Health

ISLAMABAD, FEB 24 (ONLINE): Experts say regular sessions of yoga can help ease lower back pain. Pyrosky/Getty Images Researchers report that weekly yoga practice improved back pain in a small group of study participants. Muscular electrical activity in the lower back, which is associated with […]

ISLAMABAD, Feb 24 (Online): A new study challenges the concept that protein aggregates in the brain are the direct cause of cell death in neurodegenerative diseases. The researchers noted the culprit is the body’s inability to turn off the stress response in brain cells. The […]

ISLAMABAD, Feb 23 (ONLINE): EGFR+ lung cancer is a type of lung cancer, not linked to smoking, that is caused by one of a number of nonhereditary gene mutations. One mutation, exon 20, had no effective treatments beyond chemotherapy until a tyrosine kinase inhibitor called […]

ISLAMABAD, Feb 23 (Online): A study showed a fasting-mimicking diet (FMD) lowered insulin resistance, liver fat, inflammation, and other markers associated with aging. The diet is based on the consumption of formulated food with controlled levels of dietary macros on days 1–5 and then eating […]

ISLAMABAD, FEB 22 (ONLINE): A new study challenges the concept that protein aggregates in the brain are the direct cause of cell death in neurodegenerative diseases. The researchers noted the culprit is the body’s inability to turn off the stress response in brain cells. The […]

ISLAMABAD, Feb 22 (Online): There are several non-modifiable and preventable risk factors for heart disease. Researchers recently found that high levels of a common B vitamin called niacin in the body may contribute to cardiovascular disease. They saw that excess niacin can trigger vascular inflammation, […]

ISLAMABAD, Feb 21 (Online): Healthy lifestyles choices, incuding not smoking, a high level of activity, and sleeping 7 to 9 hours per night, are strongly linked with a decreased risk of developing irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to a study published today in the journal […]

ISLAMABAD, Feb 21 (Online): Anyone who has received a herpes diagnosis may be twice as likely to develop dementia than people who have not, according to a new study from Uppsala University in Sweden. The study, which was published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, […]

ISLAMABAD, FEB 20 (ONLINE): Pakistan and an American firm, Miracle Saltworks Collective Incorporation, signed an agreement in Islamabad Tuesday for value addition of Himalayan Pink Salt to increase its export. Addressing the signing ceremony, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said the agreement not only paves […]

ISLAMABAD, FEB 20 (ONLINE): Anyone who has received a herpes diagnosis may be twice as likely to develop dementia than people who have not, according to a new study from Uppsala University in Sweden. The study, which was published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, […]