Boston Smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol may significantly increase the risk of irregular heartbeats or atrial fibrillation, a study has found. Lifetime risk is a useful method to quantify risk of atrial fibrillation over a person’s lifetime. However, data are scarce with respect to the lifetime risk of atrial fibrillationRead More

Geneva, May 3 Nine out of every 10 people on the planet breathe air that contains high levels of pollutants and kills seven million people each year, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) study released on Wednesday. The study is an analysis of what the WHO says isRead More

NEW DELHI: Including almonds in the diet may significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease among Indians, who are more prone to heart disorders than their European counterparts, the latest review of over 1,500 studies has found. The systematic review by a panel of Indian experts in the field ofRead More

LONDON: The blue light emitted by street lights including LEDs, and commercial outdoor lighting such as advertising, may significantly increase the risk of breast and prostate cancer, a study has warned. Researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) and University of Exeter in the UK found that participantsRead More

Washington A daily dose of baking soda may help reduce the destructive inflammation of autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, a study has found for the first time. Researchers from Augusta University in the US showed that the cheap, over-the-counter antacid could encourage our spleen to promote an anti-inflammatory environment thatRead More

New York, April 28 Men with a stronger hand grip are more likely to be married than those with a weaker grip, according to a study which suggests that women favour partners who signal strength and vigour. Grip strength is an established measure of health and has previously been linkedRead More

Washington, April 28 Researchers have identified 44 genomic variants that have a significant association with depression, an advance that may lead to improved antidepressant medications. The study, published in the journal Nature Genetics, is the largest genome-wide association to date of genetic risk factors for major depression. Of these 44Read More

London Reigniting the debate over exposure to the “blue light” emitted by outdoor LED screens and heightened risk of cancer, an international team of researchers have concluded that there is a “strong link” between the two. To reach this conclusion, the researchers from University of Exeter in Britain and theRead More

New Delhi According to the WHO, liver disease is the 10th most common cause of deaths in India. Gone are the days when liver disease was only associated with the consumption of alcohol. With the increased prevalence of obesity and metabolic diseases such as diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver, which leadsRead More

Los Angeles Scientists have developed glow-in-the-dark contact lenses that can painlessly fight blindness caused by diabetes. Hundreds of millions of people suffer from diabetes worldwide, putting them at risk for a creeping blindness, or diabetic retinopathy, that comes with the disease in its more advanced stages. Existing treatments, though effective,Read More