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Having difficulty sleeping? You might be at risk of type 2 diabetes
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
As the Christmas season approaches, University of South Australia researchers are encouraging people to prioritize a good night's sleep, as new research indicates that poor sleep may be connected with risk factors for type 2 diabetes.
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Sleep trouble linked to type 2 diabetes risk: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
As the Christmas season starts to ramp up, University of South Australia researchers are reminding people to prioritize a good night's sleep as new research shows that troubled sleep may be associated with risk factors for type 2 diabetes.
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Study reveals that diet can reduce risk of cardiovascular disease by 10 pe
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A healthy diet is one important lifestyle strategy for lowering CVD risk factors, such as high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and ultimately preventing atherosclerotic heart disease, or the hardening and narrowing of the arteries caused by fatty buildup, which can lead to heart attac
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Type 2 diabetes linked with gestational diabetes in South Asian women: Stu
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a study, South Asian women may be more likely to develop diabetes during pregnancy due to the same complex genetics that increase their risk of type 2 diabetes.
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Do you know blood pressure cause neurotic personality traits?
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers revealed neurotic personality traits are most likely to be caused by diastolic blood pressure and keeping it under control can help curb neurotic behaviours, anxiety, and heart and circulatory disease.
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Research shows how height could be risk factor for number of diseases
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A large genetic study has found that a person's height may affect their risk for several common health conditions in adulthood. Significant findings include a link between height and lower risk of coronary heart disease and a link between height and a higher risk for peripheral neuropathy an
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Study reveals why Alzheimer's disease destroys specific areas of brain
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A study revealed why certain parts of the brain are particularly vulnerable to Alzheimer's damage. It comes down to the gene APOE, the greatest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. The parts of the brain where APOE is most active are the areas that sustain the most damage, they found
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Study: Exposure to outdoor artificial light at night is associated with in
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Exposure to artificial LAN at night is a ubiquitous environmental risk factor in modern societies. The intensity of urban light pollution has increased to the point that it not only affects residents of big cities, but also those in distant areas such as suburbs and forest parks that may be
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Height may be risk factor for multiple health conditions
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A large genetic study has found that a person's height may affect their risk for several common health conditions in adulthood. Significant findings include a link between height and lower risk of coronary heart disease, and a link between height and higher risk for peripheral neuropathy and
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Study shows how early inhibitions fuel future depression
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A new study has identified early risk factors linked to children's temperament and a neural process that could foretell whether an individual might develop depression and anxiety in adolescence and early adulthood.
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Harmless group of bacteria linked to higher death rates in kidney patients
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New study indicates a harmless group of bacteria associated with higher death rates in kidney patients.
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Study: High aerobic fitness does not protect children from metabolic syndr
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): A study has found that high aerobic fitness does not protect children from metabolic syndrome. The study also found that the amount of fat tissue in the body has distorted the results obtained in several previous studies on the protective effect of aerobic
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