Strong grip may predict longer life at all ages
Grip strength may be a better predictor of future health than some measurements doctors currently use to gauge risk, a large UK study suggests. Grip strength is a powerful indicator – and a potential biomarker of aging. Although grip strength has long been a good indicator of frailty or health in older people, it could help doctors understand More...
Fasting diets could increase diabetes risk
Washington: Intermittent fasting diets could increase diabetes risk, suggests a study. Intermittent fasting diets may actually damage the pancreas and affect insulin function in normal healthy individuals, which More...
Work key to long life, says 121-year-old world’s oldest man
Ciudad Juárez: You wouldn’t know it watching him take care of his chickens on the family farm, but according to his birth certificate and official Mexican ID, Manuel Garcia Hernandez is 121 years old. Age More...
Dogs born in summer prone to heart disease: study
Dogs born during summer months run a higher risk of heart and artery problems, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports. The fact that humans and dogs live together and are exposed More...
Sexual intimacy in later life does not slow memory loss
Washington: Turns out, sexual activity and emotional closeness in later years of life do not control cognitive decline. Older people who enjoy a sexually active and emotionally close relationship with their partner More...
With world’s worst air, Kanpur struggles to track pollution
Kanpur: In the world’s most polluted city, Kanpur in northern India, the biggest hospital is so overcrowded with patients with respiratory ailments that they are often bedded in the ophthalmology ward. Chimneys More...
Heating food in microwave can cause diabetes, obesity, cancer, infertility
New Delhi: Food microwaved in plastic containers can put you or your unborn child at a greater risk of infertility, diabetes, obesity and cancer. Food microwaved in plastic containers can put you or your unborn More...
Eggs not linked to cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes
Washington: Despite the conflicting advice, eating up to 12 eggs per week for a year did not raise cardiovascular risk factors in the patients with pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes, according to a study. A study More...
5 lifestyle habits that could help to live up to ten years longer
Washington: Following five healthy lifestyle habits during adulthood – eating a healthy diet, regular exercise, keeping a healthy body weight, not drinking too much alcohol, and not smoking – may increase More...
How parents can help kids to maintain healthier relationships
Washington: From talking and reading to infants to making values clear, parents exert enormous influence over their children’s development. The family relationship is the first intimate relationship of your More...
