Recent research has revealed that deficiency of vitamin D in pregnant women doubles the chances of delivering a baby by caesarean section. The study focused on the relationship between maternal serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and the prevalence of primary caesarean section. Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) analyzed the data collected from 253 pregnant women.
Washington: According to a new study, long sleep can reduce the risk of heart disease. Study by research team at the University of Chicago suggests that participants, who slept an hour longer per night than others, had a lower incidence of coronary artery calcification.
A recent study by the scientists has revealed that slow starvation of the brain from glucose may lead to Alzheimer’s disease.
The study of human and mice brains shows a reduction in blood flow robs the brain of energy. This results in setting off a process that produces the sticky clumps of protein.
According to the researchers this is a major cause of the disease.
A 70-year-old septuagenarian C Das, from Orissa was diagnosed with prostate cancer two months ago. As his family was worried about the side- effects and the cost of treatment, Dr Vivek Anand, consultant radiation oncologist at Hinduja Hospital in Mahim, suggested a new form of treatment called as prostate brachytherapy which is more convenient solution for them and has fewer side effects.
According to a new study, even a little extra weight can increase the risk of heart disease. People who are not obese but a little overweight, have an increase in heart failure risk, reported Dr. Satish Kenchaiah, lead author of the study.
The study has followed 21,091 smart and healthy doctors with no evidence of coronary disease over 20 years. In this group, which now averages 53 years of age, as per pound added on, the risk of heart problem increased. The obese doctors show 180% of increase in the risk of heart failure than the leaner ones.
Recent research has revealed that deficiency of vitamin D in pregnant women doubles the chances of delivering a baby by caesarean section. The study focused on the relationship between maternal serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and the prevalence of primary caesarean section. Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) analyzed the data collected from 253 pregnant women.
Washington: According to a new study, long sleep can reduce the risk of heart disease. Study by research team at the University of Chicago suggests that participants, who slept an hour longer per night than others, had a lower incidence of coronary artery calcification. 
A recent study by the scientists has revealed that slow starvation of the brain from glucose may lead to Alzheimer’s disease.
A 70-year-old septuagenarian C Das, from Orissa was diagnosed with prostate cancer two months ago. As his family was worried about the side- effects and the cost of treatment, Dr Vivek Anand, consultant radiation oncologist at Hinduja Hospital in Mahim, suggested a new form of treatment called as prostate brachytherapy which is more convenient solution for them and has fewer side effects. 
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According to a new study, even a little extra weight can increase the risk of heart disease. People who are not obese but a little overweight, have an increase in heart failure risk, reported Dr. Satish Kenchaiah, lead author of the study. 
