Publications by authors named "M U"

Background:  Screen time is increasing among students and is also known to affect their lifestyle and health. The study investigated the correlation of screen time with sleep quality and attention span.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among undergraduate medical and nursing students in November 2021.

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During the pandemic, medical education shifted to online platforms, using the Learning Management System (LMS) for lectures, video recordings, e-resources, and assessments. An inductive qualitative study was conducted among I MBBS students for Biochemistry to assess LMS acceptance and performance. Out of 150 students, 99 responded with 70.

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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the main liver malignancy and has a high mortality rate. The discovery of novel biomarkers for early diagnosis, prognosis, and stratification purposes has the potential to alleviate its disease burden. Mass spectrometry (MS) is one of the principal technologies used in metabolomics, with different experimental methods and machine types for different phases of the biomarker discovery process.

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Introduction: Anxiety and stress are challenging conditions that result in perturbation of the body's homeostasis. It disturbs one's physical and mental state of equilibrium. There are many ways to overcome anxiety and stress, however, the best among many remedies is yoganidra, as it achieves optimum functioning of not only our body but also our mind.

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Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a type of eating disorder that has been increasing in incidence and has been encountered more commonly by physicians in their daily practice. Both environmental and genetic risk factors paired along with a more susceptible neurobiology are at play in the emerging resistance to treatment in AN. Preoccupations with intense fear of weight gain, dietary restrictions, excessive exercise, and how the individual is perceived by society mixed with underlying psychopathology all further add to the issue.

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