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Switch off the TV, too much screen time can cause heart disease and cancer

May 26, 2018 Loknath Dasand, Can, Cancer, cause, Disease, Heart, much, Off, screen, Switch, The, Time, Too, TV?

Spending too much time watching TV can be injurious to health. A new study done by the University of Glasgow and published in BMC Medicine reveals a link between higher risk of mortality and cardiovascular disease. The effect was more among those with low fitness, low muscle strength or physical activity levels. Previous studies linked increased screen time with bowel cancer for men as well as diabetes, obesity and a weak heart. Discretionary screen time, time spent watching TV or looking at a computer screen during leisure time, is an important contributor to…

Obesity can cause cancer. Aspirin pills can protect you from it

May 12, 2018 Loknath Dasaspirin, Can, Cancer, cause, From, It, Obesity, pills, Protect, You

Aspirin, a medication used to treat pain, fever or inflammation, could significantly reduce the effects of obesity on cancer, suggests a study on mice. Obesity is a known risk factor for certain types of cancer, including colon, pancreatic and breast cancer. Previous research, too, showed that aspirin could reduce risk of cancer in the digestive tract, though it also caused side effects like gastrointestinal bleeding. The new study, from Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan, showed that obesity could enhance cancer development by slowing down the key cancer defence mechanism. “Epithelial”…

An effective cancer therapy is now one step closer to reality

May 3, 2018 Loknath Dasan, Cancer, closer, effective, Is, Now, One, Reality, Step, Therapy, to

Cancer occurs when abnormal cells divide in an uncontrolled way. And it turns out, when it comes to fighting cancer, the size does matter. According to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and The Ohio State University, doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat cancer with a double whammy of a virus combined with boosting the natural immune system. “The findings of this research are very exciting because it helps unravel the complex yin and yang relationship…

Obesity can cause cancer. Aspirin pills can protect you from it

May 3, 2018 Loknath Dasaspirin, Can, Cancer, cause, From, It, Obesity, pills, Protect, You

LED bulbs can give you cancer, stay away from the blue light

May 3, 2018 Loknath Dasaway, blue, bulbs, Can, Cancer, From, Give, LED, Light, Stay, The, You

Reigniting the debate over exposure to the “blue light” emitted by outdoor LED screens and heightened risk of cancer, an international team of researchers have concluded that there is a “strong link” between the two. To reach this conclusion, the researchers from University of Exeter in Britain and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) determined indoor exposure to artificial light through personal questionnaires. The outdoor levels of artificial light, such as emitted by street lights, were evaluated for Madrid and Barcelona, based on nocturnal images taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station…

Nanorobots developed at IISC Bangalore hold promise for cancer treatment

April 25, 2018 Loknath Dasat, Bangalore, Cancer, developed, for, hold, IISC, Nanorobots, Promise, Treatment

Researchers at Indian Institute of Science Bangalore have developed a method of using nanorobots to deliver payloads to specific parts of a living cell–a breakthrough that could transform cancer treatment. “We can now very precisely move it from point A and B, that too inside a living cell,” Malay Pal, a co-author of the paper published in the journal Advanced Materials, said. The breakthrough for the Bangalore team is the use of rotating magnetic fields to guide the probes instead of using more conventional tools such as ultrasound or chemicals. The…