New research has revealed that exposure to light at night may significantly increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases, including heart failure and stroke, even when traditional risk factors are accounted for.
Category: Health & Fitness
Cardio workouts may protect brain from effects of high-fat, high-sugar diets
Researchers focused on how voluntary running affected rats that were fed a Western-style diet rich in high-fat and high-sugar foods. The findings showed that regular exercise helped reverse depression-like behaviours caused by the unhealthy diet.
Indian generic medicine scores big win, as cheaper oral SMA drug promises relief
The Swiss company Roche, maker of the oral SMA drug Risdiplam (marketed as Evrysdi), priced at more than INR Rs 6 lakh per bottle, had gone to the Supreme Court with a petition to challenge a Delhi High Court order in favour of the Indian company Natco, which has a generic version that costs about INR 16,000 per bottle.
WHO warns lead exposure remains major global health threat
Despite being entirely preventable, lead poisoning continues to impact millions worldwide, causing severe health and economic consequences.
Maldives becomes world’s first nation to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B.
One in 10 doctors and nurses in Europe experiences suicidal thoughts, says WHO survey
One in 10 doctors and nurses in Europe experience suicidal thoughts, a new survey carried out by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe showed.
Researchers link gut microbiome to brain chemistry and mental health
A team of scientists from the University of South Australia has found strong evidence that changes in the gut microbiome — the community of trillions of bacteria and other microbes in the digestive system — can directly influence brain chemistry and behaviour.
Children face doubled risk of long Covid after reinfection, researchers report
The analysis showed that after a first Covid-19 infection, about 904 children per million developed long Covid within six months. Following a reinfection, this number rose sharply to nearly 1,884 per million, more than doubling the risk.
Covid-19 may cause lasting loss of smell, study finds
Researchers from the US National Institutes of Health and New York University Langone Health carried out an investigation involving 3,535 men and women.
Oral bacteria linked to Parkinson’s disease, study finds
A new study by scientists at the Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea has shown how these microbes and the substances they produce can influence the brain and contribute to the disease.
