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Alcohol Addiction May Impact Neurocognitive Skills In Elderly

Sep 27, 2016 - 11:16 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Excess consumption of alcohol can cause neurophysiological and cognitive changes ranging from disrupted sleep to more serious neurotoxic effects, a study has found. The negative consequences of heavy alcohol consumption on neurocognitive function gets worse […]

Prolonged sitting behind 4% deaths worldwide: Study

Sep 27, 2016 - 11:02 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON: Nearly four per cent of all deaths worldwide – or 433,000 per year – are due to the fact that people spend more than three hours a day sitting down, a new study conducted […]

BINGE EATING MAY UP VARIOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS

Sep 23, 2016 - 5:21 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Individuals with binge-eating disorder (BED) may be at high risk of getting diagnosed with illnesses associated with the endocrine and circulatory systems, a study suggests. Binge-eating disorder is a serious eating disorder in which an […]

SIMPLE WORKOUTS TO TACKLE HEALTH HAZARDS OF SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE

Sep 23, 2016 - 5:18 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

Usually stuck at work for long hours?Your sedentary lifestyle will definitely ruin your fitness. So, in between all the deadlines and pending work, make sure you do some stretching exercises at your workplace, suggests an […]

Paracetamol: How safe is my painkiller?

Sep 23, 2016 - 5:15 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

Paracetamol sales surge each year during seasonal flu, dengue and chikungunya outbreaks across India because it is the safest drug to treat fever and pain. Unlike aspirin and other popular NSAIDS (non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs […]

How smoking ups heart failure risk

Sep 17, 2016 - 7:36 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Smoking is associated with thicker heart walls and reduction in the heart’s pumping ability — two factors linked to increased risk of heart failure, a new study warns. That smoking is bad for heart has […]

PANCHAKARMA FOR A WEEK MAY REDUCE HEART DISEASE RISK

Sep 17, 2016 - 7:35 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

One week of Panchakarma programme — an Ayurvedic-based well being programme that features a vegetarian diet, meditation, yoga and massages — can lead to measurable decreases in a set of blood-based metabolites associated with inflammation, […]

Tumour hardness may develop cancer cells

Sep 17, 2016 - 7:34 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Tumour hardness and hypoxia — lack of oxygen at the tumour’s core — trigger a biological switch that causes cancer stem cells to develop, a recent study has found. This biological switch is critical to […]

World’s oldest man turns 113, readies for Bar Mitzvah

Sep 16, 2016 - 7:27 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

JERUSALEM (TIP): The world’s oldest man turned 113 on sept 15 and the Holocaust survivor living in Israel readied for the Bar Mitzvah he was denied a century ago, his family said. Yisrael Kristal, an […]

Indian American Gary Singh talks about homelessness in Manteca City, California

Sep 16, 2016 - 6:42 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

One of the fundamental causes of homelessness is the widening housing affordability gap says Manteca City Council hopeful Gary Singh in his response to the question “Any thoughts on how the City of Manteca can improve the homeless […]

Long daytime naps linked to increased diabetes risk

Sep 15, 2016 - 9:28 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Napping for more than an hour during the day could be linked to 45 per cent increased risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study has warned. Researchers at the University of Tokyo used data […]

Neuronal switch that turns off compulsive drinking urge

Sep 10, 2016 - 3:22 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Researchers have found that inactivating a network of alcohol-linked neurons can switch off the urge for compulsive drinking. There may be a way to switch off the urge for compulsive drinking, according to a new […]

RULES TO EAT HEALTHY FOR A LIFETIME

Sep 10, 2016 - 3:21 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

If there is one thing that is a part of everyone’s resolutions, New Year or otherwise, it is to be getting healthier and fitter. Regrettably, there is no miracle cure for this. The silver lining […]

Indian American Aam Aadmi Party Activist, Pran Kurup, dies of Cardiac Arrest

Sep 9, 2016 - 9:39 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

SACRAMENTO (TIP): Indian American entrepreneur and social activist Pran Kurup, nicknamed the “unsung hero” behind the nascent Aam Aadmi party movement in Northern California, died Sept. 3 in Thiruvananthapuram, India, of cardiac arrest. Kurup was […]

Zika virus can live in tears: Study

Sep 9, 2016 - 6:59 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

A team of researchers, including one of Indian orgin, has found that Zika virus can live in the eyes and have identified genetic material from the virus in tears of mice. Zika virus, which is […]

CSIR DEVELOPS OMEGA-3 AND VITAMIN-E ENRICHED FROZEN NUTRITIONAL DESSERT

Sep 9, 2016 - 6:37 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI: India’s premier scientific research body, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s (CSIR) Mysuru-based constituent laboratory, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI), has developed an Omega-3 and Vitamin-E enriched frozen nutritional dessert – […]