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Self-limiting social media usage improves psychological well-being across multiple dimensions, suggest new findings from a study by Faulhaber et al. The study, published in the journal “Technology, Mind, and Behavior”, showed that participants who self-limited their social media use to 30 min a day for 2 weeks had significant improvements across various psychological well-being measures, […]

Women who experience early menopause are at a higher risk of incident dementia and deteriorating brain health, according to a recent study by Liao et al., published in the journal “The Lancet”. The study found that earlier age at menopause (before 50 years) was associated with a higher incidence of all-cause dementia and its subtypes

A survey by Hill et al., published in the “Journal of the American Heart Association”, found that individuals with a recent history of clinically significant weight loss (CSWL) showed greater adherence to American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) recommendations for ideal cardiovascular (CV) health. Individuals who had achieved CSWL over the past year had

A study by Hearn MO et al., recently published in the journal “Nature Medicine”, reported that in 2018, 7 in 10 (14.1 million) new cases of type 2 diabetes (T2D) globally were found to be associated with suboptimal consumption of 11 dietary factors (discussed in the next paragraph). Furthermore, India had 50% cases of T2D

A study by Nagata JM et al., recently published in the “Journal of Adolescent Health” reported that longer total screen time is potentially associated with new-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in 9 to 10-year-old children. Moreover, video games and watching videos were the specific screen modalities that were most strongly associated with new-onset OCD. This prospective

A study by Ye Z et al., recently published in the “European Heart Journal – Digital Health”, reported a significant association between longer weekly usage time of mobile phones for making/receiving calls (≥30 min) and higher (12%) risk of new-onset hypertension. This association was greater among those who had higher genetic susceptibility to hypertension. In

The potential of large language model artificial intelligence (AI) systems in medicine has been recognized by the introduction of chatbots, with proficient language manipulation and knowledge processing capabilities. The underlying base model technology of chatbots reflects a disruptive technology likely to change our working and living conditions, although we must be aware of its considerable

A study by Huang Y et al., recently published in the “British Medical Journal”, highlighted the adverse health effects of higher intake of dietary sugar, particularly fructose-containing sugars, majorly related to cardiometabolic risks/diseases like weight gain, ectopic fat accumulation, obesity, and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Intake of free or added sugars should be reduced to <25

Soy is a rich source of plant protein. It is the only plant-derived complete protein source containing all essential amino acids present in animal proteins. Contrary to animal proteins, soy protein is devoid of cholesterol and has low contents of methionine and branched-chain amino acids, which are known to have a causative role in chronic

A new study by Inoue et al., published in the journal “JAMA Network Open”, reported that walking 8000 steps or more for 1 or 2 days a week was associated with significant reduction in the risk of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular (CV) mortality compared to those who did not walk 8000 steps or more any