Life, Health, 9th Aug 2017, News & Stories from India

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Life Health 09 Aug 2017

Life, Health, 09 Aug 2017

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Marijuana use holds three-fold blood pressure death risk: study

The findings could have implications in the United States among other countries.

09 Aug 2017 8:06 PM

Heart disease risk in middle age tied to dementia later

This study showed associations, but doesn’t prove that treating risk factors actually decreases risk.

09 Aug 2017 7:15 PM

How your body reacts to stress

Here are 10 ways.

09 Aug 2017 5:43 PM

Study warns sleep deprivation has harmful effects on the brain

Find out why.

09 Aug 2017 2:07 PM

Any type of alcoholic beverage consumption raises the likelihood of developing two forms of cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Daily alcohol intake ups risk of skin cancer

According to experts ethanol metabolism plays major role in alcohol carcinogenesis and increases risk of cancer by 11 percent.

09 Aug 2017 10:49 AM

The risk, it turns out, is greater in people who already have a gene which makes them susceptible to Alzheimer’s disease. (Photo: Pixabay)

Snoring can increase chances of getting dementia

Experts say risk is increased in people who have a gene making them susceptible to Alzheimer’s.

09 Aug 2017 10:28 AM

Life-long exposure to elevated levels of klotho boost mental functions (Photo: Pixabay)

Hormone shows promise for treating brain disease, says study

According to study, treatment with klotho fragment enhances brain function and could boost brain resilience.

09 Aug 2017 9:03 AM

According to researchers study is very important study to help understand gender-based brain differences (Photo: Pixabay)

Study says women’s brains are more active

Experts say brains of women are significantly more active in areas involved with focus, impulse control and emotions.

09 Aug 2017 8:47 AM

Participants in a study were able to memorise sound patterns played to them during two phases of sleep called Rapid Eye Movement (Photo: Pixabay)

Humans maybe able to learn while asleep, says study

According to researchers the human brain can learn new things while asleep, but only in certain phases of shut-eye.

09 Aug 2017 8:39 AM

Most guidelines agree that when a woman has short life expectancy because of old age or serious health conditions, screening mammography is of little benefit and presents potential harms.

For older breast cancer survivors, unclear when to stop mammograms

Just over one third were age 80 or older and nearly nine out of 10 were white.

09 Aug 2017 1:09 AM

For current and former smokers, the added risk of a high fat diet was 15 per cent.

High-fat diet linked to lung cancer risk

While the best way to lower the risk of lung cancer is to not smoke, a healthy diet may also help reduce lung cancer risk.

09 Aug 2017 1:09 AM

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