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Lack of Stores With Fresh Foods Linked to Signs of Early Heart Disease

August 18, 2016 SrijitaDisease, Early, Foods, Fresh, Heart, Lack, Linked, of, signs, Stores, to, With

Living in poor neighborhoods has been linked to increased heart risk, and a new U.S. study suggests the lack of access to fresh, healthy foods may be to blame. “Previous studies have found relationships between neighborhood characteristics and cardiovascular disease,” said lead author Jeffrey Wing of Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. “Finding that the density of healthy food stores was the only factor among those tested that consistently was related to slowing the progression of coronary calcium build-up was interesting in that we didn’t see the same…

Altered DNA linked with psychiatric disorders identified

August 17, 2016 SrijitaAltered, disorders, DNA, identified, Linked, psychiatric, With

Brain scans have revealed a genetic mutation that affects the structure, function and chemistry of the brain, and thus increases the risk of major psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression, says a research. The findings showed that the people with the DISC1 mutation caused a part of one chromosome to swap places with another as well as lead to changes in the structure of their brain. These changes were associated with a significant increase in the risk of psychiatric illness, the researchers said. “The study confirms and extends…

Saturated Fat in Diet Linked with Higher Mortality

July 8, 2016 SrijitaDiet:, fat, higher, In, Linked, Mortality, Saturated, With

Replacing animal fats in your diet with a variety of liquid vegetable oils can help you live longer as researchers have confirmed that higher consumption of saturated and trans fats is linked with higher mortality. In a large study population that included 126,233 participants who were followed for more than three decades, researchers found that replacing saturated fats with unsaturated fats conferred substantial health benefits. The study suggests that replacing saturated fats like butter, lard, and fat in red meat with unsaturated fats from plant-based foods like olive oil, canola…

Key gene linked to diabetes, down syndrome recognized

May 21, 2016 SrijitaDiabetes, Down, gene, Key, Linked, recognized, syndrome, to

Researchers have recognized a gene that can motive defects in insulin secretion in human beings with type-2 diabetes as well as in people with Down syndrome . type-2 diabetes (T2D) is a complicated metabolic sickness related to obesity and insulin resistance due to pancreatic beta-mobile dysfunction. Many people with Down syndrome revel in lower insulin secretion , mitochondrial disorder and improved oxidative strain in the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas. these same conditions additionally appear in human beings with type 2 diabetes. In expreiments with mice, the researchers discovered…

climate change linked to boom in Kidney illnesses

May 15, 2016 SrijitaBoom', change, climate, illnesses, In, Kidney, Linked, to

a new have a look at warns that climate change may be accelerating the price of persistent kidney disorder because of dehydration and heat strain. The studies paper, posted in clinical journal of the yank Society of Nephrology (CJASN), suggests that a situation referred to as warmness stress nephropathy may also represent a disorder of overlooked populations but one that may become a chief reason of bad kidney fitness within the near destiny. The assertion issued with the aid of the George Institute for worldwide health further says that climate…

Short Sleep Linked to Poor Breast Cancer Survival

May 8, 2016 SrijitaBreast, Cancer, Linked, Poor, short, Sleep, Survival, to

Short sleep duration combined with frequent snoring reported prior to cancer diagnosis may influence subsequent breast cancer survival, says a study.One potential mechanism underlying this relationship is the adverse effect of poor sleep on inflammatory pathways, which may be a contributing factor in the development and progression of cancer, the researchers said.The study found that women who typically slept less than the recommended 7 hours of sleep per night and were frequent snorers in the years before their cancer diagnosis experienced a poorer cancer prognosis.”We were surprised to see that…