Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) May Increase Risk Of Death: Study
OCD is also associated with academic underachievement, poor work prospects, alcohol and substance use disorders, and an increased risk of death.
Jan 18, 2024, 17:50 PM IST
Drinking unsweetened or sweetened coffee linked to lower death risk: New Study
Based on the study, clinicians can tell their patients that there is no need for most coffee drinkers to eliminate the beverage from their diet.
Jun 01, 2022, 19:05 PM IST
Women with heart diseases should give birth within 40 weeks
Most women with heart disease have a healthy pregnancy, but researchers recommend that they should be aware that they have a higher risk of obstetric complications, including premature labor, pre-eclampsia, and post-partum bleeding.
Aug 27, 2018, 11:55 AM IST
Air pollution shortens life by more than one year in India
If air pollution were removed as a risk for death, people in the world could live at least a year longer and in India, says study.
Aug 23, 2018, 17:37 PM IST
Single fathers at risk of premature death: Study
The research team tracked 40,500 people across Canada over 11 years and the subjects included 4,590 single moms and 871 single dads who, on average, were in their early 40s when the study began.
Feb 16, 2018, 10:29 AM IST
Air pollution increases death in elderly women
The findings indicated that the risk was higher in elderly, who were low-income, female, or Black.Senior study author Francesca Dominici said that this the most comprehensive study of short-term exposure to pollution and mortality."We found that the mortality rate increases almost linearly as air pollution increases.
Dec 27, 2017, 13:34 PM IST
Unmarried heart disease patients have an increased risk of death: Researchers
The risk of heart attack was 40 percent higher for those who were never married, the study said.
Dec 21, 2017, 12:43 PM IST
Psychoactive drug use may up death risk in Alzheimer's patients
The study, led by researchers from the University of Eastern Finland, found that the risk of death was increased right from the initiation of benzodiazepine and related drug use.
Nov 22, 2017, 19:27 PM IST
Men, take note! Here's why you need to ensure your blood donor wasn't pregnant in the past
Women who receive blood transfusions from another woman who was pregnant in the past may not be at risk, the researchers observed.
Oct 18, 2017, 19:15 PM IST
This protein may improve flu symptoms, cut death risk
The protein called retrocyclin-101 (RC-101) is unique in that it not only targets the flu virus itself, but also the harmful inflammation the virus triggers in the host.
Oct 01, 2017, 18:47 PM IST
Antidepressants up risk of death: Study
The researchers reviewed studies involving hundreds of thousands of people and found that antidepressant users had a 33 per cent higher chance of death than non-users.
Sep 15, 2017, 14:35 PM IST
Skinny legs may up death risk by 300 per cent, says study
According to the study, lean people who are metabolically unhealthy, but have normal weight, might be at a 300 per cent greater chance of dying.
Aug 03, 2017, 19:00 PM IST
Animal-based protein vs plant-based protein - Which is better for longevity?
Weight loss through diet offers a range of health benefits, including reducing your risk of developing high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers.
Jul 12, 2017, 13:42 PM IST
New test can predict death risk in breast cancer patients
As a result, "ultralow" risk patients could be treated less aggressively and overtreatment avoided, leading to fewer toxic effects, researchers said.
Jul 02, 2017, 18:38 PM IST
Persistent mental stress ups death risk in heart disease patients
According to researchers, people with persistent mental distress, including depression and anxiety, were nearly four times as likely to have died of cardiovascular disease and nearly three times as likely to have died from any cause.
Jun 27, 2017, 13:22 PM IST
You may die if you sleep less than 6 hours a day! - Read
The study further noted that people with metabolic syndrome who slept for more than six hours were about 1.49 times more likely to die of stroke.
May 28, 2017, 17:45 PM IST
Unemployment can be fatal for heart patients; elevates death risk by 50 percent!
The findings were presented at the Heart Failure 2017 and the 4th World Congress on Acute Heart Failure.
May 01, 2017, 22:12 PM IST
15 minutes of exercise may lower death risk in elderly: Study
It was observed that, during the study, as people exercised more, their potential death risk dropped considerably.
Jun 16, 2016, 22:20 PM IST
Higher sense of purpose may lower death risk: Study
People who have a higher sense of purpose in life are at lower risk of death and cardiovascular disease, new research has claimed.
Dec 06, 2015, 13:48 PM IST
Single blood test to predict premature death risk
With identification of a biomarker, researchers have found that a single blood test could reveal whether an apparently healthy person is likely to die of pneumonia or sepsis within the next 14 years.
Oct 23, 2015, 11:22 AM IST
