Boston Older people should drink more water to reap the full cognitive benefits of exercise, a study suggests. The study presented at the American Physiological Society (APS) annual meeting in San Diego, US explores the association between hydration status before exercising and exercise-enhanced cognition in older adults. Dehydration has beenRead More

Houston Scientists, who tested over 200,000 chemical compounds, have identified 170 candidates that can be potentially used for developing new drug therapies for lung cancer. The five-year project set out to identify new therapeutic targets for non-small cell lung cancer as well as potential drugs for these targets – aRead More

Boston Older people should drink more water to reap the full cognitive benefits of exercise, a study suggests. The study presented at the American Physiological Society (APS) annual meeting in San Diego, US explores the association between hydration status before exercising and exercise-enhanced cognition in older adults. Dehydration has beenRead More

Sydney Researchers have found an increase in medication use by the patients who have been newly-diagnosed with dementia and they may consume unnecessary or inappropriate medicines that increase the risk of side effects. “Our study found that following a diagnosis of dementia in older people, medication use increased by 11Read More

Houston Scientists, who tested over 200,000 chemical compounds, have identified 170 candidates that can be potentially used for developing new drug therapies for lung cancer. The five-year project set out to identify new therapeutic targets for non-small cell lung cancer as well as potential drugs for these targets – aRead More

LONDON: Debunking the ‘myth’ that strenuous exercise increases infection risk by suppressing the immune system, a new study says that competing in endurance sports like marathon running may actually be beneficial for upping immunity. “It is increasingly clear that changes happening to your immune system after a strenuous bout ofRead More

WASHINGTON: Belly fat, even in people who are not otherwise overweight, is bad for the heart, a recent study revealed. “See your doctor if your waist is bigger than your hips,” said study author Dr Jose Medina-Inojosa from the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Body mass index (BMI), which is weightRead More

London: Consuming fatty fish four times a week may help increase the amount of good cholesterol and prevent the risk of heart disease, finds a study. The findings showed that fatty fish increases the size and lipid composition of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) particles, also known as good cholesterol, in people withRead More

Washington DC: Turns out, obesity can lead to higher chances of developing rapid and irregular heart rate. According to the study conducted by Penn State, people with obesity are more likely to develop a rapid and irregular heart rate, called atrial fibrillation, which can lead to stroke, heart failure andRead More

New York: There is no evidence to prove that children below three years of age who were given anaesthesia had lower intelligence level than those who did not have it, say researchers. In 2016, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had warned that prolonged or repeated sedation before age threeRead More