Dr. Prajakta Banik
Prajakta is a writer who enjoys writing about health and science. Besides writing, Prajakta has been helping people to put their best smiles forward. She is interested in teaching the audience the latest discoveries, especially in the medical field.
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Many Aussie welders face high cancer risk from fumes
New research from Curtin University reveals that over 46,000 Australian welders are exposed to high levels of dangerous fumes at work, with inadequate protection.
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Dogs react to human stress by making more pessimistic choices
New research from the University of Bristol shows that dogs pick up on human stress smells, making them more pessimistic about their choices. Published...
Eco-friendly method protects squid eggs from new parasite
Raising squid in aquaculture has been challenging for decades due to their sensitivity to water flow, disease vulnerability, complex life cycles, picky diets, and...
Healthcare professionals key to hypertension control
A Tulane University study found that pharmacists and community health workers are the most successful at helping patients control high blood pressure. Published in...
Fish alter reproduction due to predators
New research from The University of Texas at Arlington shows that some fish species can change their egg-laying habits to avoid predators and survive....
Blocking inflammatory protein boosts mouse longevity
Scientists have found that turning off a protein called IL-11 can increase the healthy lifespan of mice by nearly 25%. Researchers in the UK...
E-Prompts reduce breast cancer overtreatment
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center created a new electronic prompt in health records. It alerts surgeons to older...
Frequent childhood moves increase the risk of adult depression
A new study from the University of Plymouth shows that people who move frequently before age 15 are over 40% more likely to be...
New method targets aggressive brain tumor
Fighting brain cancer is challenging, but new research offers hope. In May, a team from Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech published a paper in...
Caregiver stress: Cell damage linked to poor health
The study “Mitochondrial health, physical functioning, and daily affect: Bioenergetic mechanisms of dementia caregiver well-being,” published in Psychosomatic Medicine, is one of the first...
Personalized simulations predict blood cancer treatment outcomes
A new study led by Brighton and Sussex Medical School researchers has developed a groundbreaking way to predict how well treatments work for diffuse...
Autistic children’s siblings face a 20% autism risk
(SACRAMENTO) Research reveals that the sex of the first autistic child, the number of autistic children, and other factors affect the chances of autism....