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Children can become smarter by counting on fingers: study

Finger perception - the ability to distinguish, name, or recognise the fingers - is associated with math skill.

24 Oct 2016 9:02 AM IST

Leptin, the satiety hormone produced by fatty tissue, helps regulate body weight by inhibiting appetite (Photo: AFP)

High fat diet may cause changes in the brain: study

It's well known that the brain is involved in the development of obesity.

24 Oct 2016 8:44 AM IST

The harm to health is completely preventable by using improved stoves that cost about $30 each (Photo: AFP)

Use of solid fuels causes higher pneumonia rates among children: study

Interventions aimed at increasing the use of efficient stoves will reduce indoor pollution and significantly improve the...

24 Oct 2016 8:43 AM IST

Alcohol leads to weight loss

Alcohol has long been portrayed as the devil’s juice with regards to weight loss. Beer bellies, drunken munchies,...

23 Oct 2016 10:00 PM IST

Regular screening a must to detect breast cancer

Breast cancer cases are more in younger women in India than in the West.

23 Oct 2016 9:59 PM IST

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Comic ‘heroes’ come to town

The real heroes behind comic books—the artists— were greeted warmly by crazy fans at Comic Con, Mumbai. They...

23 Oct 2016 9:48 PM IST

Why some end up with way more attractive partners

You’ve probably come across those couples where one partner is significantly more attractive than the other.

23 Oct 2016 9:44 PM IST

Students from Lahore with the solidarity cards they received from India. (Photo: Aaghaz-e-Dosti)

Letters across the divide

Defying the vitriol following Uri and the surgical strikes, young brigades of pen pals across the border are playing...

23 Oct 2016 9:31 PM IST

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Do 'penis pumps' increase size Here's what experts have to say

The pump which draws blood to the shaft for securing an erection was traditionally marketed as a cure for erectile...

23 Oct 2016 3:43 PM IST

Twitter users also called out the party on such hooliganism (Photo: PTI/Twitter)

Former army man's tweets slamming Raj Thackeray go viral, tweeple...

Air Vice Marshal Manmohan Bahadur described Thackeray's demands as 'extortion' and rejected 'tainted money'.

23 Oct 2016 2:57 PM IST

Academy member Per Wastberg had said that if Dylan remained silent, it would be rude and arrogant (Photo: AFP)

'Media-shy' Bob Dylan still hasn't responded to committe that awarded...

They said it was up to the American singer-songwriter whether to attend the prize-giving ceremony later this year or...

23 Oct 2016 1:16 PM IST

Some people are more vulnerable to the harmful effects of cannabis than others (Photo: AFP)

High strength cannabis poses higher risk of causing dependency: study

Estimates suggest around 182 million people worldwide use cannabis each year.

23 Oct 2016 11:36 AM IST