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New 'smart glove' can boost hand mobility of stroke patients: Study

Tokyo, Jan 17: Canadian researchers have developed a new "smart glove" to aid recovery and ultimately restore use of limbs and hands in survivors of stroke. The new "smart glove" is capable of tracking the patients' hand and finger movements during rehabilitation exercises. The glove...
New MRI technique may relieve depression symptoms up to 6 months
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New MRI technique may relieve depression symptoms up to 6 months

London, Jan 17: A new MRI technique that delivers magnetic stimulation to the brains of people with severe depression may help ease symptoms for at least six months, which could vastly improve their quality of life. The results of the trial, published in the journal Nature Medicine, found that on...
China develops new mutant Covid strain with 100% death rate in humanised mice
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China develops new mutant Covid strain with 100% death rate in humanised mice

Beijing, Jan 17: Scientists in China are experimenting with a mutant Covid-19 strain that can cause 100 per cent death rate in "humanised" mice, according to a study not published yet. The virus, dubbed GX_P2V caused 100 per cent mortality in human ACE2-transgenic mice, potentially due to...
IISc study explains why older adults have worse cancer outcomes
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IISc study explains why older adults have worse cancer outcomes

New Delhi, Jan 16: Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, have found that cancer cells can spread more easily in tissues that are senescent or aged, a finding that may explain worse outcomes in the elderly patients than the young. In the study, published in Cellular and...
SC issues notice on PIL seeking creation of DNA data banks for unidentified dead and missing persons
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SC issues notice on PIL seeking creation of DNA data banks for unidentified dead...

New Delhi, Jan 16: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking establishment of DNA data banks for unidentified dead and missing persons. A bench, headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud, sought response of the Union government, the National Crime Record Bureau...
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Google's new AI chatbot to converse with patients, make diagnosis like docs

New Delhi, Jan 16: Tech giant Google has developed a novel chatbot which can converse with patients and make diagnostic reasoning at par with human doctors. The Articulate Medical Intelligence Explorer (AMIE), a conversational diagnostic research AI system, is based on a large language model...
Reconsider order allowing widow to terminate pregnancy over
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Reconsider order allowing widow to terminate pregnancy over 'mental health'...

New Delhi, Jan 16: The Centre has approached the Delhi High Court seeking a reconsideration of its order permitting a widow to terminate her 29-week pregnancy. Justice Subramonium Prasad had earlier this month granted permission to the widow, suffering from depression, to terminate her pregnancy...
Respiratory infections surge in Europe: WHO
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Respiratory infections surge in Europe: WHO

Copenhagen, Jan 17: A leading World Health Organization (WHO) official has called for vigilance in the face of rising cases of respiratory diseases in Europe. Hans Henri P. Kluge, the WHO's regional director for Europe, noted a surge in influenza infections and hospitalizations at a press...
Researchers identify over 200 new genes linked to depression
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Researchers identify over 200 new genes linked to depression

London, Jan 11: More than 200 genes linked to depression have been newly identified, which may soon lead to treatments for the mental health condition suffered by thousands of people. The research, published in Nature Genetics, found more than 50 new genetic loci (a locus is a specific position...
Disinfectants not enough to kill harmful microbes from hospital surfaces
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Disinfectants not enough to kill harmful microbes from hospital surfaces

New York, Jan 11: Despite compliance with recommended disinfection protocols, high-touch hospital surfaces, bed rails, workstations, and other frequently-touched surfaces contain microbial contamination, including harmful pathogens, according to a study. The findings, published today in the...
All Hindi textbooks for MBBS course to be available soon: MP DyCM
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All Hindi textbooks for MBBS course to be available soon: MP DyCM

Bhopal, Jan 11: All Hindi medium textbooks for MBBS course in Madhya Pradesh would be available soon as the translation from English to Hindi would be completed by the end of this month, Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla told IANS on Thursday. Shukla, who is the health and medical education...
Drinking alkaline water may not prevent kidney stones: Study
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Drinking alkaline water may not prevent kidney stones: Study

New York, Jan 11: Bottled water marketed as "alkaline water" is unlikely to be an effective alternative for prevention of recurrent urinary stones, reports a study. Alkaline water, sometimes called high pH water, is an increasingly popular category of bottled water. Compared to tap water, with a...
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