Medically Speaking

WHAT IS THE BONE DENSITY TEST? WHEN SHOULD ONE DO IT?

21 Oct 2021 03:22 AM IST

Data suggests that 20% of women over the age of 50yrs are highly susceptible to Osteoporosis in India alone. Globally approximately 200 million people are estimated to be affected by the disease. Now you might wonder, what is this condition affecting millions worldwide and, more so, women significantly? Osteoporosis, simply

Illness related messages significant motivators for exercise

20 Oct 2021 03:45 AM IST

Fitness apps that emphasize illness- or death-related messaging are more likely to be effective in motivating participation than are social stigma, obesity, or financial cost messaging, according to a recent study led by researchers at the University of Waterloo. The study, ‘The Relationship between Perceived Health Message Motivation and Social

Researchers find why people remember stressful experiences better

20 Oct 2021 03:44 AM IST

Researchers have analysed the reasons why stressful experiences are usually remembered more easily than neutral experiences. When the brain stores memories of objects, it creates a characteristic pattern of activity for each of them. Stress changes such memory traces. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Current

REACTIVATING MEMORIES DURING SLEEP IMPROVES MOTOR SKILLS

20 Oct 2021 03:42 AM IST

According to the findings of new research, practice makes one perfect, but sleep helps, too. Learning and executing a new motor skill can be enhanced if a person can get additional memory processing during sleep. The findings of the study were published in the journal JNeurosci. Researchers at Northwestern University

TELEHEALTH SCREENING OF SOME INFANTS MIGHT AID IN EARLY AUTISM SUPPORT

20 Oct 2021 03:40 AM IST

Telehealth evaluation could help improve access to care for infants with an elevated likelihood of autism, suggests a new UC Davis MIND Institute research. The study, published recently in Autism, found that telehealth approaches in the first year of life could help families facing barriers to care such as geographic

MATERNAL CHOLESTEROL DURING PREGNANCY LINKED WITH HEART ATTACK

20 Oct 2021 03:38 AM IST

A study has suggested that high maternal cholesterol in pregnancy is associated with more serious heart attacks in young adult offspring. The research was published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). “Cholesterol is not routinely measured during pregnancy in most

STUDY FINDS LIVING NEAR OIL, GAS WELLS INCREASES AIR POLLUTION EXPOSURE

19 Oct 2021 04:18 AM IST

Stanford researchers have observed higher levels of air pollutants within 2.5 miles of oil and gas wells, likely worsening negative health outcomes for residents. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Science of The Total Environment’. The scientists analysed local air quality measurements in combination with atmospheric

Ranking healthfulness of foods from first to worst: Study

19 Oct 2021 04:17 AM IST

A new tool has been developed by scientists at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts to help consumers, food companies, restaurants, and cafeterias choose and produce healthier foods and officials to make sound public nutrition policy. The findings of the study were published in the journal

STUDY FINDS LARGE DOSES OF INTENSIVE THERAPY BETTER FOR CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY

19 Oct 2021 04:15 AM IST

Scientists report that children with cerebral palsy benefited most from 60 hours of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) over four weeks. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Pediatrics’.The study also showed that intensive therapy did not add stress for families. The findings could have far-reaching impacts on

Patients below 40 should avoid knee replacement surgeries, say experts

19 Oct 2021 04:13 AM IST

Doctors have warned that knee replacement surgeries in osteoarthritis patients less than 40 years of age can do more harm than good. Osteoarthritis in young people may be caused by surgical removal of an injured meniscus, C-shaped cartilage in the knee, or injury to the articular cartilage (chondro) and the

FIRST CHILDREN-FRIENDLY COVID-19 VACCINATION CENTRE COMES UP IN DELHI

19 Oct 2021 04:13 AM IST

One of the private imaging centres in Delhi has become the first Covid-19 vaccination centre for children in India. The centre would cater to children above 2 years to 18 years and their vaccination process. The new children-friendly Covid-19 vaccination centre has been given a catchy look and feel. The

How Covid-19 could bring adverse complications for pregnant women

18 Oct 2021 01:35 AM IST

Assessing 2,471 women in the third trimester of their pregnancy, close to their delivery, researchers found “significant differences” for symptomatic covid positive patients including higher rates of gestational diabetes, lower white blood cell counts, and heavier bleeding during delivery, whilst respiratory complications were witnessed in their babies. The peer-reviewed findings