Heart needs exercise not rest after heart attack, claims study

A new study has found that early exercise as well as prolonged exercise is the best remedy for patients who have suffered a heart attack. Researchers at the University of Alberta reviewed more than 20 years of trials. They found that stable patients who have suffered heart attacks get more benefits for heart performance when starting an exercise...

Protein linked with heart failure discovered

Researchers have discovered a protein switch which can trigger conditions culminating in heart failure, potentially opening the way for improved treatment. A study shows that the absence of protein PINK1 causes heart cells to produce less energy, reports the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This lack of energy causes some...

Almonds ‘could help prevent diabetes, heart disease’

A new study - conducted at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - has suggested that eating almonds could help prevent diabetes and heart disease. Scientists discovered that including the nuts into our diets could help treat type 2 diabetes. As well as combating the condition, linked to obesity and physical inactivity, it could...

Diabetes'' link to viral infection confirmed

An Australian study has suggested that kids with Type 1 diabetes are nearly 10 times more likely to have a viral infection as compared to healthy children. Childhood diabetes has been linked to enteroviruses, which can lead to cold, flu and even meningitis. But the researchers have disapproved that the virus causes diabetes. Researchers at the University...

Gene variations linked to type 2 diabetes

A new study has found that certain variations of the gene HMGA1 are associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus for individuals of white European descent. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common metabolic disorder that is associated with major diabetes-related complications, including retinopathy, kidney disease and cardiovascular disease. Insulin resistance in muscle, liver, and fat tissue is a major feature of most patients with type 2 DM. And it is considered that heredity is a major contributor to the insulin resistance of type 2 DM, according...

Artificial pancreas can ‘effectively’ improve diabetes control in adults

Researchers have suggested that closed loop insulin delivery (also known as an artificial pancreas) may improve overnight blood glucose control and reduce the risk of nocturnal hypoglycaemia (a sudden drop in blood glucose levels during the night) in adults with type 1 diabetes. Lifelong insulin therapy is needed to control blood glucose levels,...

Mobile phones can help underdeveloped nations to check diabetes: Study

"Telehealth programs" could help low-income patients across the globe manage diabetes and other chronic diseases, a new study by the Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System and University of Michigan has revealed. "Telehealth programs have been shown to be very helpful in a variety of contexts, but one of the main limitations for delivering...

High-fat diet during pregnancy puts baby at risk of future diabetes

A high-fat diet during pregnancy may program a woman''s baby for future diabetes, even if she herself is not obese or diabetic, a new study has warned. "We found that exposure to a high-fat diet before birth modifies gene expression in the livers of offspring so they are more likely to overproduce glucose, which can cause early insulin resistance...

Viagra may cause hearing loss

Researchers have found a link between hearing loss and the use of the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra. Gerald McGwin, a professor of epidemiology at the School of Public Health in the University of Alabama at Birmingham claims use of Viagra can result in long-term hearing loss. Also, use of other phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE-5i) drugs...

Sex may be the best way to banish the bulges!

treadmills, long walks and Atkins diet, an expert has come up with a new way of staying in shape—and it has nothing to do with cutting out on carbs – it’s indulging in plenty of sex. Yes, you heard it right, "sexercise" makes a person slimmer – if you do enough of it. Combining sex and fitness is like killing two birds with one stone. Sex gets you...

Why men find bigger boobs sexier

Wonder why men, rather than talking looking straight into your eyes, are more interested in gazing below the neck? Or what is it about big breasts that attract men towards females? Well, the answers to all these questions are rooted in fertility, according to a science journalist. In her fascinating new book, ‘Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes?”...

Watermelon is a natural Viagra

Want to steam up your rocky bedroom life? Well, you can rekindle your passion just by eating six slices of watermelon. The juicy fruit delivers Viagra-like effects to the body’s blood vessels, and may even increase libido. Scientists say that it contains a chemical called Citrulline that relaxes the blood vessels, thereby making blood move around...

Half of British men are bedroom flops

Half of the British men develop impotence at some point, with alcohol largely to be blamed. The delicate nature of the subject means that many suffer in silence, with crashing self-esteem and relationships. Boots, a chemist chain, surveyed 4,500 men. It found that 19 percent have struggled to make love when sober, while a further 31 percent have...

Love really can last a lifetime

 A new study has challenged popular beliefs that love is destined to flicker and flame out in course of time. Researchers at Stony Brook University in New York have found that people can be as madly in love with each other a couple of decades into marriage as they were when they met, reports CBS News. They conducted brain scans on couples in...

Condoms to be handed to Brit pupils during sexual health lessons

A school in Britain could hand out condoms and prescriptions for the pill to its pupils during “sexual health and family planning” lessons, said a doctor who came up with the idea. Pupils at Sir Henry Cooper School in Hull could be prescribed contraception between classes under plans to open the country’s first GP surgery in a school. Dr Mike Holmes...

Common hair loss drugs ‘may impair men’s sexual health’

Men who take the drug finasteride, commonly marketed under the trademark names Propecia and Proscar, may report an on-going reduction in sex drive, and in some cases, prolonged periods of erectile dysfunction even after they stop using the medications, according to a new study by The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. "The...

Viagra reverses nerve disease: Study

Anti-impotence drug Viagra drastically reduces symptoms of multiple sclerosis - which affects the brain and spinal nerve cells - in animal models, says a study. The research by Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) in Spain shows that a practically complete recovery occurs in 50 percent of the animals after eight days of treatment. Researchers...

‘Social distancing’ highly effective in stopping disease spread in pandemics: Study

According to a recently conducted study, social distancing measures during pandemics are highly effective in stopping the disease from spreading further. Researchers analyzed the impact of the eighteen-day period of mandatory school closure in Mexico during the 2009 influenza pandemic and found that it had resulted in 29 to 37 pc reduction in the...

Why aging brains become less resilient to stress

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have explained why the aging brain is less resilient and less capable of learning from life experiences. The findings provide further insight into the cognitive decline associated with aging and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer''s. The team evaluated the prefrontal cortex-the part of the brain...

Why schizophrenia patients may have trouble reading social cues

 Vanderbilt University researchers have found possible evidence on why people with schizophrenia might have difficulty in understanding the actions of other people. They have discovered that impairments in a brain area involved in perception of social stimuli may be partly responsible for this difficulty. "Misunderstanding social situations...

What's good for women's heart? Baked mackerel!

Postmenopausal women who often consumed baked or broiled fish had a 30 percent lower risk of developing heart failure, as compared to women who seldom ate it. And dark fish like salmon and mackerel are particularly good. A maximum serving of five or more per week of baked or broiled fish was linked with a lower risk, says a large-scale study. Previous...

Online news websites add to social stigma of obesity

 A study has found that online news websites add to the social stigma of obesity. A new research on obesity from Yale University has suggested that online news outlets stigmatise obese people by excessive use of their negative images in ill-fitting clothes or eating fast food, just to consolidate their stories about obesity. The researchers...

Diabetics have three to five times higher risk of developing tuberculosis

A recent study has found that diabetics have a three to five times higher risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) than those without the disease. Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) analyzed 233 patients with TB living in Texas and Mexico along the border to confirm the findings. "With the increase in...

Frequent moderate alcohol drinking linked to lower risk of fatty liver disease

A large study of men in Japan has shown that the frequency of moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a lower risk of fatty liver disease. But there was some suggestion of an increase in fatty liver disease with higher volume of alcohol consumed per day. Moderate drinkers had lower levels of obesity than did non-drinkers, and both obesity...

Best diet secret- Day long fruit salad meals with fruit snacks

 Want to loose weight in a healthy way? Just eat various varieties of fruits daily. Co-authors Dian Griesel, and Tom Griesel, of the new book, ‘TurboCharged: Accelerate Your Fat Burning Metabolism, Get Lean Fast and Leave Diet and Exercise Rules in the Dust’ (BSH, 2011) proposed a significant amount of fruit in the diet. They even recommended that sometimes days of just fruit. “Fruits which are so commonly restricted in most “weight-loss” diets and lacking in most everyday diets are essential for optimal health along with plenty of fresh...

Fathers-to-be suffer from pregnancy pain too

A quarter of expectant fathers have claimed that they too go through their own nine-month ''pregnancy symptoms' like mothers-to-be. According to the Pampers study, modern men have become so closely involved with their partner's pregnancy that 23 per cent report emotional and physical changes often associated with women. The research found they become more emotional, "weepy", and suffer mood swings, nausea and even phantom pregnancy pains. Fathers-to-be involved in the study also reported cravings for bizarre food combinations. Experts said,...

Mushrooms could help fight prostate cancer

Mushroom used in Asia for medicinal purposes vanquished prostate tumour successfully in mice during early trials. "Polysaccharopeptide (PSP), a compound extracted from the "turkey tail" mushroom, was found to target prostate cancer stem cells and suppress their formation in mice," says a new study conducted by senior research fellow Patrick Ling. Ling,...

Childhood Cancer Therapies Tied to Gastrointestinal Issues

Children who are successfully treated for cancer are at greater risk of developing mild to severe gastrointestinal problems down the road, a new study finds.Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco analyzed the self-reported gastrointestinal (GI) problems of 14,358 patients who survived at least five years following treatment for cancers such as lymphoma, leukemia, brain tumors or bone tumors.More than 40 percent experienced some type of GI problem -- including ulcers, esophageal disease, indigestion, polyps, chronic diarrhea,...