Poorer kids at greater obesity risk
London, Dec 11 (IANS) Poorer children are at higher risk of obesity compared to their better-off peers, a new study has found.
The researchers examined...
Coconut milk next to breast milk, to be promoted more
Kochi, Dec 11 (IANS) Coconut milk has been proved to be the next best to breast milk and the Coconut Development Board (CDB) is...
Human skin detection technology for improved security
Washington, Dec 11 (IANS) Researchers have developed a novel 2D technology which uses the absorption characteristics of melanin, haemoglobin and water to better characterise...
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...
Selective tweets can wake up health policymakers
New York, Dec 11 (IANS) Effective, selective tweets can advance research from lab to health policymakers, say scientists, adding that with over 300 million...
BHU to host fair on Indian systems of medicine
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) A large number of research institutes as well as 80 private organisations are expected to participate in 'Arogya', a...
Nine-hour sleep and sitting for long will kill you early
Sydney, Dec 10 (IANS) Sleeping more than nine hours and sitting too much during the day -- along with a lazy lifestyle -- can...
Being unhappy won’t kill you for sure
London, Dec 10 (IANS) It is the disease that makes you unhappy and not the other way round, say researchers, adding that the widespread...
Mexico unveils world’s first dengue vaccine
Mexico City, Dec 10 (IANS) Mexico unveiled the world's first approved dengue vaccine, saying the treatment is 60.5 percent effective against dengue and 93.2...
Impulsive in nature? Parents to be blamed
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) If your child is impulsive, do not blame him or her. It is something that may have been inherited from...
