Folic acid supplementation during Pregnancy Improves Neurocognitive Development of Child MD Bureau20 March 2021 7:32 AM ISTFolate is essential in early life, with conclusive evidence that periconceptional supplementation with folic acid (FA) effectively prevent the first...
Southern European Atlantic Diet Reduces All-Cause Mortality in elderly: Study MD Bureau16 March 2021 11:19 PM ISTThe Southern European Atlantic Diet (SEAD) is the traditional diet of Northern Portugal and North-Western Spain. A recent study suggests that SEAD is...
Higher Meat Consumption tied to heart disease, diabetes and pneumonia: Study MD Bureau10 March 2021 10:00 AM ISTSeveral studies have established a link between consuming processed meat — such as bacon, hot dogs, sausages, and other similar meats — and an...
Low-quality diet during pregnancy linked to late-childhood obesity Hina Zahid22 Feb 2021 7:00 PM ISTEating a low quality diet, high in foods and food components associated with chronic inflammation, during pregnancy may be associated with an...
Sleep disturbances in elderly linked to multiple chronic diseases: Study Dr. Nandita Mohan1 Jan 2021 10:06 PM ISTResearchers recently have observed that sleep disturbances are associated with faster chronic disease accumulation points towards the importance of...
Benzodiazepines addition to antidepressants increases death risk in depression: Study Dr. Nandita Mohan22 Dec 2020 8:15 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new research that addition of benzodiazepines to antidepressants monotherapy to treat depression was associated with a...
Methylprednisolone improves survival in liver failure due to hepatitis B: Study Medha Baranwal20 Dec 2020 1:17 PM ISTChina: The use of methylprednisolone (MP) is a safe and effective treatment for hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (HBV-ACLF)...
Higher dose Z-drugs in dementia increase stroke, fracture risk: Study Medha Baranwal1 Dec 2020 12:30 PM ISTUK: The use of higher dose Z-drugs (Nonbenzodiazepine) which include zopiclone, zaleplon, and zolpidemn increase risk of stoke and fracture, finds a...
Vegans, vegetarians and pescetarians may be at higher risk of bone fractures Hina Zahid23 Nov 2020 7:45 AM ISTCompared with people who ate meat, vegans with lower calcium and protein intakes on average, had a 43% higher risk of fractures anywhere in the body...
Less screen time and more sleep may help prevent depression Hina Zahid13 Nov 2020 3:45 PM ISTThere is now evolving data exploring the relationship between depression and various individual lifestyle factors such as diet, physical activity,...
Iodine deficiency in pregnant women linked to retarded fetal growth,claims BMC study Dr Satabdi Saha10 Sept 2020 8:15 PM ISTSevere iodine deficiency may impact fertility and reproductive outcomes.A recent study has suggested that a low iodine intake was associated with...
Repeated antibiotic prescription associated to higher risk of hospital admissions Meghna A Singhania2 March 2020 10:47 AM ISTAntibiotics may cause dysbiosis (perturbations of intestinal microbiota), contributing to colonization with resistant bacteria, the authors suggested
