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A new study published in The Lancet Public Health shows walking 7,000 steps a day can significantly reduce the risk of death, dementia, depression, diabetes, and heart disease. The research, based on data from 1.6 lakh adults, suggests realistic fitness targets.
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If countries can limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the study said 40-45 per cent of glacier ice in the Himalayas and the Caucasus would be preserved
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Though patients of depression, marked by a persistent low mood, tend to have less appetite, researchers said those with severe depression can sometimes develop food cravings
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A recent study shows that babies as young as 4 months old can learn and identify how sounds and languages are made
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Research found that every one per cent increase in muscle fat was associated with an increase of two per cent in risk of coronary microvascular dysfunction -- when small blood vessels of heart malfunction -- and that of seven per cent for serious heart disease, irrespective of known risk factors
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The study, titled "Work-from-Home: Benefits and Costs: an Exploratory Study in the Indian Context", stated that Covid has given rise to many alternative systems, and work from home is a prominent outcome altering the employment ecosystem
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In the study, published in the scientific journal Addiction Biology, cannabis is described as a 'genotoxic' substance because it damages a cell's genetic information
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Researchers from Belgium and Germany conducted the study after discovering that many responses from the AI chatbot were incorrect or potentially harmful. In their paper published in the journal BMJ Quality and Safety, they noted that the complexity of the chatbot's answers could be challenging to comprehend and may necessitate a degree-level education to fully understand.
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Vegetarian diets are linked to a decreased risk of several cause-specific deaths as well as overall mortality, particularly in middle-aged and male participants
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Published in the Spring 2024 issue of the ‘Stanford Social Innovation Revie’ (SSIR), the study highlights the management skills demonstrated by HMR Managing Director NVS Reddy and his team.
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The team used weather conditions to tease apart confounding factors affecting pollution and suicide rates, arriving at what they consider to be a truly causal connection.
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Study suggests that snacking on almonds can be recommended to occasional exercisers as a go-to food to help fitness recovery after strenuous exercise.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has raised concerns regarding its potential impact on male reproductive health. However, the impact of Covid-19 on sperm quality remains uncertain.
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They discovered that dancing significantly reduced body mass, body mass index, waist circumference, body fat percentage, and fat mass when compared to the control group.
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Researchers from the Universidade de Sao Paulo in Brazil also claimed that a diet low in dairy products and meat may help to ward off the infection.
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A significant study has revealed that plastic pollution from cigarettes costs $26 billion a year and China, where half of the world's cigarettes are smoked contributes around 20 per cent of that global cost.
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Trans-vaccenic acid (TVA), a long-chain fatty acid found in meat and dairy products from grazing animals such as cows and sheep, improves the ability of CD8+ T cells to infiltrate tumours and kill cancer cells.
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By year 3, there were no statistically significant excess of olfactory dysfunction (OD) between cases and controls (13.6 per cent vs 10.2 per cent).
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While all the mice spent time investigating the food, only the hungry ones would begin eating, the researchers at University College London, UK, found.
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The findings revealed that among urban adults in Telangana, 47.7 percent were obese, and 14.8 percent were overweight.