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Miscarriages were likewise linked with a greater danger of heart disease, with each stillbirth increasing the risk by six per cent. (Photo: Pixabay)

Early periods, menopause linked to heart disease: study

Miscarriage, stillbirth, undergoing a hysterectomy, and bearing children at a young age were also associated with...

10 Feb 2018 4:14 PM IST

$The mini-kidneys lack a large artery, and without that the organs function will only be a fraction of normal. (Photo: Pixabay)$ Life

Human kidney tissue capable of producing urine developed

To test the functionality of the new structures, the team used Dextran - a fluorescent protein which stains the urine.

10 Feb 2018 2:33 PM IST

The 2017 experiment showed it was safe to eat snow that was a half-day old, and safer to eat it in the colder months. (Photo: Pixabay)

Romanian study: Half-day old snow is safe to eat

How safe is snow to be eaten?

10 Feb 2018 2:23 PM IST

Up to 90% of people with psychosis suffer from paranoid thoughts, leading them to perceive threats where there are none. (Photo: Pixabay)

Virtual reality may reduce paranoia in psychotics: study

Exposure to virtual reality did not increase the time participants subsequently spent with other people.

10 Feb 2018 2:17 PM IST

Gene expression is the process by which instructions in DNA are converted into a product, such as a protein. (Photo: Pixabay)

Autism, schizophrenia share molecular traits: study

The molecular pathology showed significant overlap between distinct disorders, such as autism and schizophrenia.

10 Feb 2018 2:10 PM IST

There is increasing recognition of the therapeutic function pets can play in relation to mental health. (Photo: Pixabay)

Pets can help people with mental health condition: study

The study highlighted the 'intensiveness' of connectivity people with companion animals reported.

10 Feb 2018 1:43 PM IST

When we lose weight, the stomach releases greater amounts of a hormone called ghrelin, which makes us feel hungry. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's why you feel more hungry after you lose weight

Obesity needs to be handled as a chronic disease in line with other chronic illnesses.

10 Feb 2018 1:31 PM IST

Some 28,000 people were infected with Ebola in the outbreak which began in late 2013 and continued through last year, killing more than 11,000 people mainly in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. (Photo: AFP)

Human reproductive organs can get infected by ebola virus, says study

Prior studies of survivors have revealed sexual transmission of Ebola virus, and that viral RNA can persist in semen...

10 Feb 2018 10:32 AM IST

New study reveals how to protect babies from developing food allergies. (Photo: Pexels)

Preterm babies have fewer friends in early childhood, says study

However, these children make more friends and gain more acceptance from peers after they enter elementary school.

10 Feb 2018 10:07 AM IST

The childrens bone density increased by a whole 45 per cent.

Ball games may boost bone health in school kids, says study

Research showed intense exercise at school clear positive effects on bone density, muscular strength and balance in...

10 Feb 2018 9:09 AM IST

The deep brain stimulation (DBS) implant is similar to a cardiac pacemaker device. (Photo: Pixabay)

This drug could reverse alcohol's damaging effects on brain

Studies show two weeks of daily treatment with tandospirone reversed effects of 15 weeks of binge-like alcohol...

10 Feb 2018 8:40 AM IST

In addition to health and quality of life for men, erectile dysfunction has long been associated with CV disease. (Photo: Pixabay)

Delhi state government to set up committee for treatment of rare...

Government of India has allocated INR 100 crore corpus for these disorders under the national policy for rare diseases.

10 Feb 2018 8:19 AM IST