Srijita, Author at Pinfaves

Radiation from mobile towers not harmful

December 22, 2016 SrijitaFrom, harmful, Mobile, Not, radiation, towers

Allaying fears of radiation from mobile towers, a senior Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) official on Wednesday said that the harmful effects of electromagnetic field radiation had not been proved. At a customer outreachprogramme , Sunil Bajpai, principal adviser to TRAI, said people were scared of harmful effects of radiation from cellphone towers. However, it has not been established that electromagnetic field radiation from mobile towers causes any harm to humans. While there are several studies on the adverse impact of radiation on people, little research was done on…

Dyslexia may be more than a reading disorder: Study

December 22, 2016 Srijitaa, be, disorder, Dyslexia, May, More, reading, Study, Than

A distinctive neural signature found in the brains of people with dyslexia may explain why they have difficulty in learning to read and adapting to sensory inputs, according to a new study. The brain typically adapts rapidly to sensory input, such as the sound of a person’s voice or images of faces and objects, as a way to make processing more efficient. But, the study found that for individuals with dyslexia, the adaptation was on average nearly half. In dyslexic people, the brain has a diminished ability to acclimate to…

Female doctors better at treating elderly, finds Harvard study

December 22, 2016 Srijitaat, Better, Doctors, elderly, Female, Finds, Harvard, Study, Treating

Female doctors are better than male doctors in treating elderly patients in hospitals, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard University. They found that chances of patients dying or getting readmitted in the next 30 days went down if the doctors were women. It is the first time that a study has documented how male and female physicians’ treatment leads to different outcomes for patients in the U.S. The researchers estimated that if male physicians could achieve the same outcomes as their female colleagues, there would be…

Combat anti-microbial resistance soon with smartphones

December 19, 2016 Srijitaanti-microbial, Combat, Resistance, Smartphones, Soon, With

Combat anti-microbial resistance soon with smartphones (Getty Images) A team of US researchers has developed a diagnostic test for anti-microbial resistance using a smartphone that can help people in remote areas with limited resources conduct routine testing for antimicrobial susceptibility. Antimicrobial-resistant bacteria are responsible for high-mortality diseases such as pneumonia, diarrhea and sepsis. The team from the University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) built a simple and inexpensive smartphone attachment that can conduct automated anti-microbial susceptibility testing. “This work is important and timely, given that drug-resistant bacteria are increasingly…

Can social jetlag harm your health?

December 19, 2016 SrijitaCan, harm, Health, jetlag, Social, Your

Social jetlag can cause several health problems (Thinkstock) There are times when you wake up bright and happy but through the day end up feeling tired and sleepy, thus compensating for those lost hours of sleep on weekends. This, in turn, causes a sleep deficit during the weekdays. According to a study, researchers in Europe have coined the term ‘social jetlag’ to describe the all too-common practice of following a different sleep schedule on weekdays versus the weekend. “Sleep plays an important role both in the physiological and psychological development…

Chickenpox springs nasty winter surprise

December 19, 2016 SrijitaChickenpox, nasty, springs, Surprise!, Winter

Infection a threat to kids Chickenpox may fast be losing its `Basanta rog’ (spring disease) moniker. The viral infection that’s associated with spring has been striking early for a last few years, baffling doctors. “Cases of chickenpox are trickling in. Though the number is not alarming, this is not the season for the infection, hence the concern,” said Dr Sibabrata Banerjee, internal medicine expert at Fortis Hospital, Anandapur. Caused by varicella zozter virus (VZV), chickenpox infections are common during the springtime months of February , March and April. As a…