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| Aerobic activity helps to keep brain young: Study |
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A new research has revealed that Aerobic activity may help keep the brain young. The researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine conducted the study.
In the study published July 9 in the American Journal of Neuroradiology, physically active elderly people showed healthier cerebral blood vessels.
Researchers led by Elizabeth Bullitt, M.D., Van L. Weatherspoon distinguished Professor of neurosurgery, used non-invasive Magnetic Reson... |
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| Photodynamic Therapy helps to cure breast cancer without surgery |
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A new treatment process of breast cancer has been developed that essentially uses a blast of laser light to destroy tumor cells.
This has come as a new ray of hope for patients of breast cancer, which is an abnormal cell that divides without control. It can invade nearby tissues or spread through the bloodstream and lymphatic system to other parts of the body.
British surgeons have developed this ultramodern cure for breast cancer. The treatment, termed as Photodynami... |
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| High-carb foods increase risk of heart attack: Study |
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A new study has revealed how high-carb foods like cornflakes, white bread, and French fries increase the risk of heart problems.
The study by Tel Aviv University revealed how wrong food effects healthy heart. Research team led by Dr. Michael Shechter of the university`s Sackler School of Medicine and the Heart Institute of Sheba Medical Center analysed data collected from 56 healthy volunteers.
The participants of the study were divided into four groups, which were ask... |
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| Soy milk, tofu consumption cuts risk of chronic heart disease |
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Consuming soy milk and tofu can reduce the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
COPD, which develops as a result of smoking, can cause coughing that produces large amounts of mucus (a slimy substance), wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and other symptoms.
The research study was led by Curtin University of Technology`s (CUT) Andy Lee and his colleagues from Curtin`s Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI) and representatives from f... |
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| Peanut butter five days a week is good for heart: Study |
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According to a new study, snacking on peanuts or peanut butter five days a week can halve the risk of a heart attack.
Scientists from Harvard Medical School reviewed thousands of women with type two diabetes, a condition associated with obesity, inactivity and poor diet, which also increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Among the 6,000 women studied, those who regularly ate peanuts had the greatest protection against heart attacks, with the risk reduced by up ... |
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| Breast-fed infants are whiz kids: Study |
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A study has found that infants, who are breastfed, stand a better chance of becoming bright students later in life.
The researchers from the American University and University of Colorado Denver analysed the academic performance of 126 sibling pairs, one of which was breastfed and the other fed through a bottle in infancy. They also gathered information on high school completion and college education of 191 similar siblings.
Breast-fed infants make brighter students as... |
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| Swine flu cases increase up to 93 in India |
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New Delhi: The Swine flue cases in India has seen a steady increase and now the number of such cases in the country has touched 93 as four more suspected patients tested positive.
Among the confirmed cases, 61 have been discharged while the remaining are undergoing treatment at identified health facilities. The situation was being monitored, a Health and Family Welfare Ministry official said here on Sunday.
Of the 676 people tested so far, 191 were identified through en... |
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| Spas record healthy growth in India, provide lifestyle remedies |
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Spas are growing in large numbers in India and they are offering remedies to common lifestyle ailments from dry and damaged hair to aches and muscle sprains.
With this, traditional remedies are back, which are customised and offered as tailor made packages to stressed clients with demanding lifestyles who are short on time and don`t mind trying something new to look elegant.
Najeeb Ur Rehman, professional hairstylist stated, "A lot of people want to experience something... |
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| Caffeine may prevent increased risk due to several nights of sleep deprivation |
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According to a latest research study, a dose of caffeine may prevent increased risk taking that occurs after several nights of total sleep deprivation.
The study results suggested that despite extreme sleep deprivation, people who consumed caffeine did not exhibit increased risky behaviour on the Balloon Analog Risk Task (BART), a computerised measure of impulsive risk-taking.
According to William Killgore, principal study investigator and research psychologist at Harva... |
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| Ultrasound may offer cure for prostate cancer without any side effects |
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According to scientists, ultrasound may prove to be an effective treatment for men suffering from prostate cancer and that too without any side effects.
Surgeons have said that the high-powered beam of ultrasound is so precise that it obliterates tumours without damaging delicate surrounding tissues, including the nerves that are critical for male sexual function.
Conventional surgery or radiotherapy leaves half of men impotent and a fifth incontinent, because of which,... |
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