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  New technology ables selfies to measure blood pressure, says the new research conducted at the University of Toronto. Integrating the technology called transdermal optical imaging (TOI) to the smartphone camera could do this job.   Smartphones carry optical sensors that can capture the red light that our hemoglobin reflects on the skin. In turn, these sensors allow TOI to detect and measure the change in the blood flow.   The research team has published a press release with the research paper.   During the study, scientists have detected the blood pressure of 1,328 adults by making two-minute videos specifying their faces.   For the current experiment, researchers used the iPhone camera.   Kang Lee led the study. He is a professor in applied psychology and human development at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Also, he is the co-founder of Nuralogix which has launched the app ‘Anura’. That app uses transdermal optical ima...

  According to recent research, dogs and heart health are related. That means dogs are more than our best friends. The study says that having a pet, specifically a dog is great for improving cardiovascular health. The research was initiated in 2013 and 2014. The scientists have taken the socioeconomic and health information of around 2,000 individuals. These people were located in Brno, Czech Republic. The data is being collected as a part of a follow-up after every five years until 2030. Researchers collected the recent data in 2019 of over 2,000 individuals with no heart disease history. They evaluated the participants on the list of seven ideal health behaviors and factors, published by the American Heart Association. These factors are called “Life's Simple 7” and include physical activity, blood glucose, body mass index, diet, blood pressure, smoking status, and total cholesterol The scientists then compared the heart-related scores of the people who owned the pet wit...

  According to the latest study, alternate-day fasting leads to weight loss in a healthy way as it copies the caveman diet. A trial depicts individuals who didn’t take anything for at least 36 hours then ate whatever they liked for 12-hour loss more weight than anyone else. Basically, their immunity improves and becomes stable. Even after passing six months, the improvement remains the same. As compared with other diets that have constant caloric intake every day, the results were better. The researchers of the University of Graz in Austria conducted this study. Scientists of this study supposed that the benefit of alternate-day fasting is within the secret of thousand years old eating patterns. Our ancestors didn’t have the food to eat daily. Also, they say that this pattern might not be beneficial for all. There are further studies needed to know its impact on the long-term. In the study, over 60 individuals have participated. Moreover, researchers have divided them i...

Baby birth does not only lead to physical, but diverse emotional changes in the mother as well. The postpartum time is the combination of fear, excitement, happiness, and even depression for many. The postpartum baby blues are known as Postpartum Depression in medical terminology and associated with social, chemical, and psychological changes in the new mother. What’s Really Happening? After the birth of a baby, there’s a sudden drop of different hormones in the body. What’s the connection between depression and this drop is not really known. The levels of female reproductive hormones, estrogen, and progesterone, are elevated ten folds in the body when a woman is pregnant. In the mere time of three days, just after the delivery, their levels go back to normal. In addition to the chemical changes, the baby brings many social changes in the mother’s life as well which also lead to depression. How to Treat Postpartum Depression? The treatment of postpartum depression...

Upwork.com is one of the many platforms that allow workers to connect with clients. Before trusting any website on the internet, the first thing that comes to mind is “whether it is a scam”. Well, to assure you here, Upwork is a real site that gives you real work. If you are looking for a home-based job, then Upwork is a good platform to start with. I have seen many websites that claim that Upwork is a scam; that’s not correct. But, yes! There are some jobs on Upwork that are scams. You earn real-time on Upwork and there are some people who want to hack into your account to steal your earned money. With experience and knowledge, you can always tell that the job post is a scam. How to know a job on Upwork is a scam? #1: The client wouldn’t have a “verified account”. #2: The client’s account is new #3: The job post will have a link that will take you to the page that will ask for your Upwork ID and  password. However, Upwork’s scam detection is quite go...

Games and Sports are an important part of the student’s life. Students spend most of their time studying. Nowadays, their schedule has become very hectic due to the continuous competition. Parents want their kids to study all the time to gain good marks - neglecting the fact that games and sports are as important as studying for developing a sound mind in the sound body. Playing good games lead to the improvement of the mind whereas sports are the mean of getting physical strength. Games like Sudoku, Chess, scrabble, etc. can enhance mental skills. The competition they provide helps the mind to stay focused and make a decision in less time. They improve cognitive functions too. They make the brain powerful. On the other hand, sports are helpful in gaining bodily power. Sports like hockey, football, cricket, etc. improve the balance of the body and help it to react by using all the muscles. In the normal routine, the heartbeat remains calm but these sports increase heart rate. ...