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According to study women are at a 43 percent higher risk of developing MS if they have vitamin D deficiency (Photo: Pixabay)

Vitamin D deficiency in women may cause MS

Research shows measuring vitamin D levels helps identify one's risk, and healthy amount of vitamin is key towards...

14 Sept 2017 10:01 AM IST

Firdous Khan, the pregnant woman, was eventually treated and had to share a bed with another patient.

Agricultural pesticide exposure may cause women to have preterm babies

Offspring of expectant mothers who live near farms that apply heaviest concentrations of pesticides are most at risk,...

14 Sept 2017 9:09 AM IST

The number of cases of rheumatic heart disease in India was 13.17 million followed by China with 7.07 million (Photo: Pixabay)

Healthy heart can protect brain from cognitive decline

Odds of blood vessel damage can be minimized by keeping BP, sugars, cholesterol levels in blood within safe range.

14 Sept 2017 8:57 AM IST

Less than five per cent of countries were likely to reach the UN goal of reducing suicides, road deaths and child obesity (Photo: AFP)

World terribly lagging behind on targets to curb TB, HIV and obesity

The review was published ahead of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly opening in New York Tuesday.

13 Sept 2017 8:48 PM IST

The discovery could help improve understanding of the scientific basis of health benefits of olive products (Photo: Pixabay)

Olive oil compound may help keep diabetes at bay

The compound detoxifies another signalling molecule called amylin that over-produces and forms harmful aggregates in...

13 Sept 2017 8:31 PM IST

The swelling often leaves him in pain (Photo: Facebook)

Swelling in the stomach caused by rare disorder makes 5-year-old boy...

The disorder caused kidneys to leak filling up his stomach with fluids and made the boy look as if he was about to blow...

13 Sept 2017 6:32 PM IST

The study embarked to test the theory that the fathers parental age was linked to reduced fertility and survival in children. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study finds children from older dads, on average, go on to have fewer...

Study of 1.4 million people was led by a team at a German university which found that older fathers could affect child's...

13 Sept 2017 5:44 PM IST

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Running groups can help you to quit smoking

Physical activity can be a successful smoking-cessation aid, researchers find.

13 Sept 2017 5:35 PM IST

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Fictional depiction of autistic people reinforces stereotypes

Learn more about what researchers discovered.

13 Sept 2017 5:18 PM IST

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Sri Lanka to export cannabis from first plantation

Country's health minister said the market currently depends on handouts from courts which seize illegally grown or...

13 Sept 2017 4:56 PM IST

The cells can also be used to form muscles, catilage and ligaments (Photo: Pixabay)

Human bone naturally developed in a lab can be an alternative to graft...

They used stem cells from the patient's bone marrow and caused them to create a bone through vibrations.

13 Sept 2017 4:13 PM IST

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Britons among most depressed people in the Western world

Here's what researchers found.

13 Sept 2017 3:10 PM IST