Tag: Health

New York: Sleep disturbance among people grieving the recent loss of a spouse may put them at increased risk for cardiovascular illness and death, a study has warned. Recently widowed people are more likely to suffer from sleep disturbances, such as insomnia, that may lead to increased levels of inflammation in the body. Higher levels […]

Sydney: Researchers have developed a new therapy using a molecule that has been found to stop the development of Parkinson’s disease in several animal models. The therapy is based on the MCC950 molecule and the researchers hope to carry out human clinical trials of drugs based on this molecule by 2020. The molecule works by […]

London: Love chocolates or other products containing cocoa? A new study has found that foods rich in cocoa, such as cocoa butter, cocoa beans, cocoa powder, dark chocolates, may improve your vitamin D intake. Vitamin D comes in two types — vitamin D2 and D3. While, vitamin D3 is produced in the human skin through […]

New York: While binge drinking affects health of both males and females, the effect of gene expression in an area of the brain linked to addiction was found to be different, finds a new study. Repeated binge drinking was found to significantly alter molecular pathways in the nucleus accumbens — a region of the brain […]

New York: Couples, please take note. Fighting with your spouse may deteriorate your health, a new study has found. The findings suggest that married people who fight are more likely to suffer from leaky guts — a problem that unleashes bacteria into the blood and can drive up disease-causing inflammation. “We think that this everyday […]

London: Researchers have identified an enzyme located in the inflammatory cells of the body which is responsible for vascular damage caused by aircraft noise. Various studies have shown that long term exposure to aircraft noise can lead to increased development of cardiovascular diseases. The findings showed that removal of the enzyme phagocytic NADPH oxidase, completely […]

  New Delhi: Action star Suniel Shetty, 56, doesn’t see age getting in his way of adding more action-packed movies to his filmography. He says age is just a number and that he is as fit and strong as he used to be years ago. In the 1990s, Suniel earned the label of action hero […]

Geneva: Nine out of every 10 people on the planet breathe air that contains high levels of pollutants and kills seven million people each year, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) study released on Wednesday. The study is an analysis of what the WHO says is the world’s most comprehensive database on ambient […]

London: Increasing the pace of walking may bring some added benefits as researchers have found that faster walking patients with heart disease are hospitalised less. “The faster the walking speed, the lower the risk of hospitalisation and the shorter the length of hospital stay,” said study author Carlotta Merlo, a researcher at the University of Ferrara […]

New York: When people post photos of their fitness pursuits on social media they may be influencing, for better or worse, the health of their pals too, a new study suggests. The more exercise-related posts a person sees on social media, the more concerned they feel about their own weight, the researchers said. “Our results […]

New York: Air pollution not only affects your health but may also lead to unethical behaviour such as crime and cheating, researchers have warned. A combination of archival and experimental studies indicated that exposure to air pollution, either physically or mentally, is linked with unethical behaviour. The experimental findings suggest that this association may be […]

New Delhi: India and Norway have signed a Letter of Intent to extend health cooperation, especially in the areas of reproductive, maternal, new-born, child and adolescent health, said an statement on Thursday. According to the Union Health Ministry, the cooperation between India and Norway will continue to be aligned with the development goals of India […]

Three young girls, all siblings from a poor family here, have been afflicted with a rare genetic and neurological disease. The girls aged 22, 20, and 18 respectively wear an emaciated look with paralysed lower limbs.

Numerous diseases and illnesses have plagued humans and humanity since time immemorial. Headache has been a common problem since the earliest days of the mankind and has affected many since the Neolithic era. 

New Delhi: Installing air purifiers in your homes and offices may, to some extent, help combat the impact of deadly air on your respiratory and circulatory systems; but the question remains: How effective they can be over time in mitigating the ill-effects of Delhi’s toxic air. While most air purifiers are able to remove airborne […]