Fitness

Study finds potential mechanism underlying loss of muscle mass during menopause

Helsinki [Finland], February 21 (ANI): Estrogen deficiency alters the microRNA signalling in skeletal muscle, which may activate signalling cascades leading to loss of muscle mass, suggest the findings of a study conducted in collaboration between the universities of Minnesota (USA) and Jyvaskyla (Finland).

2021-02-21T09:02:59.309103+00:00 IST

Deaths due to anaphylaxis halved despite increase in hospital admissions: Study

London [UK], February 20 (ANI): A research published in the BMJ journal shed light on the death rate from food-induced anaphylaxis that has halved despite a highly increased rate of hospital admissions in the UK due to this life-threatening allergic reaction disease.

2021-02-20T17:57:48.671146+00:00 IST

Study found heart damage in more than half of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital

Washington [US], February 20 (ANI): Through a clinical study published in the European Heart Journal, scientists claim that around half of the patients studied have had their heart damaged subsequent to being hospitalised with severe COVID-19 and they showed elevated levels of a protein called troponin.

2021-02-20T17:22:21.121880+00:00 IST

More deaths in England, Scotland due to obesity in comparison to smoking, finds study

London [UK], February 13 (ANI): The findings of new research suggested that obesity and excess body fat may have contributed to more deaths in England and Scotland than smoking since 2014.

2021-02-13T14:00:33.216793+00:00 IST

Study links reduced physical activity to COVID-19 induced depression

Pennsylvania [US], February 11 (ANI): A multi-institutional team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pittsburgh, and University of California, San Diego found that 61 per cent of surveyed university students were at risk of clinical depression, a value twice the rate prior to the pandemic. This rise in depression came alongside dramatic shifts in lifestyle habits.

2021-02-11T13:09:01.395749+00:00 IST

Obesity linked to up to half of new diabetes cases annually: Study

Dallas [US], February 10 (ANI): Reducing the prevalence of obesity may prevent up to half of new Type 2 diabetes cases in the United States, suggested a new research.

2021-02-10T12:02:25.703391+00:00 IST

Study: US adults report highest sensation of anxiety since beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic

Washington [US], February 7 (ANI): As the US faces a severe political race season, political turmoil and viciousness, a temperamental economy, and a soaring death toll due to COVID-19, 84 per cent of US grown-ups said the nation has genuine social issues that should be tended to, according to an American poll.

2021-02-07T17:22:57.363638+00:00 IST

Lower socio-economic group students less likely to participate in sports: Study

Washington [US], February 7 (ANI): A new study has found that students who belong to the lower socio-economic groups (SEG) are less likely to participate in physical activities at university.

2021-02-07T07:39:06.345436+00:00 IST

Study: Students from lower socio-economic groups have reduced sport participation levels

Washington [US], February 6 (ANI): While taking part in recreational and sports activities is an essential part of one's physical fitness, the findings of new research suggest that students from lower socio-economic groups (SEG) are less likely to participate in sport or physical activity at university.

2021-02-06T11:16:53.994194+00:00 IST

Alcohol, calories, and obesity: Could labelling make a difference?

Washington [US], February 3 (ANI): Mandatory calorie labelling of alcoholic drinks could possibly address both alcohol consumption and obesity.

2021-02-03T12:59:26.925745+00:00 IST

In survey of those with uncontrolled asthma, half smoked cannabis

Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): A new survey showed that of those who used cannabis, about half smoked it while a third vaped, both "inhalation routes" are likely to affect one's lungs.

2021-02-02T11:02:28.571148+00:00 IST

Study links diabetes during pregnancy with increased risk of heart disease

Washington [US], February 1 (ANI): Women with a history of diabetes during pregnancy (gestational diabetes) are twice as likely by mid-life to develop calcium in heart arteries--a strong predictor of heart disease-- even if healthy blood sugar levels were attained many years after pregnancy, according to new research.

2021-02-01T12:06:02.609383+00:00 IST

Study: Afternoon naps are important for better mental readiness

Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): A research published in the online journal General Psychiatry shows that regular afternoon naps are associated with better mental agility in people.

2021-01-31T17:22:40.394961+00:00 IST

New study shows obesity may exacerbate effects of Alzheimer's disease

Washington [US], January 29 (ANI): New research from the University of Sheffield has found being overweight is an additional burden on brain health and may exacerbate Alzheimer's disease.

2021-01-29T13:29:29.215227+00:00 IST

Study reveals 'weak','strong' cells bonding boosts body's diabetes fight

Washington [US], January 29 (ANI): Scientists have broadened understanding of how 'weak' cells bond with their more mature cellular counterparts to boost the body's production of insulin, improving our knowledge of the processes leading to type 2 diabetes.

2021-01-29T11:26:25.597555+00:00 IST

Exercise-based cardiac rehab added to stroke recovery improved strength, cardiac endurance

Dallas [US], January 27 (ANI): Stroke survivors who completed a cardiac rehabilitation program focused on aerobic exercise, currently not prescribed to stroke survivors, significantly improved their ability to transition from sitting to standing, and how far they could walk during a six-minute walking test, according to new research.

2021-01-27T11:29:58.789602+00:00 IST

Worse heart health noticed in fat people, even in those who exercise

Sophia Antipolis [France], December 23 (ANI): While some people may believe that physical activity can help mitigate the effects of excess body weight, a new study, however, counters it. The study advocates that physical activity does not undo the negative effects of excess body weight on heart health.

2021-01-23T09:16:41.343716+00:00 IST

Development of gut microbiome prompts insusceptible response to COVID-19 severity: Study

Washington [US], January 16 (ANI): The research published in the journal Gut claims that the assortment and volume of microscopic organisms in the gut, known as the microbiome, may impact the seriousness of COVID-19 and the magnitude of the immune system reaction to the infection.

2021-01-16T15:06:54.875716+00:00 IST

Go for walk to reduce work-related stress, says study

Tsukuba [Japan], January 14 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Tsukuba examined the relationship between 'sense of coherence' (a quality indicative of stress-coping ability) and frequency of walking in forests or greenspaces to find easy coping devices for workplace stress.

2021-01-14T14:54:25.629906+00:00 IST

A walk in the park may help mitigate work-related stress

Tsukuba [Japan], January 13 (ANI): A new study has revealed that working people who regularly take walks in forests or greenspaces may have higher stress-coping abilities.

2021-01-13T05:58:36.486221+00:00 IST

Scientists find new evidence of health threat from chemicals in marijuana, tobacco smoke

Washington [US], January 11 (ANI): A team of scientists have uncovered new evidence of the potential health risks of chemicals in tobacco and marijuana smoke.

2021-01-11T11:52:51.529492+00:00 IST