Tag: diseases
10 Minutes Of Vigorous Exercise Will Boost Kids' Heart Health
Encouraging your children to engage in as little as 10 minutes a day in high-intensity physical activity could help them reduce their risk of developing heart problems and metabolic diseases such as diabetes, researchers say. ....
Smoking Causes One In 10 Deaths Worldwide
Smoking causes one in 10 deaths worldwide, half of them in just four countries -- China, India, the US and Russia, a new study revealed on Thursday. ....
Protein That Enhances Vaccine Efficacy Identified
Researchers have discovered a protein that could help make vaccinations more effective and also provide protection from other diseases such as cancer.....
Eating Fresh Fruits Everyday May Keep Diabetes At Bay
A bowl of fresh fruits a day may lower the risk of developing diabetes by 12 per cent, a study has showed.....
One-third Young Indians Suffer From Lifestyle Diseases: Report
One in three or 33 per cent of Indians over 30 years of age are suffering from one or more lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, high cholesterol, blood pressure, thyroid and cancer, a report has revealed.....
What Preventive Steps Taken To Control Dengue, Chikungunya: HC Asks
The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the city government and municipal corporations on what preventive steps they have taken this year to control dengue and chikungunya in the national capital.....
Modified CRISPR Technique Treats Diseases Without Cutting DNA
In what could remove a major hurdle to using gene editing technologies to treat human diseases, scientists have created a new version of the CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology that allows them to activate genes and treat diseases without creating breaks in the DNA. ....
Night-shift Workers At Risk Of Heart Disease, Diabetes
Researchers, including one of an Indian-origin, have found that shift workers are at a significantly increased risk for sleep disorders and metabolic syndrome, which increases a person's risk for heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes.....
Amid Corona, Patients With Seasonal Diseases Crowd Hospitals In Agra
A large number of patients with seasonal diseases have begun crowding up the OPDs of the district hospital and the S.N. Medical College hospital, putting additional pressure on the medical staff battling with Covid-19. ....
Higher Intake Of Ultra-processed Foods May Up Death Risk
Consuming a high amount of ultra-processed foods may increase the risk of death from any cause by 26 per cent, and 58 per cent specifically from cardiovascular diseases, say researchers. ....
