Health
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Too early to view anti-obesity pills, injections as magic bullets: Experts
By Rachel V. Thomas New Delhi– To fight the rising tide of global obesity, several new treatments in the form…
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Changes in body weight perception may not help tackle obesity
London– The shifting trends in body weight perception, where fewer people now perceive themselves as overweight, could reduce the effectiveness…
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Covid pandemic spiked Type 1 diabetes in children, adolescents: Study
Toronto–The incidence of Type 1 diabetes among children and adolescents rose significantly as a result of Covid-19 pandemic, according to…
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1st fully AI designed drug for lung disease enters human clinical trials
Hong Kong– In a first, a drug discovered and designed using artificial intelligence (AI) for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary…
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Vitamin D supplements may prevent heart attacks in people over 60s: Study
New York– Vitamin D supplements may reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attacks among people aged…
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Scientists find gene preventing bird flu virus from spreading to humans
London– An international team of scientists has identified a gene that is preventing the bird flu viruses from spilling over…
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Why type A blood is linked to higher risk of Covid infections
New York– The SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, preferentially infects blood group A cells, finds a study providing a…
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Diet soda sweetener may soon be declared cancer causing agent: Report
New Delhi– Aspartame, one of the most commonly used artificial sweeteners in foods and beverages, is soon likely to be…
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Gene therapy shows promise to help treat glaucoma
Sydney– Australian researchers, including those of Indian-origin, have developed a technique for a gene therapy that could help treat glaucoma…
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Scientists decode how pregnancies fail using stem cell models
London– Scientists have created a stem cell-derived model of the human embryo in the lab by reprogramming human stem cells,…
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