Author name: Payal Gupta

Deviating From Your Morning Routine Might Be Detrimental to Your Productivity

Having a good morning routine is one of the best ways to achieve many small things during your day, and it is those small tasks that amount to great success in the long run. The same principle applies not only to what you do at home but also to your workplace, thus your morning routine …

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Here’s How a Mother’s Lifestyle Influences Their Offspring’s Health in the Future According to Research

A mother’s health is essential particularly for nurturing and upbringing but recent research shows that it goes deeper than that. A mother’s health may also impact their offspring’s health and it may even determine when the offspring will suffer their first stroke or cardiovascular attack. Researchers recently concluded a study whose data shows that children …

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Study Shows That Poor Nutrition Causes Huge Height Disparity In School Children

Genetics play an important role in a person’s height but a poor diet may also cause stunted growth, causing an overall subdued stature. A recent study whose findings are available on The Lancet journal evaluated the height and weight of school-going children across the world and found that poor nutrition caused a sizable height difference. …

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New Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment Breathes New Hope in Patients

More than 460 million people in the world live with diabetes and the number will likely continue increasing. The health condition leads to a variety of severe complications and one of the most common ones is diabetic retinopathy which may eventually cause blindness. Diabetic retinopathy or DR was previously untreatable which means those that suffer …

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Spending More Time in Nature Provides Mental Health Benefits

Mental health decline is one of the major health problems that we have in today’s society and it is no surprise given all the sensory input and mental stress we go through every day. There are treatments for mental health conditions but preventive care is a far much better option. Scientists from the University of …

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Pregnant Women May Influence Fetal DNA Development Through Their Lifestyle And Diets

Obese pregnant women can influence their unborn children’s health and possibly even protect them from some health risks by engaging in physical activities and pursuing better diets. Scientists attribute the dietary lifestyle influences on fetal development during pregnancy to a recently concluded study whose findings are currently available in the PLOS Medicine journal. The researchers …

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E-Cigarettes Risk Exposing Teenagers To Nicotine Addiction

Cigarette smoking has significantly declined today compared to a decade ago mainly thanks to government action and public campaigns highlighting the dangers of smoking. However, the same threats loom over teenagers today as e-cigarettes have become a popular trend that might expose teens to nicotine addiction and the resulting dangers. A recently published study available …

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Scientists Explore Potential Link Between Vitamin D and the Placental Gene Pathway

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) researchers have identified a set of genes whose expression is associated with preeclampsia. They also discovered that the condition takes place when there is vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy. The discovery is an important milestone for prenatal care and also on research towards eliminating conditions like preeclampsia. World Health …

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Where to Lose Weight if You Want to Reduce Heart Failure Risks

A recent study suggests that type 2 diabetes patients can reduce their likelihood of suffering from heart failure if they lose body fat, especially around their waist. The above finding is the result of a study by UT Southwestern researchers and is now available in the Circulation journal. The findings suggest that not all types …

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Scientists Debunk the Myth That Contraceptives Can Cause Depression

Contraceptive pills are the most common birth control method relied on by many women. However, most of them cause notable hormonal changes to the body since their mechanism hijacks hormonal processes involved in reproductive health. Many women no longer take hormone-based birth control pills due to fear that such contraceptives may cause depression or suicide …

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