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‘Walk Your Way’ To Improved Brain Function

May 29, 2017 Loknath DasBrain, function, Improved, to, walk, Way, Your

Living in world where the scope of physical movment is reduced to a bare minimum. Its good to give your sedantry life a break with basic physical activity. Even if you are pressed for time to follow a full-fledged exercise regimen, minute changes in habit like using the staircase in place of the elevator, or taking walking down the street to pick vegetables may come in quite handy. And guess what the little stroll can also advance your brain function and cognitive ability, says a study. According to the…

Low Protein Levels May Increase Kidney Function Decline in Elderly

January 20, 2017 SrijitaDecline, elderly, function, In, Increase, Kidney, Levels, Low, May, Protein:

Older adults with low blood levels of a circulating protein in the blood may be at an increased risk of experiencing decline in their kidney function, a study has found. The findings showed that higher blood levels of a protein called soluble klotho — with anti-ageing properties — may help preserve kidney function. “We found a strong association between low soluble klotho and decline in kidney function, independent of many known risk factors for kidney function decline,” said David Drew from Tufts University in Massachusetts, US. The kidney has the…

Poor Sleep May Adversely Affect Kidney Function

November 27, 2016 SrijitaAdversely, affect, function, Kidney, May, Poor, Sleep

Short and poor quality of sleep may worsen kidney function in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), says a study. “Short sleep and fragmented sleep are significant yet unappreciated risk factors for CKD progression,” said one of the researchers, Ana Ricardo, from the University of Illinois at Chicago in the US. “Our research adds to the accumulating knowledge regarding the importance of sleep on kidney function, and underscores the need to design and test clinical interventions to improve sleep habits in individuals with CKD,” she added. Although there is increasing…

Healthy Lifestyle Improves Brain Function

November 11, 2016 SrijitaBrain, function, Healthy, Improves, lifestyle

If you exercise before work, or forego fried food for fruits and salads, you can expect brain functions to improve over time, according to a new study. Living a healthier lifestyle could increase executive function, which is the ability to exert self-control, set and meet goals, resist temptation and solve problems, the study said. “People who make a change to their health behaviour, like participating in physical activity, eating less processed food, or consuming more fruits and vegetables, can see an improvement in their brain function over time and increase…

Muscle Strength May Help to Improve Brain Function

October 28, 2016 Srijita'Muscle, Brain, function, Help, Improve, May, strength!, to

Increased muscle strength may help to improve brain function in adults who suffer from mild cognitive impairment (MCI), shows a new study. MCI defines people who have reduced cognitive abilities such as reduced memory, but are still able to live independently. It is a precursor to Alzheimer’s disease. The findings published in the Journal of American Geriatrics show a positive causal link between muscle adaptations to progressive resistance training and the functioning of the brain among those over the age of 55 with MCI. “What we found in this follow-up…

Microsoft to take away windows 10’s Wi-Fi sense Password Sharing function

May 13, 2016 Srijita10's, away, function, Microsoft, Password, sense, Sharing, Take, to, wi-fi, Windows

Microsoft released a brand new windows 10 Insider Preview construct on Tuesday, and along, made an announcement that need to make privacy enthusiasts a whole lot happier. it’s miles doing away with the debatable password sharing function of c084d04ddacadd4b971ae3d98fecfb2a experience. To take into account, the feature if enabled within c084d04ddacadd4b971ae3d98fecfb2a experience let users proportion c084d04ddacadd4b971ae3d98fecfb2a passwords with their contacts, and additionally mechanically connect with networks that their contacts had shared. c084d04ddacadd4b971ae3d98fecfb2a experience additionally we could customers automatically connect with open c084d04ddacadd4b971ae3d98fecfb2a hotspots, and that function will remain. In a blog…