Medically Speaking

PCOS AND ITS LONG-TERM HEALTH CONSEQUENCES

03 Sep 2021 02:41 AM IST

PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) is emerging as a global epidemic in women in the scenario of altered lifestyle and dietary habits. With decreased physical activity and hectic work from home schedules along with online classes for young girls and women, their daily routine and diet has gone for a toss,

IS PANDEMIC PRESSURE DRIVING AUTOMATION IN SCIENTIFIC AND BIOMEDICAL LABORATORIES?

03 Sep 2021 02:40 AM IST

Covid-19 is an unexpected giant that has thrown the world into disarray with its malevolent nature. With so much distress and negativity around, the productivity of humans has hit the dirt with detrimental consequences. Among this chaos, treating people with health anomalies is a major challenge. Scientific and biomedical laboratories

STRONGER IMMUNITY CAN HELP KIDS WARD OFF THIRD WAVE THREAT

03 Sep 2021 02:38 AM IST

The second wave of Covid-19 has seen a rise in infection rates amongst children. Some health experts think that children will be more susceptible to the third wave of Covid-19. This has left parents looking for information on how to protect themselves and their children from the anticipated threat. According

STUDY FINDS BREAST MILK ENHANCES HEART PERFORMANCE IN PREMATURE BABIES

02 Sep 2021 07:43 AM IST

A new research from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has demonstrated the beneficial effects of breast milk consumption on cardiovascular health and early cardiovascular development in premature infants. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘JAMA Network Open’. The study of 80 preterm infants is

TELEMEDICINE APPOINTMENTS REDUCE RISK OF FURTHER ILLNESS

02 Sep 2021 07:42 AM IST

According to results of a new study, telemedicine appointments combined with in-person visits significantly reduced the risk of further illness for children with medically complex cases. The study by researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) was published in Pediatrics. Children with medically complex cases

OLDER PEOPLE WITH ABDOMINAL FAT, WEAK MUSCLES MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP MOBILITY PROBLEMS: STUDY

02 Sep 2021 07:39 AM IST

A new study has found that the dangerous combination of weak muscles and abdominal fat can lead to a significant loss of gait speed in older people. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Age and Ageing’. The study was conducted by researchers at the Federal University

COVID-19 AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT: HERE’S ALL YOU SHOULD KNOW

02 Sep 2021 06:04 AM IST

Last year, when the pandemic took its peak, few patients with Covid-19 whose symptoms were initially mild developed long-term neurological problems. While there was no strong evidence at that time, researchers around the world continued to research on this subject. Now, there have been several studies that have made the

HOW IS TELECONSULTATION CHANGING THE FACE OF NUTRITION IN THE ‘NEW NORMAL’

01 Sep 2021 07:03 AM IST

Nutrition is a topic of interest for many of us. What we eat and how we eat impacts all our lives in a slow steady way every single day. As a famous saying by Ann Wigmore goes: “The food you eat can either be the safest and most powerful form

INTEGRATED TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION AND HEART FAILURE IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE, MOOD

01 Sep 2021 07:02 AM IST

Clinicians from the University of Pittsburgh have discovered that a telephone-delivered nursing care strategy that combined heart failure care management with depression treatment improved patients’ clinical outcomes. The findings of the clinical trial, called Hopeful Heart, were published in the journal ‘JAMA Internal Medicine’. The Hopeful Heart Trial is the

STUDY SHOWS DOWNSIDE OF NOT RECEIVING SECOND SHOT OF COVID-19 VACCINE

01 Sep 2021 07:00 AM IST

A new study has shown that two months after the second Pfizer/Moderna vaccination, antibody response decreases 20% in adults with prior cases of Covid-19. The study also tested how well current vaccines resist emerging variants. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Scientific Reports’. The Northwestern University

STUDY FINDS SCREENING FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION COULD REDUCE RISK OF STROKE

31 Aug 2021 06:00 AM IST

Screening for atrial fibrillation in 75- and 76-year-olds could reduce the risk of stroke, severe bleeding, and death, according to a study at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The study was published in the journal The Lancet. Atrial fibrillation, a form of arrhythmia or irregular heartbeat, is associated with a five-fold

RESEARCHERS EXPLAIN SPLEEN-HEART CONNECTION IN CARDIAC REPAIR

31 Aug 2021 05:59 AM IST

Using a mouse model of heart failure, a team of researchers recently discovered new mechanisms to help define how the spleen and heart coordinate physiological inflammation in cardiac repair. Through the study published in the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulation, the researchers at the University of South Florida (USF