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Beware Extremes: Exercise, Anger May Trigger Heart Attack

October 13, 2016 SrijitaAnger:, Attack:, beware!, exercise:, Extremes:, Heart, May, Trigger

If you’re angry or upset, you might want to simmer down before heading out for an intense run or gym workout. A large, international study ties heavy exertion while stressed or mad to a tripled risk of having a heart attack within an hour. Regular exercise is a healthy antidote to stress and can help prevent heart disease — the biggest problem is that too many people get too little of it. But the new research suggests there may be better or worse times to exercise, and that extremes can…

Gene Therapy May Treat Alzheimer’s

October 13, 2016 SrijitaAlzheimer's, gene, May, Therapy, treat

Researchers at the Imperial College here have found that delivering a specific gene via an injection directly into the brain may offer a potential new therapy for halting the progress of Alzheimer’s disease, especially when treated in its early stages. In the study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team used a type of modified virus to deliver a gene to brain cells of mice. “Although these findings are very early they suggest this gene therapy may have potential therapeutic use for patients,” said…

World Obesity Day 2016: Obesity May Hamper Your Social Life

October 13, 2016 Srijita2016:, Day, Hamper, Life, May, Obesity, Social, World, Your

Obesity is a major health challenge worldwide. Apart from known health hazards such as heart disease and diabetes, it can also prevent sexual intimacy and may ruin yoursocial life, experts say. India is home to the third-highest number of obese and overweight people, according to recent reports. Obesity is categorised on the basis of BMI, which is defined as the body mass divided by the square of the body height and is universally expressed in units of kg/m2, resulting from mass in kilograms and height in metres. Obesity is often…

World Obesity Day 2016: This Global Killer is on the Rise in the Developing World

October 13, 2016 Srijita2016:, Day, developing, Global, In, Is, Killer, Obesity, On, Rise, The, This, World

More people in the world are obese than underweight, with child and adolescent obesity rising rapidly, particularly in developing nations, the United Nations said ahead of the second annual World Obesity Day on Tuesday. Here are some facts about obesity: – Worldwide obesity has more than doubled since 1980. – In 2014, more than 1.9 billion adults were overweight. Of these over 600 million, or 13 percent of the global population, were obese. – 3.4 million people die each year due to overweight and obesity. – Obesity is on the…

268 Million Kids to be Overweight Globally by 2025: Study

October 13, 2016 Srijita2025:, 268, be, by, Globally:, Kids, Million, Overweight, Study, to

In an indication that no policy interventions have proven very effective at changing current obesity trends, researchers have estimated that globally some 268 million children aged five to 17 years may be overweight by 2025. On the assumptions of continued population growth given by the World Bank, the study projected a rise from some 219 million children in this age group in 2010 to 268 million children in 2025. Obesity alone rises from 76 million children in 2010 to 91 million by 2025, the study, published in the journal Pediatric…

Food-Poisoning Bacteria Responsible For Crohn’s Disease: Study

October 13, 2016 SrijitaBacteria, Crohn's, Disease, Food-Poisoning, for, Responsible, Study

Individuals who retain a type of bacterium in their gut after a bout of food poisoningmay be at an increased risk of developing Crohn’s disease later in life, a study has found. Crohn’s disease is a debilitating bowel disease characterised by the inflammation of the intestines. “This is a lifelong disease that often strikes people in their early years, leading to decades of suffering, an increased risk of colorectal cancer, and an increased risk ofpremature death,” said Brian Coombes, Professor at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. Using a mouse model…