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Air pollution may reduce health benefits of exercise: Study
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A new study led by researchers at University College London (UCL) shows that chronic exposure to toxic air can significantly diminish the health benefits of regular physical activity.
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Active lifestyle at any point in adulthood may extend lifespan: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A sweeping analysis of 85 studies confirms that those who stay active consistently reduce their mortality risk by 30-40%, while even those who become active later in life enjoy a 20-25% reduction. The study has been published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
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Promising Duo for Revolutionary Cancer Treatment: Resveratrol and Copper -
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], April 4: In 2022, India faced a challenge, with over 14.1 lakh new cancer cases and more than 9.1 lakh deaths due to the disease. The risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 in India is calculated at 10.6%, with a mortality risk of 7.2%. These numbers
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According to a study, people may live longer using hearing aids
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Those who don't use hearing aids should make it one of their New Year's resolutions, according to a new study published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity by Keck Medicine of USC. Researchers found that the almost 25 per cent difference in mortality risk between regular hearing aid users and ne
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Hearing aids may help individuals live longer: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers found that the almost 25 per cent difference in mortality risk between regular hearing aid users and never-users remained steady, regardless of variables such as the degree of hearing loss (from mild to severe), age, ethnicity, income, education and other demographics; and medica
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Malaria infection harms wild African apes: Study
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"We don't yet have a good handle on the symptoms and mortality risk," said Emily Wroblewski, an assistant professor of biological anthropology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Obesity more deadly than previously believed: Research
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to recent CU Boulder research, the mortality risk of being slightly underweight has likely been overstated, whereas the risk of being overweight or obese increases the probability of death by anywhere between 22 per cent and 91 per cent--significantly more than previously thought.
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Study gives insights into how excess weight, obesity linked with increase
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to new research, being slightly underweight has probably been associated with a higher mortality risk than being overweight or obese, which increases the risk of death by anywhere between 22 per cent and 91 per cent--significantly more than previously believed.
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Death of a family member may increase heart failure mortality risk
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 7 (ANI): Heart failure patients experiencing grief or in mourning following the loss of a close family member are at an increased risk of death, particularly during the first week following the family member's death, according to a new study.
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Long-term ozone exposure increases cardiovascular mortality: Study
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): A nationwide study in China has found that long-term exposure to ozone gas is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality risks.
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Those living near unconventional oil, gas development areas have higher ri
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], January 31 (ANI): A large study, conducted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, has said that elderly people living near or downwind of unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD) are at higher risk of early death, compared to their counterparts wh
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Flavonoids might reduce risk of death in Parkinson's disease patients: Stu
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 30 (ANI): People with Parkinson's disease who eat more flavonoids - compounds found in richly coloured foods like berries, cocoa and red wine - may have a lower mortality risk than those who don't, a recent study suggested.
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