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US surgeons transplant a gene-edited pig kidney into a patient for the first time
"I saw it not only as a way to help me, but a way to provide hope...
UN climate report: Doctors warn of rise in heat-related health risks
Climate change poses significant health risks, particularly in the...
Cancer care should focus on patients rather than commerce: Lancet Comment
According to the Comment, industry’s control of the research agenda has created a system that is predominantly focused on new cancer medicines at the expense of investigating new approaches to surgery, radiotherapy, palliative care, and prevention New Delhi: Cancer...
Losing weight right way, eating better and exercising more lowers the risk of heart disease
Eating better and exercising more leads to weight loss that lowers the risk of heart disease rather than skipping meals and taking diet pills. The study is the first to compare weight-loss strategies and results in the context of the American Heart Association's...
Flexi-work options, mental health top workplace expectations of Gen Z
"This study serves as a guide for leaders, HR professionals, and individuals to respond proactively to Gen Z's dynamic expectations and desires. This is an opportunity to redesign workplaces that inspire, invigorate, and extract the optimum from our emerging talent,"...
Remote work to wipe out $800 billion from office values: McKinsey
McKinsey’s model is offering a window on how property owners and lenders are grappling with the changes in where people work in the wake of the pandemic. The shift is also affecting the value of retail and residential real estate as people’s new habits influence where...
Sharp memory recall in old linked with swiftness, better mental health
''From lower blood pressure and obesity levels to increased blood flow to the brain, there are many direct and indirect benefits of being physically active that may contribute to improved cognitive abilities in old age,'' said senior author Bryan Strange, Universidad...
Researchers reveal how quality sleep help bolster resilience to depression, anxiety
"This is the first study to investigate the ways in which positive coping strategies and sleep quality influence depression and anxiety when experiencing a real-world chronic stressor. We found that better sleep quality was associated with fewer symptoms of both...
New app can help identify autistic children in India: Study
Through a series of simple games, questions, images and activities on a tablet computer — such as popping bubbles and looking at patterns and images — the app measured the social preference, sensory interests and motor skills of the children. The app was 86 per cent...
Climate change has shifted colour of over half of world’s oceans: Study
These colour changes, subtle to the human eye, cannot be explained by natural, year-to-year variability alone, the researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), US, and other institutes write in their paper published in the journal Nature New...
Costs to cut risk of sickle cell disease beyond reach of most in India: Lancet Commission
“Whereas the majority of major causes of death are decreasing, the number of deaths due to sickle cell disease is increasing globally,” said chair of the Commission, Frederic Piel from Imperial College London. UK New Delhi: The costs required to reduce the risk of...
Ground beneath us is heating up, civil infra not designed for it: Study
"The ground is deforming as a result of temperature variations, and no existing civil structure or infrastructure is designed to withstand these variations," said Northwestern University's Alessandro Rotta Loria, an assistant professor of civil and environmental...