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Obese mothers-to-be predispose babies to obesity as adults |
Washington, November 5 ANI: An Indian-origin researcher at the University at Buffalo has found that the brains of obese mothers' babies can get programmed to induce obesity in adulthood, while they are still in womb. Biochemist Mulchand Patel's findings are based on a study of obese rats. His study has shown for the first time that the metabolic programming occurs in the foetal hypothalamus, the area of the brain responsible for maintaining body weight throughout life.The researcher said ...
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High BP in pregnancy harbinger of increased heart disease ri |
Washington, Nov 5 ANI: High blood pressure experienced during pregnancy can be an important indicator of a woman's risk of developing heart disease, according to a new study.The condition called pre-eclampsia affects least 5-10 per cent of all expectant mothers.In the study involving 400 Ontario women, the researchers found underlying cardiovascular risk factors of elevated blood pressure and lipids fats at a rate that was two to three times greater than the control group."This should be ...
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A drug that can help combat frailty in elderly
Washington, Nov 5 ANI: A daily dose of an investigational drug, known as MK-677, which stimulates growth hormone secretion in the body can boost muscle mass in older adults, report researchers at the ... read moreSimilarities between media coverage of Palin and Ferraro unc
Washington, October 26 ANI: An ongoing study by members of "the Palin Watch" at The University of Alabama suggests that the media coverage given to the first Republican vice-presidential can ... read moreVice President Ansari asks Muslims to seek equity, not conce
Aligarh, Oct 18 ANI: Vice President Hamid Ansari today asked Muslims to "seek equity, not concessions" from the government, and said that the community should introspect as a failure to part ... read more'Intelligent men have the best sperm'
London, Oct 10 ANI: A man's sperm quality turns out to be a decent indicator of his brain power, says University of New Mexico evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller.According to the tests cond ... read moreSaga of Women Rights
For centuries the position of women had been most deplorable, regarded as the instruments of child production with no better status than slaves. This feature was not restricted to any particular count ... read moreFIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT
FIRST WOMEN PRESIDENT Everyone including new President Pratibha Patil herself has been joyous on having first woman President in the country as symbol of giving Indian women i ... read more| Posted by subhashmadhu on Friday Jul 27 | views: | permalink | comment |  |
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