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Intermittent fasting may help slow brain ageing, boost longevity: Study
New York: If you want to help slow down your brain from ageing and increase your lifespan than follow diet patterns like intermittent fasting or restrict your calorie intake, suggests a study, led by researchers one of Indian-origin.
A…
Pod-based e-cig with higher nicotine can cause irregular heartbeat: Study
New York: The nicotine in certain types of e-cigarettes may be more harmful than others, increasing the risk for irregular heartbeat or heart arrhythmias, according to a study.
A popular claim is that nicotine in e-cigarettes is…
Disrupted sleep in 30s, 40s may up memory, thinking problems later: Study
New York: People who have more disrupted sleep in their 30s and 40s may be more likely to have memory and thinking problems a decade later, according to new research.
The study, published in the journal Neurology, does not prove that…
Anxiety and trouble in sleeping new symptoms of JN.1: Report
New Delhi: Health authorities in the UK have identified anxiety and trouble in sleeping as new symptoms of the latest Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1, according to a report.
JN.1, from the lineage of Omicron, was first detected in August and…
Sleep deprivation makes us less happy, more anxious: Study
New York: Lack of sleep not only makes us tired, but can also affect our emotional functioning, decrease positive moods and put us at higher risk for anxiety symptoms, according to a study.
The study, published in the journal…
Skin & hair specialist Dr. Raj Mishra holds free health camp at Sambalpur village
Bhubaneswar: Renowned skin and hair specialist of Sambalpur, Dr. Raj Mishra, volunteered for a free skin and hair community consultation programme at Kainsir village in the Western Odisha district recently.
The main objective of this…
1 in 3 new mothers suffer lasting health problems after childbirth: Lancet
Geneva: More than a third of women worldwide are likely to experience a long-term health problem such as depression, low back pain, among others, caused by childbirth, according to a new study published on Friday in The Lancet Global…
Family planning: 2 new contraceptives launched in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) department has launched two more contraceptives to expand the basket of choices for women as part of the family planning programme in Odisha.
The H&FW department launched the two…
Menstrual cycle before age 13 may up diabetes, stroke risk by 60s: Study
New York, Dec 6 (IANS) Girls who start their menstrual cycles early at a young age -- before the age of 13 -- could be at an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes and stroke in midlife, finds a research.
Starting periods…
Odisha to ramp up Covid testing in the wake of pneumonia outbreak in China
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to ramp up Covid testing in the state amid reports of pneumonia outbreak in China.
The recent surge in Covid cases in several countries across the Globe including the US, the UK, France,…