Islamabad: The ChildLife Foundation has released guidelines for early detection and prevention of MPP in children. Monkeypox or mpox is a viral infection that has become a public health problem in many countries around the world. Child Life Foundation Medical Director Dr. Irfan Habib said the issued guidelines are aimed at helping parents, caregivers and medical professionals in early detection…
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London: Scientists have introduced a blood test that can identify the risk of early obesity-related health problems in children using lipid profiles. Scientists have developed a new blood test that uses lipids to identify children who may be more prone to obesity-related problems such as type 2 diabetes, liver and heart disease. Researchers at King’s College London have discovered a…
London: A scientific study recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine determined how much exercise might be needed to reverse a person’s risk of early death due to prolonged sitting. The study analyzed data from thousands of participants and found that 30-40 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise per day was enough to reduce the increased risk of…
A new artificial intelligence (AI) technology can diagnose more than a thousand diseases long before symptoms appear, according to a new study. This computer algorithm, called Milton, examines the results of patient examinations and spots patterns in the data to confidently predict the disease years later. AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical company that developed the artificial intelligence tool, says the tool will…
Boston: New-onset depression in some people may be a symptom of long-standing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. Our findings identify depressive symptoms as an early feature of Alzheimer’s disease, said a team led by Kathryn Munro, a neuropsychologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Another psychiatrist, Dr. Mark Gordon, explained that depression can lead to Alzheimer’s disease….