Quarter of Aussie teens suffer from obesity: survey
Canberra, Feb 19 (IANS) A quarter of Australia's adolescents are either overweight or obese, a new health survey revealed Thursday.
The report, tabled by Australia's...
Are populations actually ageing more slowly?
London, April 16 (IANS) Faster increases in life expectancy do not necessarily produce faster population ageing, according to a new research.
This counter-intuitive finding was...
Visual restoration may never be complete in long-term blindness
Montreal, Jan 19 (IANS) Surgery cannot completely undo the brain rewiring caused by long-term blindness, finds a study.
Scientists at the University of Montreal and...
Food essentials for lustrous skin
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Dig into sprouts, kiwi, yogurt and other nutritious food items for a radiant skin, says an expert.
Here are some...
Daily avocado cuts heart disease risk
New York, Jan 8 (IANS) Adding an avocado to your daily diet helps lower bad cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease, a...
Living near green vacant spaces lowers stress
New York, March 20 (IANS) Even city life can become a lot less stressful with a "greening treatment" of vacant spaces that includes cleaning...
Marijuana may help in organ transplant
New York, Sep 2 (IANS) In situations where transplanted organs may not be a perfect match, marijuana may be used to delay rejection of...
High-salt diet may boost immune response: Study
London, March 4 (IANS) High-salt diet is bad for health, say numerous studies, but a significant research now reveals that dietary salt could have...
Australian cricketers visit HIV/AIDS support centre
Durban, March 3 (IANS) Five Australian cricketers visited the Hillcrest AIDS Centre Trust (HACT) in the Valley of a Thousand Hills outside Durban, ahead...
Drug reverses vision loss caused by diabetes
New York, Feb 19 (IANS) A prescription drug commonly used to treat age-related vision loss also reverses vision loss caused by diabetes, says a...
