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Metabolically healthy obesity is not a stable or reliable indicator of future risk for cardiovascular disease. (Photo: Pixabay)

Processes in gut help develop personalised obesity treatments

The study has also generated the first comprehensive database of which microbes are associated with which chemical...

29 May 2018 5:20 PM IST

Depression is one of the most prevalent mental health side effects caused by the pill used by around 100 million women all over the world (Photo: AFP)

Sex hormones up cardiovascular disease risk in post-menopausal women:...

The research has been published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

29 May 2018 5:12 PM IST

Apparently seaweed has been fed to cattle since farming began as cows would graze on the ones washed up on beaches.

Queen Elizabeth's cows are living it up with their special water beds,...

The 265-strong herd of royal cattle also have robots that milk them, an automatic brush to help with their well-being...

29 May 2018 5:03 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Sex hormone levels linked to heart disease in women

Here is what a new study has found.

29 May 2018 4:44 PM IST

The excavation was carried out as a part of the Ychsma project, named after the regions native people (Photo: AFP)

Mummy buried around 1000 AD discovered in Peru

Discoveries like this one are exceptionally scarce, and this mummy is incredibly well preserved.

29 May 2018 4:39 PM IST

The baby was diagnosed with pygopagus parasiticus, a birth condition observed in one in a million pregnancies (Photo: AFP)

Stress in infancy alters body's organs: Study

The problems begin when exposure to stress is constant.

29 May 2018 4:08 PM IST

Cockroaches are known to be keen to climb into peoples ears (Photo: YouTube)

Shocking footage shows dead cockroach being pulled out of woman's ear

The woman approached a fire station after suffering headaches when closer inspection revealed that there was a cockroach...

29 May 2018 12:42 PM IST

People who suffer from cardiovascular disease, and have a normal intake of vitamin D, reduce their mortality risk by 30%. (Photo: Pixabay)

Most vitamins, mineral supplements have no health benefits

The study found folic acid alone and B-vitamins with folic acid may reduce cardiovascular disease and stroke.

29 May 2018 10:40 AM IST

British Army personnel have been working with rangers in Gabon and Malawi to put an end to gangs selling ivory for funding terrorist activities in the continent (Photo: AFP)

British Army troops to be sent to Africa for protecting rhinos against...

The administration also fears that money from the ivory trade ends up funding extremism through criminal and terrorist...

29 May 2018 10:35 AM IST

Prolonged work in the heat compromises thermoregulatory function and elevates risk of heat-injury on the following day in older workers. (Photo: Pixabay)

Hot work conditions may boost next-day heat stroke risk for older men

The results underscore the need for men to take precautions to avoid heat related injuries or heat stroke.

29 May 2018 10:25 AM IST

Dyes long life may also be down to walking two miles up a steep hill four times a day while going from and to work.

106-year-old spinster reveals secret to long life, no men

Madeline Dye says her extraordinary longevity is because she avoided the stress that accompanies marriage and...

29 May 2018 10:22 AM IST

Eternally exposed to the elements yet ever enduring, mountains teach us what equanimity in the face of adverse conditions is all about.

Mountain person? Be careful with your heart

The research involved collecting data on how the heart and pulmonary blood vessels adapt to life with less oxygen.

29 May 2018 10:11 AM IST