Research
Molecular
The beneficial effect of yoga on DNA damage in T2D subjects is mediated by the mitigation of oxidative DNA damage and enhancement of DNA repair.
Yoga's benefits for DNA damage in type 2 diabetes are linked to its effects on oxidative stress and DNA repair.
StrongSupportsmedium confidence
Mediation analysis indicated that improvements in oxidative DNA damage and DNA repair together played a major mediatory role (97.4%) in carrying the effect of yoga.
Why this rating
Based on a randomized clinical trial design.
Source
Role of Yoga and Its Plausible Mechanism in the Mitigation of DNA Damage in Type-2 Diabetes: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Rajesh G Nair et al. · Annals of Behavioral Medicine · 2021
rct · n=61Cited 17×
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