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Schizophrenia is known to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).The study, published in The American Journal of Psychiatry, revealed genetic overlap between schizophrenia and CVD risk factors, particularly body mass index (BMI) and smoking.The genetic overlap between schizophrenia and smoking behavior means that people with schizophrenia may be more affected by nicotine’s addictive properties, the researchers said.”In particular, patients with schizophrenia experience greater reinforcing effects of nicotine and more severe withdrawal symptoms during abstinence,” said Linn Rodevand, from the Norwegian Center for Mental Disorders Research at the University of Oslo.The research team analysed recent genome-wide association study (GWAS) results…

Korea’s Ha Jeemin takes silver with 33 while Lo Jun Han Ryan of Singapore gets gold with 26.On the other hand, Nethra Kumanana finishes fourth women’ s single dinghy ILCA6.On Tuesday, 17-year-old Neha Thakur claimed a silver medal in Girls’ Dinghy — ILCA4 event and Armyman Eabad Ali picked up a bronze Men’s RS:X event.India has so far won three medals in Sailing, including one silver and two bronze. So far, India won 20 medals with five gold, as many as silver and 10 bronze.–IANSbc

A video was dropped on Wednesday titled Tiger Ka Message that revealed that Tiger is in peril after being framed as Enemy Number 1.This video sets up the plot of the film that will show how Tiger goes on a life-threatening mission to hunt down his enemies in this vengeful action entertainer. Tiger wants to clear his name for his country, for his family and he won’t stop at nothing.As the video ends, Salman’s Tiger is heard saying: “Jab tak Tiger mara nahi. Tab tak Tiger hara nahi.”Tiger Ka Message, a video that is a precursor to the trailer of…

The Hague, Sep 27 (IANS) Two-time world champion sprinter Dafne Schippers from the Netherlands announced her retirement at the age of 31 after having struggled with injuries in recent years.”The race stops here,” she posted on Instagram. “As an athlete, you always know this day will come, that at one point, your career will be a moment in time, a collection of memories and hopefully medals.”The highlight of Schippers’ career was at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing when she captured the 200m gold and silver in the 100m. Two years later in London, she defended her title in the…

Hangzhou, Sep 27 (IANS) World champion Zhang Boheng of China claimed the men’s all-around gymnastics title with a score of 89.299 points at the Hangzhou Asian Games.Japan’s Takeru Kitazono finished second with 87.032 and another Chinese gymnast Lan Xingyu took bronze on 84.965, reports Xinhua.Zhang performed steadily throughout his routines on six apparatuses. His total included 14.500 on the floor, 14.600 on the pommel horse, 14.933 on the rings, 14.600 on the vault, 15.466 on the parallel bars and 15.200 on the horizontal bar.”This is a milestone score,” the 23-year-old Zhang said. “I hope to win a gold medal at…

Madrid, Sep 27 (IANS) Mallorca held La Liga leaders FC Barcelona to a 2-2 draw at their Son Moix Stadium on Tuesday night in a match filled with excitement.Mallorca took an early lead in the seventh minute when Vedat Muriqi capitalised on a poor pass from Marc-Andre ter Stegen, netting the ball from close range. Raphinha equalised for Barcelona in the 40th minute with a brilliant low shot from outside the penalty area. Barcelona nearly added a second, but defensive lapses allowed Abdon Prats to find the net following a long pass from the back, reports Xinhua.Barcelona found it challenging…

Hangzhou, Sep 27 (IANS) Rhythm Sangwan, Manu Bhaker and Esha Singh came up with a superb performance to take gold in the Women’s 25m Pistol Team competition while the team of Sift Kaur Samra, Ashi Chouksey and Mannini Kaushik claimed a silver medal in the Women’s 50m Rifle 3-positions as India continued to reap rich rewards at the shooting ranges here at Fuyang Yinhu Sports Centre on Wednesday. These were India’s sixth and seventh medals from the shooting ranges in three days of competition and they are expecting more on Wednesday with Indian shooters in medal contention in Indian competitions…

New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Samsung is geared up to launch Galaxy S23 FE in India early next month ahead of the upcoming festive season.Industry sources told IANS on Wednesday that Galaxy S23 FE will be one of Samsung’s biggest bet for festive sales, with the smartphone set for a global debut in the country.Galaxy S23 FE is likely to come in refreshing colour finishes.In terms of features, the device is set to come with Nightography or Night Mode that enables users to take highly-optimised photos, even in the dark.Galaxy S23 FE is tipped to get IP68 certification and Gorilla…

London, Sep 26 (IANS) Indian-origin British MP Nadia Whittome has tabled an early day motion in the House of Commons calling the UK to halt its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks with India in the wake of the ethnic violence in Manipur.The motion, signed by 21 other MPs, also urged the government to raise the issue of human rights violations in Manipur with the Indian government.”While the Tories are negotiating a free trade agreement with India, minorities face persecution under BJP rule. I tabled a motion highlighting the campaign of violence against the Kuki-Zo people in Manipur,” Whittome wrote on…

Washington, Sep 27 (IANS) The US Senate has unveiled a short-term spending bill that would keep the government open through November 17, with $6.2 billion in funding for Ukraine and $6 billion for domestic disasters, the media reported.The government funding is scheduled to expire on Saturday.The Senate took an initial step to advance its bipartisan stopgap bill on Tuesday with a procedural vote of 77 to 19, reports CNN.As he outlined the Senate’s stopgap proposal, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said: “We will continue to fund the government at present levels while maintaining our commitment to Ukraine’s security and humanitarian…