Life, Health, 2nd Jun 2018, News & Stories from India

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Life Health 02 Jun 2018

Life, Health, 02 Jun 2018

Along with many other hospital procedures, undergoing fertility treatment can cause stress and anxiety for women. (Photo: AP/File)

Virtual reality sessions helpful in reducing anxiety

The research was presented at this year's Euroanaesthesia congress in Copenhagen, Denmark.

02 Jun 2018 6:24 PM

Now patients are being tested for hundreds of actionable genes, amplifications and mutations, as well as for immune markers. (Photo: Pixabay)

Targeted cancer treatments far outperform traditional methods

Those who were treated with traditional approaches lived just under three months without cancer growing, and 7.3 months longer overall.

02 Jun 2018 6:08 PM

Being able to read facial expressions well is important in our daily lives in order to have successful social relationships. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's how emotions in facial expressions are understood

Special brain mechanisms may be more concerned with emotion detection than recognition per se.

02 Jun 2018 5:30 PM

Restless legs syndrome is a disorder that causes uncomfortable sensations in the legs, accompanied by an irresistible urge to move them. (Photo: AFP)

Brain structure linked to symptoms of restless legs syndrome

Structural changes make it even more convincing that RLS symptoms are stemming from unique changes in the brain.

02 Jun 2018 5:07 PM

About 60% of participants reported regular nighttime snacking and two-thirds reported that lack of sleep led them to crave more junk food. (Photo: PTI)

Eating junk food in night leads to poor sleep

Laboratory studies suggest that sleep deprivation can lead to junk food cravings at night.

02 Jun 2018 4:46 PM

Work is needed to evaluate if these bone deficits can be prevented through interventions or therapy. (Photo: Pixabay)

Is weight change linked with bone strength?

The magnitude of changes to the skeleton were clinically significant and translated into an almost three-fold increase.

02 Jun 2018 4:31 PM

The greatest increased danger was from violent crime: men’s risk of being a victim rose by 76% while women’s went up nearly three-fold. (Photo: Pixabay)

Risk of being a crime victim goes up with mental illness diagnosis

Overall, 234,000 people with no mental illness diagnosis were crime victims, which is about 12 incidents per 1,000 people per year.

02 Jun 2018 2:07 PM

Nutritionist explains six ways to stay fit and drink alcohol. (Photo: Pixabay)

6 steps to lose weight and still drink wine

While there are limits to how much you can binge drink and eat at the same time, it is not completely improbable.

02 Jun 2018 2:05 PM

Given the lack of clear evidence to recommend alternatives to treatment with medication, parents may want to reconsider. (Photo: Pixabay)

Beyond drugs, it's not clear which ADHD treatments work

It is likely that a combination of medicine and behavioural interventions will be best suited for many.

02 Jun 2018 1:27 PM

It is natural, that if we are putting chemicals on it, they too will be absorbed by the skin. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here are 5 ways deodorant is harming your health

The skin absorbs a great deal of what is applied on it, including chemicals.

02 Jun 2018 12:13 PM

The team is now working on finding ways of introducing effective amounts of EGCG into the bloodstream without it being necessary to drink large and potentially harmful quantities of green tea. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's why you should drink green tea, it helps prevent heart attacks

According to scientists, compound found in green tea breaks up and dissolves potentially dangerous protein plaques found in blood vessels.

02 Jun 2018 8:50 AM

NAD+ is believed to play important roles in longevity, aging, and diseases ranging from eurodegenerative disorders to cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here’s why glucose makes you fat

Glucose is the energy that fuels cells and the body likes to store glucose for later use.

02 Jun 2018 8:18 AM

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