Secondary education reduces HIV risk for girls: Study
Washington, June 29 (IANS) Longer secondary schooling reduces the risk of contracting HIV, particularly for girls, shows a study.
Students with longer secondary education had...
Young, fit people lose more muscle mass if inactive
London, June 29 (IANS) If you stop using your legs just for two weeks, you would lose a third of your muscular strength even...
Daily bathing cuts bloodstream infections in children
Washington, June 29 (IANS) Daily bathing of pediatric patients with disposable clothes containing two percent chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) reduces bloodstream infections by 59 percent,...
Special protein in brain may up stroke risk
New York, June 29 (IANS) A special protein found in the brain's tiniest blood vessels may increase the risk of stroke, find researchers.
The protein...
‘Sleep sex’ now prevalent in bedrooms: Study
London, June 28 (IANS) Not just sleepwalking or talking, there are some people who are having "sleep sex" as they hit the sack, a...
Alzheimer’s may begin two decades before diagnosis
New York, June 28 (IANS) Even if symptoms of Alzheimer's disease become apparent in old age, the biological processes that cause the mental decline...
Learn from kids how to settle rows, strengthen ties
New York, June 28 (IANS) Parents must look at how their kids negotiate and resolve fights so that they do the same to cement...
Google smart contact lens to measure sugar levels?
New York, June 28 (IANS) Google is reportedly developing a smart contact lens that will measure a wearer's glucose levels by testing their tears.
In...
Same sex marriage to improve health: Experts
Washington, June 28 (IANS) The historic US Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage could improve the health of gay, lesbian and bisexual people, says...
Students learn better in informal environment
New York, June 28 (IANS) Students tend to learn and perform better in an informal environment rather than in a rigid classroom atmosphere, reveals...
