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Yoga improves cardiovascular function in patients with heart failure: Study
"Yoga is a combination of mind-body techniques, which is a set of...
Unhealthy snacks raise risk of strokes and cardiovascular disease: Study
Dr Sarah Berry from King’s College London and chief scientist at...
‘Physical activity must to reduce mental stress’
"Many individuals do not believe that physical activities help in reducing mental stress. But many scientific studies have established the fact that individuals can burn their stress out. While excessive gym might be harmful to stressful minds, moderate exercise helps...
Smartwatch data shows Covid booster vaccine is safe: Lancet study
“We saw clear and significant changes after administration of the vaccine, such as an increase in heart rate compared to the pulse rate measured before vaccination, and then we saw a return to the participant’s baseline, i.e., the pulse levels after vaccination...
2022 was a crucial year for India in combating climate change, reverse nature loss
The Centre also set a new target of 40 per cent reduction in particulate matter concentration in cities covered under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) by 2026, updating the earlier goal of 20 to 30 percent reduction by 2024 According to the Environment...
New wearable device may enhance PTSD treatment experience: Study
With PTSD, a honking horn, a crowded coffeehouse or a sharp scent can bring back traumatic memories that can raise the heart rate, increase muscle tension and lead to anxiety and depression. These reactions occur even without the presence of danger, but they pose...
Research: Thyroid problems linked to increased risk of dementia
When researchers adjusted for other factors that could affect the risk of dementia, such as sex, age, high blood pressure and diabetes, they found that people over age 65 with hypothyroidism were 80% more likely to develop dementia than people the same age who did not...
Climate Change: Mangroves shrinking in India due to climate change
The study claims that by 2070, the Indian mangroves will reduce and shift by around 50 per cent, especially in southern India, due to decline in suitable habitats along the east and west coasts of India Lucknow: A research conducted by Birbal Sahni Institute of...
China shifts how it counts Covid deaths as crematoriums fill up
According to the latest guidelines from the National Health Commission, only those whose death is caused by pneumonia and respiratory failure after contracting the virus are classified as Covid deaths, said Wang Guiqiang, a top infectious disease doctor.He said those...
Researchers discover Artificial intelligence tool that helps in cancer surgery
"We are using the power of artificial intelligence to address an age-old problem at the intersection of surgery and pathology," said corresponding author Faisal Mahmood, PhD, of the Division of Computational Pathology at BWH The surgical procedure is frequently not...
Chinese EV firm Xpeng Aeroht’s $1,40,000 car can fly over traffic jams
“The flying car is approaching reality and we think it was the right time to chip in,” Brian Gu, Xpeng’s president, said on the sidelines of the Dubai event, called GITEX In fact, the model is designed to be driven on the road for more than 90% of the time and only...
Research shows significant cardiovascular benefits at 6,000 daily walking steps at any pace
The meta-analysis of 15 studies involving nearly 50,000 people from four continents found that walking between 6,000 and 8,000 steps per day was linked with a lower risk of death from all causes among older adults The evidence-based health benefits of walking continue...