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Low oxygen levels -whether temporary or sustained- are common and can be related to our natural environment. (Photo: Pixabay)

Skin helps regulate blood pressure: study

Low oxygen levels -whether temporary or sustained- are common and can be related to our natural environment.

26 Oct 2017 10:23 AM

The study raises the potential that the emotional stress-induced response of viewing a hockey game can trigger adverse cardiovascular events (Photo: AFP)

Watching sports can cause stress to the heart

Researchers from the University of Montreal in Canada took the pulse of fans during a hockey game.

6 Oct 2017 3:01 PM

People with obesity are almost just as likely to develop atrial fibrillation as people with hypertension or diabetes (Photo: AFP)

Obesity can cause irregular heart rate among people

Atrial fibrillation happens when the electrical currents in the heart go haywire and the top chambers of the heart...

19 April 2018 6:49 AM

A paper detailing the work has been chosen for publication in the Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies (IMWUT).

Phyjamas' is new trend in health-monitoring sleepwear

Researchers explained that their team had to come up with several new ideas to make their vision a reality.

13 Sept 2019 2:07 AM

The benefit appears to be consistent regardless of a womans body weight or whether she engages in other forms of exercise besides walking. (Photo: Pixabay)

Walk and chew gum to stay thin, says study

The heart rate of 46 people, aged 21 to 69, increased when they were given gum to chew while walking at a natural pace.

26 May 2018 5:00 AM

Families with a parent who was pressured to diet growing up were also more likely to tease one another about weight. (Photo: Pixabay)

Why is it bad to lose weight too fast

The market is flooded with options to lose weight - crash diets, supplements, pills etc. - all promising a rapid weight...

22 May 2018 12:44 PM