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  • Father’s age affects success of IVF treatment: Study

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    London, July 25 Women are not only responsible for the success of IVF treatment, and father's age may also play a vital role than previously thought, finds a study. The findings could help shape fertility advice for couples trying to conceive, challenging assumptions that a woman's age should be primary ...
  • Novel non-invasive test to identify major liver diseases at early stage

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    London, July 25 Researchers have created a liquid biopsy test, which uses two circulating proteins, to test for major liver diseases. The test was found to be highly accurate, sensitive, and specific for both non-alcoholic steato-hepatitis (NASH) and liver fibrosis. For the first time, a non-invasive test will allow for ...
  • ‘Next UK Prime Minister will inherit a mess’

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    London, July 23 The next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom will inherit a mess that some members of the governing Conservative Party believe will be impossible to manage, media reports said. With just six weeks until Boris Johnson's walks through the famous black door of 10 Downing Street, the ...
  • UK PM candidates vow crackdown on migration

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    London, July 24 Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, the two final candidates in the UK's Prime Ministerial race, have vowed to toughen measures against migration, the media reported on Sunday. In an interview with the Mail on Sunday, Truss, the incumbent Foreign Secretary, said that if she wins the race ...
  • Bananas, avocados, salmon may cut high-salt effect in women

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    London, July 22 Women who eat bananas, avocados and salmon could reduce the negative effects of salt in their diet, according to a study. The study, published in European Heart Journal, found that potassium-rich diets were associated with lower blood pressure, particularly in women with high salt intake. On the ...
  • Covid doubled mental health risk, financial problems in elderly: Study

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    London, July 19 Older adults appear to be twice as likely to develop mental health problems such as depression and anxiety, alongside suffering from financial difficulties after contracting Covid-19, finds a study. The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, showed that 49 per cent of older ...
  • Can eating fruit more often keep depression at bay?

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    London, July 17 People who frequently eat fruit are more likely to report greater positive mental wellbeing and are less likely to report symptoms of depression than those who do not, according to research. On the other hand, people who eat savoury snacks such as crisps, which are low in ...
  • Rishi Sunak cementing position as Tory leadership front runner

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    London, July 12 UK's former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak underlined his status as Tory leadership front runner on Tuesday as more Cabinet big beasts backed him - with Foreign Secretary Liz Truss begging the Tory right to unite behind her to take him on, media reports said on ...
  • It would be ‘disgusting’ to see Boris Johnson ‘naked’, says Putin

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    London, June 30 Vladimir Putin has hit back at western leaders who mocked his athletic exploits, saying it would be 'disgusting' if Britain's Boris Johnson tried to emulate his topless appearances in front of the camera, media reports said. Speaking during a visit to Turkmenistan, the Russian President also taunted ...
  • Can blood thinners help reduce symptoms of long Covid?

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    London, June 29 Researchers in the UK are probing a potential link between blood clots and long-term symptoms post a Covid infection, and whether a treatment of blood thinners may help reduce long Covid conditions, media reports said. Long Covid is defined as having new or ongoing symptoms four weeks ...