans as well as people following a mixed-food diet was determined with an ultrasound measurement of the heel bone.The…
Vision impairment linked to mortality
People with more severe vision impairment are at a higher risk of all-cause mortality as compared to those with normal vision or mild vision impairment, says a new study.The findings indicated that the risk of mortality was 29 per cent…
Are good bacteria getting viral infections?
Researchers have developed a test to determine if bacteria are sick, similar to the one used to test humans for Covid-19.According to the researchers, including Sarah Preheim from Johns Hopkins in the US, the pandemic has made clear the…
‘Brain stimulation & exercise can restore movement in ataxia’
Researchers have shown that a combination of deep brain stimulation (DBS) and exercise has potential benefits for treating ataxia.Ataxia is a rare genetic neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive irreversible problems with