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Your low calorie drinks, food items may up heart attack, stroke risk
New York : Trying to switch to drinks and food that are low on calories and carbohydrate to avoid sugar? These are often loaded with an artificial sweetener called erythritol and can raise your risk of a major adverse cardiac event such as…
Daily use of weed can raise heart disease risk
New York : People who used marijuana daily were found to be about one-third more likely to develop coronary artery disease (CAD) compared with people who have never used the drug, warned a study.
CAD is the most common form of heart…
Insomniacs at greater risk of heart attack : Study
New York : People who suffer from insomnia were 69 per cent more likely to have a heart attack compared to those who do not have the sleep disorder, according to new research.
Researchers from the Alexandria University in Egypt found…
IVF pregnancies likely to raise preeclampsia risk : Study
New York : People who became pregnant using assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF), intrauterine insemination and other techniques were found to be over twice as likely to develop preeclampsia -- a dangerous…
Saliva helps Covid linger twice as long in drier air : Study
New York : Our saliva protects the Coronavirus' viral particles, keeping them infectious twice as long, according to a study that emphasises the importance of managing indoor air filtration and ventilation.
Researchers from the…
NASA set to send SpaceX Crew-6 mission to ISS early next week
New York : The US space agency is geared up to send four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will launch the company's Dragon Endeavour spacecraft.
The SpaceX Crew-6 mission will carry…
Eat breakfast to ward off risk of cancer, heart disease
New York : Are you one of those busy bees often skipping breakfast? Here's why you should never miss out on the largest meal of the day. Not eating the first meal of the day could make you inefficient in fighting off infections that can…
Bisexual women face increased risk of heart disease : Study
New York : Bisexual women are likely to have worse cardiovascular health than their heterosexual peers, new research showed. There is growing evidence that sexual minority adults have poor cardiovascular health.
It is likely in part due…
Car, truck exhaust may speed up bone damage in elderly women
New York : Long-term exposure to air pollutants may lead to bone damage among postmenopausal women, finds a study. Scientists from Columbia University in the US found that the effects were most evident on the lumbar spine, with nitrous…
Revealed : This is how Covid virus impacts the heart
New York : Scientists have found that Covid-19 infection can cause changes in calcium channels that can affect how the heart beats which can also trigger inflammation and oxidative stress in the heart.
In heart tissue from patients who…