Health Update

Television viewing could lead to attention problems

Watching TelevisionLondon : Children who watch television for more than two hours a day may develop attention problems later in life, a long-term study has shown.

The more television they watch the more problems they could face, the study of more than 1,000 children born in Dunedin, New Zealand between April 1972 and March 1973 found.

Keep teeth clean to prevent heart disease

White Teeth
London : Keep your teeth clean if you want to protect your heart from diseases, suggests a new study that has found evidence of a link for the first time between gum disease and heart disease.

Periodontitis is a chronic gum disease, which occurs when waste material or plaque collects around the teeth and irritates the gums. One can remove the plaque by brushing and flossing the teeth regularly.

Whole-grain barley or rye bread at breakfast keeps blood sugar in check all day

Rye Bread

Fluorescent lights putting pupils at the risk of headaches

Headache
London, Sep 6 : The increasing use of fluorescent lights in schools is putting more and more children at the risk of getting headaches.

According to a Cambridge University study, eight in 10 classrooms in England are fitted with immoderate bright and flickering lights, which, according to experts, result in eye strain and loss of concentration.

Study identifies 'little engine' in cell that scans for DNA damage

DNA Test
Washington, Sept 6 : A new study has revealed that there exists inside each cell a little engine called RNA polymerase which scans the cell for DNA damage.

When certain types of damage in DNA stop the action of RNA polymerase II, a stress signal is created that cautions a key tumour-suppressor protein called p53.

Brain's timescale depends on the nature of the visual stimulus

Brain Study

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