Lighter-intensity exercise lowers fracture risk in older women: JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 Nov 2019 7:10 PM ISTUSA: Regular exercise, including lighter-intensity activities and less sedentary time, lowers the risk of fracture in older women, finds a recently...
Oral semaglutide bests empagliflozin in reducing weight and HbA1c in diabetes Medha Baranwal Baranwal1 Nov 2019 8:28 PM ISTDelhi: Oral semaglutide, glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) analog, outperformed sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor empagliflozin in...
Sleep apnea increases risk for depression, anxiety: JAMA Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal1 Nov 2019 7:28 PM ISTKorea: Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are at increased risk for mood disorders -- depression and anxiety, a recent study published in the...
Bariatric surgery reduces risk of skin cancer, finds JAMA study Medha Baranwal Baranwal31 Oct 2019 8:20 PM ISTSweden: Weight loss surgery or bariatric surgery in obese people reduce the risk of skin cancer, including melanoma, a recent study published in the...
Higher BP variability may worsen Alzheimer disease Medha Baranwal Baranwal31 Oct 2019 8:10 PM ISTNetherlands: High visit-to-visit blood pressure variability (BPV) is associated with an accelerated cognitive decline in Alzheimer disease (AD)...
Ulcerative colitis patients at increased risk for depression, anxiety Medha Baranwal Baranwal31 Oct 2019 7:15 PM ISTUSA: Patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) are more likely to suffer from psychiatric illness -- depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder compared...
First Indian MRI atlas by IIIT researchers evaluates brain morphology of different populations Medha Baranwal Baranwal31 Oct 2019 7:10 PM ISTHyderabad, India: Researchers from IIIT Hyderabad, India, have developed the first Indian brain MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) atlas of the young...
Soft drinks consumption increases asthma risk, finds BMJ Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal30 Oct 2019 8:28 PM ISTSaudi Arabia: The consumption of soft drinks has always been considered to be bad for health. Now, a recent study published in the journal BMJ Open...
Lung ultrasound reduces readmission in patients with acute heart failure Medha Baranwal Baranwal30 Oct 2019 7:20 PM ISTUSA: Lung ultrasound may help predict the risk of hospital readmissions in patients with heart failure (HF) exacerbations, by detecting subclinical...
Metformin, an inexpensive way to reduce heart failure hospitalization, finds JAHA Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 Oct 2019 8:20 PM ISTTaiwan: The use of metformin -- first‐line oral antidiabetic drug recommended for the treatment of type 2 diabetes -- lowers the risk of...
High-protein diet does not help control blood sugar and BP in diabetics, finds review Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 Oct 2019 8:10 PM ISTChina: This is a known fact that obesity is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes (T2D) and a high-protein diet, being effective for weight loss could...
Bremelanotide shows sustained improvement in sexual dysfunction in women, confirms study Medha Baranwal Baranwal28 Oct 2019 8:28 PM ISTUSA: Premenopausal women treated with the novel drug bremelanotide showed sustained improvements in hypoactive sexual desire disorder symptoms,...
