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Drink black tea, eat berries, apples to age healthy
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Drink black tea, eat berries, apples to age healthy

New Delhi, May 6: Want to age healthy? Higher intakes of black tea, berries, citrus fruits, and apples may help, according to global research.Researchers from Edith Cowan University (Australia), Queen’s University Belfast (UK), and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (US), found that...
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TN govt to form flying squads to curb sedative drugs sale

Chennai, May 5: The Tamil Nadu Health Department is set to establish special flying squads across all districts to curb the sale and misuse of sedative drugs. These squads will be overseen by the state’s drug control administration in each district.Notably, similar squads have already been...
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Vaccine against whooping cough in pregnancy to boost antibodies, protect baby

New Delhi, May 5: Vaccinating pregnant women against whooping cough can boost the quantity and quality of antibodies in the early life of infants, according to a study.Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection characterised by severe coughing spells...
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Gene-editing therapy shows promise against advanced colorectal cancer

New Delhi, May 3: The CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technique has shown promise in fighting advanced colorectal cancer, according to results of the first-in-human clinical trial published in The Lancet Oncology.The trial shows encouraging signs of the safety and potential effectiveness of the...
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Can PUBG addiction damage your spine, cause paralysis?

The increasing dependence on online gaming finally resulted in an abnormal curvature of the spine and problems in walking and passing urine
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New AIIMS-led study calls for integrating mental health support in cancer care

New Delhi, May 1: Integrating mental health support in cancer care is important and will boost the health of both survivors and caregivers, according to a new study by oncologists at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi.The study, published in the Asian Pacific Journal of...
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Hidden virus found common in germs that cause pneumonia: Study

A virus long dismissed as a scientific oddity has been found hiding in plain sight, and it may help fight dangerous bacteria, according to a study
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Diabetes drug can effectively treat fatty liver: Study

Treating patients with semaglutide -- an anti-diabetic medication -- can halt and even reverse liver disease according to study
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Study finds long Covid biomarkers in blood linked to respiratory problems

New Delhi, May 1: A team of Swedish researchers has identified biomarkers in the blood associated with symptoms of long Covid, particularly severe respiratory disorders.Long Covid is a condition characterised by persistent symptoms including acute breathlessness and fatigue, after an infection...
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Ayushman Bharat foundation for healthy and fit India: Ministers

Ayushman Bharat Diwas is observed every year on April 30 to spread awareness about the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) -- the world's largest government-funded healthcare programme
Australian researchers find same arm for both shots boosts vaccine response
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Australian researchers find same arm for both shots boosts vaccine response

Sydney, April 30: Receiving a vaccine booster in the same arm as the first dose triggers a faster and stronger immune response and helps the body build protection faster, according to new research.The findings could help improve vaccine strategies and may eventually lead to vaccines that need...
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Novel CAR-T therapy shows promise against hard-to-treat cancer

New Delhi, April 29: A team of Brazilian researchers has developed an innovative CAR-T cell therapy that showed positive results in patients with a refractory type of lymphoma -- cancer in lymph nodes, spleen, and bone marrow.HSP-CAR30 is the first European CAR-T30 study to successfully...
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