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Even if you are at a high genetic risk, you can improve your chances of remaining in good cardiovascular health by doing exercise. (Photo: Pixabay)

When heart disease runs in the family, exercise tied to lower risk

Exercise appeared linked to a lower risk of heart problems even after researchers accounted for factors like age,...

15 April 2018 8:08 PM IST

The blood test measures a specific peptide to inform if a patient has the very earliest stages of Alzheimers. (Photo: Pixabay)

'Invisible' stool blood tied to increased risk of premature death'

Having blood in stool may be an early warning for a number of diseases, and could indicate the need for lifestyle...

21 July 2018 3:15 PM IST

The rate of preterm births was twice as high in the small group of soldiers who had recently returned from deployment when they delivered. (Photo: Pixabay)

Recent return from deployment tied to preterm births for military...

It's likely that many women on active duty didn't realize they were pregnant or receive prenatal care early in their...

3 March 2018 11:17 AM IST

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'Human blood cells converted into functional neurons'

Generating induced pluripotent stem cells from large numbers of patients is expensive and laborious.

5 Jun 2018 3:27 PM IST

The risk of giving birth to a child with a congenital heart defect was elevated by eight per cent. (Photo: Pixabay)

High blood sugar in pregnancy ups heart risk in babies: study

Infants with genetic diseases, born from multiple pregnancies and those whose mothers had extremely low or high BMI were...

16 Dec 2017 3:02 PM IST