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PROTEINS COULD OFFER RISK MARKERS, THERAPY TARGETS IN DIABETIC KIDNEY DISEASE

02 Jul 2021 03:31 AM IST

A 7 to 15-year longitudinal study of 358 diabetics has linked 3 proteins in blood with a slower progression of diabetic kidney disease and progressive kidney failure. Led by a team of researchers at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the results suggest that the proteins could help

NATIONAL DOCTOR’S DAY 2021: CELEBRATING THE NOBLE PROFESSION AMID COVID-19 CRISIS

02 Jul 2021 03:28 AM IST

The difficult times amid COVID-19 have once again reminded us about the contributions and sacrifices made by doctors and the healthcare staff around the globe on a daily basis. In honour of this noble profession, Doctor’s Day is celebrated on different dates across the world. India celebrates the day on

Serving enough vegetables may help kids’ vegetable intake

01 Jul 2021 08:06 AM IST

WASHINGTON Getting kids to eat enough vegetables can be quite a task, but a new Penn State study found that simply adding more veggies to their plates resulted in children consuming more vegetables during the meal. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Appetite’. The researchers found

Study finds how immune cells can be trained to fight infections

01 Jul 2021 08:04 AM IST

WASHINGTON The body’s immune cells naturally fight off viral and bacterial microbes and other invaders, but they can also be reprogrammed or ‘trained’ to respond even more aggressively and potently to such threats, report University of California- Los Angeles scientists who have discovered the fundamental rule underlying this process in

STUDY FINDS HIGH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS MAY COUNTER SERIOUS HEALTH HARMS OF POOR SLEEP

01 Jul 2021 08:01 AM IST

WASHINGTON A new study has found that those who had both the poorest sleep quality and who exercised the least were most at risk of death from heart disease, stroke, and cancer, prompting the researchers to suggest a likely synergy between the two activities.The findings of the study were published

DOCTOR, HEAL THYSELF: INDIA NEED TO MANAGE PHYSICIAN BURNOUT AND ‘VIOLENCE’ AGAINST DOCTORS

01 Jul 2021 07:58 AM IST

Today is July 1 and every year this day is observed as National Doctors’ Day in India to express gratitude and acknowledge the dedication and commitment of the doctors’ towards our society. The observance of the day honours legendary physician and West Bengal’s second Chief Minister, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy

UNDERSTANDING BRAIN TUMORS: CAUSES, SYMPTOMS & TREATMENT

28 Jun 2021 07:26 AM IST

A brain tumor is a cluster of abnormal cells in the brain. Tumor diagnosis can sound like a life-threatening condition, and it is normal to feel scared, insecure, or angry about the diagnosis. But while the symptoms of most brain tumors are the same, not all tumors are malignant. They are the

NEWLY DISCOVERED STEM CELL RESTING PHASE COULD PUT BRAIN TUMOURS TO SLEEP

28 Jun 2021 07:23 AM IST

Biomedical engineering researchers developed a new cell classifier tool that takes a higher-resolution look at the life cycle of neuroepithelial stem cells, which led to the discovery and exploration of a new resting phase called Neural G0. The work conducted by Christopher Plaisier, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering in

VIRUS THAT CAUSES COVID CAN FIND ALTERNATE ROUTE TO INFECT CELLS

28 Jun 2021 07:21 AM IST

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists identified how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, gets inside cells to cause infection. All current COVID-19 vaccines and antibody-based therapeutics were designed to disrupt this route into cells, which requires a receptor called ACE2. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in

EXPOSURE TO NATURE DURING LOCKDOWN BENEFICIAL FOR MENTAL HEALTH

24 Jun 2021 06:50 AM IST

Exposure to nature during the Covid-related lockdown is beneficial for a person’s mental health. A new study has found that exposure to natural spaces during the first Covid-19 lockdown in 2020 was beneficial for the mental health of Spanish and Portuguese citizens. The findings of the study were published in

MINDING YOUR MIND IN PANDEMIC TIMES

24 Jun 2021 06:48 AM IST

Mind and body go hand in hand. This is one lesson that the Covid-19 pandemic has taught us. The battle is as much about your body fighting the China-born virus as it is about your mind dealing with it positively. In the end, only those with a strong mind and

Coronavirus can lead to cognitive, behavioural problems in patients

24 Jun 2021 06:47 AM IST

Issues with memory, spatial awareness and information processing problems were identified as possible overhangs from the virus in post-Covid-19 patients.

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