By Jasminee Sahoye A recent Canadian study has found that women who were having sons were more likely to develop gestational diabetes than women who were pregnant with daughters. Gestational diabetes is a type that occurs during pregnancy, typically in the second trimester. “It is thought that gestational diabetes occurs because of a combination of […]
By Jasminee Sahoye A study among elderly men has found that 30 minutes of physical activity – irrespective of intensity – six days a week is linked to a 40% lower risk of death from any cause. Researchers based their findings on people taking part in the Oslo Study, which invited almost 26,000 men born […]
By Jasminee Sahoye People with late bedtimes are more likely to develop diabetes and other health problems than early birds, researchers found. They say the health risks stayed the same even for “night owls” who got the same amount of sleep as early risers. Many night owls don’t get enough sleep because they go to […]
By Jasminee Sahoye A group of researchers have discovered that when they switched diets for American and African volunteers in their study, there was a big effect on risk factors for colon cancer. In their quest to find out about diet and gut bacteria, an international team including scientists from the University of Pittsburgh and […]
By Jasminee Sahoye A University of Manchester mental health researcher wanted to find out why Caribbean people in the U.K. are nine times more likely than white British counterparts to be diagnosed with schizophrenia. So she decided to visit Jamaica and Barbados to find out what lessons can be learned. Dr. Dawn Edge spent time […]
By Jasminee Sahoye Researchers have found that a diet without omega-3 fatty acids, commonly found in fish, may cause your brain to age faster and lose some of its memory and thinking abilities. “People with lower blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids had lower brain volumes that were equivalent to about two years of structural […]
By Jasminee Sahoye Historically data has shown that violet assault on females is at a higher rate in developing countries but a study by a West Virginia University sociology professor finds that women in developed countries such as the U.S. are more likely to be physically assaulted. Prof. Rachel E. Stein in her study Individual […]
By Jasminee Sahoye A study has discovered that men who have children at older ages are more likely to have grandchildren with autism compared to younger grandfathers. The study was led by King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry, Karolinska Institute in Sweden and the Queensland Brain Institute in Australia. Researchers identified 5,936 individuals from Swedish […]
By Jasminee Sahoye This month the spotlight is on Parkinson’s disease (PD), a neurological movement disorder that affects thousands. Symptoms typically begin appearing between the ages of 50 and 60. They develop slowly and often go unnoticed by loved ones and even the person who has them. PD starts in brain cells called neurons which […]
By Jasminee Sahoye study suggests that African American men at elevated risk for developing type 2 diabetes may have fewer beneficial and more harmful intestinal bacteria. “The ‘signature’ of the gut micro biota – the relative abundance of various bacteria and other microbes in the digestive system – could be another useful tool in assessing […]
