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Eating protein bars may make you fat

Beware! You may want to think twice before eating that protein bar, as a study has recently found that some of the health snacks may contain similar levels of fat to a hamburger.According to researchers, the protein bars can be good for a quick fix, if eaten in moderation, but if things are not in check then they can end up doing more harm than good, reports the Daily Star Online.Dr Daniel Fenton from the London Doctors Clinic said that the shakes and bars should not only ever be used to supplement a healthy lifestyle.The protein bars are filled with preservatives, artificial colours and sweeteners, thickeners and even oils and fats which can contribute to high cholesterol, despite the muscle benefits a person may gain, Fenton explained.They explained that if a person is just consuming protein bars as main source of food then he/she will inevitably gain weight.The team checked the fat, protein, carbohydrate and sugar content in around 50 popular bars.The findings indicated that the ...

Here's why exercise slows progression of Parkinson's disease

By now, it is a known fact that vigorous exercise on a treadmill slows down the progression of Parkinson's disease in patients. But do we know the molecular reason behind it?Seems like, scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus may have an answer to that.For the first time in a progressive, age-related mouse model of Parkinson's, researchers have shown that exercise on a running wheel can stop the accumulation of the neuronal protein alpha-synuclein in brain cells.The researchers said clumps of alpha-synuclein are believed to play a central role in the brain cell death associated with Parkinson's disease.The mice in the study, like humans, started to get Parkinson's symptoms in mid-life. At 12 months of age, running wheels were put in their cages."After three months," researcher Wenbo Zhou said, "the running animals showed much better movement and cognitive function compared to control transgenic animals which had locked running wheels."Zhou and his ...

Sugar-sweetened drinks linked to overweight, obesity in children, adults?

Yes, you read it right! Analysis of new studies, including 250,000 people, has confirmed that sugar-sweetened drinks are linked to overweight and obesity in children and adults.A new review of the latest evidence on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), which includes 30 new studies, published between 2013 and 2015 (and none of them industry sponsored), has brought in such conclusion.It also says that countries, which have not already done so, should take action to reduce the consumption of the so-called 'empty calories' that these drinks contain.The review is written by a team of authors, including lead author Dr Maria Luger, Special Institute for Preventive Cardiology And Nutrition SIPCAN, Salzburg, Austria, EASO President Elect Dr Nathalie Farpour-Lambert (University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland) and Dr Maira Bes-Rastrollo, University of Navarra, Spain, and Carlos III Institute of Health, Spain."The evidence base linking SSBs with obesity and overweight in children and adults has ..

Kome-on Communication announces resignation of directors

With effect from 20 December 2017

Fooya! founder in patent war over digital vaccine with US

Fooya! founder and inventor of 'digital vaccine' technology Bhargav Sri Prakash has run into a trademark war with USD 5-billion pharma giant Moderna Therapeutics. Moderna has filed for the 'digital vaccines' trademark and the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is opening up the case for public comment tomorrow. Talking to PTI, Silicon Valley-based Sri Prakash claimed that he submitted an abstract proposal in November 2016 and made a presentation at the Stanford University School of Medicines' Stanford Medicine X Conference on April 22 this year. Moderna filed for exclusive access to 'digital vaccines' trademark a month after Sri Prakash submitted the abstract. The Boston-based firm's first bid to patent 'digital vaccines' was rejected by the trademark attorney who cited publications on the subject by Sri Prakash's FriendsLearn, among other information. Moderna then filed an appeal and USPTO has now agreed to publish the firm's bid on December 26 in a gazette for ...

Singing in groups can make you happy: study

This holiday season don't shy away from joining the Christmas choir, suggest scientists who found that singing in groups can make you happier. Researchers from the University of East Anglia in the UK found that people who took part in a community singing group had mental health. According to the study published in the BMJ journal Medical Humanities, the combination of singing and socialising was an essential part of recovery because it promoted an ongoing feeling of belonging and well-being. The researchers analysed participants who took part in the Sing Your Heart Out (SYHO) project - an initiative which runs weekly singing workshops, aimed at people with mental health conditions as well as the general public. They followed the group for six months and undertook interviews and focus groups with participants, organisers and workshop leaders. "We found that singing as part of a group contributes to peoples recovery from mental health problems," said Tom Shakespeare, from .

JLaw spreads Christmas cheer at children's hospital

Jennifer Lawrence brought holiday cheer to the kids as she visited a children's hospital in her hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.Keeping up with her annual tradition, the Oscar winner, on Christmas eve visited Nortons Childrens Hospital."Louisville's own Jennifer Lawrence stopped by Norton Children's today to visit with patients, families, and staff," read a post on the hospital's Instagram page."This visit has become a tradition for Lawrence each Christmas.

'This New Year, shed negative perceptions about your body'

Is shedding weight on your list of New Year resolutions? Scientists suggest that losing the critical thoughts and negative perceptions about your body may be a better idea. Every year, many of us pledge to work harder at being healthy, losing weight or eating more veggies. Researchers from the Florida State University (FSU) in the US tested a new programme encouraging body acceptance and saw dramatic results. "Consider what is really going to make you happier and healthier in 2018: losing 10 pounds or losing harmful attitudes about your body?" said Pamela Keel, Professor at FSU. Body dissatisfaction is a pervasive problem, especially among young women. Over the past 35 years, the ideal body type has become virtually unattainable for most people, and that creates a mismatch with reality. Keel has documented strategies to help people feel better about themselves. The ideas come from an intervention programme called "The Body Project" developed by Eric Stice, Senior ...

Don't go over-board this festive season! Monitor alcohol intake

Drinking too much can take a serious toll on your health.Alcohol interferes with the brain's communication pathways, and can affect the way the brain looks and works. These disruptions can change mood and behavior, and make it harder to think clearly and move with coordination.But alcohol abuse can impact your health much sooner than that - and it's more serious than a hangover.According to Daily Express, here are the three ways alcohol can impact your health if you overdo it this December:- Vitamin deficiencyBingeing on alcohol can leave you seriously depleted in certain important vitamins."Alcohol can increase the demand for certain nutrients used to help the body deal with alcohol, such as the B vitamins," warned Hobson.B vitamins, which include vitamin b12, niacin and biotin, are important for energy and converting food into fuel.Even moderate drinking can cause inflammation off the stomach which stops cells making a substance called intrinsic factor, which boosts absorption both .

Hybrid Sperm may help combat cervical cancer, suggests study

In a recent research, a group of German researchers have developed a new chemotherapy drug delivery system which can deliver a cancer drug directly to cervical tumours, an approach that could help treat the deadly disease with minimum side effects.The scientists found that they have exploited the swimming power of sperms to ferry a cancer drug directly to a cervical tumour in lab tests.The researchers, led by Mariana Medina-Sanchez, Mariana packaged a common cancer drug, doxorubicin, into bovine sperm cells and outfitted them with tiny magnetic harnesses.Using a magnetic field, a sperm-hybrid motor was guided to a lab-grown tumor of cervical cancer cells.The sperm then swam into the tumour, fused its membrane with that of a cancer cell, and released the drug. When unleashed by the thousands, drug-loaded sperm killed more than 80 percent of a cancerous ball while leaking very little of their payload en route.The new findings could pave the way for applications outside of chemo delivery

Reshape your body attitudes to have happier New Year

If you are overweight and planning to lose a few kilos in the New Year, first shed harmful attitudes about your body as feeling bad about yourself does not actually motivate a person to pursue healthy behaviour, suggests new research.

Narrowed upper airways in preterm infants can cause obstructive sleep apnea risk

A premature infant, born more than 3 weeks before the due date, has narrowed upper airways as compared to newborn peers carried to full term.Premature birth leaves these children more susceptible to disordered breathing while sleeping, including obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), an ailment characterized by increased upper-airway resistance that narrows airways."In addition to finding some airway volumes were smaller in preterm infants, our results indicated both sets of newborns had similar hypopharyngeal volumes. This suggests that risk factors that lead to OSA are confined to the uppermost airway and do not appear to be explained by enlarged adenoids and tonsils," says Anilawan Smitthimedhin, lead author of the paper.In order to diagnose OSA, clinicians now use bronchoscopy, but the method has limitations, including the need to insert a lighted instrument into the airway, which can affect pressure and resistance within the airway.The Children's National research team theorized that ...

Indian Railways worker dies in boiler accident

A worker in Indian Railways' mechanised laundry lost his life on Sunday after an outlet pipe of a boiler hit his head causing an injury.The laundry for washing Railway Hospital linen is located behind the Northern Railway Central Hospital (NRCH) here and the operation and maintenance of this laundry are outsourced to a contractor 'M/s Laundraid'.The outlet pipe of the boiler broke and a piece of this pipe hit Pradeep."He was brought to the NRCH where the doctors gave him an immediate treatment and did all possible medical interventions and procedures to treat and stabilise his condition. Since he had a severe injury to head, he was immediately shifted to the RML Hospital by the paramedical staff for further treatment," Nitin Chowdhary, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO), Northern Railways said, in a statement.He added that while Pradeep was in the RML hospital, the doctors tried to better his condition but after 35 minutes of efforts, the said person could not be saved and he ...

How some scents get imprinted in your memory

Ever wondered how you retain memories of your favourite dish cooked by your mother or your partner's scent?

Liberate pharmacy education from dual control: Pharmaceutical Congress

Arguing that pharmacy education courses are not technical programmes, the 69th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress (IPC) on Sunday passed a resolution that called on the Central Government to liberate all pharmacy courses from dual control of two agencies, the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).On the concluding day of the three day conference held here, Dr. Shailendra Saraf, Chairman, Local Organising Committee, said "the IPC issue of dual control of pharmacy education in India by Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has been affecting quality and prospects of pharmacy professionals for some time now. No initiative has been taken by the Central Government to sort out this issue even after repeated representations by the PCI and pharmacy professionals in the past. The PCI made an appeal to all the pharmaceutical associations, pharmacy professionals and new graduates to come together on ..

Raj govt docs continue strike, abstain from meeting called by

Striking government doctors in Rajasthan continued to abstain from work for the ninth consecutive day affecting healthcare services in the state. Aiming to break the deadlock, the state health department had invited striking doctors for talks today. But the agitating doctors did not turn up. "A meeting can be held when there is no fear among doctors," Mahesh Sharma, an advocate representing agitating doctors said, adding he will put up matter of fact of the issue before the court. A special bench of the Rajasthan high court will hear the matter on Monday. The doctors are accusing the government of not executing the promises made to them last month and taking vindictive action against them. The in-service government doctors went on an indefinite strike on December 16 against the arrest of some of their fellow doctors under the Rajathan Essential Services Maintenance Act (RESMA). The act was invoked after the doctors threatened that they would go on strike. As many as 86 ..

Why teenage years may be best time to learn a new skill

While a person can never be old enough to learn a new skill, teenage years can make learning easier. It is because the brain reacts more responsively to receiving rewards during adolescence, finds a study.

Hybrid sperms used to target cervical cancer cells

Scientists have developed hybrid sperms that can deliver a cancer drug directly to a cervical tumours, an approach that could help treat the deadly disease with minimum side effects. Creating an effective way to target cancer cells with drugs is challenging on multiple fronts. For example, the drugs do not always travel deeply enough through tissues, and they can get diluted in body fluids or sidetracked and taken up by healthy organs. To get around these issues, scientists have turned in some cases to loading pharmaceuticals into bacteria, which can effectively contain drug compounds and propel themselves. The microbes can also be guided by a magnetic field or other mechanism to reach a specific target. However, the body's immune system can attack the microbes and destroy them before they reach their target. Looking for another self-propelled cell as an alternative drug carrier to bacteria, researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials ...

Harnessing sperm may help combat cervical cancer

German researchers have developed a new chemotherapy drug delivery system that arms sperm with powerful drugs to attack cervical cancer tumours.

How to preserve your skin's youthfulness

Skin ageing is a natural process. However, it gets accelerated due to fast-paced lifestyles, imbalanced diet and exposure to harsh weather conditions. Protect your eyes, keep skin moisturised and more for youthful skin, say experts.