Daily use of e-cigarette can help you quit smoking ANI | Updated: Mar 13, 2021 20:16 IST
London [UK], March 13 (ANI): In order to quit smoking, using e-cigarettes daily may help an individual, suggest the findings of a new study published by King s College London.
The study also supports their effectiveness when compared to other methods of quitting, including nicotine replacement therapy or medication.
Although the number of people in England who smoke has continued to fall in recent years, tobacco smoking is still the leading preventable cause of premature death and disease - killing nearly 75,000 people in England in 2019.
While e-cigarettes have been around for more than a decade, evidence on their effectiveness in helping people to quit smoking is still limited. Recent studies have produced inconsistent findings or failed to measure important factors such as frequency of use or the effect of different types of e-cigarette on attempts t
Working in night shifts may increase cancer risk, reveals study ANI | Updated: Mar 13, 2021 19:00 IST
Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): A novel study led by a team of researchers from the Washington State University has shed light on the clues as to why night shift workers may be at increased risk of developing certain types of cancer compared to those who work regular daytime hours.
Findings suggest that night shifts disrupt natural 24-hour rhythms in the activity of certain cancer-related genes, making night shift workers more vulnerable to DNA damage while also causing the body s DNA repair mechanisms to be mistimed to deal with that damage.
Study reveals high fat diets may over-activate destructive heart disease protein ANI | Updated: Mar 02, 2021 11:24 IST
Washington [US], March 2 (ANI): Consumption of a high-fat diet may be activating a response in the heart that is causing destructive growth and could lead to a greater risk of heart attacks, according to new research.
In a paper published in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, researchers looked at the effect of feeding mice a high fat diet on oxidative stress levels on heart cells. The team from the University of Reading found that cells from the mice had twice the amount of oxidative stress, and led to heart cells being up to 1.8 times bigger due to cardiac hypertrophy which is associated with heart disease.
Greenhouse gas emissions associated with dietary guidelines vary between countries: Study ANI | Updated: Mar 02, 2021 11:04 IST
Washington [US], March 2 (ANI): Greenhouse gas emissions associated with national dietary guidelines advocating a healthy diet vary greatly between countries, with US guidelines having the largest carbon footprint and India having the smallest, according to a study involving seven countries.
The study was published in the open-access Nutrition Journal. The variations result from differences in recommendations for and consumptions of individual foods within the six main food groups - protein foods, dairy, grains, fruits, vegetables, and oils/fats.
Diego Rose, the corresponding author said, Many countries provide recommendations about foods that people should eat for a healthy diet and previous simulations have shown that if the public were to eat according to their government s recommendations, their diets would be
Adelaide [Australia], February 28 (ANI): Too much coffee could be detrimental for your heart health and could cause heart-related issues, suggest the findings of a new study.