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Smartphone Use Near Bedtime May Lead to Poor Sleep

November 11, 2016 SrijitaBedtime, Lead, May, Near, Poor, Sleep, Smartphone, to, Use

If you want to improve your sleep, better cut down on smartphone use near bedtime, suggests a new study that found longer average screen-time is associated with poor sleep quality and less sleep overall. Poor sleep is associated with health conditions such as obesity, diabetes and depression. “Exposure to smartphone screens, particularly around bedtime, may negatively impact sleep,” the study said. For the study, Matthew Christensen from the University of California – San Francisco, US, and colleagues sought to test the hypothesis that increased screen-time may be associated with poor…

Weight Loss May Make Cancer Immunotherapies Ineffective

November 11, 2016 SrijitaCancer, Immunotherapies, Ineffective, Loss, Make, May, Weight

A weight loss condition that affects cancer patients may make immunotherapy ineffective, according to a new study which explains why the approach boosting a patient’s immune system to treat the disease fails in a lot of people. Cancer immunotherapies involve activating a patient’s immune cells to recognise and destroy cancer cells. They have shown great promise in some cancers, but so far have only been effective in a minority of patients with cancer. The reasons behind these limitations are not clear. Researchers at the University of Cambridge have found evidence…

New Blood Test May Identify Alcohol Disorders in Foetus

November 11, 2016 SrijitaAlcohol, Blood, disorders, Foetus, identify, In, May, New, test

Researchers have identified a blood test that may help predict how severely a newborn can be affected by alcohol exposure during pregnancy. Foetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) is a severe form of mental and physical disabilities. Children and adults affected by FASD may experience a range of symptoms, from physical changes like a small head and subtle differences in facial characteristics to learning difficulties and behavioural issues. The study showed that moderate to high levels of alcohol exposure during early pregnancy resulted in significant differences in some circulating small RNA…

Some Babies May Need Allergy Tests Before Trying Peanuts

November 11, 2016 SrijitaAllergy, Babies, Before, May, Need, Peanuts, Some, Tests, trying

Most of the time, parents can safely feed peanuts to babies on their own, but infants with a history of allergies should still get a checkup first, a research review confirms. “If your infant has a history of an allergic disorder (i.e. eczema, food allergy), we would recommend that he/she be evaluated for a peanut allergy by an allergist, before introducing a peanut containing product at home,” said lead study author Dr. Sara Anvari of Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. “Also, when introducing peanuts at…

Eating Cheese May Lower High Blood Pressure

November 9, 2016 SrijitaBlood, Cheese, Eating, High;, Lower, May, Pressure?

Consuming sodium in the form of a dairy product, such as cheese, may protect against some of sodium’s effects on the cardiovascular system, such as high blood pressure, researchers say. According to researchers, the protection comes from antioxidant properties of dairy proteins in cheese. The results suggest that when sodium is consumed in cheese it does not have the negative vascular effects that researchers observed with sodium from non-dairy sources. “We found that when participants ate a lot of sodium in cheese, they had better blood vessel function — more…

Low Vitamin D Levels May up Bladder Cancer Risk

November 9, 2016 SrijitaBladder, Cancer, D, Levels, Low, May, Risk, Up, Vitamin

Individuals with Vitamin D deficiency can be at an increased risk of developing bladder cancer, a study has warned. Vitamin D, which is produced by the body through exposure to sunshine, helps the body control calcium and phosphate levels. It can also be obtained from food sources such as fatty fish and egg yolks. According to previous studies, Vitamin D deficiency causes health problems including cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment, autoimmune conditions, and cancer. In the study, the researchers looked at the cells that line the bladder, known as transitional epithelial…