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A new study by Mc Carthy et al., recently published in “Neurology” reported that the symptoms of sleep disturbances viz., short (<5 h) and long (>9 h) sleep duration, poor sleep quality, difficulty to fall asleep, unplanned/prolonged naps, snoring, snorting, and breathing cessation during sleep (sleep apnea) are associated with an increased risk of acute […]

Cardiovascular or cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is the ability of the circulatory and respiratory systems to supply oxygen to skeletal muscles during sustained physical activity. It is one of the strongest predictors of mortality, including cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. High levels of CRF have been documented to reduce all-cause or CVD mortality risk. A new study,

Unhealthy sleeping pattern is linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). People with poor sleep may have a decreased life expectancy attributed to CVD; thus, poor sleep constitutes a significant public health burden! A recently published population-based prospective cohort study has reported a loss of approximately 2 years in CVD-free life expectancy (an estimate

Frequent social interactions are linked to longer survival among older individuals while engaging in daily social interactions significantly prolongs long-term survival, according to the results of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey study (CLHLS). The CLHLS was a prospective observational cohort study that analyzed the survival data of 28,563 older adults (median age = 89

Technology integrated with science has led to great innovations in medicine and optimization of healthcare solutions. Sensor-based technologies have been utilized in the development of smart wearable devices, as a potential solution for disease detection and management. Similarly, such devices have a potential to become a point-of-care tool in cardiovascular medicine, for example, clinical settings

A recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics has answered one of the most important parental dilemmas today, viz., impact of children playing computer games vis-a-vis outdoor games. The study demonstrated a negative impact of screen time on neurodevelopmental outcomes, i.e., development of brain and its function, in young children. Higher screen time (>1 hour/day) at

An artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot called ChatGPT has been released last year and has already become the talk of the town! Literature on this tool abounds, highlighting the potential ability of conversational AI to revolutionize medical writing, research, and publishing domains, like other data-driven functional domains, by helping humans in creating accurate and consistent documents

A 3-paper series on breastfeeding was recently published by The Lancet, highlighting the importance of breastfeeding in child development and various factors influencing a woman’s decision to breastfeed for a desired time period, and how breastfeeding is undermined in today’s scenario by the government and public health and exploited by the commercial milk formula (CMF)

An effective way to reduce weight is to reduce the size and frequency of meals rather than intermittent fasting, as per the results of a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Limiting the frequency of large-sized and medium-sized meals is more beneficial than restricting the eating windows. Additionally, it was

A recent study published in the British Medical Journal, confirmed that a combination of healthy lifestyle factors (healthy diet, no smoking/drinking, regular physical exercise, cognitive activities, and active social contact) were associated with a slower rate of memory decline in older people with normal cognitive function. Healthy lifestyle slowed memory loss even in individuals who