ISLAMABAD, July 12 (ABC): We’ve all experienced it at one time or another – a pang of hunger that darkens your mood and can make you lash out at the slightest provocation. It’s popularly called being “hangry,” both hungry and angry. Now, researchTrusted Source published today suggests not only is this emotional state genuine, but that hunger can influence our …

WEB DESK, July 19(ABC): The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. Blood thickness linked with death risk in severe COVID-19 Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 whose blood flows less freely than normal are at higher risk …

ISLAMABAD, 18 July(ABC): A new study explores the relationship between varying levels of physical activity, being sedentary, and the risk of stroke. This study focuses strictly on the latter, unlike other studies that consider both heart disease and stroke. Medical News Today spoke with study co-author and Distinguished Professor Virginia J. Howard, Ph.D. with the School of Public Health at …

ISLAMABAD, 18 July(ABC): Organ transplantation is a very complicated medical procedure. The organ has to be compatible with the recipient, and the process also involves moving a live organ from donor person to recipient and maintaining the organ in working order until the surgery. The traditional method of moving transplant organs involves storing them at a very low temperature. However, …

ISLAMABAD, July 8 (ABC): China-Pakistan medical AI cooperation to boost local chronic disease screening,  reported on Friday. Lately, at the first international “Medical Conference and Exhibition for Next Generation Healthcare” held in Islamabad, Chinese medical AI leader Airdoc Technology and Pakistan’s well-known medical device import and distribution company Dynamic Medical Company (DMC) officially signed a cooperation agreement to work together to …

ISLAMABAD, July 8(ABC): After 2 years of living with COVID-19, the physical toll of the pandemic is evident, in terms of cases, hospitalizations and deaths, but what of the mental effects? Frontline workers and young people have been some of the hardest hit, but no one has escaped the impact of the pandemic. In this Special Feature, Medical News Today …

ISLAMABAD, July 8(ABC): Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine and collaborating institutions report today in the journal Nature that they have identified a molecule in the blood that is produced during exercise and can effectively reduce food intake and obesity in mice. The findings improve our understanding of the physiological processes that underlie the interplay between …

ISLAMABAD, July 16 (ABC): You’ve likely heard the phrase ‘You can’t out-train a bad diet’. This phrase suggests that, when it comes to calories, it’s difficult — if not impossible — to create a calorie deficit through exercise when you’re eating poorly. However, according to a new study, it appears this phrase rings true in another sense too: Your mortality …

ISLAMABAD, July 15 (ABC): It may be a surprising fact that many older men lose the Y chromosome in their white blood cells when they hit a certain age. Now, new research finds that this genetic change can cause serious heart problems and increase the risk of death from cardiovascular disease. Known as mLOY, or mosaic Loss Of YTrusted Source, …

ISLAMABAD, JULY 15 (ABC):  The nectar of common plants such as sunflower contain bioactive agents that can inhibit the growth of Leishmania and could be used to help fight the potentially fatal disease caused by the parasite, say researchers. Leishmania parasites infect over a million people a year, of which more than 200,000 are infected with visceral leishmaniasis or kala-azar, …