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High-quality sleep helps bolster resilience to depression, anxiety: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the study, high-quality sleep and coping mechanisms, such as the ability to reframe a situation in order to see the positive side, can help to prevent poor mental health when confronted with unpleasant or stressful experiences. Chronic stress is a significant risk factor for sev
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Racial discrimination raises risk of childhood obesity: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Children who experience racial discrimination are more likely to have a higher BMI and a larger waistline later in life, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open. According to the findings, racial prejudice, in addition to other socioeconomic factors such as familial poverty,
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Researchers reveal how quality sleep help bolster resilience to depression
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
High-quality sleep and coping mechanisms, such as the capacity to reframe a situation in order to see the positive side, can help to prevent poor mental health when faced with unpleasant or stressful experiences, according to the study, which was led by researchers at the University of York.
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Racial discrimination increases risk for childhood obesity: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to a new study published in JAMA Network Open, children who suffer racial discrimination are more likely to have a higher BMI and a wider waistline later in life. The findings suggest that, in addition to other socioeconomic factors such as family poverty, racial discrimination may
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Arterial stiffness cause metabolic syndrome in adolescents: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to a study, arterial stiffness may represent a new risk factor for metabolic syndrome in adolescents.
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Comprehensive Neurological Care at Jehangir Hospital, Pune
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 10: Stroke is a disease that affects the arteries leading to and within the brain. It is becoming a leading cause of premature death and disability in countries like ours, largely driven by demographic changes and increasing prevalence of the key modifiable r
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Loneliness linked with elevated risk of heart disease in patients with dia
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers found loneliness is a greater risk factor for heart disease in diabetic patients than diet, exercise, smoking and depression. This research was published in the European Heart Journal, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
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Only 34 per cent two-wheeler users in Bengaluru wear correctly strapped he
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy launched the 'Status Summary 2022: Road Safety Risk Factors', a roadside observation report that highlights the status of road safety risk factors in the Bengaluru Metropolitan Region.
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Study finds risk factors for early-onset colorectal cancer in males
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The study identifies seven risk factors for early-onset colorectal cancer in males. The risk evaluation model the researchers developed may help 45- to 49-year-olds accept and adhere to new national screening recommendations and may also identify younger men for whom earlier screening should
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High BMI increases risk of numerous rheumatic diseases: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to a new study from Uppsala University, having a higher BMI increases the risk of five major rheumatic diseases: rheumatism, osteoarthritis, gout, psoriatic arthritis, and inflammatory spondylitis. The researchers also discovered that BMI was a greater risk factor for gout and psor
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Increased levels of Lipoprotein(a) can raise the risk of recurrent coronar
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Elevated levels of Lipoprotein(a), a subtype of "bad cholesterol," in bloodstreams are a risk factor for recurrent coronary heart disease (CHD) in persons 60 and older, according to the results of a recent study that studied the issue over a 16-year period. The results, published today in C
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Inflammatory bowel disease linked to higher risk of stroke: Research
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to research published in the online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, persons with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are more likely to suffer a stroke than people without the condition. The study doesn't prove that IBD causes stroke; rath
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