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| Regular intake of fruit juice can lower risk of obesity stroke, heart disease |
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 According to a new study, a glass of 100 percent juice every morning can lower the risk of obesity and metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that increases risk for stroke, heart disease and diabetes.
The study highlights the association among adult men and women, with evidence showing that 100 percent juice drinkers were leaner, had better insulin sensitivity and had lower risk for obesity and metabolic syndrome.
As per the data from the National Heal... |
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| Vitamin D deficiency can worsen asthmatic symptoms in children |
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 A study has revealed that vitamin D deficiency in children can worsen the asthmatic symptoms.
Dr Juan Celedon led the study in association with Dr. P.H. and Dr Augusto Litonjua, of Harvard Medical School. They have found that children with lower vitamin D levels were considerably more likely to have been hospitalised for asthma, tended to have airways with increased hyperreactivity and were likely to have used more inhaled corticosteroids, all signifying higher asthma severit... |
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| Children born to shorter mothers are likely to die before age 5 |
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 A research study has shown that kids born to short mothers are more in the risk of death before the age of five years.
The researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) involved more than 50,000 Indian children under age five for the study. They found that children with mothers shorter than 4`9" were 70% more likely to die than those whose mothers were at least 5`3" tall.
According to the scientists, the size of a woman`s uterus may be the biologic... |
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| Mosquitoes might be effective like anti-malaria allies |
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 The scientists have found that mosquitoes can be as effective like anti-malaria allies as they have immune systems that actually kill 80 to 90 percent of the malaria parasites that enter the insect`s bodies.
The findings came out as part of an international effort to create a new generation of malaria treatments.
According to the researchers, genetically modified, malaria-fighting mosquitoes or even antibodies injected into humans and "fed" back to mosquitoe... |
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| Compound in Berries, nuts and fruits helps to lower damage by Sun |
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 A new research has found that a compound found in berries, nuts and other fruits might help to prevent wrinkles and repair skin damage caused by the sun.
The researchers in Korea applied ellagic acid, an antioxidant found in raspberries, strawberries, cranberries and pomegranates, to human skin cells in the lab and to the skin of hairless mice that had been exposed to strong, ultraviolet rays. In case of the human cells, ellagic acid decreased the damage of collagen and inflam... |
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| During pregnancy Aerobic exercise can help baby |
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 A research study has revealed that exercise during pregnancy can be beneficial for the developing baby as well as for the mother.
According to a team of researchers from the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, exercise during pregnancy is linked to better foetal heart health and nervous system development.
The researchers wanted to study if maternal exercise had cardiovascular benefits for the foetus. They also wanted to check if foetuses who... |
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| Chewing gum reduces desire for sweets and control appetite |
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 A new study has revealed that chewing extra sugar-free gum may help to control appetite, decrease calorie intake and reduce cravings for sweet snacks.
According to the researchers at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Louisiana State University, chewing extra sugar-free gum considerably cut intake of an afternoon snack by 40 calories.
The researchers also found that chewing gum specifically reduced sweet snack intake by 60 calories. The study revealed that wh... |
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| Eating tart cherries boosts antioxidant activity and cuts risk of heart diseases |
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 Eating just one and a half servings of tart cherries could boost your antioxidant activity and cut risk factors for heart diseases, says the latest research.
The University of Michigan (U-M) study found that healthy adults who ate a cup and a half of frozen cherries had increased levels of antioxidants, specifically five different anthocyanins, natural antioxidants that give cherries their distinctive colour.
Twelve healthy adults, aged 18 to 25 years, were randomly ass... |
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| Coffee helps males with Lou Gehrig`s disease, acts opposite in women |
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 According to a research team including an Indian-origin boffin, coffee may be helpful for men with Lou Gehrig`s disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) but for women, it may have the opposite effect.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a terminal disease that damages key neurons in the brain and spinal cord. The disease causes progressive paralysis of voluntary muscles and often death within five years of symptoms.
The disease was discovered over a century ago but ne... |
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| Scorpion Venom added with Nanoparticles helps to fight Brain Cancer |
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 The active ingredient inside scorpion venom, a small peptide known as chlorotoxin when combined with nanoparticle technologies can help to fight brain cancer.
These compounds inside scorpion venom have been studied by the scientists since long years as it was discovered that certain combinations had the ability to stop the spread of brain-cancer tumors.
The researchers at the University Of Washington (UW) combined this knowledge with recent advancements in nanoparticl... |
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