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Mice studies by researchers at University of Toronto have revealed that nicotine gives brain more codeine relief, putting smokers at a higher risk for addiction. The study is published in Neuropsychopharmacology.

A team of researchers has revealed that regularly exercising before pregnancy protects against so-called pelvic girdle pain as the fetus grows. The study is published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

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Male and female hearts change over time in significantly different ways, says a new study. The findings may shed light on different forms of heart failure seen in men and women that may require the development of gender-specific treatments, the scientists said.

Researchers have found that presence of a protein in blood can be an early indicator of end-stage renal disease -- and ultimately of death -- in people with hypertension.

British researchers said they have identified a new gene linked to nerve function, that could hold the key to treating neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease.

Taiwan has become the world's fastest ageing country this decade, overtaking Japan, the US, Britain and other developed nations, according to a report published on Monday by the National Development Council (NDC).

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Regular physical activity tends to be a burden for women with diabetes than non-diabetic women, which in turn threatens to make them more sedentary and cause their health to worsen, revealed a new study. The study was published in the Journal BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care.

A senior Indian scientist has claimed that the malaria cure artemisinin, whose discovery fetched a Chinese scientist the Nobel prize in medicine this year, has roots in India.

The health ministry has permitted transfer of blood from one blood bank to another, a step that will help in transferring blood to the hospitals that face scarcity, an official statement said on Monday.

 A new radiation therapy, which has already been in use to treat prostate, brain, and head and neck cancers, also reduces chemotherapy side effects when administered in those afflicted with lung cancer, new research has found.