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Walking improves brain connectivity, memory in older adults, finds study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
New research from the University of Maryland School of Public Health shows that walking increases connections within and between three brain networks, including one linked to Alzheimer's disease, adding to the increasing body of data that exercise benefits brain health.
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Human T cells play key role in controlling respiratory syncytial virus inf
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In healthy adults, the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) primarily causes the symptoms of a cold, but it can also lead to more serious lung infections in newborns, those with impaired immune systems, and the elderly. Surprisingly, the most frequent cause of hospitalisation for newborns and y
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Life pressures may lead to multiple sclerosis flares, disability: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A study headed by Michigan Medicine indicates that stresses across the lifespan, such as poverty, abuse, and divorce, are linked to deteriorating health and functional outcomes in patients with multiple sclerosis.
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Study suggests diet that can improve blood pressure, sugar levels and weig
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to a study, adults who are overweight or obese and have diabetes type 2 or prediabetes are at a higher risk of developing serious health issues. Experts disagree on the best dietary regimens and supportive measures to suggest, though.
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Adult friendships can overcome childhood trauma, even in baboons: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Years of studies have demonstrated that having traumatic experiences as a child, such as having an alcoholic parent or growing up in a chaotic home, increases your chances of having poorer health and a lower chance of surviving.
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Sukoon Health inducts senior psychiatrists with focus on comprehensive inp
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Sukoon Health, India's leading integrated Mental Healthcare provider, inducts senior psychiatrists to strengthen its focus on comprehensive inpatient care. Dr Mathew Varghese, faculty at the Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bangalore, and
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Few young cancer survivors confront higher risk of premature heart failure
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Anthracyclines, a particular class of chemotherapy that breaks the DNA in cancer cells, have been reported to increase the risk of heart failure among young adult cancer survivors (between the ages of 18 and 39 at diagnosis) by 2.6 times.
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Aakash Srivastava launches India's first quantified performance coaching p
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI/PNN): Looking at the staggering number of young adults succumbing to serious health complications, the importance of physical well-being cannot be denied. However, people worldwide are exposed to several distractions preventing them from attaining their desired
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Healthy diet linked with greater physical fitness in middle-aged adults: S
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to a study, a nutritious diet is related to higher physical fitness in middle-aged people.
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Researchers reveal how older adults gets easily distracted
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A University of California, Riverside study found that when older persons are engaged in a physically demanding job, such as driving a car or carrying groceries, they are more prone than younger ones to be distracted by objects unrelated to the task at hand.
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Living with pet cats or dogs linked with fewer food allergies among young
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The study was published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Hisao Okabe from the Fukushima Regional Center for the Japan Environment and Children's Study, Japan, and colleagues.
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Friends Adult Diapers launches India's first extra-thin Absorbent Disposab
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 10 (ANI/PRNewswire): India's No 1 adult diaper brand, Friends, the flagship brand of Indian diapering giant Nobel Hygiene Pvt Ltd, has launched the country's first 'slim' disposable absorbent underpant - Friends UltraThinz. This new product is designed speci
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