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Researchers argue obesity isn't problem of excess fat but loss of function

Feb 05, 2022

New Delhi, Feb 05 (ANI): A team of researchers have argued that the negative health effects of obesity stem not simply form an excess of fat but from the decline in its ability to respond to changes, or in other words, its plasticity. The study has been published in the 'Cell Journal'. The makeup and functioning of this tissue change in response to weight fluctuations and ageing. As fat declines in plasticity due to ageing and obesity, it loses its ability to respond to bodily cues. In the current model of this phenomenon, the rapid...
UP Polls: Amit Shah offers prayers at Gorakhnath Temple in Gorakhpur

UP Polls: Amit Shah offers prayers at Gorakhnath Temple in Gorakhpur

Feb 04, 2022

Delhi govt announces further relaxations in COVID norms

Delhi govt announces further relaxations in COVID norms

Feb 04, 2022

Study finds, more spice may help adults avoid salt

Study finds, more spice may help adults avoid salt

Feb 04, 2022

Study links obesity with increase in female reproductive disorders

Study links obesity with increase in female reproductive disorders

Feb 03, 2022

Finance Minister Sitharaman displays ‘bahi khata’ ahead of Union Budget 2022 Session

Finance Minister Sitharaman displays ‘bahi khata’ ahead of Union Budget 2022 Session

Feb 01, 2022

New Delhi, Feb 01 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman poses with a tab, instead of traditional ‘bahi khata’ from the Ministry of Finance. She will present and read out the Union Budget 2022 at...
Apple's App Store adds unlisted app option

Apple's App Store adds unlisted app option

Feb 01, 2022

New Delhi, Feb 01 (ANI): American tech giant Apple will now let developers distribute unlisted apps through the App Store that only users with a direct link can access. According to The Verge, while unlisted...
Study reveals COVID-19 exposure probable outside home quarantine

Study reveals COVID-19 exposure probable outside home quarantine

Feb 01, 2022

New Delhi, Feb 01 (ANI): A new study has detected tiny airborne particles containing RNA from the SARS-CoV-2 that cause COVID-19, both inside and outside of the rooms in which infected people were self-isolating at...
No cases of ‘NeoCov’ variant in India so far, says LNJP Hospital MD

No cases of ‘NeoCov’ variant in India so far, says LNJP Hospital MD

Jan 31, 2022

New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): After Wuhan Scientists in China expressed concerns over the threat from a newly lethal variant called ‘NeoCov’ that requires only one mutation to infiltrate human cells, health experts in India...
Spituk Gustor festival 2022 brightens Ladakh with colours

Spituk Gustor festival 2022 brightens Ladakh with colours

Jan 31, 2022

Ladakh, Jan 31 (ANI): Despite the challenging weather conditions prevailing in Ladakh, the cultural and traditional heritage of the place continued in full swing. Scores of devotees flocked to Spituk Monastery to witness the yearly...
Study discovers unexpected benefits of fat in type 2 diabetes

Study discovers unexpected benefits of fat in type 2 diabetes

Jan 31, 2022

New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): A team of researchers has discovered how a cycle of fat storage and mobilisation allows cells to adapt to excess sugar. The study has been published in the 'Diabetologia Journal'....