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The process helps the immune system detect whether an organ is under attack from bacteria or viruses or has been injured. (Photo: Pixabay)

Drain pipes in human brains uncovered

The process helps the immune system detect whether an organ is under attack from bacteria or viruses or has been...

4 Oct 2017 7:00 PM IST

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Exposure to pesticide during pregnancy ups risk of brain tumour in...

The findings indicated that pesticide use was associated with a 1.4-times increased risk of childhood brain tumours.

4 Oct 2017 5:11 PM IST

A new study, billed as the first of its kind, makes those calculations state-by-state and county-by-county, revealing some striking disparities. (Photo: AFP)

Study examines how far US women must travel to get abortion

The analysis was conducted by researchers with the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights.

4 Oct 2017 2:53 PM IST

Black tea may help you shed those extra kilos

Here is what researchers discovered.

4 Oct 2017 2:52 PM IST

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Women consume 100,000 extra calories in the workplace

Chocolates, chips and sugary drinks were some of the items women snacked on.

4 Oct 2017 2:23 PM IST

The hole took weeks to heal (Photo: Pixabay)

Woman who thought of skin cancer as blackhead left with gaping hole in...

Removing the growth from her chin left a hole that took 35 stitches to close.

4 Oct 2017 2:23 PM IST

Vitamin D may protect against attacks by boosting immune responses to respiratory viruses and dampening down harmful airway inflammation. (Photo: Pexels)

'Vitamin D supplements may halve severe asthma attack risk'

Vitamin D may protect against attacks by boosting immune responses to respiratory viruses and dampening down harmful...

4 Oct 2017 2:00 PM IST

$The study also compares both soybean oil\>conventional soybean oil and Plenish to coconut oil (Photo: Pixabay)$ Life

GM soybean oil may cause harm to liver function

Researchers compared the long-term metabolic effects of soybean oil"conventional soybean oil to those of Plenish.

4 Oct 2017 10:19 AM IST

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Why being full makes you want to eat more finally revealed

Researchers discovered feeling full becomes associated with getting more food.

3 Oct 2017 5:46 PM IST

Outdoor learning improves childrens health, engages them with learning and leads to a greater understanding of nature. (Photo: Pixabay)

Parks and Recreation: 'Indian children have less outdoor playing...

Outdoor learning improves children's health, engages them with learning and leads to a greater understanding of nature.

3 Oct 2017 5:31 PM IST

Fundraising has been started to make her remaining days less painful (Photo: YouTube)

7-year-old girl left with half a face after it was ravaged by...

The deadly condition causes the skin to burn after making contact with sunlight and affects one in 2000 people.

3 Oct 2017 3:19 PM IST

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Gene editing tool used to prevent glaucoma

Scientists wanted to have a better understanding of glaucoma so that it can be more effectively treated.

3 Oct 2017 3:17 PM IST