Vitamin D deficiency may indicate cardiovascular disease in overweight and obese children supriya kashyap kashyap11 April 2017 12:32 PM ISTOrlando : In overweight and obese children and adolescents, vitamin D deficiency is associated with early markers of cardiovascular disease, a new...
Diabetic women who sleep late have higher risk of depression: Study supriya kashyap kashyap3 April 2017 2:14 PM ISTDiabetic patients, especially women, who work at night, may have more symptoms of depression than those who sleep and wake-up early, regardless of the...
Warning: Night Shifts add to increased risk of Osteoporosis in Men says Study supriya kashyap kashyap3 April 2017 1:07 PM IST Working in night shifts can make things worst for men between the age of 20 to 27, as a study finds, cumulative sleep restriction and circadian...
Targeting immune cells in obese can treat diabetes, hypertension supriya kashyap kashyap21 March 2017 4:02 PM ISTWashington : In over-weight people, immune cells prevalent in the fatty tissue get reduced in number which may contribute to cause diabetes and...
New gene silencer cholesterol drug can switch off heart disease savita thakur thakur20 March 2017 4:59 PM ISTWashington: A breakthrough 'gene silencer' drug has the power to 'switch off' heart disease by reducing cholesterol by over 50 percent.The findings...
New drug in combo with statins can cut cholesterol: NEJM supriya kashyap kashyap19 March 2017 1:47 PM ISTWashington : A new class of cholesterol-lowering drug can help patients cut their risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and heart attack.In a trial...
3-D visualization of the pancreas: New tool in diabetes research supriya kashyap kashyap18 March 2017 9:54 AM ISTUmeå researchers have created data sets that map the three-dimensional distribution and volume of the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. The...
Being Overweight in Early Pregnancy Associated with Increased Rate of Cerebral Palsy supriya kashyap kashyap11 March 2017 10:09 AM ISTAmong Swedish women, being overweight or obese early in pregnancy was associated with increased rates of cerebral palsy in children, according to a...
Diabetes drug may be effective against deadly form of breast cancer, study suggests supriya kashyap kashyap9 March 2017 10:28 AM ISTResearchers in China have discovered that a metabolic enzyme called AKR1B1 drives an aggressive type of breast cancer. The study, "AKR1B1 promotes...
Early periods linked with risk of gestational diabetes: Study supriya kashyap kashyap7 March 2017 11:19 AM ISTWashington : According to a recent study, the age at which girls start menstruating is an important factor that could flag a later risk of diabetes...
This drug reduces type 2 diabetes by 80 percent supriya kashyap kashyap3 March 2017 11:36 AM ISTWashington : A weight loss drug has reduced the risk of type 2 diabetes by 80 per cent compared to placebo.The drug, which increases the amount of...
Long-term stress linked to higher levels of obesity supriya kashyap kashyap25 Feb 2017 10:23 AM ISTPeople who suffer long-term stress may also be more prone to obesity, according to research by scientists at UCL which involved examining hair samples...
