Yoga and meditation improve brain function and energy levels, finds study
Toronto, Sept 7 (IBNS): Practicing brief sessions of Hatha yoga and mindfulness meditation can significantly improve brain function and energy levels, according to a new study from the University of Waterloo.
Health for all emphasized as WHO South-East Asia Region’s health ministers meet opens
Male, Sept 6 (IBNS): The World Health Organization emphasized the need to make health for all a top priority in WHO South-East Asia Region as health ministers, leaders and officials commenced a five-day meeting here today.
Eating meat linked to higher risk of diabetes, finds study
Singapore, Sept 6 (IBNS): While a plant-based diet is generally considered healthier than a meat-based diet in preventing the risk of diabetes, not all meats affect the risk equally.
Study finds more losers than winners for Southern Ocean marine life
London, Sept 5 (IBNS): A new study of the marine invertebrates living in the seas around Antarctica reveals there will be more ‘losers’ than ‘winners’ over the next century as the Antarctic seafloor warms. The results are published today (4 September) in the journal Nature Climate Change.
UP faces tragedy again, 49 children die in Farrukhabad hospital
Farrukhabad, Sept 4 (IBNS): Just days after the Gorkhpur tragedy which witnessed child deaths at a hospital, new reports have surfaced stating that 49 babies died in a month at a government hospital in Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh,
City Hospital Trauma Team saves a toddler with crush injury of head
Kolkata, Sept 4 (IBNS): A 3-year old toddler was in a serious condition when her head was crushed under the wheels of a car with serious scalp injury and extensive skull fractures on the left side of the head.
Forty-nine children die in Farrukhabad hospital
Lucknow, Sep 4 (IBNS) : In a grim reminder of the Gorakhpur hospital tragedy, 49 children have reportedly died in a government hospital in Farrukkhabad, Uttar Pradesh, allegedly due to shortage of oxygen, media reports said.
Green Corridor arranged in Guwahati for a critically ill six-month-old child to airlift
Guwahati, Sept 3 (IBNS): The busiest traffic on one of Guwahati’s road on Sunday morning came almost to a standstill for nearly 28 minutes to allow the movement of an ambulance carrying a critically ill six-month-old child to the Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) airport.
Eating protein three times a day could make seniors stronger, says study
Washington, Sept 2 (IBNS): Loss of muscle is an inevitable consequence of aging that can lead to frailty, falls or mobility problems. Eating enough protein is one way to remedy it, but it would seem that spreading protein equally among the three daily meals could be linked to greater mass and muscle strength in the elderly.
Earth-sized planets forty light years away could be habitable
New York, Sept 1 (IBNS): There could be water on multiple Earth-sized planets orbiting the recently discovered TRAPPIST-1 dwarf star - making them potentially habitable - according to an international collaboration of researchers, including the University of Warwick.
Children’s sleep quality linked to mothers’ insomnia, says study
London, Sept 1 (IBNS): Children sleep more poorly if their mothers suffer from insomnia symptoms – potentially affecting their mental wellbeing and development - according to new research by the University of Warwick and the University of Basel.
Misuse of antibiotics in poultry farms in India leading to multi-drug resistant bacteria says study
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS): The misuse of antibiotics in food animals, especially for meat and poultry production, is a global problem and a serious threat to public health.
New app could use smartphone selfies to screen for pancreatic cancer, finds study
Washington, Aug 29 (IBNS): Pancreatic cancer has one of the worst prognoses — with a five-year survival rate of 9 percent — in part because there are no telltale symptoms or non-invasive screening tools to catch a tumor before it spreads.
Surgeons urged to create new knowledge
Mumbai, Aug 28 (IBNS): Five centuries ago, India was regarded as a fount of knowledge where scholars would come to imbibe wisdom. Given that it is home to the largest number of doctors, engineers and software professionals in the world, it can easily reclaim its ancient position as the knowledge hub of the world.
An unlikely tool to combat diabetes is chocolate, say researchers
London, Aug 27 (IBNS): What if eating chocolate helped prevent and treat diabetes? It’s crazy enough to laugh off.