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Junk food can increase risk of infertility in men

Emotional abuse can be as harmful as physical abuse for children, timely assessment and counselling in older adults is the key to good health studies and research tips for a healthier you

Poor diet can increase infertility in men as excessive fat can lower sperm counts. Photo: iStockphotoPremium
Poor diet can increase infertility in men as excessive fat can lower sperm counts. Photo: iStockphoto

Smartphones help teens form stronger friendships

Constant online access via smartphone is good for teenagers, claims a new study. The belief that mobile phones are damaging children’s lives is not sufficiently backed by evidence. In fact it can have a positive impact on teenagers and strengthen existing friendships, rather than causing isolation, researchers said. The effects of mobile technologies are not uniform. While it can help in skill building among shy adolescents, it leads to mental issues in some, researchers said. The study will be published in the Association for Psychological Science.Read more here.

Poor diet leads to infertility

Poor diet can increase infertility in men as excessive fat can lower sperm counts, claims a new research. Men whose diet includes too much of trans-fats, such as cakes, biscuits and takeaway food are at a higher risk. Researchers have warned that this is not only applicable for obese people but for slim people too if they consume too much of junk food. Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health studied the impact high trans-fat have on fertility rates in 141 men trying to conceive through IVF (In vitro fertilisation) and found that fertilisation rate was the lowest in couple if the male partner’s diet included more trans-fats. Men with healthy diet were 83% more likely to get their partner pregnant, compared to men on poor diet where the possibility of pregnancy was only 47%. Read more here.

Emotional child abuse as bad as physical abuse

Emotional abuse in childhood is as harmful as physical abuse, claims a new research. This is contrary to the existing notion that physical abuse is more harmful than emotional abuse. To compare the impact of different forms of child abuse on mental health, researchers examined 2,300 kids who attended a summer camp for low-income children between 1986 and 2012. The findings showed that about 1,200 children had been abused. Surprisingly, the consequences of the abuse were similar in both emotionally and physically abused children. “The abused children had all types of problems, from anxiety and depression to rule-breaking and aggression," said lead author David Vachon, of McGill University. The research was published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry. Read more here.

Tickling nerve in ear can keep heart healthy

Stimulating a nerve in the ear can be used as a substitute for vagus nerve stimulation and help with the treatment of arterial fibrillation, shows research. Arterial fibrillation is a condition where heart beats rapidly and irregularly. It is accompanied by palpitation, dizziness, and shortness of breath. It is usually treated with drugs or by planting pacemakers. Researchers have found that transcutaneous electrical vagus nerve stimulation, a process that sends painless pulses of electricity into the vagus nerve through a hand-held device, can reduce symptoms by upto 8 minutes after one treatment. The research was published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Read more here.

Regular health risk assessments and counselling good for elderly

Study shows elderly people who fill out health risk questionnaires and take personalized counselling on a regular basis are more likely to use more preventive care. The researchers enlisted 874 healthy adults over age 65 and asked them to fill out questionaries between 2000 and 2002. They also received individualized computer-generated feedback reports. For two years, counsellors visited patients at home every three to six months to reinforce the preventive care they should be getting as per their individualized reports. About 85% of those assigned to the health risk assessment group returned their questionnaires. After two years, the researchers compared their performance with another group of 1,000 old adults who were not given the questionnaires. They found that 70% adults in the first group were physically active, compared to 62% in the comparison group. The research was published in PLoS Medicine. Read more here.

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Published: 20 Oct 2015, 02:19 PM IST
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