Medically Speaking

RESEARCH FINDS ASPIRIN USE LINKED WITH INCREASED RISK OF HEART FAILURE

25 Nov 2021 00:57 AM IST

According to a new research, taking aspirin is associated with a 26 per cent increased risk of heart failure. The other factors associated with it are smoking, obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The findings of this research have been published in the ‘ESC Heart Failure

NO COVID BOOSTER REQUIRED IN INDIA AS OF NOW: GULERIA

25 Nov 2021 00:56 AM IST

All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi director, Dr Randeep Guleria has hailed the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination drive in the country and said that no booster dose is required in the country as of now. ‘Going Viral’ authored by Professor (Dr) Balram Bhargava captures first-hand experiences of scientists who worked

CHEMOTHERAPY INTERFERES WITH MUSCLE BUILDING

25 Nov 2021 00:54 AM IST

A new study has found that chemotherapy may also affect the way the body builds new muscle.The findings of the study were published in the ‘American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology’. According to the researchers, it was previously known that chemotherapy drugs can affect the mitochondria within cells, which can cause

Exercise raises body’s ‘cannabis’ for inflamation reduction

23 Nov 2021 03:53 AM IST

In a new study, experts from the University of Nottingham found that exercise intervention in people with arthritis did not just reduce their pain, but also lowered the levels of inflammatory substances (called cytokines). It also increased levels of cannabis-like substances produced by their own bodies, called endocannabinoids. Interestingly, the

COVID JAB SHOWS LESS ANTIBODY RESPONSE IN PEOPLE ON IMMUNO SUPPRESSANTS

23 Nov 2021 03:52 AM IST

A new study has found that people who received two doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine while on TNF inhibitors (a class of immunosuppressants), generated less powerful and shorter-lived antibodies against the virus that causes COVID-19 than healthy people and those on other kinds of immunosuppressants. The scientists found this

ADULTS WITH ADHD LIKELY TO HAVE ANXIETY DISORDER

23 Nov 2021 03:51 AM IST

One in four adults aged 20-39 with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) had a generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), found a new nationally representative study, in the US. The study was published in the Journal of Affective Disorders. Those with ADHD were four times more likely to have GAD at some

ADOPTING PLANT BASED DIET RELIEVES MIGRAINE SYMPTOMS

23 Nov 2021 03:50 AM IST

Adopting a plant-based diet that is rich in dark green leafy vegetables, could relieve symptoms of chronic migraine, according to a recent study. This study was published online in the ‘BMJ Case Reports Journal’. The recommendation comes after they treated a man who had endured severe migraine headaches without aura

WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FROM SCHOOLS REOPENING

23 Nov 2021 03:47 AM IST

The second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic is on the wane in most parts of the country and in view of low positivity rate, schools have reopened for higher classes and will shortly reopen for lower grades too. However, the fear of an impending third wave is looming large, particularly

CERTAIN BAD LIFESTYLE HABITS MAY DEVELOP METABOLIC SYNDROME

22 Nov 2021 02:51 AM IST

A new study has found that certain lifestyle habits play a significant role in the possibility of developing metabolic syndrome. The study has been published in the ‘Preventive Medicine Journal’. The researchers from the University of Tsukuba have revealed that the level of risk that lifestyle factors confer for metabolic

HOW HYPERTENSION MAY INCREASE RISK OF EPILEPSY

22 Nov 2021 02:50 AM IST

According to a recent study by a team of international researchers, hypertension may double an adult’s risk of developing epilepsy. The findings were published in the journal Epilepsia. In the study of 2,986 US adults with an average age of 58 years, 55 new cases of epilepsy were identified during

RESEARCH FINDS HOW TO INCREASE LIFE SPAN

22 Nov 2021 02:49 AM IST

While everyone wants to live a long and healthy life, it isn’t possible for everyone. However, recent research has highlighted the significance of the tumour suppressor protein PTEN that can increase your health span, when targeted to create therapies to promote a longer life span. This study was conducted under

STUDY FINDS LINK BETWEEN DIET, INTESTINAL STEM CELLS, DISEASE

22 Nov 2021 02:48 AM IST

The intestine is essential for maintaining energy balance and is a master at reacting quickly to changes in nutrition and nutrient balance. It manages to do this with the help of intestinal cells that among other things are specialized in the absorption of food components or the secretion of hormones.