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Push to better track living kidney donors' long-term health

While surgery always brings risks, donor deaths from the operation are rare.

30 Jan 2018 11:32 AM IST

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Memory skills that make you smarter

Using hacks to recall adds to smartness.

30 Jan 2018 10:54 AM IST

E-cigarettes or vaping is considered a one-way bridge to increasing the number of smokers to smoke regular cigarettes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vaping too causes cancer, says study

Tests on mice find e-cigs, promoted as a safer Âalternative to cigarettes contain nicotine which is far from harmless.

30 Jan 2018 10:54 AM IST

The results showed that those who conducted workout sessions in the group continued with it even after six months. (Photo: Pixabay)

Group workouts help in following fitness goals, says study

World Health Organization also recommends that adults must undertake 150 minutes of moderate aerobic physical activity...

30 Jan 2018 10:29 AM IST

The findings cannot be generalised to all women trying to become pregnant (Photo: AFP)

Mediterranean diet may boost chances of successful pregnancy through...

It involves eating little red meat, lots of fruit and veggies, legumes such as peas and beans, unrefined cereals, fish,...

30 Jan 2018 9:39 AM IST

The researchers caution that maintaining high levels of fitness through physical activity will not entirely eliminate or cure age (Photo: AFP)

Fitness apps reveal Army bases, location of soldiers

Following the revelation, militaries around the world are contemplating bans on fitness trackers to prevent future...

30 Jan 2018 7:01 AM IST

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Some teens more likely to undergo abortion: study

Research shows there is an association between mothers and daughters in the timing of a first pregnancy ending in a live...

29 Jan 2018 6:43 PM IST

$Blood pressure is often known as the \silent killer\ because it is hard to detect. (Photo: Pixabay)$ Life

Four natural ways to lower blood pressure

Most people with high blood pressure will not experience any symptoms. It is often known as the "silent killer" for this...

29 Jan 2018 4:49 PM IST

She said she had indescribable pain when she went home and later realised that her bowel had collapsed (Photo: AFP)

Bowels falling out of body due to botched caesarean leaves woman in...

While she agrees that scars do open up, she claims that she felt her bowel moving around inside as it pushed its way out...

29 Jan 2018 4:30 PM IST

The swelling up also affects her breathing and sometimes she swells so much that her eyes look closed (Photo: AFP)

Condition making body to swell double its size causes girl to get both...

She has also been put on a dialysis on which she may remain all her life unless a transplant match is found for her.

29 Jan 2018 4:19 PM IST

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Roche wins FDA's breakthrough therapy label for autism drug

Balovaptan may improve social interaction and communication in people with ASD.

29 Jan 2018 4:07 PM IST

Cognitive function declined with age in all of the participants, whether diabetic or not. (Photo: Pixabay)

High blood sugar may lead to cognitive decline: study

Cognitive function was assessed at baseline and reassessed every two years.

29 Jan 2018 3:46 PM IST