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COVID-19: Can Two Commonly Used Drugs Combat Deadly Virus?

New study named SINK COVID-19, or the Study of Immunomodulation by the Beaumont Health researchers assesses commonly used drugs naltrexone and ketamine for COVID-19 patients.




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Indicators of Cancer Indicate Heart Failure too

Patients with heart failure, several known tumor markers can also be indicators of heart failure severity and progression.




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Triple Antiviral Drug Combo Shows Promise in Novel COVID-19 Treatment: Lancet

Triple drug combination of antiviral drugs helped relieve symptoms in patients with mild to moderate Covid-19 infection and quickly reduced the amount of virus in their bodies, reports a new study.




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Rapid Decline in Stroke Patients Seeking Help During COVID-19 Pandemic

Several people who experience strokes may not be seeking potentially life-saving medical care during the coronavirus pandemic as a new study finds a decline in the number of people evaluated for stroke.




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How to Eat Mindfully During COVID-19 Pandemic?

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, the connection between nutrition and our overall health has never been more significant to understand and nurture. Here are few tips on mindful approach on eating to help you stay on track during the stressful, unpredictable time.




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Sleep Difficulties Linked To Infants Who Later Develop Autism

Sleep disruption occurs more often among children with autism, and brain development may be affected.




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Awesome Family Staycation Ideas You can Use This Summer

Several favorite summer activities, like camps and vacations, have already been postponed until next year due to the COVID-19 situation. Still, with a little creativity and a willingness to try new things, the 2020 staycation can be a fun, relaxing, and novel family time.




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FDA Authorizes First At-Home Saliva Test for COVID-19

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first diagnostic test with the option of using home-collected saliva samples for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing.




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Mindfulness can Reduce Procrastinating While Working from Home

Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, working remotely could make people work inefficiently. But, practicing mindfulness may lower levels of procrastination, says a new study.




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Prenatal Antidepressant Exposure And Autism Not Linked

Mother using antidepressants during pregnancy does not increase her child's risk for autism.




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Stem Cells Stop Their Own Death To Aid Healing

Stem cells are able to postpone their own death in order to respond to an injury that needs their attention.




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ICMR Gets Approval for Plasma Therapy for COVID-19 Treatment

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will conduct trial in 21 hospitals to assess safety and efficacy of convalescent plasma on COVID-19 patients.




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Promising Discovery: New Insulin Compound Could Enhance Therapy for Diabetes Patients

Newly developed insulin compound could offer fresh hope of better diabetes treatment to millions of diabetics, reports a new study. The findings of the




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Computer-based Approach Predicts Gestational Diabetes

Novel computer algorithm can predict women at high risk of gestational diabetes in the early stages of pregnancy, or even before pregnancy has occurred,




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Long Term Studies Could Identify Children At Risk of Future Type 2 Diabetes

Scientists have discovered new factors that influence children to develop type 2 diabetes in adult life. The findings have emerged from a unique study,




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Public Health Strategies Can Use Low/no Calorie Sweeteners

Low/no-calorie sweeteners can make a massive impact on public health strategies and may curb diabetes and increase health awareness. all of them have




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Genes That Keep Diabetes Away

ePhantom or 'Long noncoding RNA' (LncRNAs) genes can play a significant role in keeping diabetes out of our system. Previously, it was believed that




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Novel Path for Reversing Type-2 Diabetes and Liver Fibrosis: Study

New study has found a way to reverse type-2 diabetes and liver fibrosis in mice and has shown that the underlying processes are conserved in humans. The




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Elevated Blood Sugar in Pregnancy Dangerous for Mothers, Babies

Women who had elevated fasting glucose, adjusted for all other risk factors, were almost three times more likely to have a big baby than women who had




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First Oral GLP-1 Medication for Treating Type 2 Diabetes

Semaglutide, the first oral glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) receptor agonist, got marketing authorization for treating type 2 diabetic patients with insufficiently




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Link Between Incarceration of a Family Member and Diabetes Discovered

Incarceration of a family member during childhood was linked to diabetes in men, stated researchers from the University of Toronto and University of Alabama in a recent study in SAGE-Open Medicine.




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Diabetes More Common in First Nations People, Particularly Women

Diabetes is more prevalent in First Nations people, particularly women, and occurs at younger ages compared to other people in Ontario, reports a new study.




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Medications for Lupus Down the Risk of Diabetes

Lupus patients have lower odds of developing type 2 diabetes, a common complication of the disease, according to a new study. In particular, those




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Damaged Eye Vessels may Indicate Higher Stroke Risk for Adults With Diabetes, Says Study

Among people with diabetes, damaged small blood vessels in the eye were found to be a marker for higher stroke risk, stated a preliminary research to




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Artificial Intelligence Screening System Detects Diabetic Retinopathy

The number of people in the United States with diabetes is exploding. Today, more than 30 million Americans have diabetes. One in four will develop diabetic




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Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment: Ultra-wide Field Imaging Techniques Cannot be Used Interchangeably

For the evaluation and treatment of diabetic retinopathy, clinicians often use UWF fluorescein angiography and UWF color imaging interchangeably, but




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Mathematical Model can Lead to Better Diabetes Treatment

New model can predict which types of glucose-responsive insulin will work in humans and animals and may help in diabetes treatment. The findings of the




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New Strategy can Treat Diabetes

Sustained vitamin D receptor (VDR) levels in (and) #946;-cells may preserve (and) #946;-cell mass and (and) #946;-cell function and protect against diabetes, reports a new study.




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Drone Delivers Insulin For Patients

Diabetes care reaches new heights as world's first documented drone delivery of insulin for a patient living in a remote community. The 16-minute test




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Greater Weight Loss Achieved Through Bariatric Surgery Before Diabetes Development

Obese patients may lose more weight if they undergo bariatric surgery before they develop diabetes. Both obesity and diabetes are common, serious and costly in United States.




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'Living Drug Factories' May Treat Diabetes and Other Diseases

New study devised a way to encapsulate therapeutic cells that can be implanted in patients, which could secrete drugs as-needed in the patient. This novel




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Affordable Insulin Option Can Now Be Used By Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Through Wearable Device

Using regular human insulin (RHI) in a wearable, patch-like insulin delivery device with type 2 diabetes helps adults requiring insulin therapy safely achieve good blood sugar control.




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Grip Strength Evaluation can Identify Early Diabetes

Healthcare experts can use assessment of normalized grip strength to regularly screen for type 2 diabetes in apparently healthy adults, reports a new study.




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New Treatment Options More Likely to Benefit People Type 2 Diabetes, Heart Disease

Newer therapies can benefit millions of people with type 2 diabetes and heart disease, suggests a new study. Type 2 diabetes (T2D) affects treatment




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Potential Treatment for Early Type 2 Diabetic Retinopathy: Study

New mice study has identified a potential treatment candidate for early diabetic retinopathy, which has anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects.




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Heart Attack, Stroke Risk Downs Among Diabetics: Study

Cardiovascular mortality rates got reduced among patients with diabetes, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's iJournal of Clinical Endocrinology (and) Metabolism/i.




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Blood Sugar Control is Key for Diabetic Patients with COVID-19

People with type 2 diabetes are at higher risk of a poor outcome if they become infected with the novel coronavirus but controlling their blood sugar




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New Vaccine for Virus Associated With Type 1 Diabetes Developed

A new vaccine for virus that plays a key role in the autoimmune attack that leads to type 1 diabetes has been produced by Karolinska Institutet researchers.




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Wearables Play New Roles in Treating Injuries in Runners

In endurance runners, wearable fitness trackers were found to provide new opportunities for monitoring training and guiding post-injury rehabilitation,




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Artificial Intelligence can Detect and Grade Prostate Cancer: Here's How

Artificial intelligence (AI) can open up new avenues for identifying and grading prostate cancer more accurately. The findings of the study are published




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Artificial intelligence Application Tracks Mental Health

Artificial intelligence-based interactive voice application is an effective way to monitor the wellbeing of patients being treated for serious mental illness.




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AI-based Blood Test Predicts Neurodegenerative Disease Progression

AI analysis of blood samples could help forecast and explain disease progression of neurodegenerative disorders. Evaluating the effectiveness of therapies




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New App can Help Patients with Binge Eating Disorders

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)-guided self-help (GSH) plus Noom Monitor delivered through telemedicine by routine-practice health coaches in a nonacademic




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Wearable Biosensor Monitors Body Chemistry to Boost Athletic Performance (and) Prevent Injury

Novel device, which is in the size of a wristwatch, can monitor an individual's body chemistry to help improve athletic performance and identify potential health problems.




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New Hydrogel Platform Enables Production of Medicines, Chemicals

New Hydrogel-based approach helps to access critical medicines, chemicals for daily usage. This is beneficial for people residing in remote villages or




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Smartphone Apps Not Accurate Enough to Spot All Skin Cancers, Say Researchers

Current regulations for the smartphone apps to spot skin cancers does not provide adequate protection to the public, said researchers. The findings of the study are published in The BMJ.




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DIY Tools TalkBox (and) SenseBox may Help People with Disabilities to Communicate

DIY Assistive Technology offers exciting opportunities to engage stakeholders in various countries in the making and customization of novel interfaces for people with disabilities.




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Artificial Intelligence to Improve EKG Testing for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

In the future, a new approach based on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning may allow EKGs to be used to screen for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.




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Video Game-based Intervention More Likely to Improve Attention of Children with ADHD

Video game-based treatment can boost attention in kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), reports a new study. The findings of the




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Virtual Reality can Help Physiotherapy Patients Perform Exercises at Home

Virtual reality may help physiotherapy patients perform their exercises at home successfully using a VR technology with 3D motion capture now, reports a new study.