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Now, Functional Heart Pacemaker Cells From Stem Cells

Now, Functional Heart Pacemaker Cells From Stem Cells

Highlights Defects in heart’s biological pacemaker is treated by implanting electronic pacemaker that has many limitations. Fully functional biological pacemaker cells have been g...

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Obesity Risk Increased by Excess Use of Smartphones and Tablets

Obesity Risk Increased by Excess Use of Smartphones and Tablets

Highlights Screen time with smartphones and tablets increases the risk of obesity as much as watching television. Engaging in use of these hand-held devices increases consumption...

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New Tool for Cardiovascular Research-Smartphones!

New Tool for Cardiovascular Research-Smartphones!

Highlights Tracking fitness levels by traditional methods like writing down what people remember, leads to overestimation of the activity levels. The use of iPhone app MyHeart Cou...

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Pokémon GO Offers Moderate Health Benefits

Pokémon GO Offers Moderate Health Benefits

Highlights Pokémon GO is an augmented reality game that claims to promote physical activity and health. Playing this game increased the daily average steps in the player by 955 ad...

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Yoga Offers Social Benefits to Children in Care

Yoga Offers Social Benefits to Children in Care

Highlights Children in corporate care homes have higher degree of physical and mental health needs. Yoga sessions helped the children and staff in corporate care to achieve indivi...

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Moderate Exercise Helps to Improve Memory In Diabetics

Moderate Exercise Helps to Improve Memory In Diabetics

Highlights Type 2 diabetes is known to affect nervous functions like memory due to the impaired glucose metabolism. Glycogen levels are significantly higher in the hippocampal ne...

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Role of Oral Cavity Bacterium in Esophageal Cancer

Role of Oral Cavity Bacterium in Esophageal Cancer

Highlights Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nucleatum), the bacterium found in the mouth is known to cause periodontal disease. Study showed that F. nucleatum is present in cancer tiss...

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Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Studied in Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention

Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Studied in Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention

Highlights: Exercise leads to the transmission of neuronal messages more efficiently in older adults who stay physically active. The research team is trying to identify whether ca...

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Artificial Beta Cells to Strengthen the War Against Diabetes

Artificial Beta Cells to Strengthen the War Against Diabetes

Highlights Previously, researchers created beta cells using stem cells. In the new approach artificial beta cells are created using human kidney cells or HEK. The artificial be...

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One Hour of Yoga a Day Keeps Blood Pressure at Bay

One Hour of Yoga a Day Keeps Blood Pressure at Bay

Highlights Yoga is a part of traditional Indian culture, which is economical, easy to practice and can be adapted by masses. Hatha yoga is a combination of asanas-stretches, prana...

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Moderate and Continuous Exercise Regimen may Boost Sperm Quality

Moderate and Continuous Exercise Regimen may Boost Sperm Quality

Highlights Sperm quality improves with moderate exercise regimen Exercise like cycling, jogging, running, walking and rowing 3 to 5 times a week for 6 months improves sperm count ...

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Possible New Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes

Possible New Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes

Highlights The beta cells of the pancreas are responsible for the production of the hormone insulin, that reduces the blood glucose levels. The FDA approved artemisinins, have bee...

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Testosterone Treatment Increases Risk of Blood Clots

Testosterone Treatment Increases Risk of Blood Clots

Highlights Testosterone treatment is prescribed in men for sexual dysfunction. The treatment is associated with increased risk of blood clots that ususally peaks within first six ...

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Aerobic Exercise Increases Brain Volume, Improves Memory

Aerobic Exercise Increases Brain Volume, Improves Memory

Highlights Aerobic exercise improves the brain volume and cognitive function in adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). MCI is when a person experiences changes in thinking abi...

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Venom of Platypus Could Hold Key To Diabetes Treatment

Venom of Platypus Could Hold Key To Diabetes Treatment

Highlights The glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) hormone produced in the gut and venom of the platypus regulates blood glucose. GLP-1 hormone produced in the venom lasts longer t...

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