Teenage workouts may lower death risk in later life
New York, July 31 (IANS) Regular exercise during adolescence may lower death risk in middle and older age from all causes, including cancer, especially...
First Zika case confirmed in South Africa
Johannesburg, Feb 20 (IANS) South African health authorities on Friday confirmed the first Zika case involving a Colombian businessman.
The businessman who visited Johannesburg has...
Rising obesity in kids can lead to poor health later: Experts
Rising obesity in kids can lead to poor health later: Experts
New Delhi: Childhood obesity is one of the leading and steadily increasing health concerns,...
Bromances may help men cope better with stress
New York, March 4 (IANS) Male friendships, portrayed and often winked at in bromance movies, can actually make men more resilient to stress and...
Men and women may be wired to behave differently: Study
New York, Feb 10 (IANS) Male and female behavioural differences correlate with their different brain networks, say researchers, including one of Indian origin.
Structural differences...
New sensor detects low levels of female hormone
Wellington, Nov 30 (IANS) A team of researchers has developed a new sensor that can detect low levels of female hormone estrogen in liquids.
The...
Bus driver suspended for clicking selfie ‘drinking’ beer
New York, Feb 14 (IANS) A school bus driver was removed from her route after she took a selfie showing her taking a swig...
An egg a day won’t risk your heart
London, Feb 12 (IANS) A high-cholesterol diet and eating eggs will not increase risk of heart attack, not even in persons inclined genetically, reveals...
Paracetamol use in pregnancy may harm fertility
London, Jan 29 (IANS) Using painkillers in pregnancy may reduce fertility in subsequent generations, warns a research.
Tests conducted on rats revealed that when a...
Non-human sugar in red meat may promote cancer
Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) A team lead by an Indian-origin researcher at the University of California, San Diego, has found that a non-human sugar...
