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Sensor To Detect Vitamin B12 Deficiency In a Jiffy

October 22, 2016 Srijitaa, B12, Deficiency, detect, In, Jiffy, Sensor, to, Vitamin

Researchers from University of Adelaide have developed a world’s first optical sensor that can detect vitamin B12 in diluted human blood – a novel step towards developing a low-cost and portable deficiency test. Vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with an increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Such a device would enable the tracking of vitamin B12 levels in high-risk patients and early intervention can help overcome the limitations of current testing methods which are time-consuming and costly. “Vitamin B12 deficiency has been shown to be a potential modifiable risk…

Iron deficiency

September 1, 2016 SrijitaDeficiency, Iron

April has been the busiest month I’ve had in a very long time! I’ve been to several weddings and away from home for three weeks, so any control over my diet went out the window. If I am not eating from the right food groups I tend to lack energy and feel fatigued and lethargic. If I spend more than a few days eating less than ideal foods, my body doesn’t perform how I need it to. I need to get back on track to ensure my body is in…

Vitamin D Deficiency Can Predict Surprising Facts About Your Dental Health

July 30, 2016 SrijitaAbout, Can, D, Deficiency, Dental, facts, Health, Predict, Surprising, Vitamin, Your

Researchers have found that vitamin D deficiency caused majorly by lack of exposure to sun may reside in the teeth of every human being and remain viable for hundreds of years or more. The findings showed that the teeth can act as an essential fossil and help anthropologists to sneak into the lives and challenges of people who lived hundreds of years ago and whose only record is their skeletal remains. When the body is deprived of vitamin D, permanent microscopic abnormalities form in the layers of dentin — the…

Zinc deficiency in diet may lead to grave consequences

July 7, 2016 Srijitaconsequences, Deficiency, Diet:, grave, In, Lead, May, to, Zinc

Zinc deficiency in diet must be avoided at every cost as the trace element has an impact on the essential metabolic functions of most living organisms. According to a recent study carried out by the Chair of Animal Nutrition at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), even minimal zinc deficiency impairs digestion, albeit without any typical symptoms such as skin problems or fatigue. Hence, short-term zinc deficiency in the diet should be avoided. The test series established that even slight zinc deficiency in an animal’s diet impedes pancreatic digestive activity…

Smartphones Can reason interest Deficiency, Hyperactivity: study

May 11, 2016 SrijitaCan, Deficiency, Hyperactivity:, interest, Reason, Smartphones, Study

Are you losing interest without problems when trying to cognizance, or having trouble doing quiet obligations and sports? If yes, the pervasive use of a phone can be the cause at the back of those interest-deficit/hyperactivity disease (ADHD)-like symptoms, new research indicates. latest polls have shown that as many as ninety five percent of telephone users have used their phones during social gatherings; that seven in 10 people used their phones while working; and one in 10 admitted to checking their phones for the duration of intercourse. cellphone proprietors spend…