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It is not just the temperature, but the heat accompanied by humidity that makes it dangerous.

Find out how extreme heat can cause death

Most at risk are elderly, people living in socioeconomic disadvantage, workers, and athletes who play outdoors.

20 Feb 2018 11:21 AM IST

Womens noses may be smaller, but their brains can read much more from the air they do breathe in. (Photo: Pixabay)

Find out why women have colder hands and men have bigger noses

University researchers reveal how science proves members of both sexes are actually different from each other.

20 Feb 2018 10:25 AM IST

The murky case threw the spotlight on Thailands then unregulated rent-a-womb industry. (Photo: Pixabay)

Japanese 'baby factory' man wins custody of 13 kids born to Thai...

Mitsutoki Shigeta caused a "baby factory" scandal in 2014 after Thai police said DNA linked him to 9 infants found in a...

20 Feb 2018 10:14 AM IST

Acne includes whiteheads, blackheads, pimples, cysts and nodules that affect the face, shoulders, back, chest and upper arms.

Acne diagnoses increases depression risk, says study

Dermatologists treating acne should keep eye on patients' mood symptoms, and make psychological referral if depression...

20 Feb 2018 10:04 AM IST

If overweight girls with PCOS can lose upto15 kg, they might resume their regular periods without medication. (Photo: Pixabay)

Obesity may lower your chances of conception

Women who are obese are also at a greater risk for pregnancy complications like having a C-section.

20 Feb 2018 9:58 AM IST

A woman who had been born without a uterus gave birth to the baby at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. (Photo: Pixabay)

Preterm underweight babies more likely to have low IQs, says study

Overall, intelligence quotient (IQ) tests show on average, preterm youth underperform by equivalent of about 13 points.

20 Feb 2018 9:53 AM IST

Encouraging older adults to engage in no-sweat exercise also appears to be more realistic. (Photo: Pixabay)

No-sweat exercise may prolong life for the elderly: study

A half-an-hour of moderate-to-vigorous activity reduced the risk by even more - 33 per cent.

20 Feb 2018 9:44 AM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Poor guidance delays kid's first trip to dentist

Here is what the experts have to say.

19 Feb 2018 7:55 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Scientists find anti-cancer properties in three rice varieties

Gathwan, Maharaji and Laicha are found to have the ability to fight cancer.

19 Feb 2018 7:09 PM IST

While it is important to be more physically active it is more important to sit less. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's how sitting can give you 9 types of cancer

The expert who is helping to re-write the exercise guidelines warned that sitting for hours on end is linked to nine...

19 Feb 2018 6:49 PM IST

Magaly Newcomb, right comforts her daughter Haley Newcomb, 14, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, at a makeshift memorial outside the school, in Parkland, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018. Nikolas Cruz, a 19-year-old who had been expelled from the school, is being held without bail in the Broward County Jail, accused of 17 counts of first-degree murder. (Photo: AP)

Here's how witnessing violence harms children's mental health

Researchers say incidents like deadly school shooting in Florida could make children question if something similar could...

19 Feb 2018 6:12 PM IST

Excess levels of either calcium or alpha-synuclein may be what starts the chain reaction that leads to the death of brain cells. (Photo: Pixabay)

Excess calcium in brain may lead to Parkinson's disease

Understanding the role of alpha-synuclein in physiological or pathological processes may aid in the development of new...

19 Feb 2018 6:02 PM IST