Tag: #Study
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Causes and coping techniques for anxiety
ISLAMABAD, September 20 (Online): Anxiety can affect every aspect of a person’s life, it affects how people think, how they feel, and it also has physical symptoms. Anxiety resembles fear, but when a person experiences fear, they know what they are afraid of – whereas anxiety is often less specific. Mild anxiety is vague and…
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Testosterone as a possible alternative to weight loss surgery
ISLAMABAD, September 20 (Online): Data spanning more than 11 years suggest that testosterone injections could be a novel treatment for obesity in men, the results show that long-term testosterone therapy may be comparable to weight loss surgery and with a lower risk of complications. Over 42% of adults in the United States have obesity, according…
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What to know about microaggressions
ISLAMABAD, September 19 (Online): A microaggression is a comment or action that negatively targets a marginalized group of people and it can be intentional or accidental, it is a form of discrimination. People who use microaggressions may mean no harm toward the person or group they use it against. They may not even realize that…
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What are hypnagogic hallucinations?
ISLAMABAD, September 18 (Online): Hypnagogic hallucinations are imagined sensations that seem very real, they occur as a person is falling asleep and are also referred to as sleep hallucinations. The term hypnopompic describes the period when a person wakes up. Hypnagogic defines the period when a person falls asleep. A hallucination is anything that can…
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COVID-19 will eventually become seasonal, predicts researchers
ISLAMABAD, September 18 (Online): A new study argues that COVID-19 is likely to become a seasonal disease similar to influenza, but not before a vaccine and greater herd immunity are achieved. The new research suggests that SARS-CoV-2 is likely to be affected by the changing seasons in a way similar to other human coronaviruses and…
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‘Body clock’ rhythms, not sleep, control brain waste disposal
ISLAMABAD, September 18 (Online): A study in mice suggests that the “glymphatic system,” which removes the brain’s toxic waste during sleep, may not operate efficiently in shift workers who sleep during the day and this may explain their increased risk of brain disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease. In 2012, researchers discovered a previously unknown waste…
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‘Mumia’: The strange history of human remains … as medicine
ISLAMABAD, September 17 (online): In their search for better ways of curing the human body, healers throughout history have tried some bizarre and, by modern standards, often disturbing and unethical means of dealing with disease. One of the most unsettling is the practice of prescribing mummy powder — for health. At present, as we search…
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Poverty linked to higher death rates from heart failure
ISLAMABAD, September 15 (Online): A study demonstrates that mortality rates from heart failure are higher in counties where people face more poverty and social deprivation. Heart failure, sometimes called congestive heart failure, is a chronic condition in which the heart is unable to pump enough blood around the body to meet its needs. The condition…
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What to know about heart palpitations at night?
ISLAMABAD, September 15 (Online): Heart palpitations can be scary, particularly if they happen during the night when a person is lying down to sleep and when they occur, a person may feel a pulsing sensation in their neck, chest, or throat. Although heart palpitations are not usually a cause for concern, they can sometimes be…
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What is a 25-hydroxy vitamin D test?
ISLAMABAD, September 14 (Online): Vitamin D is a nutrient that the body makes on exposure to sunlight, it is also present in some foods such as oily fish and egg yolk. Vitamin D performs several important roles throughout the body. For example, it helps the body absorb calcium to maintain bone health. It also supports…