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Early life events can have long-term effect on genes: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a new study in fruit flies headed by UCL researchers, early life experiences can influence gene activity and even longevity.
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Excess physical activity, less screen time linked to better function in to
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
"Executive function underlies your ability to engage in goal-directed behaviors," said University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign kinesiology and community health professor Naiman Khan, who led the study with graduate student Arden McMath and food science and human nutrition professor Sharon Do
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Study finds more physical activity, less screen time linked to better exec
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): A new study found that 24-month-old children who spent less than 60 minutes looking at screens each day and those who engaged in at least 60 minutes of daily physical activity had better executive function than their peers. Executive function includes the a
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Scientists reveals that obesity is a neurodevelopmental disorder
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 1 (ANI): A team of researchers reports that molecular mechanisms of brain development during early life are likely a major determinant of obesity risk.
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Researchers warn about rising cancer cases among adults under 50 years of
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], September 7 (ANI): In recent decades, an increasing number of people under the age of 50 are developing cancer. According to a study undertaken by Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers, the incidence of early-onset malignancies (those detected before the age o
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Study: Embryonic exposure to environmental pollutants on risk of diabetes
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Boston [US], July 23 (ANI): The School of Public Health and Health Sciences' Alicia Timme-Laragy, an associate professor, studies the effects of early life exposures to two common per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances (PFAS) chemicals, which are present in waterproof and nonstick household
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Long human lifespan is due in part to contributions of older adults
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 10 (ANI): According to the long-standing canon in evolutionary biology, natural selection is cruelly selfish, favouring traits that help promote reproductive success. This usually means that the so-called "force" of selection is well equipped to remove harmful mutations
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Maintaining weight during early life can prevent male infertility: Study
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 12 (ANI): Controlling body weight more carefully during childhood and adolescence can be helpful in preventing male infertility later in life, suggests the findings of a recent study.
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Eat less in early life to make reproduction easier later on
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Norwich [UK], November 24 (ANI): According to research by the University of East Anglia, switching from a restricted diet to a heavy diet can aid you in reproduction later in life.
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Exposure to tobacco smoke in early life associated with accelerated biolog
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], August 29 (ANI): The findings of a recent study suggest that accelerated biological ageing is associated with exposure to tobacco smoke in early life.
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Accelerated biological ageing associated with exposure to tobacco smoke in
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], August 26 (ANI): A new study has found that exposure to tobacco smoke in early life is associated with accelerated biological ageing.
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Father's early-life exposure to stress linked with child's brain developme
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): A new study has found that the stress fathers have experienced in their childhood is connected to the development of the white matter tracts in the children's brain.
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