Frequent flying can be harsh on your skin, eyes and lips, but with the right techniques you can overcome such issues, according to an expert.
Emirates’ Image and Uniform Training Manager, Helen Roxburgh, asserted that the skin can get a bit dry in the aircraft so hydration sprays, drinking a lot of water, and avoiding caffeine and alcohol, can help maintain the moisture balance of skin, News.com.au reported.
A new study has found that kids who tend to sleep more, may actually be eating less.
The study by Chantelle Hart, associate professor of public health at Temple’s Center for Obesity Research and Education (CORE), is the first known study to examine the impact of sleep on children’s eating behaviors by manipulating the amount of sleep that study participants were able to get.
A new study has shown that obesity is the largest predictor of earlier onset of puberty in girls, which is affecting white girls much sooner than previously reported.
The multi-institutional study strengthens a growing body of research documenting the earlier onset of puberty in girls of all races.
“The impact of earlier maturation in girls has important clinical implications involving psychosocial and biologic outcomes,” Frank Biro, MD, lead investigator and a physician in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, said.
A new study has provided evidence for beneficial effects of aerobic exercise on brain and memory in people afflicted with multiple sclerosis (MS).
Hippocampal atrophy seen in MS is linked to the memory deficits that affect approximately 50 percent of individuals with MS.
Despite the prevalence of this disabling symptom, there are no effective pharmacological or behavioral treatments.
A new study has claimed that sugar intake is not directly associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, as it was earlier believed.
Rather, high-calorie diets promote the progression of this serious form of liver disease.
Researchers conducted a double-blind study of healthy, but centrally overweight men to compare the effects of high intakes of two types of sugar, glucose and fructose, in two conditions — weight-maintaining (moderate-calorie diet) and weight-gaining (high-calorie diet).
Rowing offers incredible workouts in a short amount of time, and can easily tone your body, it has been revealed.
Josh Ozeri, founder of Brooklyn Crew, said that rowing engages one’s core, abdominals and lower back, and tones one’s leg and sculpts the upper body, the New York Daily reported.
Ozeri added that during a 45-minute class, a rower will do the equivalent of 1,200 leg presses, burning roughly 850 calories. (ANI)
In an attempt to measure nitric oxide molecules, which carry messages within the brain and coordinate immune system functions, researchers have created a nanosensor that can monitor it in living animals for more than a year.
Michael Strano, the Carbon P. Dubbs Professor of Chemical Engineering at MIT, said that nitric oxide has contradictory roles in cancer progression, and they need new tools in order to better understand it.
Strano said that the study provides a new tool for measuring the important molecule, and potentially others, in the body itself and in real time.
Anti-aging strategies like using creams and skin-improvement methods can improve appearance and boost self esteem, say experts.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) offers advice on how to slow aging and boost self-esteem.
“Photoaging or the changes induced by chronic UV exposure is responsible for accelerating the skin’s aging process,” said Marian Northington, M.D, director of UAB Cosmetic Dermatology.
“The No. 1 way people can prevent photoaging is wearing a 30-plus SPF sunscreen, one that contains zinc oxide, every day,” Northington said.
Researchers have said that people who are suffering from diabetes should also get their eye check-ups done regularly.
In the United States, diabetic eye disease is the leading cause of vision loss among working-age adults.
Diabetic retinopathy is the most common form of this disease, and affects about 28.5 percent of Americans with diabetes age 40 and older. That’s more than 7 million people, and the number is expected to reach more than 11 million by the year 2030.
Biomedical engineers are set to give people suffering from complete paralysis new hope.
By implanting electrical stimulators in the lower spinal cord, they are bypassing the injury site and directly activating spinal neurons that control the lower body.
The early experiments have met with great success. With the help of this spinal stimulation, the first human test subject was able to stand on his own and move his legs voluntarily on the very first day of the experiment.
Gravity may help explain the apparently paradoxical effects of testosterone in male pattern baldness, or androgenic alopecia (AGA), a new research has revealed.
Dr. Emin Tuncay Ustuner, a plastic surgeon in Ankara, Turkey said that the “force of downward pull caused by the gravity on the scalp skin” is the key contributor to the events leading to progressive hair loss in male pattern baldness.
He said that the new theory’s unparalleled ability to explain even the details of the hair loss process and the formation of the pattern in AGA is apparent.
The connection between fat, bacteria, and diabetes is inflammation, which is the body’s normal reaction to infection or injury.
However, inflammation is beneficial in small, controlled doses but can be very harmful when it persists and becomes chronic.
Senior author Patrick Schlievert, Ph.D., UI professor and head of microbiology, said that the idea is that when fat cells (adipocytes) interact with environmental agents-in this case, bacterial toxins-they then trigger a chronic inflammatory process.
A new study has revealed that high blood-sugar levels, such as those linked with Type 2 diabetes, make beta amyloid protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease dramatically more toxic to cells lining blood vessels in the brain.
The Tulane University study supports growing evidence pointing to glucose levels and vascular damage as contributors to dementia.
Biomedical engineers are set to give people suffering from complete paralysis new hope.
By implanting electrical stimulators in the lower spinal cord, they are bypassing the injury site and directly activating spinal neurons that control the lower body.
The early experiments have met with great success. With the help of this spinal stimulation, the first human test subject was able to stand on his own and move his legs voluntarily on the very first day of the experiment.
A new study has revealed that high blood-sugar levels, such as those linked with Type 2 diabetes, make beta amyloid protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease dramatically more toxic to cells lining blood vessels in the brain.
The Tulane University study supports growing evidence pointing to glucose levels and vascular damage as contributors to dementia.
A team of researchers are now testing nerve stimulation in the neck as a novel therapy for heart failure patients to potentially help relieve their debilitating symptoms of fatigue, shortness of breath, and heart arrhythmias.
The global, multicenter randomized clinical trial called INOVATE-HF (INcrease Of VAgal TonE in chronic Heart Failure) is investigating the safety and efficacy of an implantable vagus nerve electrical stimulation device called CardioFit to improve the heart’s function and the quality of life of heart failure patients.
COPD patients can improve their lung function by practicing yoga, a new research led by Indian origin scientist has revealed.
The study by researchers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders found that lung function, shortness of breath, and inflammation all showed significant improvement after patients completed 12 weeks of training.
Some doctors caution people with heart failure against pushing themselves too hard physically. But a new analysis of past studies suggests heart patients may actually benefit more from relatively intensive exercise.
Researchers found people with heart failure had a 23-percent improvement in heart function after taking part in relatively high-intensity exercise programs. That compared to a 7-percent improvement among those in low-intensity programs.
Researchers including an Indian origin scientist has found that young and middle-aged women suffering from type 2 diabetes are at increased greater risk of developing coronary artery disease than previously believed.
Lead study author Rita Rastogi Kalyani, M.D., M.H.S., endocrinologist at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, said that their findings suggest that we need to work harder to prevent heart disease in women under 60 who have diabetes.
She said that this study tells us that women of any age who have diabetes are at a high risk for coronary artery disease.
A new study has revealed that taking care of your gums by brushing, flossing, and regular dental visits could keep heart disease at bay.
Researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health have shown for the first time that as gum health improves, progression of atherosclerosis slows to a clinically significant degree.
Artherosclerosis or the narrowing of arteries through the build-up of plaque is a major risk factor for heart disease , stroke, and death.
Diwali, the festival of lights, is meant for feasting, bursting crackers and enjoying with the family, but doctors warn that patients suffering from lung and heart diseases, hypertension and diabetes need to exercise caution as their condition might worsen.
Highly saturated food like sweets consumed during this period can increase cardiac problems and aggravate health issues in people with hypertension and diabetes.
Eating a bit of flaxseed each day might help lower high blood pressure, a new study suggests.
Researchers said it’s too early to swap out blood pressure medication for the fiber-filled seeds just yet. But if future studies confirm the new results, flax might be a cheap way to treat high blood pressure, they added.
Flaxseed is well known as a plant source of omega-3 fatty acids, fiber and lignans, a type of antioxidants.
But so far, its effect on high blood pressure, or hypertension, has been better studied among animals than humans.
A few innovative Indian hospitals could show the United States healthcare how to outgrow the challenges of reducing costs while improving quality of care and access for patients, researchers claimed.
Professor of international business at Tuck School of Business, Vijay Govindarajan, and his co-author Ravi Ramamurti, who is a professor at Northeastern University have taken out an article in the current issue of Harvard Business Review.
A new study has revealed that taking care of your gums by brushing, flossing, and regular dental visits could keep heart disease at bay.
Researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health have shown for the first time that as gum health improves, progression of atherosclerosis slows to a clinically significant degree.
Artherosclerosis or the narrowing of arteries through the build-up of plaque is a major risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and death.
Researchers have found that people who have been using pain-relieving medications, like Opioid analgesics, for a longtime are at higher risk of developing depression.
The study analyzed medical record data of about 50,000 veterans, who had no history of opioid use or depression, and were subsequently prescribed opioid pain killers.