Researchers found that people who mixed in groups significantly reduced their chances of suffering from Type 2 diabetes. The potentially harmful effects of loneliness and social isolation on health and longevity are well established.
But according to a new research, loneliness could more than double risk of Type 2 diabetes, reports Express.co.uk. In a recent study, a group of researchers found that people who went out to clubs or mixed in groups significantly reduced their chances of suffering from the potentially deadly Type 2 diabetes. Those who were socially isolated were much more likely to be diagnosed with the condition than those with larger social networks. The team of researchers found that a lack of participation in clubs or other social groups was associated with massive 112 percent higher odds of type 2 diabetes in women. In men, lack of social participation was associated with 42 per cent higher odds of type 2 diabetes, the research found. Men living alone were even more prone to the condition, with some 94 percent higher odds of type 2 diabetes. "High-risk groups for type 2 diabetes should broaden their network and should be encouraged to make new friends, as well as become members of a club, such as a volunteer organisation, sports club or discussion group," said Dr Miranda Schram, part of the team from Maastricht University. She continued, "As men living alone seem to be at a higher risk for the development of type 2 diabetes, they should become recognised as a high-risk group in health care. In addition, social network size and participation in social activities may eventually be used as indicators of diabetes risk." Meanwhile, lead author of the new study, Stephanie Brinkhues warned that the findings highlighted how people living lonely solitary lives were more prone to developing type 2 diabetes. "We are the first to determine the association of a broad range of social network characteristics - such as social support, network size or type of relationships - with different stages of type 2 diabetes. Our findings support the idea that resolving social isolation may help prevent the development of type 2 diabetes," explained Brinkhues. However, she pointed out that the study still did not entirely allow for cause and effect, as early changes in glucose metabolism may cause people to feel tired and unwell, which could explain why individuals limit their social participation. The study was published in journal BMC Public Health.
Ever uttered the name of your city and thought of how unique and desi it sounds? But for all their feels, they happen to be not as unique as you'd want them to be. There happens to be a Delhi not located in India, along with many other such cities that share their names with us but are located in another part of the world. That takes 'a home away from home' to the next level.
Here a few cities that share their names with their counterparts abroad
At this themed restaurant, you can order food – Chinese and Thai dishes primarily – without interacting with a waiter. An i-Pad adorns
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We spend most of our day in the office, so it’s only fair that employers throw in some perks and benefits that make the long hours and hard work less tiring. But some companies go the extra mile in looking after their employees. Leading the pack are companies who offer an array of perks that go beyond standard vacation and sick days.
Kids often get too little exercise time during the school day, parents need to provide these opportunities outside of school. Students who get extra physical activity may pay more attention in school and do better in subjects like reading and math, a research review suggests.
The study team analyzed data from 26 previously published studies with a total of more than 10,000 children between 4 and 13 years old. All of the prior studies measured the impact of a variety of physical activity programs on academic performance. The authors also looked at whether the effect of exercise differed across academic subjects. Although the benefit of physical activity was strongest for mathematics, it was only slightly smaller for other subjects like language and reading, meaning that physical activity benefits learning in all academic subjects. “Exercise influences the brain by increasing cerebral blood flow, which increases the supply of oxygen and nutrients and promotes blood capillaries formation, increases the neuronal connectivity through the promotion of the synaptogenesis and the availability of neurotransmitters,” said study coauthor Ivan Cavero Redondo of Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha in Cuenca, Spain. “Beyond the neurobiological explanations, exercise includes an important social component that fosters its benefits on mental health,” Redondo said by email. At a time when many schools struggle to set aside time for gym classes amid a push to raise test scores by devoting more time to academics, the findings offer fresh evidence that physical activity is one way to help boost kids’ grades. When kids take time out of the school day for physical activity, whether in dedicated gym classes or by incorporating movement into classroom lessons, students may have an easier time focusing on their classwork and do better in school, Redondo said. Overall, physical activity appeared to have the biggest impact on keeping kids on task and focused on their work, the study found. Students who participated in various experimental exercise programs also did better at math, reading and language lessons than their peers who didn’t participate in these programs. Exercise had a bigger impact on school performance when it was incorporated into the school day than when it was added as an extracurricular activity, researchers report in Pediatrics. The experimental exercise programs tested in the smaller studies increased physical activity time from 10 minutes to 60 minutes per day. Sometimes these programs expanded recess, while in other instances the added activity was achieved with after-school sports or creating active breaks between lessons during the school day. One limitation of the study was that researchers lacked enough data from a large enough group of participants to determine which types of physical activity interventions might have the biggest impact on academics and school achievement, the authors note. Even so, the analysis offers convincing evidence that physical activity can enhance children’s reading and math skills, said Sara Benjamin Neelon, a researcher at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore who wasn’t involved in the study. “Schools need to get on board and prioritize active time for children both during and after the school day,” Benjamin Neelon said by email. “Kids spend a large portion of their waking hours at school and should spend at least part of that time being physically active.” Physical activity may help kids do better in school by improving behavior, memory and cognitive function, said Jordan Carlson, a researcher at Children’s Mercy Kansas City who wasn’t involved in the study. “A substantial amount of evidence shows that physical activity improves kids’ attention and behavior in the classroom and reduces classroom disruptions,” Carlson said by email. “Kids have an internal drive to be physically active, and inhibiting their need to be physically active during school can lead to behavioral problems.” Because kids often get too little exercise time during the school day, parents need to provide these opportunities outside of school, Carlson added. “However, the beneficial effect of physical activity on academic achievement appears to be specific to school-based physical activity,” Carlson said. “Parents should talk with their children, teachers, and administrators about opportunities for physical activity at school.” REGULAR UPDATES ON THE QUALITY OF AIR IN CHENNAI CITY WITH HEALTH ADVISORIES. Greenpeace has calculated that India now lost 1.2 million lives in 2015 to air pollution. Between 2010 and 2015, it is estimated that the air pollution in India rose by 13%. Another 2017 report states that India, along with Bangladesh, has seen the steepest increase in air pollution levels since 2010. As Mint has reported here, the Global Burden of Disease report, which analysed 25 years of data, estimated that China and India suffered 52% of the 4.2 million deaths which occurred due to PM25 (particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micron).
However, in popular public discourse, the burden of India’s worsening air pollution levels has been shouldered by one city: Delhi. What about other cities in India? The News Minute intends to give its readers regular updates on the quality of air in other cities of the country, and we are starting with Chennai. With the help of Huma Lung Foundation, and data from Central Pollution Control Board, we will provide you with regular air quality updates and health advisories. (Source of Data: National Air Quality Index Health Advisories From Huma Lung Foundation) Here are the latest updates of the Air Quality Index (PM2.5) from different locations in Chennai Update Time: 7pm, December 8 Location: Alandur Bus Depot AQI: 226 (Hazardous) Location: IIT Madras AQI: 111 (Unhealthy) Location: Manali AQI: 87 (Unhealthy) VENU SWAMY, AN ASTROLOGER, HAS MADE SEVERAL PREDICTIONS ABOUT IVANKA, NONE OF WHICH SURPRISED US. Astrology occupies an important place in the hearts of many Indians, with several taking predictions at face value rather than with a generous pinch of salt. Indian astrologer Venu Swamy, who has earlier ‘predicted’ the future of various celebrities, has now done a detailed prediction on Ivanka Trump, using her date of birth and place of birth. Dressed in a yellow shirt and dhoti, with a blank mobile blackboard, a video shows him chalking out the position of the planets of Ivanka’s horoscope. The video goes on to talk about her relationship with her father and US President Donald Trump, the number of marriages Donald and Ivanka’s mother Ivana has had, her marriage to Jared Kushner, her kids and so on. He talks largely about information that's already available in the public domain about Ivanka and correlates it with the ‘position of the planets’. Towards the end of the video, the astrologer makes "groundbreaking" predictions that include, “She might suffer from back pain because of her hectic schedule. Secondly, there could be a misunderstanding between the couple (Ivanka and Jared) again. There could be problems in her marriage. She might face problems in marriage after 12 years (their wedding was in 2009), which is in 2021. Except for these two problems, Ivanka’s horoscope looks great.” He also goes on to talk about lesser known facts, such as, “the main reason that today Donald Trump is the President of a country like America is because of Ivanka Trump. Very few know about that. If Donald is sitting in the President seat, it is because of Ivanka.” Earlier, Venu Swamy ‘predicted’ the Samantha and Naga Chaitanya wedding, the future chief ministers of the Telugu states, the controversy surrounding Vijay Devarakonda’s film Arjun Reddy, Revanth Reddy’s political future and more. Venu Swamy became obsessed with the life of Ivanka after she visited Hyderabad to attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit. A dinner was also hosted for her and other delegates at Hyderabad’s famed Falaknuma Palace. Venu Swamy even has an app, which describes him as an astrologer for ‘women, political and cinema fields’. You can watch the video here: Here is what a new study has found. Washington: Contradicting the assumption that men are more athletic than women, a study has recently found that females are more fit naturally as they can process oxygen more quickly than males, when they start to exercise.
According to the University of Waterloo researchers, women can process oxygen more quickly than men when they start to exercise. Quick oxygen uptake places less strain on the body's cells and is considered an important measure of aerobic fitness. Lead author Thomas Beltrame said the findings are contrary to the popular assumption that men's bodies are more naturally athletic. The team compared oxygen uptake and muscle oxygen extraction between 18 young men and women of similar age and weight during treadmill exercise. The results suggested that the women consistently outperformed men with around 30 percent faster oxygen handling throughout the body. Another researcher Richard Hughson stated that women's muscles extract oxygen from the blood faster, which, scientifically speaking, indicates a superior aerobic system. By processing oxygen faster, women are less likely to accumulate molecules linked with muscle fatigue, effort perception and poor athletic performance. "While we don't know why women have faster oxygen uptake, this study shakes up conventional wisdom," said Beltrame. The study is published in Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. The astronauts also described how the out of this world pizza tasted. Astronauts in space get to do a whole lot of cool things us earthlings can only dream of. Now a new video on Youtube shows a group of astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) making some pizza space style. Italian astronaut Paolo Nespol, who is currently on ISS as part of Expedition 53, reportedly said idea about making pizzas came up when his boss mentioned it during a public event. So ISS manager Kirk Shireman, decided to surprise his crew with the ingredients to make one of the world's most beloved food. NASA's Johnson Space Centre posted the video of the astronauts creating the pizza. So did this out of the world pizza taste good? Nespoli stated it was "unexpectedly delicious", while another described it as "tasty", media reports reveal. Watch the video here: Although fluctuations in rotation are small and may only change the length of a day by one millisecond. There may be a significant increase in the numbers of devastating earthquakes around the world in 2018, warn scientists who have found that variations in the speed of the Earths rotation may trigger intense seismic activity.
Although fluctuations in rotation are small and may only change the length of a day by one millisecond, they could lead to the release of vast amounts of underground energy, researchers said. "The correlation between Earths rotation and earthquake activity is strong and suggests there is going to be an increase in numbers of intense earthquakes next year," said Roger Bilham of the University of Colorado in the US. Researchers looked at earthquakes of magnitude seven and greater that had occurred since 1900. They found five periods when there had been significantly higher numbers of large earthquakes compared with other times, The Guardian reported. They discovered that when Earths rotation decreased slightly, it was followed by periods of increased numbers of intense earthquakes. "The rotation of the Earth does change slightly - by a millisecond a day sometimes - and that can be measured very accurately by atomic clocks," said Bilham. Researchers found that there had been periods of around five years when Earths rotation slowed by such an amount several times over the past century and a half. Crucially, these periods were followed by periods when the numbers of intense earthquakes increased. "The Earth is offering us a five-year heads-up on future earthquakes," said Bilham. |
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