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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...