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India teaches children how to study, find jobs and build careers. But does it teach them how to stay healthy and happy? Actor and fitness enthusiast Milind Soman thinks this is a major gap in the way society raises and…
On your weight loss journey, do diet and exercise feel almost mutually exclusive? You focus on one, and the other takes a back seat. ALSO READ: Does unexplained weight loss mean cancer? Oncologist clears doubt and shares other symptoms to…
Emerging evidence suggests some people with eating disorders are misusing weight-loss drugs. GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are one of the biggest biotech breakthroughs of the last decade. But to some clinical psychologists, they can represent something more sinister—a potential trigger…
Scientists exploring the links between a spinal cord injury, inflammation and immune function have turned their attention to a genome-level analysis of the gut microbial community, with early study results offering hints at potential new approaches to aid healing. In…
A genome-wide study of more than 140,000 UK Biobank surgery patients identified a PITX2 risk locus for postoperative atrial fibrillation and linked polygenic risk scores for chronic diseases to the corresponding surgical complications. Up to 15 percent of patients worldwide experience serious complications…
A new editorial argues that diet, sleep and biomarkers should be studied together, as ten epidemiological studies link B vitamins, sleep quality and dietary patterns to cognitive and cardiometabolic outcomes.
A systematic review of 41 in vitro studies finds that zearalenone and alpha-zearalenol act as potent estrogen agonists in ER-positive breast cancer cell lines, while triple-negative models resist hormone-driven growth but show high vulnerability to cytotoxic mycotoxins such as aflatoxin B1, gliotoxin,…
Cross-party committee says ‘moonshot’ vow to end obesity epidemic in a decade will fail without personal leadership from PM The UK government’s promise to reverse rising obesity rates in the next decade is “doomed to fail” without a major rethink…
Adults with higher levels of a blood lipid marker known as the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) show higher odds of having kidney stones, according to a large case-control study of Chinese adults published in BMC Urology. The results showed…
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