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Swallowed button batteries a concern with 'fidget spinners'

One child required emergency surgery to remove a piece of the broken toy.

7 Feb 2018 3:28 PM IST

A nice warm shower at night helps regulating the bodys temperature and helps one sleep better. (Photo: Pixabay)

Night showers may be better for your skin, body clock than morning...

A Harvard study backs those who swear by refreshing morning showers and their ability to lower stress while boosting...

7 Feb 2018 2:59 PM IST

The deposition rates for viruses were nine to 461 times greater than the rates for bacteria. (Photo: Pixabay)

Huge number of viruses falling on us from sky: Study

The researchers also found the majority of the viruses carried signatures indicating they had been swept up into the air...

7 Feb 2018 2:25 PM IST

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In diabetes war, Novo Nordisk aims to break mold with new pill

Denmark's Novo Nordisk wants to prove it can transform the diabetes market with a pill.

7 Feb 2018 2:00 PM IST

This study highlights an important link between skin disease and mental illness. (Photo: Pixabay)

Acne linked to increased depression risk: study

The results indicate that it is critical that physicians monitor mood symptoms in patients with acne and initiate prompt...

7 Feb 2018 1:49 PM IST

Basic needs are met to a significantly higher degree during outdoor instruction than in the classroom. (Photo: Pixabay)

Outdoor classes make students more open to learning: study

A sense of achievement particularly increases motivation during outdoor instruction.

7 Feb 2018 1:44 PM IST

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Ants' antibiotics can benefit humans: Study

The researchers cautioned that this study is the first step and that it does have limitations.

7 Feb 2018 11:29 AM IST

The signs include, among other things, living in a clean house, not purchasing the cheapest wine at the shop and getting excited at the thought of buying a dishwasher.

Find out signs that show you have become an adult

From doing all your own washing, to paying your utility bills, researchers list things that signify you have reached...

7 Feb 2018 11:22 AM IST

The breakthrough could pave the way for a far more effective allergy medicine. (Photo: Pixabay)

Youngsters with food allergies are often put at risk by parents, says...

Almost half of parents of children with food allergies report at least one risky behavior, such as not carrying...

7 Feb 2018 10:20 AM IST

Skeletal muscles use most of the glucose and if they develop insulin resistance and consequently are not able to use glucose, then diabetes likely will develop. (Photo: Pixabay)

Insulin maker Novo Nordisk to introduce a diabetes pill in 2020

The daily pill belongs to a blockbuster class of treatments known as GLP-1s that stimulate insulin production.

7 Feb 2018 8:42 AM IST

Blood pressure variation is significantly associated with the development of all-cause dementia, vascular dementia, and Alzheimers disease (Photo: Pixabay)

Genetic cause of rare high blood pressure syndrome discovered

This inherited disease causes the adrenal gland to produce high level of aldosterone, excess of which shoots up blood...

7 Feb 2018 8:26 AM IST

If a species does not produce antimicrobials, it means they must have found another way to protect themselves against disease, the team said. (Photo: Pixabay)

Humans may soon develop drugs from ants

Experiments with 20 ant species found antimicrobials on 12 of them, a team reported in the Royal Society Open Science...

7 Feb 2018 8:18 AM IST