Washington, July 2 : A new study has linked lack of vitamin D to metabolic syndrome in elderly people.
“Because the metabolic syndrome increases the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, an adequate vitamin D level in the body might be important in the prevention of these diseases,” said study co-author Marelise Eekhoff, of VU University [...]
Washington, May 5 : People who sleep for less than six hours each night are 12 percent more likely to die prematurely than those who get the recommended 6-8 hours, a new study has found.
What’s more, the research carried out by the University of Warwick in collaboration with the Federico II University Medical School in [...]
Washington, Jan 12 (ANI): Proteinuria, or high levels of protein in the urine, can act as an indicator of cardiovascular risk in white people, but the same is not true for blacks, according to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
Scientists found that proteinuria-a common test used by doctors as [...]
Washington, Jan 9 (ANI): Don”t remember where you put your car keys or cannot recall the name of that colleague you met yesterday? Well, then you could be suffering from subjective cognitive impairment (SCI), according to a new study.
SCI is the earliest sign of cognitive decline marked by situations such as when a person recognizes [...]
London, Jan 9 (ANI): In a new study, University of Nottingham researchers have found that individuals who develop chronic lung disease are more likely to be shorter in height than the general population.
To reach the conclusion, boffins analyzed more than one million people aged over 35, reports The BBC.
According to the researchers, who reported the [...]
Melbourne, Nov 28 (ANI): Being taller means a fatter pay check and increased risk of some cancers, concludes a new study.
According to Brisbane geneticist Brian McEvoy, research has indicated that taller people are more likely to be diagnosed with thyroid, breast, pancreatic and bowel cancers than their vertically challenged colleagues.
However, short people are at an [...]
London, November 3 (ANI): People who don’t have obvious cardiovascular disease and are taking aspirin for prevention of heart attacks and strokes should abandon the practice, researchers have advised.
The Drugs and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB) study said the drug can lead to serious internal bleeding and does not put off cardiovascular disease deaths.
“Current evidence for primary [...]
London, November 2 (ANI): People who indulge in diets high in processed food face an increased risk of depression, says a new study.
To reach the conclusion, researchers at University College London examined the link between the diet and depression.
Lead author Dr Archana Singh-Manoux discovered those who ate lots of vegetables, fruit and fish had a [...]
Washington, Oct 28 (ANI): People who have both Alzheimer’’s disease (AD) and diabetes have a slower rate of memory loss than people who suffer only from AD, says a new study.
Earlier research has shown that diabetes increases the risk of Alzheimer’’s disease and the risk of memory loss in people who don”t have Alzheimer’’s disease.
However, [...]