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Cardio-metabolic risk factors can increase the chances of having diabetes, heart disease or a stroke. (Photo: Pixabay)

Wine tied to healthier arteries for some diabetics

Some previous research has linked a Mediterranean diet to weight loss and a reduced risk of heart disease.

24 Feb 2018 11:57 AM IST

Chemicals could be used to enhance colour, texture or taste. (Photo: Pixabay)

This Holi, avoid being a victim of food adulteration

While Holi is a time for merriment, we should also be alert about what we eat.

24 Feb 2018 11:45 AM IST

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Eating disorders, figure skating's 'dirty little secret'

Anorexia is a 21st-century illness and it's fairly common.

23 Feb 2018 8:32 PM IST

Exercise capacity is a key factor linked to these patients quality of life and even survival. (Photo: Pixabay)

Beetroot juice supplements may help heart failure patients: study

A second important aspect of the study is there were no untoward side effects from the dietary nitrate.

23 Feb 2018 7:49 PM IST

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Some essential tests for women in their 40's

Read on to find out more.

23 Feb 2018 7:32 PM IST

They scored lower in tests of academic skills related to mathematics, reading, and spelling (Photo: AFP)

Research suggests chronic kidney disease may leave children with low...

Children with CKD also had lower scores than the general population in executive function and memory domains.

23 Feb 2018 7:29 PM IST

When an overweight woman delivered vaginally, the risk of her child being overweight was three times higher than normal. (Photo: Pixabay)

Overweight women more like to have obese kids: study

Gut microbiome is the community of bacteria that live in the digestive tracts of humans.

23 Feb 2018 6:33 PM IST

It was a very huge tumour, the size of which was nearly the size of the head. (Representational image: Pixabay)

Doctors remove 'world's largest brain tumour'

Size, vascularity and the involvement of the brain and the bone possessed a challenge in the case.

23 Feb 2018 6:14 PM IST

The work is the flip side of the disappointing hunt for new drugs to fight or prevent Alzheimers disease. (Photo: Pixabay)

Superagers' youthful brains offer clues to keeping sharp

Parts of the brain shrink with age, one of the reasons why most people experience a gradual slowing of at least some...

23 Feb 2018 6:07 PM IST

If youre someone who enjoys training at home, full body workouts make for a good option. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here are some exercises to work your whole body

If you're someone who enjoys training at home, full body workouts make for a good option.

23 Feb 2018 3:07 PM IST

The Parkinsons disease process can begin years or decades before symptoms appear, a biological marker like this could be useful. (Photo: Pixabay)

Testing tears may help diagnose Parkinson's early: study

Tears were analysed for the levels of four proteins.

23 Feb 2018 3:00 PM IST

The results indicate that infants are learning such abstract rules through seeing from a very early age. (Photo: Pixabay)

Infants can learn abstract rules visually: study

The researchers showed 40 infants patterned sequences of different kinds of dogs.

23 Feb 2018 2:51 PM IST