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More trees help water sanitation, reduce child deaths: study

Diarrheal disease kills more than half a million children under five each year.

9 Oct 2017 8:50 PM IST

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DNA damage caused by cancer treatment reversed by ZATT protein

9 Oct 2017 8:25 PM IST

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Abominable habits people need to stop right now

Common daily habits could be a reason for you getting sick constantly.

9 Oct 2017 8:02 PM IST

When we mindlessly munch on high calorie foods such as nuts and dried fruit it is a recipe for disaster (Photo: AFP)

Here's what you need to stop munching on at work

Consumption of just 500 extra calories a day could result in weight gain of half a kilogram a week.

9 Oct 2017 6:34 PM IST

The donors have no parental duties or rights (Photo: Pixabay)

Britain's top sperm donor has fathered 34 children till now

A 2005 law in Britain allows children to know the identity of their biological father once they are adults.

9 Oct 2017 5:52 PM IST

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Genetic test could help those at risk of breast cancer

The new test would be able to give women more options in terms of treatment for the disease.

9 Oct 2017 3:35 PM IST

The study opens up the possibility that exposure to narrative storytelling can have a widespread effect on triggering empathy. (Photo: Pixabay)

Reading can make you feel more empathy for others: study

The study opens up the possibility that exposure to narrative storytelling can have a widespread effect on triggering...

9 Oct 2017 3:32 PM IST

The microscopic vaccine delivery platform called Nanopatch is a significant step forward in the efforts to rid the world of polio. (Photo: AFP)

Novel patch can better deliver polio vaccines: study

The microscopic vaccine delivery platform called Nanopatch is a significant step forward in the efforts to rid the world...

9 Oct 2017 3:06 PM IST

The study further said that the attacks rose by 71 percent since 2013, which includes 225 rapes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cases of child-to-child sexual abuse sees alarming rise in UK

A rising number in smartphone and tablet viewership may be pushing youngsters to act out what they see on screen upon...

9 Oct 2017 1:57 PM IST

The study found that women who opted for a bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction missed more than a month of work or stopped altogether. (Photo: Pixabay)

Double mastectomy may negatively affect employment: study

The study found that women who opted for a bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction missed more than a month of work or...

9 Oct 2017 1:39 PM IST

Doctors specialising in podiatry warm that the feet gives out around 230 ml of sweat everyday and in the absence of convenient cotton socks to absorb the excess sweat, it just soaks into the unbreatheable material in shoes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Find out why you should never wear shoes without socks

According to experts, wearing shoes without socks, men tend to risk exposing themselves to fungal infections.

9 Oct 2017 12:25 PM IST

The birds will be able to lay eggs containing the disease-fighting agent. (Photo: Pixabay)

Japan scientists grow drugs in chicken eggs

Japanese researchers have genetically engineered hens whose eggs contain drugs that can fight serious diseases including...

9 Oct 2017 11:59 AM IST