Health

In a breakthrough, scientists have found a previously undetected layer in the cornea – the clear window at the front of the human eye – and named it after the Indian researcher who made the discovery.

The findings, by researchers from the University of Nottingham in UK, could help surgeons to dramatically improve outcomes for patients undergoing corneal grafts and transplants.

The new layer has been dubbed the Dua`s Layer after the academic Professor Harminder Dua who discovered it.

Washington, June 11 (ANI): Vinegar has always tasted great with french fries and made your glassware sparkle, but the miracle liquid’s amazing natural remedies and natural cures were unknown to many.

In ‘The Healing Powers of Vinegar’, by Cal Orey, readers will discover countless vinegar benefits and natural remedies.

Nutrition aside, vinegar has been a trusted natural remedy that your mother, grandmother, and their grandmothers have known.

The natural cures it provides can be used from head to toe.

A new study has suggested that doing yoga for as little as 20 minutes may be able to boost your brain power.

Researchers found that subjects who participated in a single yoga session had better speed and accuracy scores on working memory and inhibitory control tests than after they tried an aerobic exercise session of the same length.

These tests are indicative of a person”s ability to maintain focus, as well as absorb and remember new information, and aerobic exercises had previously been shown to boost scores in those areas.

A new study has found that frequent binge drinking is associated with insomnia symptoms in older adults.

Results show that overall, 26.2 percent of participants had two or less binge drinking days per week, on average, and 3.1 percent had more than two days per week, on average.

After adjustment for demographic variables, medical conditions, and elevated depressive symptoms, participants who binged on an average of more than two days a week had an 84 percent greater odds of reporting an insomnia symptom compared to non-binge drinkers.

Chemists at the University of Pittsburgh have demonstrated a sensor technology that could significantly simplify the diagnosis and monitoring of diabetes through breath analysis alone.

Even before blood tests are administered, those with diabetes often recognize the condition`s symptoms through their breath acetone-a characteristic “fruity” odor that increases significantly with high glucose levels.

The Pitt team was interested in this biomarker as a possible diagnostic tool.

Quitting smoke, limiting alcohol, eating more fruits and vegetables, and keeping your weight, blood pressure, and blood sugar in check, can lower your likelihood of stroke.

Still, there are eight lesser-known ways to protect yourself, based on research, ABC News reported.

Walk 20 minutes a day: We know-you work, you have kids, errands to run, dinner to make, and an episode of Real Housewives to watch, but make the time.

Even if you break it up into two 10-minute sessions, it`s worth it.

Early exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical compound used in the composition of plastics and resins, might damage the enamel of teeth, a new study has revealed.

Researchers led by Ariane Berdal of the Universite Paris-Diderot and Sylvie Babajko, Research Director at Inserm Unit 872 “Centre des Cordeliers” have shown that the teeth of rats treated with low daily doses of BPA could be damaged by this.

Frequent binge drinking is associated with insomnia symptoms in older adults, a first-of-its-kind study has found.

US researchers found that participants who binged on an average of more than two days a week had an 84 per cent greater odds of reporting an insomnia symptom compared to non-binge drinkers.

The results were adjusted for demographic variables, medical conditions, and elevated depressive symptoms.

Overall 26.2 per cent of participants had two or less binge drinking days per week, on average, and 3.1 per cent had more than two days per week, on average.

Scientists have shown that low blood pressure caused by diabetes can increase the risk of developing dementia, a study says.

The study, published online Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, also says that dementia or even milder forms of cognitive impairment may increase the risk of experiencing low blood sugar, reports Science Daily.

Researchers analysed data from 783 diabetic participants and found that hospitalisation for severe hypoglycemia among the diabetic and elderly participants in the study was associated with a doubled risk of developing dementia.

Researchers have tested an artificial pancreas that could one day improve lives of millions of people suffering from diabetes in a home environment for the first time.

Blood glucose levels are monitored by the device, which uses an infrared data link to relay info to an insulin pump attached to the patient’s body, which adjusts insulin levels accordingly.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have been working on the artificial pancreas for many years and by the end of this year, 24 people will have taken part in home trials, the Independent reported.

London, June 10 (ANI): Researchers have tested an artificial pancreas that could one day improve lives of millions of people suffering from diabetes in a home environment for the first time.

Blood glucose levels are monitored by the device, which uses an infrared data link to relay info to an insulin pump attached to the patient’s body, which adjusts insulin levels accordingly.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have been working on the artificial pancreas for many years and by the end of this year, 24 people will have taken part in home trials, the Independent reported.

London : Professional women are more susceptible to developing breast cancer, a new research has revealed.

The study found that women in professional jobs had a nearly 70 per cent higher risk of breast cancer than other women, the Independent reported.

Factors responsible for the vulnerability is stress at work, including prejudice, discrimination, and resistance.

The research, which was based on a 55-year study of women who were in their thirties in the 1970’s, shows that the longer a woman held the job, the greater will be the risk.

Washington, June 10 (ANI): It’s time for picnics and parties with lots of grilled goodies, but experts at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have warned that all that sizzling and flipping on the gas or charcoal grill may also be cooking up cancer-causing chemicals.

And surprisingly, those chemicals have been linked to breast, stomach, prostate, and colon cancer, according to the American Institute for Cancer Research.

But Stacy Kennedy, MPH, RD, CSO, LDN, a Dana-Farber nutritionist, said that doesn’t mean giving up those tasty summer time treats like burgers, steaks, and ribs.

A new research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Public Health has found that an abnormal heartbeat, known as atrial fibrillation, is associated with faster cognitive decline.

Atrial fibrillation is an irregular heartbeat that can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications.

Avoid hot and crispy fried snacks, sweets, carbohydrates-rich food if you want to keep a check on your weight, but don`t forget to consume some calories for your body`s well-being, say experts.

Most of us avoid having food items with lots of calories, but it is good for the body in controlled form.

Experts have claimed that cycling between several low or no-carbohydrates days followed by a single high-carbohydrate day can be an effective way to shed weight.

Personal trainer Chris Hujber, who shed more than 13kg to be eligible for the under 80kg class, told News.com.au that carbohydrate cycling forces the body to use fat for burning fuel as opposed to using carbohydrates and muscle tissue for energy.

The 28-year-old bodybuilder said that there were many different carb-cycling diets and it was a method that could help anyone lose weight.

Washington, June 9 (ANI): Though Saturday and Sunday are theoretically devoted to rest, we”re not necessarily making the most of those precious hours.

Many a times our workplace anxieties trickle over from Friday to Saturday, adding stress to what should be a relaxing time.

If not so, you may be unwittingly sabotaging your weekend with bad habits that can negatively affect your sleep patterns, weight loss efforts, and stress levels.

Huffington Post has revealed six common mistakes that can sabotage your time off — and how to avoid them.

Living in the city can have a major effect on the internal clocks of both humans and animals which could lead to increased incidence of health problems and reduced lifespan, researchers have claimed.

Biologists from the University of Glasgow in UK and the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Germany have now discovered for the first time that the biological rhythms of city-dwelling organisms are changing in response to city living.

Workers exposed to daylight in office sleep longer at night, record more physical activity and have a higher quality of life than their peers working in offices with no daylight exposure, a new study has claimed.

US researchers demonstrated a strong relationship between workplace daylight exposure and office workers` sleep, activity and quality of life.

Compared to workers in offices without windows, those with windows in the workplace received 173 per cent more white light exposure during work hours and slept an average of 46 minutes more per night.

Researchers suggest that a wrist sensor could improve how blood pressure is measured.

A team at University College London showed a sensor worn on the wrist could measure the pressure of blood leaving the heart throughout the day.

Normally blood pressure is measured in the arteries in the arm, but the pressure at the heart might be a better predictor of future health problems.

If blood pressure is too high it can lead to heart attacks and stroke.

About a third of people in the UK have hypertension, dangerously high blood pressure, but most are unaware of the condition.

Millions of people suffering from arthritis can improve their health by committing themselves to do regular work-outs, according to doctors.

Earlier, patients were asked to rest their joints if they became too painful or swollen but now doctors say that the simplest way to beat the painful problem is to do regular and gentle exercise, the Daily Express reported.

Cancer cells` appetite for sugar may have serious consequences for immune cell function, a new study has found.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis have found that when they kept sugar away from critical immune cells called T cells, the cells no longer produced interferon gamma, an inflammatory compound important for fighting tumours and some kinds of infection.

“T cells can get into tumours, but unfortunately they are often ineffective at killing the cancer cells,” said Erika Pearce, assistant professor of pathology and immunology.

A drug used to control Type II diabetes can help repair the spinal cords of mice suffering from the inherited disease adrenoleukodystrophy which, untreated, leads eventually to a paralysis and death.

This is an important step along the road to the development of a therapy for the human disease for which current treatment options are scarce and only partially effective.

As male superb lyrebirds sing, they often move their bodies to the music in a choreographed way, adding evidence from human cultures around the world that music and dance are deeply intertwined activities.

“Like humans, male superb lyrebirds have different dance movements to go with different songs,” Anastasia Dalziell of Australian National University, said.

Spanish researchers have described nine molecular indicators of ageing in mammals that could serve as a framework for future studies.

Writing in the prestigious journal Cell, the researchers contend that by understanding and combating aging we can also fight cancer and other diseases of most incidences in the developed world.