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Breastfeeding not solely responsible for infant's health

Breastfeeding is not always practical and may not produce the health benefits mothers hope for, researchers say.

26 Sept 2018 10:02 AM IST

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Lung inflammation from childhood asthma may cause anxiety

Here is what a new study has found.

26 Sept 2018 9:41 AM IST

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Antibiotics do more harm than good: Study

Researchers made the discovery while studying what happens when you don't have bacteria to fight a fungal infection.

26 Sept 2018 9:18 AM IST

The US dictionary company sought counsel from the North American Scrabble Players Association when updating the book. (Photo: Pixabay)

Scrabble adds 300 new words to board game, including 'OK'

New words include bizjet and words like arancini, which are Italian balls of cooked rice.

26 Sept 2018 8:43 AM IST

The latest WHO figures show that malaria infected about 216 million people in 2016. (Photo: Pixabay)

Death of Malaria: Scientists wipe out whole colony of mosquitoes in...

The results mark the first time this technology has been able to completely suppress a population.

26 Sept 2018 8:23 AM IST

Chennai-born Preeti Vasudevan has been trained for years as a Bharatanatyam dancer, now based in New York, creating avant-garde dance works. She has travelled a long distance, spanning two very different worlds both in her domestic and artistic life.

When a dancer becomes the dance

Creation has its elementary beginnings in sound, which slowly evolves its vibrations covering the entire expanse of...

26 Sept 2018 1:33 AM IST

Sara entered the world of art drawing inspiration from her mother Sajitha.

Shades of streets

Sara Hussain, a popular name in the art scenario, gets candid about her journey fighting many odds, and the accolades...

26 Sept 2018 1:03 AM IST

New age twist to language

For blogger Rinku Chatlani, urban lingos make conversations catchy, and her favourite words are Shizz, Legit, fml and...

26 Sept 2018 1:03 AM IST

Komal Shankaran loves gardening, and he is enjoying learning to make his own personalised planters.

Let's get our hands dirty!

Some of the popular decor vidoes are not Indian, and that sometimes proves tough since sourcing the requisite material...

26 Sept 2018 12:04 AM IST

The research paves the way for treatments to preserve long-term skeletal health (Photo: AFP)

Research reveals single fracture can damage bone density throughout...

Researchers hope to further characterise the post-fracture inflammatory factors that may contribute to bone loss...

25 Sept 2018 9:04 PM IST

The study also found that 66 percent swiped left on edited pictures and 68 percent rejected users that are looking for fun (Photo: AFP)

Study shows millennials take about 4 days to exchange numbers on...

This is being seen as a shift in the approach towards dating among millennials as people are getting more serious about...

25 Sept 2018 7:03 PM IST

According to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports, doctors were able to re-awaken his nerves using spinal cord epidural stimulation (scES). (Photo: Pixabay)

World first: 3 paralysed people walk again thanks to implants that...

Electronic device 'reconnects' neurons in patients' legs with their brain and they just have to think about walking - or...

25 Sept 2018 4:33 PM IST