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Study rebutts claim that antidepressants do not work (Photo: Pixabay)

Antidepressants do work, says new study

Researchers say, if results are placebo effects, drugs should not outperform actual placebo trials.

19 Aug 2017 5:00 PM IST

Man posts online looking for prospective partner for sex ritual during solar eclipse (Photo: Pixabay)

California man seeks woman for sex ritual during solar eclipse

Man posts in Craiglist that he is looking for partner for sex ritual to bear a child.

19 Aug 2017 4:35 PM IST

Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated (Photo: Pixabay)

High BP during pregnancy increases risk of cardiovascular disease...

Study shows need for follow-up of women hypertension history during pregnancy to provide management of risk factors for...

19 Aug 2017 4:08 PM IST

Research that was conducted at Los Angeles found that when compares to brain scans; the eye test was just as successful at spotting the amount of plaque build-up in their brains (Photo: Pixabay)

Now, eye test to spot Alzheimer's disease 20 years in advance

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai developed an eye test as a non-invasive method that can detect Alzheimer's much before...

19 Aug 2017 3:53 PM IST

Study finds out that women want more sex in a relationship while others say they get it outside or watch adult content online (Photo: Pixabay)

Women love a bit more of lovemaking

Studies see 59 percent of women saying that they prefer more sex that what they are currently getting as compared to 41...

19 Aug 2017 3:18 PM IST

Man could actually feel the little reptile, squirming inside his head (Photo: Pixabay)

Chinese man wakes up to discover lizard inside ear

Man has live lizard removed from his ears but doctors do not know where the animal's tail is.

19 Aug 2017 2:03 PM IST

Experts from Duke University in the US, who conducted the study say that preferring different brands can affect happiness in relationships as well. (Photo: Pixabay)

Happiness in love has more to do with brand compatibility

According to researchers that partners who do not hold much sway in a relationship feel stuck with their partner's...

19 Aug 2017 1:04 PM IST

According to risk of death five years after diagnosis is highest for breast and colon cancer (Photo: Pixabay)

Alternative cancer cures see higher death rates, says study

Cancer patients who spurn surgery, radiation or chemotherapy in favour of unorthodox therapies are more than twice as...

19 Aug 2017 11:50 AM IST

Poor adherence to CPAP remains the major impediment to effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (Photo: Pixabay)

Positive interaction between couples may improve CPAP use in apnea

According to researchers, couples who focused on benefits for both patient and sleep partner were more likely to use...

19 Aug 2017 10:54 AM IST

Chronic gum inflammation, known as periodontitis, is associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimers disease (Photo: Pixabay)

Long lasting gum disease may up risk of Alzheimer's, says study

Recent studies have suggested that chronic periodontitis might contribute to a decline in thinking ability.

19 Aug 2017 10:36 AM IST

Approach from the Northwestern Medicine scientists allowed the behaviour of individual virions, infectious particles, to be connected to infectivity. (Photo: Pixabay)

Better therapies may be in offing with novel HIV tracking approach

Research used novel live-cell fluorescent imaging system that allowed them to identify individual particles associated...

19 Aug 2017 10:29 AM IST

Colonies; pen and ink on Washi paper, stained with pomegranate skin and tea extracts. TARQ

Questions find life in art

Savia's artworks create a chain of rhetorical questions, as she furthers her ventures in search of an answer.

19 Aug 2017 6:33 AM IST