Even Slight Air Pollution Exposure During Pregnancy Can Affect Brain Development In Newborns

Even Slight Air Pollution Exposure During Pregnancy Can Affect Brain Development In Newborns

New Delhi: Maternal exposure to air pollution particles such as PM2.5 during pregnancy can affect brain development in newborn babies, according to a new study.  Researchers at Hospital del Mar, the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), and the CIBER area of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP) in Spain analysed extremely small particles — about…

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Poor diets and economic stress fueling silent diabetes among Pakistani youth – SUCH TV

Poor diets and economic stress fueling silent diabetes among Pakistani youth – SUCH TV

Financial stress, multiple jobs, and unhealthy diets are pushing people as young as 20 to 30 into undiagnosed diabetes, with many discovering their condition only after being hospitalized with severely blocked heart arteries and uncontrolled blood pressure. Speaking at a news briefing during the annual conference of the Pakistan Endocrine Society, senior diabetologists and internal…

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