Life, Health, 4th Jun 2018, News & Stories from India

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Life Health 04 Jun 2018

Life, Health, 04 Jun 2018

Vigorous exercise for adult survivors of childhood cancer was associated with reductions in risk of death. (Photo: Pixabay)

Exercise reduces risk of death among select cancer survivors

The study appears in the journal JAMA Oncology.

04 Jun 2018 5:15 PM

Someone can shrug their shoulders or touch their nose, but there are always other reasons they might be nervous or showing these signs. (Photo: Pixabay)

Are they lying? What non-verbal clues can and cannot tell you

Pop culture can exaggerate the meaning of non-verbal communication.

04 Jun 2018 3:50 PM

The financial cost component was $17.88 billion. (Photo: AFP)

Inadequate sleep may cost countries billions: Study

Insufficient sleep is associated with lapses in attention and the inability to stay focused, reduced motivation, etc.

04 Jun 2018 3:42 PM

Spironolactone can help prevent acne. (Photo: Pixabay)

Spironolactone can help prevent acne: Study

Spironolactone is currently approved to treat high blood pressure, heart failure, and conditions that cause people to retain fluid.

04 Jun 2018 3:28 PM

Women who have had miscarriages have 60 percent higher risk of heart disease (Photo: Pixabay)

Having more children puts women at a higher risk of heart disease

While pregnancy puts strain on the heart, raising children can be stressful and can stop women from paying attention to their health.

04 Jun 2018 3:02 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Irregular sleep could lead to low cognitive performance

Researchers at University of Pennsylvania conducted the study.

04 Jun 2018 1:18 PM

Lifestyle-related cancers have increased over past decade

Lifestyle-related cancers saw a universal increase from 2006 to 2016.

04 Jun 2018 12:55 PM

This makes it possible to treat the most common form of genetically caused obesity, where patients respond poorly to present treatments. (Photo: Pixabay)

Novel drug can fight genetic obesity

Scientists have identified a drug that can help people with genetic obesity lose weight by inhibiting their appetite.

04 Jun 2018 10:11 AM

But nearly 50 percent of such tumours found in patients who tested positive for Lynch syndrome had cancer types not linked to it. (Photo: Pixabay)

Gene sequencing study finds new cancers linked with Lynch syndrome

People who test positive, and their family members, receive genetic counselling, aggressive screening and potentially preventive surgeries.

04 Jun 2018 9:18 AM

It’s a brain disorder that causes extreme and dramatic shifts in mood, energy, activity levels and the ability to carry out day to day tasks. People who have it may spend weeks feeling like they’re on top of the world before plunging into a deep depression.

Just what is bipolar disorder?

People most at risk for bipolar disorder are those with a family history of the illness, says Dr Annunciation.

04 Jun 2018 12:41 AM

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