Maintain healthy heart at home, book tells you how
Kolkata, Oct 4 (IANS) Aimed at creating awareness about heart diseases which account for more than 30 percent of deaths in the country, the...
Diabetic women at greater heart disease risk
New York, Dec 8 (IANS) Women with Type 2 diabetes are twice as likely to have coronary heart disease compared to men, according to...
A car just called police and had its driver arrested
Child: "Face it, Dad, you're a dinosaur." Me: "Could a dinosaur do THIS?" (My fingers flicker over the computer keyboard and I accidentally delete...
People with autism may lack empathy
London, Sep 7 (IANS) Empathy, or the ability to recognise or infer someone else's state of mind by reading his or her eyes appear...
Eat apple, green tomatoes to gain never-say-die muscles
New York, Sep 9 (IANS) While discovering a protein that causes muscle weakness and loss during ageing, scientists from University of Iowa have also...
Human trial holds promise for novel cancer vaccines
London, April 4 (IANS) A small human trial has shown significant promise for developing anti-cancer vaccines and personalised cancer therapies in near future.
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Premature birth changes key brain connections
London, May 5 (IANS) Premature birth can alter the connectivity between key areas of the brain, thereby making them vulnerable to disorders such as...
Make kids grow veggies to encourage healthy eating
New York, (IANS) One simple way to make children eat more healthy is to help them grow vegetables in the gardens, says a new...
Yoga can improve arthritis symptoms and mood
New York, Sep 16 (IANS) Practicing yoga improves physical and mental wellbeing of people living with arthritis, a painful joint disorder for which there...
Smell of death can threaten humans
London, Oct 20 (IANS) The chemical produced by decaying tissue of dead bodies can produce a fight-or-flight response in humans, researchers have revealed, suggesting...
