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Improving diet quality can reduce genetic risk of weight gain

Researchers also note that genetic predisposition is no barrier to successful weight management.

11 Jan 2018 3:34 PM IST

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New research investigates potential probiotic benefits of...

Here is what a new study has found.

11 Jan 2018 2:49 PM IST

He encourages people to donate organs and hopes for a heart transplant someday (Photo: AFP)

Fitted with a battery-operated heart, 22-year-old has to charge it...

Jim has to charge it by plugging himself in through a hole in his torso and taking a shower also gets tricky for him.

11 Jan 2018 2:31 PM IST

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Exercising for 30 minutes lowers risk of heart failure

Researchers claimed that exercise could reverse damage to sedentary, ageing hearts and help to prevent the risk of...

11 Jan 2018 2:29 PM IST

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This could be the reason behind winter weight gain

Researchers made the discovery while investigating how to bioengineer fat cells to produce insulin to help diabetes...

11 Jan 2018 1:55 PM IST

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Stress can spur development of pancreatic cancer

This effect is thought to occur through the sympathetic nervous system.

11 Jan 2018 1:21 PM IST

About 65 percent of women with hormone-positive disease and a positive blood test did not have a new breast cancer within two years (Photo: AFP)

Immunotherapy with dendritic cells to fight cancer now in India

Introduced by LDG India, immunotherapy with dendritic cells is combination therapy that helps body's own defences fight...

11 Jan 2018 12:48 PM IST

Study finds younger mothers are more likely to engage in risky drinking early in pregnancy (Photo: Pixabay)

Paracetamol during pregnancy may delay girls' language skills, does...

The go-to pain-relieving drug in pregnancy delays babies' speech by up to six times, new research reveals.

11 Jan 2018 12:14 PM IST

The results may help in making frozen embryos the main option for IVF treatments in years to come (Photo: AFP)

Frozen embryos may have the same success rate as fresh ones in IVF:...

Chances of children being born alive were 32 percent for fresh embryos while the frozen ones had a 34 percent chance of...

11 Jan 2018 11:46 AM IST

Social network size and participation in social activities may eventually be used as indicators of diabetes risk. (Photo: Pixabay)

Smaller social network increases risk of diabetes

Loneliness has long been linked to variety of physical and mental health problems, particularly among chronically ill...

11 Jan 2018 8:47 AM IST

The research found that opening windows or doors before going to bed can reduce carbon dioxide levels in bedrooms and improve sleep quality. (Photo: Pixabay)

Extending sleep patterns result in reduction of sugar intake

Experts say sleep is a modifiable risk factor for various conditions including obesity and cardio-metabolic disease.

11 Jan 2018 8:11 AM IST

The rare surgery lasted nearly five hours (Photo: AFP)

Anaesthetics are more functional that just inducing sleep, says study

They cause widespread disruption to synaptic connectivity - the brain's communication pathways and helps makes surgery...

11 Jan 2018 8:03 AM IST