Fitness

Cognitive decline in adults increases due to food insecurity

Older adults who have food insecurity are more likely to suffer from malnutrition, depression and physical limitations that limit their ability to live independently.

2023-02-19T01:49:07.753234+00:00 IST

Researchers come up with smart necklace to help you stop smoking!

A necklace that could help you quit smoking is on the way. Northwestern Medicine researchers created a smart neck-worn gadget that looks like a lapis blue pendant and detects smoking significantly more reliably than prior systems. It accomplishes this by collecting heat signatures from thermal sensors.

2023-02-13T15:36:40.908716+00:00 IST

Exercise solution for women with continence concerns

Women with continence issues are reluctant to continue many sports and gym programmes and a study has found a way to help women undertake resistance training that will help reduce the risk of stress urinary incontinence

2023-02-10T18:39:47.716132+00:00 IST

VR exercise session may provide pain relief for women: Study

According to a new study, a virtual reality exercise session can be effective as telehealth appointments at providing short term pain relief for women diagnosed with endometriosis.

2023-02-10T17:05:01.728760+00:00 IST

Meditation helpful for anorexia patients: Research

Mindfulness meditation is already commonly used as a therapy for AN. Its clinical utility in treating neurogenic emaciation, on the other hand, has not before been explored

2023-02-04T19:03:29.242464+00:00 IST

Mid-life obesity connected to physical frailty risk in older age

Researchers discovered that being overweight, including having a bulging belly, starting in middle life is associated with a higher chance of developing physical weakness in old age.

2023-01-29T18:00:32.008801+00:00 IST

High fat diet reduces brain's ability to regulate food intake

Regularly eating a high fat/calorie diet could reduce the brain's ability to regulate calorie intake. New research in rats found that after short periods of being fed a high fat/high calorie diet, the brain adapts to react to what is being ingested and reduces the amount of food eaten to balance calorie intake.

2023-01-28T23:25:57.412015+00:00 IST

Eating mixed tree nuts helps reduce cardiovascular risk: Research

In a paper published online this week in the journal, Nutrients, researchers found that consuming mixed tree nuts (almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios and walnuts) had a positive effect on the metabolism of the essential amino acid, tryptophan, in overweight and obese individuals. Specifically, there was an increase in both cardioprotective tryptophan metabolites and the neurotransmitter, serotonin.

2023-01-27T21:42:56.302225+00:00 IST

Study reveals neighbourhood features that encourage walking

According to a global survey of nearly 40,000 adults, how people perceive their own neighbourhoods may have a lot to do with whether they choose to walk or cycle. According to Scott Lear, a health sciences professor at Simon Fraser University, those who walk more than 150 minutes each week for commuting or recreation stated that their neighbourhoods had more appealing attributes

2023-01-21T15:00:36.838542+00:00 IST

Researchers suggest effects of resistance training in older adult

A protein response that takes place at the cellular level as a result of ageing includes a balance between oxidants and antioxidants, low-grade inflammation, and is the cause of many medical conditions.

2023-01-17T16:32:34.084044+00:00 IST

Child body weight has limited effects on behavioral disorders

Childhood body mass index is unlikely to have a big impact on children's mood or behavioural disorders, according to a new study.

2023-01-01T01:35:43.679181+00:00 IST

Researchers find how women burn fat even after menopause

It is believed that women's capacity to utilise fat as a fuel is compromised by the oestrogen deficit that results from menopause. According to a study done at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyvaskyla, neither menopausal status nor blood oestrogen levels reliably predict how quickly middle-aged women can burn fat either at rest or working out. Increased fat utilisation did not translate into improved glucose tolerance.

2022-12-31T11:31:23.061917+00:00 IST

Research shows the role empathy may play in music

Can people who understand the emotions of others better interpret emotions conveyed through music? A new study by an international team of researchers suggests that abilities are linked.

2022-12-30T23:29:22.429817+00:00 IST

Stress does not lead to loss of self-control in eating disorders

A unique residential study has concluded that, contrary to perceived wisdom, people with eating disorders do not lose self-control, leading to binge-eating, in response to stress. The findings of the Cambridge-led research are published today in the Journal of Neuroscience.

2022-12-29T00:12:01.725439+00:00 IST

International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 2022: Know everything

The world celebrates December 27 as International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 2022. This day promotes the value of epidemic prevention, preparedness, and collaboration by encouraging all individuals, institutions, and governments to properly prepare their population in line with national contexts and priorities through educational and awareness-raising activities.

2022-12-28T01:21:12.867932+00:00 IST

Study finds stress accelerates immune aging

Stress in the form of traumatic events, job strain, everyday stressors and discrimination, accelerates aging of the immune system, potentially increasing a person's risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease and illness from infections such as COVID-19, according to a new USC study.

2022-12-27T23:14:23.289669+00:00 IST

Women burn fat even after menopause: Research

The estrogen deficiency following menopause is thought to impair women's ability to use fat as an energy source. A study conducted at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences of the University of Jyvaskyla shows that menopausal state or blood estrogen levels do not clearly determine the rate at middle-aged women are able to use fat at rest or during exercise. Higher fat utilization did not indicate better glucose tolerance.

2022-12-27T00:07:09.817147+00:00 IST

High School programs linked to lower substance use

New UCLA-led research finds that a college preparatory program for youth experiencing educational inequities that operates in about 13% of U.S public high schools has a positive effect on students' social networks, psycho-social outcomes, and health behaviors.

2022-12-20T09:37:31.320074+00:00 IST

Exercise don't boost cognitive function in older people

A thorough investigation of whether mindfulness practise and exercise could enhance older adults' cognitive function revealed no such improvement following either intervention.

2022-12-18T17:05:26.770802+00:00 IST

Bad cholesterol, high blood pressure contribute to heart attack

According to new research published in Hypertension, a journal of the American Heart Association, high levels of lipoprotein(a), a type of "bad" cholesterol, may be linked to an 18-20 per cent increased risk of cardiovascular disease among those who have hypertension. However, CVD risk was not higher among those without hypertension.

2022-12-18T12:41:58.575511+00:00 IST

Walnuts are the new brain superfood for stressed students

Stressed university students might want to add walnuts to their daily diet in the weeks leading up to their next exam. A new clinical trial of undergraduate students during their university studies has shown positive effects of walnut consumption on self-reported measures of mental health and biomarkers of general health.

2022-12-16T11:40:21.959006+00:00 IST