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AI-designed serotonin sensor helpful in studying sleep, mental hea
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Washington [US], December 27 (ANI): Researchers have described how they used advanced genetic engineering techniques to transform a bacterial protein into a new research tool that may help monitor serotonin transmission with greater fidelity than current methods.
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Genetic variant in children may reduce leptin production resulting
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Washington [US], December 6 (ANI): Children of African ancestry are at a higher risk of developing obesity if they possess a genetic variant that reduces their ability to produce the hormone, leptin, a recent study has found.
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Serotonin promotes patience in parts of brain: Scientists reveal
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Okinawa [Japan], November 29 (ANI): Serotonin, the hormone which determines the level of patience, has been found by a study done on mice to also dictate whether one will crave instant gratification or will calmly anticipate the reward.
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Study finds postpartum depression may persist three years after gi
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], October 27 (ANI): A National Institutes of Health study of 5,000 women has found that approximately 1 in 4 experienced high levels of depressive symptoms at some point in the three years after giving birth. The rest of the women experienced low levels of depression throughou
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Study focuses on new insights into a potential target for autoimmu
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Washington [US], October 27 (ANI): Immune response is a balancing act: Too much can lead to inflammatory or autoimmune disease; too little could lead to a serious infection. Regulatory T cells, or Tregs, are important players in striking this balance, acting as "brakes" on the immune respons
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Active older adults have better physical, mental health: Study
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Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): Older adults with higher physical activity and lower sitting time have better overall physical and mental health, according to a new study from the American Cancer Society (ACS).
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Greater father involvement in infant parenting is beneficial for p
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Washington [US], September 23 (ANI): A father's involvement in the parenting of an infant is associated to a lower risk of experiencing paternal depressive symptoms during the first year of the child's life, according to a study.
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Study reveals depression risk maybe detected by measuring heart ra
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], September 13 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, doctors have shown that measuring changes in 24-hour heart rate can reliably indicate whether or not someone is depressed.
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Depression risk detected by measuring heart rate changes: Study
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): For the first time doctors have shown that measuring changes in 24-hour heart rate can reliably indicate whether or not someone is depressed.
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Intensive lifestyle intervention focused on weight loss lowers obe
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Baltimore (Maryland) [US], Aug 29 (ANI): The findings of a novel study suggest that an intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI) aimed at weight loss lowered incidence of obesity-related cancers in adults with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes.
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Healthy lifestyle for cardiovascular health also promotes good eye
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 29 (ANI): The ideal cardiovascular health, which is indicative of a healthy lifestyle, was associated with lower odds for ocular diseases especially diabetic retinopathy, researchers find in a new study.
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New keys found for unlocking head, neck cancer treatment
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Brisbane [Australia], July 28 (ANI): Queensland scientists say the discovery of new cellular immunotherapy that targets a deadly type of head and neck cancer, caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), could lead to better survival rates.
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