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Mobile phone use can worsen heart disease in smokers, diabetics: Study

Mobile phone use can worsen heart disease in smokers, diabetics: Study

Poor sleep, psychological distress, and neuroticism have been identified as contributing factors to this connection

12 September,2024 11:31 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
No link between sports concussions and cognitive problems: Study

No link between sports concussions and cognitive problems: Study

The study suggests that there could be long-term benefits from sport that could outweigh any negative effects of concussions, which could have important implications for policy decisions around contact sport participation

12 September,2024 11:30 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
'Cortisol face': Medical and fitness experts dissect the new social media trend

'Cortisol face': Medical and fitness experts dissect the new social media trend

Round cheeks and a puffy appearance could be signs of elevated cortisol levels and stress warn social media pundits. Medical and fitness experts weigh in with their suggestions

11 September,2024 08:09 PM IST | Mumbai | Anindita Paul
After Sweden restricts screen time for kids,  Indian experts express their views

After Sweden restricts screen time for kids, Indian experts express their views

Sweden became the latest to join a list of nations advocating for no or reduced screen time for children. Experts share their views on whether India should follow suit

11 September,2024 08:07 PM IST | Mumbai | Anindita Paul
Experts hail indigenous test kit for monkeypox

Experts hail indigenous test kit for monkeypox

The indigenously developed kits for mpox will be manufactured by a unit in Vadodara, with a production capacity of one million test per annum

09 September,2024 07:13 AM IST | Mumbai | Vinod Kumar Menon
Lack of green spaces, long-term air pollution exposure up hospitalisation risk

Lack of green spaces, long-term air pollution exposure up hospitalisation risk

Traffic-related air pollution is also strongly linked to the progression from asthma to asthma-COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), according to a second study presented at the ERS Congress the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Vienna, Austria

08 September,2024 03:42 PM IST | London | IANS
Rising consumption of processed, packaged food in India to affect health outcome

Rising consumption of processed, packaged food in India to affect health outcome

This increase was universal across the classes but more pronounced for the country's top 20 per cent of households and significantly more in urban areas

08 September,2024 07:48 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Prolonged poor gut health, constipation and nausea may signal Parkinson's

Prolonged poor gut health, constipation and nausea may signal Parkinson's

The study, published in the journal Cerebral Cortex, found that a history of damage to the lining of the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract has a 76 per cent higher chance of developing Parkinson's

08 September,2024 07:28 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
The secret behind Mammootty's youthful looks at 73!

The secret behind Mammootty's youthful looks at 73!

Malayalam superstar Mammootty will turn 73 on Saturday, September 7. We take a look at the megastar's fitness routine responsible for his youthful looks

06 September,2024 01:59 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
New study links air pollution with infertility in men

New study links air pollution with infertility in men

The study, published in the journal BMJ, found that prolonged exposure to PM2.5 is associated with a higher risk of infertility in men

05 September,2024 01:08 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS

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