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An excess intake of salt may result in hypertension, but conversely, if you can control the blood pressure, you can definitely cut down the chance of renal failure (Photo: AFP)

High sodium diet may increase mortality risk: Study

Sodium is notoriously hard to measure.

2 July 2018 5:45 PM IST

Laws requiring doctors to report dementia patients and get their licenses revoked didnt appear to influence the proportion of crashes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Depression may be more severe in elderly people

It's also possible that the aging brain has less plasticity, or ability to rebound from mental illness.

2 July 2018 5:22 PM IST

While dedicated pathways for cyclists may seem like the stuff of dreams in the Maximum City, rough roads make it difficult to maintain cycling lanes.

Cyclists in tight shorts 'put fertility at risk'; says study

Men who wear skintight cycling shorts could be harming their chances of getting their partner pregnant, experts have...

2 July 2018 4:26 PM IST

Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Exercise may help childhood cancer survivors live longer

In cancer survivors, cancer treatment causes what we consider to be an accelerated aging process.

2 July 2018 4:17 PM IST

Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Scientists create artificial ovary' to help women left infertile from...

Researchers extracted patients' immature eggs and grew them in biological scaffolding created in a lab.

2 July 2018 4:12 PM IST

Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Not all cancer drugs work

DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism that plays a key role in switching genes "on" or "off".

2 July 2018 4:11 PM IST

The organ will help women produce eggs naturally (Photo: AFP)

Scientists create artificial ovary for women left unable to have...

Young girls who haven't undergone puberty may become sterile even before ovaries can produce eggs due to chemotherapy...

2 July 2018 4:09 PM IST

Only 14 percent across both age groups were comfortable talking to their manager about stress levels (Photo: AFP)

Work stress may be deadly for men with heart disease and diabetes

People with chronic health problems like heart disease and diabetes tend to experience more depression.

2 July 2018 4:05 PM IST

Recent study suggests that teenagers should eat walnut if they want their brain to stay healthy into old age and avoid anxiety (Photo: Pixabay)

Eating walnuts may halve type 2 diabetes risk: Study

The average intake among walnut consumers was approximately 1.5 tablespoons per day.

2 July 2018 3:33 PM IST

Genes linked with problem solving powers were associated with the process by which neurons carry signals in the brain. (Photo: Pixabay)

This gene holds key to human immunity

"Even though the human genome was first fully sequenced in 2003, there are still thousands of genes that we know very...

2 July 2018 3:05 PM IST

The woman didnt find out how she looked like after the surgery and was devastated to see her reflection five weeks later (Photo: AFP)

Man without limbs, lips gets shoulder skin grafted, new lips tattooed...

Alex Lewis, had skin from his shoulder grafted around his mouth after he lost part of his face to a vicious flesh-eating...

2 July 2018 2:06 PM IST

It isnt known when it will be available (Photo: AFP)

Diabetics may find relief from painful injections thanks to new...

The pill may help overcome pain and needle phobia some diabetics face.

2 July 2018 12:20 PM IST