Women Health

  A study has found those physical activities that are associated with better sleep. Physical activities, such as walking, as well as aerobics/calisthenics, biking, gardening, golfing, running, weight-lifting, and yoga/Pilates are associated with better sleep habits, compared to no activity, according to a new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at … [Read more...]

A study has established that 95% of people who live to be 110 are women. Human supercentenarians share at least one thing in common--over 95 percent are women. Scientists have long observed differences between the sexes when it comes to aging, but there is no clear explanation for why females live longer. In a discussion of what we know about stem cell behavior and sex, … [Read more...]

A study has found a key protein to maintain muscle strength. What causes us to lose muscle strength as we age and how exercise can prevent it from happening has never been thoroughly understood, but McMaster University researchers have discovered a key protein required to maintain muscle mass and muscle strength during aging. This important finding means new and existing … [Read more...]

A study has proved that drug flibanserin developed as antidepressant is effective as 'Viagra for women'. The drug flibanserin, which was originally created as an antidepressant, is effective in treating women with low libido, pooled results from three separate clinical trials have found. These trials were the first ever to test a therapy that works at the level of the brain to … [Read more...]

A study has proved that more teens check out on web to about their health concerns. At a time when teenagers are grappling with new and often confusing health concerns, the overwhelming majority -- 84 percent -- turn to the Internet, according to the first national study in more than a decade to examine how adolescents use digital tools for health information. But while most … [Read more...]

A study has proved that zinc in the body may contribute to kidney stones. New research on kidney stone formation reveals that zinc levels may contribute to kidney stone formation, a common urinary condition that can cause excruciating pain. The research found that zinc may be the core by which stone formation starts. The study, led by UC San Francisco, opens a new … [Read more...]

A study has proved that Telemedicine prescription and physician face-to-face prescription of antibiotics as equal. Patients treated for an acute respiratory infection by a doctor on a telephone or live video are as likely to be prescribed an antibiotic as patients who are treated by a physician face-to-face for the same illness, according to a new RAND Corporation study. … [Read more...]

A study has inferred that 5% of the population suffer from hallucinations and delusions. Hallucinations and delusions in the general population are more common than previously thought. An international study led by The University of Queensland and Harvard Medical School found that hearing voices and seeing things others cannot impacts about five per cent of the general … [Read more...]

We live in fear of 'superbugs': infectious bacteria that don't respond to treatment by antibiotics, and can turn a routine hospital stay into a nightmare. Now, researchers have designed a diagnostic chip to reduce testing time of antibiotics from days to one hour, allowing doctors to pick the right antibiotic the first time. But tests for antibiotic resistance can take up to … [Read more...]

A study has proved that medical marijuana liquid extract may bring hope for children with severe epilepsy. A medicinal liquid form of marijuana may show promise as a treatment for children with severe epilepsy that is not responding to other treatments, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 67th Annual Meeting in … [Read more...]

A study has inferred that a novel compound switches off epilepsy development. Researchers at the LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence have found that a novel compound they discovered helps curtail the onset and progression of temporal lobe epilepsy. The finding, which may contribute to the development of anti-epileptic therapies, is published online in the … [Read more...]

A study has established that potassium intake improved blood pressure in teen girls. Eating 3,000 mg per day of salt or more appears to have no adverse effect on blood pressure in adolescent girls, while those girls who consumed 2,400 mg per day or more of potassium had lower blood pressure at the end of adolescence, according to an article published online by JAMA … [Read more...]

A study has inferred that how does vitamin E keeps muscles healthy. Body builders have it right: vitamin E does help build strong muscles, and scientists appear to have figured out one important way it does it. Vitamin E has long known as a powerful antioxidant, and now scientists have shown that without it, the plasma membrane, which essentially keeps a cell from spilling its … [Read more...]

A study has established that Dance classes have limited amounts of physical activity. For parents who send their kids to dance classes to get some exercise, a new study from researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine suggests most youth dance classes provide only limited amounts of physical activity. The study, published online May 18 in the … [Read more...]

A study has revealed the effects of Ultraman competitions. Extreme endurance athletes train long and hard to compete in some of the world's most grueling competitions. But what is all of that work really doing to your body? A team of Florida State researchers is trying to find out. "These people are at the peak of fitness, but what they are doing is incredibly hard on the … [Read more...]

A study has proved that exercise to strengthen hip muscles reduces pain in the legs. Detailed gait analysis reveals that people with clogged leg arteries rely more on muscles in the back of the calf when they walk to compensate for weakness in certain hip muscles, according to a new study presented at the American Heart Association's Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular … [Read more...]

A study has concluded that adherence to exercise increase by 70% on use of personalized music strategy. The use of personalized music playlists with tempo-pace synchronization increases adherence to cardiac rehab by almost 70 per cent -- according to a study published in Sports Medicine -Open. "Cardiac rehab has been proven to improve long-term survival for someone who's had a … [Read more...]

A study has established that group behavioral therapy that encouraged walking at home improves mobility among patients. Group behavioral therapy that encouraged walking at home significantly improved and prevented mobility loss among patients with clogged arteries in the legs, according to research in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Known as peripheral artery … [Read more...]

A Norwegian study has proved that electric bikes make people cycle longer. According to a new study, electric bikes make people cycle longer and more often. The effect is best on women. Norwegians are among the world's most eager bicycle buyers. Yet they don't cycle very much on a regular basis. We usually prefer the car when we travel to and from work or when we bring the … [Read more...]

A new research has established and identified cause of cystic fibrosis. Nearly 70,000 people worldwide are living with cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening genetic disease. There currently is no cure for the condition, but researchers from the University of Missouri have identified a key component in the protein that causes the disease. It is a finding that may lay the … [Read more...]

A study has concluded that natural sounds improve mood and productivity. Playing natural sounds such as flowing water in offices could boosts worker moods and improve cognitive abilities in addition to providing speech privacy, according to a new study from researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. They will present the results of their experiment at the 169th Meeting of … [Read more...]

A study has confirmed that music helps patients in their recovery. Patient-selected music during weaning from prolonged mechanical ventilation could benefit patients by decreasing their heart rate and anxiety, according to a study presented at the 2015 American Thoracic Society International Conference. Patients on prolonged mechanical ventilation may feel stress or … [Read more...]

A study has confirmed that a new combination of medications can successfully treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis. Results from two phase 3 clinical trials published today in the New England Journal of Medicine show that a new combination of medications can successfully treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis for patients age 12 and older with two copies of the … [Read more...]

A study has confirmed that exercise, however modest, found progressively beneficial to the elderly. Even exercise of short duration and low intensity has life expectancy benefits for the elderly. Such conclusions have been well examined in the general population, where a recommended exercise programme of 30 minutes at least five days a week (or 150 minutes per week) has been … [Read more...]

A study has proved that omega-3 intake by children may ultimately reduce antisocial and aggressive behavior problems in children. At the forefront of a field known as "neurocriminology," Adrian Raine of the University of Pennsylvania has long studied the interplay between biology and environment when it comes to antisocial and criminal behavior. With strong physiological … [Read more...]

A study has concluded that epilepsy has been found to reduce the generation of new neurons. Amanda Sierra and Juan Manuel Encinas, Ikerbasque researchers at the Achucarro centre (Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience) have discovered a new property of hippocampal neural stem cells by using an epilepsy model in genetically modified mice. The work has been published by the … [Read more...]

A study has inferred that half hour of physical activity 6 days a week linked to 40 percent lower risk of early death. Thirty minutes of physical activity--irrespective of its intensity--6 days a week is linked to a 40% lower risk of death from any cause among elderly men, finds research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Boosting physical activity … [Read more...]

A study has established that yoga can reverse the effects of chronic pain. Chronic pain is known to cause brain anatomy changes and impairments, but yoga can be an important tool for preventing or even reversing the effects of chronic pain on the brain, according to a National Institutes of Health (NIH) official speaking at the American Pain Society's annual meeting. M. … [Read more...]

A study has inferred that nervous system health and an enzyme are linked. Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), working closely with researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have mapped out the structure of an important protein involved in cellular function and nervous system development. The new structure provides crucial information for … [Read more...]

A study has concluded that there is a link between Rett syndrome and immune system. New research by investigators at the University of Massachusetts Medical School suggests the immune system plays an unsuspected and surprising role in the progression of Rett syndrome, a severe neurological disorder affecting children. Immune cells known as macrophages are unable to perform … [Read more...]