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What Happens To Your Body When You Quit Alcohol For A Day
Alcohol has many negative effects on our health, some of which may surprise you.
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Apple Researchers Create an AI Model That Uses Behavioural Data from Wearables to Predict Health Signals
Apple researchers, in collaboration with the University of Southern California, have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that tracks behavioural data over sensor signals. The new research builds on prior work by the Apple Heart and Movement Study (AHMS) and was aimed at understanding whether behavioural data can be a better determina...
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Axiom 4 Mission Crew Settles Down at ISS, Begins Conducting Biomedical Research
Crews aboard the ISS carried out crucial biomedical research focused on immunity and muscle function in space. JAXA’s Takuya Onishi and the Ax-4 astronauts contributed to ongoing health studies, while engineers completed maintenance tasks and offloaded cargo from Progress 92. These activities mark another step forward in preparing humans for long...
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Simple Treatment Could Prevent 75% of Stomach Cancer Cases, Doctors Reveal
Rising stomach cancer in youth is largely preventable by targeting H pylori infection, with research showing that up to 75% of cases could be avoided through screening and treatment.
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BMI May Influence Breast Cancer Risk In Women With Heart Disease: WHO
Excess weight may increase the risk of developing breast cancer among postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease, according to a study by the World Health Organisation (WHO), published on Monday.
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Brighter Night-Time Light Exposure Linked To Higher Heart Disease Risk
Are you in the habit of sleeping with lights on during the night? Beware, a study led by an international team of researchers found that brighter night-time light exposure may increase the risks of five major cardiovascular diseases.
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NASA TEMPO Satellite to Continue Tracking Pollution Hourly from Space Until 2026
TEMPO, a collaborative space mission by NASA, NOAA, and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, is transforming air quality tracking across North America. Since 2023, it has delivered hourly, high-resolution pollution data from space, aiding researchers, health officials, and the public.
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13% Children Born Prematurely. 17% With Low Birth Weight In India: Report
India's demographic health survey 2019-21 reveals that 13 per cent of children were born prematurely, and 17 per cent with a low weight at birth, with air pollution contributing to the adverse birth outcomes.
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AI Chatbots Can Give False Health Information With Fake Citations: Study
Well-known AI chatbots can be configured to routinely answer health queries with false information that appears authoritative, complete with fake citations from real medical journals, Australian researchers have found.
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No Link Between Covid Vaccine And Sudden Deaths, Health Ministry Clarifies
Studies by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have established that there is no direct link between COVID-19 vaccination and the reports of sudden deaths in the country.
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Donald Trump's Foreign Aid Cut Risks Causing 14 Million Deaths: Study
More than 14 million of the world's most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die by 2030 because of the Trump administration's dismantling of US foreign aid, research projected on Tuesday.
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Shubhanshu Shukla Leads Key Experiment To Decode Muscle Loss In Space
IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has undertaken a key experiment to decode muscle health in space -- crucial for astronauts undertaking long space missions as well as for people with muscle loss on Earth.
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Seasons And Geographic Locations Strongly Influence Sleep Patterns: Study
The study, led by researchers from Flinders University in South Australia, finds that sleep is shaped not just by personal habits, but by environmental factors like daylight, temperature, and weekly routines.
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Deadly "Pharaoh's Curse" Fungus Can Help Fight Cancer, New Study Finds
The researchers studied many strains of Aspergillus flavus and found that they might contain more of the chemicals.
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Women On Night Shifts Face Higher Asthma Risk: Study
Women who work nightshifts are more likely to suffer from moderate or severe asthma compared to women who work in the daytime, according to a study of more than 270,000 people.
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What Happens To Your Body When You Quit Alcohol For A Day
Alcohol has many negative effects on our health, some of which may surprise you.
-
Apple Researchers Create an AI Model That Uses Behavioural Data from Wearables to Predict Health Signals
Apple researchers, in collaboration with the University of Southern California, have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that tracks behavioural data over sensor signals. The new research builds on prior work by the Apple Heart and Movement Study (AHMS) and was aimed at understanding whether behavioural data can be a better determina...
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Axiom 4 Mission Crew Settles Down at ISS, Begins Conducting Biomedical Research
Crews aboard the ISS carried out crucial biomedical research focused on immunity and muscle function in space. JAXA’s Takuya Onishi and the Ax-4 astronauts contributed to ongoing health studies, while engineers completed maintenance tasks and offloaded cargo from Progress 92. These activities mark another step forward in preparing humans for long...
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Simple Treatment Could Prevent 75% of Stomach Cancer Cases, Doctors Reveal
Rising stomach cancer in youth is largely preventable by targeting H pylori infection, with research showing that up to 75% of cases could be avoided through screening and treatment.
-
BMI May Influence Breast Cancer Risk In Women With Heart Disease: WHO
Excess weight may increase the risk of developing breast cancer among postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease, according to a study by the World Health Organisation (WHO), published on Monday.
-
Brighter Night-Time Light Exposure Linked To Higher Heart Disease Risk
Are you in the habit of sleeping with lights on during the night? Beware, a study led by an international team of researchers found that brighter night-time light exposure may increase the risks of five major cardiovascular diseases.
-
NASA TEMPO Satellite to Continue Tracking Pollution Hourly from Space Until 2026
TEMPO, a collaborative space mission by NASA, NOAA, and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, is transforming air quality tracking across North America. Since 2023, it has delivered hourly, high-resolution pollution data from space, aiding researchers, health officials, and the public.
-
13% Children Born Prematurely. 17% With Low Birth Weight In India: Report
India's demographic health survey 2019-21 reveals that 13 per cent of children were born prematurely, and 17 per cent with a low weight at birth, with air pollution contributing to the adverse birth outcomes.
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AI Chatbots Can Give False Health Information With Fake Citations: Study
Well-known AI chatbots can be configured to routinely answer health queries with false information that appears authoritative, complete with fake citations from real medical journals, Australian researchers have found.
-
No Link Between Covid Vaccine And Sudden Deaths, Health Ministry Clarifies
Studies by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have established that there is no direct link between COVID-19 vaccination and the reports of sudden deaths in the country.
-
Donald Trump's Foreign Aid Cut Risks Causing 14 Million Deaths: Study
More than 14 million of the world's most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die by 2030 because of the Trump administration's dismantling of US foreign aid, research projected on Tuesday.
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Shubhanshu Shukla Leads Key Experiment To Decode Muscle Loss In Space
IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has undertaken a key experiment to decode muscle health in space -- crucial for astronauts undertaking long space missions as well as for people with muscle loss on Earth.
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Seasons And Geographic Locations Strongly Influence Sleep Patterns: Study
The study, led by researchers from Flinders University in South Australia, finds that sleep is shaped not just by personal habits, but by environmental factors like daylight, temperature, and weekly routines.
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Deadly "Pharaoh's Curse" Fungus Can Help Fight Cancer, New Study Finds
The researchers studied many strains of Aspergillus flavus and found that they might contain more of the chemicals.
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Women On Night Shifts Face Higher Asthma Risk: Study
Women who work nightshifts are more likely to suffer from moderate or severe asthma compared to women who work in the daytime, according to a study of more than 270,000 people.
