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This drink can help diabetics

20 healthy individuals participated in the study.

14 Feb 2018 8:43 AM IST

The bodys response to this has been linked to an altered state of consciousness (Photo: AFP)

Study suggests cold water swim may lead to instant pain relief

The shock of the sudden cold water immersion might have induced a wave of sympathetic nervous system activity.

13 Feb 2018 8:47 PM IST

Frequent night work increased the odds of type 2 diabetes, regardless of genetic type 2 diabetes risk. (Photo: Pixabay)

Frequent night shifts may up diabetes risk: study

The team also developed a genetic risk score for type 2 diabetes.

13 Feb 2018 6:52 PM IST

Most people avoid the condition as they usually wave flies away from their face (Photo: Pixabay)

14 worms found on eye of woman infected with rare 'eye worm'

The worms are transmitted through face flies which carry their larvae in the mouth.

13 Feb 2018 5:04 PM IST

A previous study estimated that about 1.4 million adults are living with congenital heart defects in the US. (Photo: Pixabay)

Childhood heart defects may up early dementia risk: study

With improved newborn and childhood treatments, more people born with heart defects survive into adulthood.

13 Feb 2018 4:23 PM IST

Alcohol-related aggression is caused by changes in the prefrontal cortex. (Photo: Pixabay)

Why people get aggressive after drinking decoded

The results of the current study are also consistent with several psychological theories of alcohol-related aggression.

13 Feb 2018 2:39 PM IST

You need to look out for other symptoms paired with headaches such as confusion, double vision, nausea or even sensitivity to light or noise (Photo: AFP)

US woman with headaches wakes up with British accent

Former beauty queen Michelle Myers, from Buckeye, Arizona now speaks with a London accent - despite having never visited...

13 Feb 2018 12:42 PM IST

Researchers think they can improve the treatment and are trying again to tackle HIV by doctoring DNA. (Photo: Pixabay)

Can gene therapy be harnessed to fight the AIDS virus?

Scientists believe gene therapy ultimately will provide a long-term solution.

13 Feb 2018 12:14 PM IST

A persons ideology directly impacts who they trust, allowing the person to credit information related to vaccine risks, benefits. (Photo: Pixabay)

Measles vaccine protects boys, not girls, against other diseases

The study further showed deaths from any cause were lower when a child's most recent jab was for measles.

13 Feb 2018 11:25 AM IST

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Marijuana's 4/20 holiday tied to rise in fatal car crashes: Study

The study lacks evidence on whether pot was involved in any of the April 20 crashes.

13 Feb 2018 9:10 AM IST

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Linger over lunch to lose weight: study suggests

Skipping breakfast did not seem to have any effect.

13 Feb 2018 8:51 AM IST

This could one day help in developing regenerative medicine therapies and new infertility treatments. (Photo: Pixabay)

Scientists grow human eggs to full maturity in a lab

Scientists had developed mouse eggs in a laboratory to the stage where they produced live offspring.

12 Feb 2018 7:33 PM IST