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Statins may stop spread of Lyme disease: study

An enzyme, which can be inhibited by statins, will enable certain drugs to reduce the number of infectious bacteria in...

11 May 2016 4:14 PM IST

Study spanned three groups, or cohorts, whose risk of dying for any reason was examined in 1976-78, 1991-1994, and in 2003-2013

Heavier is now 'healthier' than in 1970s: study

Researchers found that obese people in the 1970s were more likely to die than normal weight people.

11 May 2016 2:04 PM IST

When pregnant women gain lots of weight or develop diabetes, it may trigger obesity imprinting in babies. (Photo: Pixabay)

Extra pregnancy pounds tied to obesity even for normal size babies

Children were about 29 percent more likely to be obese by age 10 when their mothers had diabetes during pregnancy.

11 May 2016 12:10 PM IST

Some children can outgrow ADHD during adolescence, though, and this means teen patients on ADHD drugs require close monitoring.

Teens with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have special...

Both stimulants and alternative medications can help reduce symptoms such as restlessness, forgetfulness and lack of...

11 May 2016 12:08 PM IST

Those “good girls” who are “saving themselves” are receiving the strangest of looks.

It’s complicated: What the good men don’t need

Virginity is this generation’s floppy disc. And this brave new world is celebrating its disappearance.

11 May 2016 6:16 AM IST

India is the world’s second largest producer of sugar. It is also the world’s largest consumer. Which means we consume .

Sweet Talk: Why we need a sugar tax in India

India is growing at the waist. And it’s not a good thing. So when the West is shaping up to introduce...

11 May 2016 6:13 AM IST

Still from Dumb And Dumberer

Survival of the dumbest

Charles Darwin spoke about evolution and the theory that was subsequently postulated spoke of the survival of the...

11 May 2016 12:44 AM IST

A screengrab of the Tinder advertisement for India.

Is Tinder going the sanskari way

The dating app’s Indianised ad is being questioned by regular users.

10 May 2016 11:27 PM IST

To test lung function, blow into any phone

With SpiroCall, you can call a 1-800 number, blow into the phone, and use the telephone network to test your lung...

10 May 2016 9:54 PM IST

The secret behind potato chip bags

The crunchy noise produced by the bag the user’s sensory experience, leading snackers to feel that the chips are...

10 May 2016 9:51 PM IST

Children born to older mothers are smarter

‘The benefits associated with being born in a later year outweigh the individual risk factors arising from being...

10 May 2016 9:48 PM IST

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New malaria vaccine may prevent infection for over one year

Malaria remains one of the most devastating diseases in the world, especially among young children in Africa.

10 May 2016 5:48 PM IST