Health

Nottingham, March 1 (Online): A mental health trust has been ordered to make urgent improvements after inspectors uncovered a series of safety failings. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) found examples of staff falsifying records and assaulting patients at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. It inspected […]

ISLAMABAD, Feb 28 (Online): Obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep-related breathing disorder that has been linked directly to cardiovascular issues, and indirectly to cancer, diabetes, and dementia due to loss of healthy sleep. A new study finds that eating a healthy plant-based diet can significantly […]

ISLAMABAD, FEB 28 (ONLINE): A new study suggests abdominal fat could impact brain health and cognition among people with a high risk for Alzheimer’s. Researchers from Rutgers University say abdominal fat could impact brain health and cognition among people at risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers […]

ISLAMABAD, Feb 27 (Online): Researchers report in a new study that obesity disrupted the biological metabolic process in mice. They noted that this disruption can cause a number of health issues, including liver damage. They say they hope their study will help the medical community […]

ISLAMABAD, Feb 24 (Online): A new study shows red light therapy lowers blood sugar levels, which could help people with type 2 diabetes manage their condition. Type 2 diabetes is manageable and potentially reversible through medications and lifestyle changes. A new study has found red […]

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 […]