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Dementia primarily afflicts older people and is marked by memory loss and an inability to perform tasks. (Photo: Pixabay)

Positive attitude towards ageing works wonders

The study examined whether culture-based age beliefs influence the risk of developing dementia among older people.

8 Feb 2018 5:49 PM IST

Limiting asparagine in ones diet dramatically reduces the cancers ability to travel to distant sites in the body. (Photo: Pixabay)

Diet may help prevent spread of deadly breast cancer: study

Foods rich in asparagine include dairy, whey, beef, poultry, eggs, fish, seafood, asparagus, potatoes, legumes, nuts,...

8 Feb 2018 5:31 PM IST

What happened to the tickets is still unclear as it isnt known if someone else came forward to claim the money (Photo: Pixabay)

Lottery winner in Thailand kills himself after winning ticket...

The man was devastated and depressed ever since he lost the tickets as he wasn't able to go to work.

8 Feb 2018 5:30 PM IST

There was a 32 per cent increase in suffocation suicides in the five months that followed Williams death by the same method. (Photo: AP)

Suicides spiked after death of Robin Williams: study

News media reports with terms "suicide", "dead," and the name "Robin Williams" drastically increased in weeks after...

8 Feb 2018 4:57 PM IST

Regular brain training and lifelong learning create positive emotions and can slow down mental deterioration in old age. (Photo: Pixabay)

Touchscreen games may help older dogs stay mentally fit

The fact is, however, that lifelong learning with the touchscreen can help counteract this development.

8 Feb 2018 4:52 PM IST

Meanwhile others lauded Dean for witty comments and trolled authorities for spelling mistakes (Photo: Facebook)

Police get trolled by wanted man in comments on post asking for...

He added that an arrangement can be made if they increase the reward and he will just enjoy his freedom until then.

8 Feb 2018 4:43 PM IST

This study should not be used as a reason to continue to smoke rather than vape. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vaping may boost pneumonia risk: Study

Although it is possible that vaping might increase susceptibility to pneumonia, the effect is likely to be lower than...

8 Feb 2018 4:43 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Foods that may not help prevent, treat common cold

8 Feb 2018 4:38 PM IST

They also mentioned that it was a false call made with genuine good intent and not a prank (Photo: Facebook)

45-minute standoff between police and a tiger ends as they realise...

A nervous man from Scotland called the police when he saw a really big tiger on his field as cops rushed there with...

8 Feb 2018 4:06 PM IST

The letter, addressed to Devang V Khakhar, Director, IIT Bombay says that there are some 77 billion land animals that are farmed a year.

PETA questions IIT-Bombay's move to not ban non-veg food

Animal rights group points out that everyone can eat vegan foods, and it doesn't hurt anyone to do so.

8 Feb 2018 2:40 PM IST

The idea is to create a vacation destination exclusively for women where they dont need to watch themselves. (Photo: Facebook/SuperShe)

SuperShe - A women-only resort island

Women need time to spend with other women where they can nurture each other's dreams and desires.

8 Feb 2018 2:31 PM IST

The research may help scientists to identify new targets for reducing the risk and eventually lead to effective treatments. (Photo: Pixabay)

New blood test to identify people at heart disease risk

The study found that the patients with the longest clot lysis time had a 40 per cent increased risk of recurrent...

8 Feb 2018 1:59 PM IST