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A latest study has shown that breast arterial calcification (BAC) on digital mammography is better than normal cardiovascular risk factors and is as effective as two mainly used risk calculators in identification of women who have coronary artery calcification (CAC).

In an article appeared online on March 24 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging, the study authors reported that there is strong data showing an association between BAC and coronary artery disease and many studies linking BAC with CAC, but the latest study has become the first to show the strong quantitative relationship between BAC and CAC.

The findings will be presented at the forthcoming American College of Cardiology 2016 Scientific Sessions.

A latest study has shown that a pregnant woman's probability of miscarriage could surge when the woman or man consumes over two caffeinated drinks per day in the weeks prior to giving birth to a baby.

Germaine Buck Louis of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, who conducted the study, said that there are some important factors regarding caffeinated beverages intake that are connected to pregnancy loss.

Besides this, the study also said that women who ate multivitamins before conceiving and during early pregnancy have 50% less chances to miscarry a child.

Louis added that their findings have provided helpful information for couples who are looking forward to conceive soon and would like to avoid everything that could prove risky for pregnancy.

A severe, potentially grave eating disorder Anorexia nervosa is characterized by self-starvation and extreme weight loss. Anorexia patients can’t lead a normal life.

A new study conducted by British researchers suggests that brain stimulation could lessen main symptoms of the eating disorder. This new way has shown promise in the treatment of depression, drug addiction and anorexia. In this treatment, magnetic coils are kept over the portion of the brain that is known to be considerably significant for self-control and generally doesn’t function properly in anorexia patients.

The daughter of ex-Cincinnati Bengals player Devon Still recently celebrated one year of being cancer-free. Last year, at the age of 4 Leah Still was diagnosed with stage-4 neuroblastoma. According to the Mayo Clinic, the disease takes birth from immature nerve cells present in many areas of the body and mainly affects children under the age of 5 years.

On Friday, Devon Still chose social media to celebrate the ‘second birthday’ of his daughter. Still wrote on Instagram that he wants to wish a happy second birthday to his baby, Leah. He mentioned that March 25th has marked 365 days of her being in remission. He called it a day on which his daughter got a second chance at life. For one full year, Leah Still was in remission. Leah, now 5, has defeated pediatric cancer.

A latest research has suggested that elderly individuals who take part in strenuous exercise, are mentally agile, possess better memory function and process information quickly when compared to their sedentary peers.

According to the five-year-long study, the study participants who were a lot more physically active in the beginning of the study lost less ground cognitively as compared to the couch potatoes.

In the recent times, Monarch Butterfly population has improved. Monarch population is still facing threat but the risk is not high and there are chances of strong recovery, with efforts from locals and authorities. Recently, some scientists while scrutinizing the data on monarch butterflies revealed that there are more monarchs wintering in Mexico than thought before. However, Brice Semmens, Assistant Professor at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, asserted that the species is still in grave danger.