New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): Ever noticed how rocking motion always works like magic when putting a small child to bed? Turns out it works just as effectively for adults as well. In fact, according to a recent study, rocking not only leads to better sleep, but it also boosts memory consolidation during sleep. Speaking about the study, Laurence Bayer, lead author of the research said, "Our volunteers -- even if they were all good sleepers -- fell asleep more rapidly when rocked and had longer periods of deeper sleep associated with fewer arousals during the night. We thus show that rocking is good for sleep." The researchers enlisted 18 healthy young adults to undergo sleep monitoring in the lab. The first night was intended to get them used to sleeping there. The participants stayed two more nights -- one sleeping on a gently rocking bed and the other sleeping on an identical bed that wasn't moving. The data showed that participants fell asleep faster while rocking. Once asleep, they also spent more time in non-rapid eye movement sleep, slept more deeply, and woke up less. Findings of the study were published in the Journal of Current Biology.

New Delhi, Jan 24 (ANI): A study now finds that a new approach to Alzheimer's disease (AD) may eventually make it possible to reverse memory loss, a hallmark of the disease in its later stages. The study was published in the journal Brain. The research, led by University at Buffalo, scientists found that by focusing on gene changes caused by influences other than DNA sequences -- called epigenetics -- it was possible to reverse memory decline in an animal model of AD. Speaking about it, senior author Zhen Yan said: "In this paper, we have not only identified the epigenetic factors that contribute to the memory loss, we also found ways to temporarily reverse them in an animal model of AD". The research was conducted on mouse models carrying gene mutations for familial AD -- where more than one member of a family has the disease -- and on post-mortem brain tissues from AD patients. Yan further added, "We found that in Alzheimer's disease, many subunits of glutamate receptors in the frontal cortex are down regulated, disrupting the excitatory signals, which impairs working memory." The researchers found that the loss of glutamate receptors is the result of an epigenetic process known as repressive histone modification, which is elevated in AD. They saw this both in the animal models they studied and in post-mortem tissue of AD patients.

New Delhi, Jan 22 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed out 10 global health threats for 2019, adding that millions of lives will be at risk if these threats are not addressed. The United Nation's public health agency, thus, is starting a new five year strategic plan- the 13th General Programme of Work. Here is the list of health issues that need urgent attention, according to the global health body: Air pollution and climate change: This year, air pollution is considered as the greatest environmental risk to health. Microscopic pollutants in the air can damage the lungs, heart and brain, killing 7 million people prematurely every year from diseases such as cancer, stroke, heart and lung ailments. Non-communicable diseases: Ailments such as diabetes, cancer and heart disease, are collectively responsible for over 70 per cent of all deaths worldwide, or 41 million people every year, according to the statistics put out by the WHO. This includes 15 million people dying prematurely. Global influenza pandemic: The report, which the WHO put out on its website, further says the world is waiting to face another influenza pandemic. The WHO is constantly monitoring the circulation of influenza viruses to detect potential pandemic strains. Fragile and vulnerable settings: More than 22 per cent of the global population lives in places where protracted crisis (through a combination of challenges such as drought, famine, conflict and population displacement) and weak health services leave people without access to basic care. Antimicrobial resistance: Antimicrobial resistance, the ability of bacteria, parasites, viruses and fungi to resist medicines could send the medical fraternity back to a time when it were unable to easily treat infections such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, gonorrhoea, and salmonellosis. Ebola and other high-threat pathogens: In 2018, the Democratic Republic of the Congo saw two separate Ebola outbreaks, both of which spread to cities of more than 1 million people. Weak primary health care: Many countries do not have adequate primary health care facilities. This neglect could be due to lack of resources in low or middle-income countries, but could also possibly be due to focus in the past few decades on single disease programmes. Vaccine hesitancy: The reluctance or refusal to vaccinate, despite the availability of vaccines, threatens to reverse the progress made in tackling vaccine-preventable diseases. Complacency, inconvenience in accessing vaccines, and lack of confidence are key reasons underlying hesitancy. Dengue: The mosquito-borne disease that causes flu-like symptoms can be lethal and kill up to 20 per cent of those with severe dengue, which has been a growing threat for decades. An estimated 40 per cent of the world is at risk of dengue fever. HIV: While the progress made against HIV is commendable, the epidemic continues to rage with nearly a million people dying from HIV/AIDS every year. The WHO plans to work with countries to support the introduction of self-testing technique so that more people living with the virus know their status and can receive treatment in time.

New Delhi, Jan 21 (ANI): According to a recent study, a few minutes of stair climbing at short intervals throughout the day can improve cardiovascular health. The research published in the Journal Applied Physiology suggests that virtually anyone can improve their fitness, anywhere, any time by ditching elevators and taking the stairs. “The findings make it even easier for people to incorporate ‘exercise snacks’ into their day. Those who work in office towers or live in apartment buildings can vigorously climb a few flights of stairs in the morning, at lunch, and in the evening and know they are getting an effective workout,” said Martin Gibala, lead author of the study. “We know that sprint interval training works, but we were a bit surprised to see that the stair snacking approach was also effective. Vigorously climbing a few flights of stairs on your coffee or bathroom break during the day seems to be enough to boost fitness in people who are otherwise sedentary,” said Jonathan Little, co-author of the study. The findings of the study suggested that in addition to being more fit, the stair climbers were also stronger compared to their sedentary counterparts, and generated more power during maximal cycling.

New Delhi, Jan 21 (ANI): A research conducted by the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) and the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) has shown that treatment using gene therapy leads to faster recovery after nerve damage. The research combined a surgical repair procedure with gene therapy and stimulated the survival of nerve cells and the regeneration of nerve fibers over a long distance. The findings, published in the journal Brain, are an important step towards the development of a new treatment for the people with nerve damage. The study states that during birth or following a traffic accident, nerves in the neck can be torn out of the spinal cord. As a result, these patients lose their arm function and are unable to perform daily activities such as drinking a cup of coffee.

New Delhi, Jan 20 (ANI): Self-administered exercises can significantly boost in-the-moment happiness for adults recovering from substance use disorders, suggests a recent study. The study, published in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, examined whether positive psychology exercises increase happiness in people recovering from substance use. “Addiction scientists are increasingly moving beyond the traditional focus on reducing or eliminating substance use by advocating treatment protocols that encompass quality of life. Yet orchestrated positive experiences are rarely incorporated into treatment for those with substance use disorders,” said Bettina B Hoeppner, lead author of the study. As part of the study, the authors noted that effectiveness of positive psychology exercises may be promising tools for bolstering happiness during treatment and may help support long-term recovery. According to lead researchers, the study underlines the importance of offsetting the challenges of recovery with positive experiences. Recovery is hard, and for the effort to be sustainable, positive experiences need to be attainable along the way.

New Delhi, Jan 19 (ANI): Detecting pancreatic cancer may have gotten a little bit easier. A new approach to pancreatic cancer screening may help doctors detect the disease in people who are at high risk before it reaches more advanced stages and becomes difficult to treat. A team led by Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) scientists has developed a new, simple blood test that, when combined with an existing test, detects nearly 70 per cent of pancreatic cancers with a less than 5 per cent false positive rate. The results of the blinded study were published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

New Delhi, Jan 18 (ANI): A new study now finds that swapping a half hour of sitting around with physical activity of any intensity or duration cut the risk of early death by as much as 35 per cent in older adults. Notably, the findings stress on the importance of movement, regardless of its intensity or amount of time spent moving, for a healthier life. The study found that about one in four adults spend more than eight hours a day sitting. Earlier, researchers had discovered that adults who sat for a longer amount of time at a given time, had a greater risk of early death than those who were sedentary for the same amount of time but got up and moved around more often. The study also found that people who sat for less than 30 minutes at a time had the lowest risk of early death, suggesting that taking movement breaks every half-hour could lower your risk of death. The current study did a national investigation of racial and regional disparities in stroke between 2009 and 2013. The individuals wore activity monitors for at least four days to record the amount and intensity of physical activity they engaged in while awake. The researchers tabulated the death rate among participants through 2017. Using this data, they estimated how substituting time spent sitting with time being physically active would affect risk of early death. The study found that replacing just 30 minutes of sitting with low-intensity physical activity would lower the risk of early death by 17 per cent. Swapping the same amount of sitting for moderate to vigorous activity would be twice as effective, cutting the risk of early death by 35 per cent. The researchers also found that short bursts of activity -- of just a minute or two -- provided a health benefit. However, while the study estimated the degree to which the risk of dying from any cause could be cut by swapping sitting for movement, it did not look at specific health-related outcomes.

New Delhi, Jan 17 (ANI): Fasting can lead to improved health and provide protection against aging-associated diseases, a recent study suggests. According to the research, fasting affects circadian clocks in the liver and skeletal muscle, causing them to rewire their metabolism, which can ultimately lead to improved health and protection against ageing-associated diseases. The study was published recently in Cell Reports. The circadian clock operates within the body and its organs as intrinsic time-keeping machinery to preserve homeostasis in response to the changing environment. And, while food is known to influence clocks in peripheral tissues, it was unclear, until now, how the lack of food influences clock function and ultimately affects the body. “We discovered fasting influences the circadian clock and fasting-driven cellular responses, which together work to achieve fasting-specific temporal gene regulation,” said lead author Paolo Sassone-Corsi. “Skeletal muscle, for example, appears to be twice as responsive to fasting as the liver,” Paolo asserted. According to the researchers, fasting is able to essentially reprogram a variety of cellular responses. Therefore, optimal fasting in a timed manner would be strategic to positively affect cellular functions and ultimately benefiting health and protecting against ageing-associated diseases.

New Delhi, Jan 16 (ANI): If you wish to live longer, reduce your sitting time and replace it with just 30 minutes of physical activity. These are the findings of recent study which appeared in the American Journal of Epidemiology. The results highlight the importance of movement for better health. About one in four adults spend more than eight hours a day sitting, according to a recent study. Researchers also found that people who sat for less than 30 minutes at a time had the lowest risk of early death, suggesting that taking movement breaks every half-hour could lower your risk of death. The study also found that replacing just 30 minutes of sitting with low-intensity physical activity would lower the risk of early death by 17 percent, a statistically significant decrease. Swapping the same amount of sitting for moderate to vigorous activity would be twice as effective, cutting the risk of early death by 35 percent. Researchers also found out that short bursts of activity, provided a health benefit.

New Delhi, Jan 16 (ANI): Contrary to the popular belief, Vitamin D supplements are of no benefit to the people over 70, a recent study suggests. Older people are often encouraged to take supplements of vitamin D to keep bones, teeth and muscles healthy. The researchers have now suggested that there is little benefit for those over 70 taking higher dose vitamin D supplements to improve their bone strength and reduce the risk of falls. Vitamin D deficiency is common in older people, and it may lead to bone loss, impairment of muscle function and an increased risk of falls and fractures. The research, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, revealed that there was no change in BMD over 12 months between the three doses. However, the study did show that doses equivalent to 40 µg a day are safe in an older population and there was a beneficial effect on bone metabolism up to the highest dose. "I would suggest that older people should focus on maintaining a healthy, balanced diet, adequate sun exposure and take regular exercise to keep their bones as strong as possible. While some may need to take vitamin D supplements, there is little benefit to taking more than 10 µg a day," said Terry Aspray, lead researcher of the study.

New Delhi, Jan 15 (ANI): According to health experts, parents whose children vape, often don't know what to do or where to turn for help. A growing epidemic, with federal authorities grappling with how to regulate e-cigarettes on a board scale, parents are scrambling at home to deal with nicotine dependence or to stop their children from getting hooked to something that seems to be ever-present at schools. According to Meredith Berkman, co-founder of Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes, the first thing parents can do is educate themselves. E-cigarettes work by heating a liquid until it vapourises. The liquid commonly contains varying concentrations of nicotine, though some people use the devices to vape marijuana or flavouring alone. Researchers are worried that e-cigarettes could put children's developing brains at risk, get them hooked on nicotine early in life and be an initiation to smoking and other drugs. They also recommend that parents be familiar with signs their children might be vaping. If they notice a faint, sweet scent if they show a change in mood, take frequent breaks to puff and share vape-related posts on social media. According to experts, symptoms that children are vaping include anxiety, distractibility, headaches and stomachaches. Other symptoms may include increased thirst, nosebleeds and mood changes. Parents too can set an example by not vaping or smoking themselves, says Partnership for Drug-Free Kids. They should also have open conversations with their children, experts add. Understanding why a child may take to vaping is also important. However, it is important to understand that there may be no quick fix.

New Delhi, Jan 13 (ANI): Women belonging to low-income households face difficulty in accessing basic sanitary supplies, a recent study suggests. While access to menstrual hygiene products has been generating attention in the developing world, low-income women and girls struggle to afford period supplies and often resort to making do with cloth, rags, paper towels, or even children's diapers during their monthly cycles. As part of the study, Anne Sebert Kuhlmann, lead researcher, documented the challenges, from affordability to transportation that low-income people with periods face in accessing basic sanitary supplies. Kuhlmann's study found that nearly two-thirds of the women surveyed were unable to afford menstrual hygiene supplies like pads or tampons at some point during the previous year, and 21 per cent of women lacked supplies on a monthly basis. Nearly half - 46 per cent - of those surveyed could not afford to buy both food and period-related products during the past year. While lack of access to menstrual hygiene products can result in negative health issues including infection and poor quality-of-life, Kuhlmann points to the need for broader education and policy shifts surrounding menstrual and women's health. "Adequate menstrual hygiene management is not a luxury. It is a basic need for all women and should be regarded as a basic woman's right. Our failure to meet these biological needs for all women in the United States is an affront to their dignity and barrier to their full participation in the social and economic life of our country," Kuhlmann and her co-authors concluded in the study. Lack of access to menstrual hygiene products meant that 36 per cent of the surveyed women who reported being employed part or full-time had missed one or more days of work per month due to their periods. According to Kuhlmann's findings, taxing period products at the full sales tax rate adds quickly to the “economic cost of being a woman.” "This may not seem like a lot," Kuhlmann explained, "but for someone who may be struggling to earn enough money for basic necessities, an extra pack of liners every year would be tremendously helpful. Furthermore, this is a financial burden that only affects women with periods.

New Delhi, Jan 12 (ANI): Oceans are warming even faster than previously assumed, scientists said in an alarming new study. Heat trapped by greenhouse gases is raising ocean temperatures faster than previously thought, concluded an analysis of four recent ocean heating observations. The results provide further evidence that earlier claims of a slowdown or “hiatus” in global warming over the past 15 years were unfounded. “If you want to see where global warming is happening, look in our oceans,” said Zeke Hausfather, co-author of the paper. “Ocean heating is a very important indicator of climate change, and we have robust evidence that it is warming more rapidly than we thought.” Ocean heating is critical marker of climate change because an estimated 93 percent of the excess solar energy trapped by greenhouse gases accumulates in the world's oceans. And, unlike surface temperatures, ocean temperatures are not affected by year-to-year variations caused by climate events like El Nino or volcanic eruptions. The new analysis shows that trends in ocean heat content match those predicted by leading climate change models, and that overall ocean warming is accelerating. "While 2018 will be the fourth warmest year on record on the surface, it will most certainly be the warmest year on record in the oceans, as was 2017 and 2016 before that," Hausfather said. "The global warming signal is a lot easier to detect if it is changing in the oceans than on the surface." The four studies, published between 2014 and 2017, provide better estimates of past trends in ocean heat content by correcting for discrepancies between different types of ocean temperature measurements and by better accounting for gaps in measurements over time or location.

New Delhi, Jan 11 (ANI): Even moderate alcohol consumption can put you at risk of atrial fibrillation (AF), finds a recent study. Australian researchers showed that regular moderate alcohol consumption (an average of 14 glasses per week) results in more electrical evidence of scarring and impairments in electrical signaling compared with non-drinkers and light drinkers. Alcohol consumption is therefore an important modifiable risk factor for AF. AF is an abnormal heart rhythm characterised by rapid and irregular beating of the atria (the two upper chambers of the heart). Observational studies suggest that even moderate regular alcohol consumption may increase the risk of AF. A meta-analysis of seven studies involving nearly 860,000 patients and approximately 12,500 individuals with AF demonstrated an eight per cent increase in incident AF for each additional daily standard drink. Despite the association between regular alcohol intake and AF, however, detailed human electrophysiological studies describing the nature of alcohol-related atrial remodeling have been lacking. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of different degrees of alcohol consumption on atrial remodeling using high-density electroanatomic mapping. The investigators found that individuals who consumed moderate amounts of alcohol (average 14 drinks per week) had more electrical evidence of scarring and impairments in electrical signaling than non-drinkers and light drinkers. "This study underscores the importance of excessive alcohol consumption as an important risk factor in AF," said lead investigator Professor Peter Kistler, adding, "Regular moderate alcohol consumption, but not mild consumption, is an important modifiable risk factor for AF associated with lower atrial voltage and conduction slowing. These electrical and structural changes may explain the propensity to AF in regular drinkers. It is an important reminder for clinicians who are caring for patients with AF to ask about alcohol consumption and provide appropriate counselling in those who over-indulge.

New Delhi, Jan 10 (ANI): According to a recent study, adolescents exposed to cannabis could increase risk of the onset of psychiatric illness in adulthood. The study was conducted on laboratory animals. Cannabis consumed during adolescence is especially troubling as during this period brain matures properly. In an article published in Neuropharmacology, in recent years the perception of the risk of its consumption has diminished from 12 to 17 years of age. The researchers have studied that exposure to cannabis during adolescence affects the extinction of the memory in adult mice. In normal cases, fear reactions diminished over time, however in such cases fear extinction is taken over by anxiety disorders such as post-traumatic stress syndrome, etc.

New Delhi, Jan 09 (ANI): Television advertisements of high-sugar cereals directed at children promote poor eating habits in them, thereby increasing the risk of obesity. Children's eating habits develop during the preschool years, and children who are overweight by the age of five are likely to remain overweight into adolescence and adulthood. Unfortunately, many young children have diets of low quality and consume too few fruits and vegetables and too much sugar, salt and fat. Studies have shown that kids will request and prefer brands they have seen recently advertised on TV, but no study has examined the effectiveness of TV food ad exposure on kids' diets in a real-world setting. Emond's study addressed that gap.

New Delhi, Jan 08 (ANI): A new study says that the best way to live a long and healthy life is by taking up an anti-inflammatory diet. A healthline story cited a study, published in Journal of Internal Medicine that suggests a diet that includes foods like fruits and vegetables that is associated with a lower risk of death at an early age. The study found that those who stuck with mostly anti-inflammatory diet had an 18% lower risk of all-cause mortality, 13% lower risk of dying from cancer and 20 per cent lower risk of dying from heart disease. According to Ali Webster, associate director of nutrition communications at the International Food Information Council Foundation, anti-inflammatory diet is a kind of diet that focuses on food that is high in nutrients, especially antioxidants and that have been tied with lowering markers of inflammation within the body. However, the anti-inflammatory diet is also about what a person does not eat. Webster stressed that foods high in salt, saturated fat, sugar, and refined carbohydrates should be avoided.

New Delhi, Jan 07 (ANI): Searching for ways to avoid getting sick this winter? Regular exercises and meditation may help ward off cold and flu, a study says. The study published in the journal PLOS One which included 390 adults who were divided into three groups. The first group undertook meditation classes for eight weeks, while the second took exercise classes for eight weeks. The third group took neither of the classes. However, all the groups had to receive flu shots. According to Madison.com, the maximum numbers of cold and flu incidents were recorded in the third group, where the members had to miss 105 working days due to 134 respiratory infection episodes. Meanwhile, the meditation group had 112 respiratory infection episodes, for which they missed 73 days of work and the exercise group had 120 episodes and missed 82 days of work. However, exercises and meditation enabled the meditation group to cope up with the cold and flu situation by 17 per cent, while the exercise-only group could cope up by 15 per cent. Speaking about the study, researcher Bruce Barrett said, "More research into the benefits of exercise and meditation is warranted, maybe in higher-risk or sicker populations, where there are more health benefits to gain."He further added, "Until that research is done, we feel justified in advocating for both mindfulness and exercise because benefits appear likely, and there are minimal risks," Barrett added.

New Delhi, Jan 06 (ANI): An individual with influenza infection faces severe weakness owing to an increase in the expression of muscle-degrading genes and a decrease in expression of muscle-building genes in skeletal muscles, a study has concluded. It is well-known that muscle aches and weakness are prominent symptoms of influenza infection. However, the cause of weakness in the body is primarily created by these muscle-degrading genes. Researchers at the University of Connecticut noted that every year, 5 to 20 per cent of the people in the United States are infected with influenza virus.

New Delhi, Jan 05 (ANI): To study the short-term consequences of fungal infections, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have developed a mouse model. They report the unexpected finding that the common yeast Candida albicans, a type of fungus, can cross the blood-brain barrier and trigger an inflammatory response that results in the formation of granuloma-type structures and temporary mild memory impairments in mice. Interestingly, the granulomas share features with plaques found in Alzheimer's disease, supporting future studies on the long-term neurological consequences of sustained C. albicans infection. The study has been published in the journal Nature Communications. Fungi are becoming a more common cause of upper airway allergic diseases such as asthma, as well as other conditions such as sepsis, a potentially life-threatening disease caused by the body’s response to an infection. Fungal infections causing airway allergic diseases and sepsis have been associated with increased risk for dementia later. These observations led us to investigate the possibility that fungus might produce a brain infection and, if so, the consequences of having that kind of infection. In some cases, fungi also could be involved in the development of chronic neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and multiple sclerosis.

New Delhi, Jan 04 (ANI): Even as more countries are progressing to legalize Marijuana, a new study claims that opioid abuse has resulted in the deaths of huge number of children. According to a recent study, consumption of opioid took life of nearly 9000 children between 1999 and 2016. Published in journal JAMA Network Open, the findings say that during the 18-year period, the mortality rate due to opioid poisonings almost tripled. Of the 8,986 children who died from opioid abuse over the 18-year period, 6,567 were male and 7,921 were adolescents ranging in age from 15 to 19. Among the 15 to 19-year-olds, 3,050 deaths also involved one or more other substances, such as benzodiazepines, cocaine, alcohol or antidepressants.

New Delhi, Jan 03 (ANI): According to a study, when smokers- who are trying to quit- are allowed to regulate their nicotine intake, it helps them kick the habit. In the first study to tailor nicotine dosing based on smokers’ choices while trying to quit, the results suggest that most smokers who use stop-smoking medications can easily tolerate doses that are four times higher than those normally recommended. Participants of the study were advised to continue to smoke as they desired throughout the pre-quit period, and were offered additional oral nicotine replacement therapies. The team found that: Of the 50 participants, 90 per cent progressed to at least three patches, while 72 per cent progressed to four patches. 82 per cent of participants achieved four weeks validated abstinence from smoking, and experienced no significant increase in withdrawal symptoms, including urges to smoke. Cigarette consumption, smoke intake and enjoyment of smoking declined significantly during the pre-quit period, and the intervention was rated as helpful and easy to adhere to. During the pre-quit period, the number of cigarettes smoked per day reduced significantly from 20/day at the start to 6/day by the quit date. The number of adverse effects increased as patch dose increased. The most common of these were nausea, followed by vomiting, but were mainly mild and well tolerated. Two participants rated their adverse effects as ‘severe’, both at the 63mg dose. One reported headaches, nausea and feeling faint; the other experienced nausea and blurry vision. Both reduced their dose back to 42mg/day. Only 6 per cent of participants dropped out of treatment and none dropped out because of patch side effects.

New Delhi, Jan 02 (ANI): Researchers have come with ‘selfie wrist’ – a phenomenon where one can feel pain in wrist while clicking selfies. Selfie wrist is a form of carpal tunnel syndrome, and some people have experienced tingling or sharp pain, which comes from flexing the wrist inward or holding the phone for too long without moving. There have been several incidents in recent years which doctors have diagnosed as selfie wrist, the Fox News reported. The findings appeared in the Irish Medical Journal. The incidents included the selfie-taker jumping on a trampoline, walking on rocks or just not paying attention and ending up breaking their wrist from falling or colliding with other objects. Selfies have already become infamous due to life threatening consequences attached to them. According to a 2018 study, 259 people have died in selfie-related incidents between October 2011 and November 2017, with most of the deaths taking place in India, US, Russia and Pakistan.

New Delhi, Jan 01 (ANI): According to new research, a meal can trigger reward signals in the brain twice- first when the food is ingested and again when the food reaches the stomach. The study was published in the journal Cell Metabolism and highlights how close interactions between the brain and the digestive system are able to reinforce food intake and provide a clue as to why people overeat. Food triggers a feel-good hormone dopamine in the brain. Study was conducted on 12 healthy volunteers. Who received a milkshake or a tasteless solution. Interestingly, the subjects’ craving for milkshake was proportionally linked to the amount of dopamine released in the brain. This was first of its kind experiment conducted on humans.

New Delhi, Dec 31 (ANI): According to a study by University of Sussex, Dry January is the secret to better sleep and weight loss. Study was conducted on 800 people. Results showed that Dry January participants are still drinking less in August. Researchers finding comes from three self completed online surveys. Dry January helps millions to sleep better, feel more energetic, save money and lose weight. It also helps in experiencing these benefits, and make a long-lasting change to drink in a healthy way.