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Bask in the sunlight to energise your immune cells

December 22, 2016 SrijitaBask, cells, energise, immune, In, sunlight, The, to, Your

Bask in the sunlight to energise your immune cells Apart from helping for a healthier living by producing vitamin D, getting some sunlight may also energise T cells — immune cells — that play a central role in fighting infections in the human body, a study has found. “We all know sunlight provides vitamin D, which is suggested to have an impact on immunity, among other things. But what we found is a completely separate role of sunlight on immunity,” said Gerard Ahern, Associate Professor at the Georgetown University in…

10 Easy Ways to Eat Healthy in College

December 19, 2016 Srijita10', College, easy, Eat, Healthy, In, to, Ways

Eating well as a co-ed is hard. And why wouldn’t it be? “College is a place where you’re often set up for food failure,” says Atlanta-based health coach Chelsea Hunter. For the first time in your life, you’re on your own, making decisions about what you should and shouldn’t eat. You’re surrounded by salty snacks and sweets, you’re almost always in a rush, and controlling what you consume without a kitchen at your disposal can be majorly challenging. But college is also the place where you can start establishing good…

Certain high BP drugs cut spread of cancer in body

December 19, 2016 Srijitabody, BP, Cancer, certain, Cut, drugs, High;, In, of, spread

A team of researchers has found that drugs used to treat high blood pressure can block the spread of cancer. The findings were published in journal of Nature Communications. Calcium channel blockers are currently used to treat hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, but their potential use in blocking cancer cell metastases has not been previously reported. By screening already approved drugs, the team led by Postdoctoral Researcher Guillaume Jacquemet and Academy Professor Johanna Ivaska from University of Turku in Finland discovered that calcium channel blockers can efficiently stop…

Air stays ‘very poor’, no relief in sight for 48 hrs

December 19, 2016 Srijita'very, 48, Air, for, hrs, In, No, Poor, Relief, sight, stays

Delhi’s air quality remained `very poor’ on Saturday with moderate to dense fog seen in several places around the capital. Conditions are expected to remain the same for the next 48 hours with dense fog expected in parts of the city, experts said. Wind speed picked up in the evening, which saw an improvement in air quality but conditions in the morning remained poor with PM 2.5 levels over 3-4 times in several places across Delhi. The permitted limit of PM 10 being 100 microgramscubic metre, while it is 60…

Finding Healthy Food in Typically Non-healthy Cuisines

December 17, 2016 SrijitaCuisines, Finding, Food., Healthy, In, Non-healthy, Typically

We like to eat out. Either we don’t like to bring leftovers to work or we just like having someone else cook for us. Having a hamburger on the go, a quick quiche for breakfast or some nachos at happy hour are food pleasures that are hard to resist. Recently, the USDA’s Economic Research Service published that Americans eating away from home were associated with a 134-K calorie increase in daily energy intake. The extra calories varied according to the meals, with lunches highest at 158, followed by dinners 144…

Smartphone Addiction May Up Obesity Risk in Adolescents

December 16, 2016 Srijitaaddiction, Adolescents, In, May, Obesity, Risk, Smartphone, Up

Is your child spending more than five hours on digital devices such as tablets and smartphones? A new study warns that he or she may be 43 per cent more likely to be at risk of obesity. The study found that adolescents who spent more than five hours a day on screen devices were twice as likely to have a sugary drink every day and not get enough sleep or indulge in any kind of physical activity. Such children were nearly 43 per cent more likely to have obesity…