Diabetes

Hyderabad : Poor diabetes control, sedentary lifestyle and being overweight are important causes of heart attacks among Indians, revealed a research study.Controlling these risk factors are as important as conventional risk factors, the…

Patiala : According to Dr Sahil Arora, obesity should not be taken lightly. He says, “Obesity is a complex disease that can impact the individual's physical, mental, and socio-economic well-being. The World Health Organization has termed…

New Delhi : A Frozen shoulder is a disorder that causes stiffness and discomfort in the shoulder joint. Frozen shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis, occurs when the connective tissue around the shoulder joint becomes swollen and…

London : People with Type 2 diabetes, heart disease or stroke have double the risk of developing dementia, finds a study.Type 2 diabetes, heart diseases (ischemic heart disease, heart failure or atrial fibrillation) and stroke, so-called…

New York : Scientists have demonstrated that normal brain ageing is accelerated by approximately 26 per cent in people with progressive Type 2 diabetes compared with individuals without the disease, according to a study. There is already…

Hyderabad : A world-wide study, which included Indian scientists, of diverse populations has shed new light on how genes contribute to Type 2 diabetes.The study, named DIAMANTE (DIAbetes Meta-ANalysis of Trans-Ethnic association studies),…

New York : The consumption of healthy plant-based foods, including fruits, vegetables, nuts, coffee, and legumes, is associated with a lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes (T2D) in generally healthy people and support their role in…

Amritsar : India is the third most obese nation with more than 13.5 crore people suffering from the modern-day disease of obesity, surpassed only by China and the US. With a teeming population of young millennials, dealing with medical…

Chandigarh : The World Obesity Federation recognizes obesity as a "chronic, relapsing, progressive disease process, associated with comorbidities such as diabetes, sleep apnea, high blood pressure and infertility.” A recent study also…

People with metabolic diseases like Type-2 diabetes and cancer as well as those exposed to organophosphate pesticides can be at an increased risk of Covid-19 infection, finds a new study performed in human lung airway cells.The study, led…