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Bottled water contains thousands of previously unknown nanoplastics: Study
"Previously this was just a dark area, uncharted. Toxicity studies...
New York could be first state to offer prenatal paid leave to mothers
The proposal was part of a six-point plan to improve maternal and...
Study finds 65 pc doctor-moms struggling to balance personal, professional lives
Dr Garima Sawhney, co-founder and gynaecologist at Pristyn Care, said, "The study aims to understand how doctor-moms navigate their personal and professional lives. We considered their work hours, preferences for scheduling, self-care practices and perspectives on HR...
Obesity speeds up loss of immunity from COVID vaccines – new research
Obesity – and its association with several other conditions such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease – leads to an increased risk of severe COVID COVID vaccines are very effective, but for some groups they don’t generate as strong an...
Sleep apnea linked to deteriorating brain health
“These biomarkers are sensitive signs of early cerebrovascular disease,” said study author Diego Z. Carvalho, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and a member of the American Academy of Neurology “Finding that severe sleep apnea and a reduction in slow-wave...
AI predicts future pancreatic cancer: Research
The findings, published May 8 in Nature Medicine, suggest that AI-based population screening could be valuable in finding those at elevated risk for the disease and could expedite the diagnosis of a condition found all too often at advanced stages when treatment is...
Research discovers new cause of heart failure condition in children
"Although much has been studied about heart failure in adults, there is still much to learn about the genetic causes of heart failure in infants," said Charles "Chaz" Hong, MD, PhD, Melvin Sharoky, MD Professor of Medicine and Physiology, Director of Cardiology...
Change in breast density over time associated with cancer risk: Study
"Our best tool against breast cancer is early detection," said senior author Graham A. Colditz, MD, DrPH, associate director of Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine Many middle-aged and older women have...
Blood delivery by drones across India may soon be reality, says official after ICMR’s successful trial run
''Today, we are transporting blood and blood-related products which are supposed to be kept at a low temperature. After the experiment, we found that not only can we maintain the temperature but there was also no damage to the products transported.We sent another...
Research reveals environment impacts mental health of young people
Young people living in health-constraining environments -areas with close proximity to dairies, alcohol, fast food and gambling outlets, poor access to green spaces, blue spaces, fruit and vegetable stores, and physical activity venues - were more likely to experience...
Google is giving its dominant search engine an artificial-intelligence makeover
Google announced Wednesday that Bard will be available to all comers in more than 180 countries and more languages beyond English. Now Google is ready to test the AI waters with its search engine, which has been synonymous with finding things on the internet for the...
Kerala govt grants relaxation in working hours for its employees having children with autism
One of the government employees who is a parent of children with 40 per cent or more such disabilities will be given relaxation in working hours, the government said in a statement A maximum of 16 hours of total working hours in a month will be allowed to one of such...