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Tai chi is a Chinese meditation practice that combines deep breathing and slow, fluid movements. (Photo: Pixabay)

Tai chi might help relieve knee joint pain

Tai chi may offer some relief to patients without the potential cost of attending physical therapy or side effects of...

18 May 2016 5:55 PM IST

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Eating potatoes four times a week may up high blood pressure risk

Potatoes have a high glycaemic index compared with other vegetables, so can trigger a sharp rise in blood sugar levels.

18 May 2016 2:58 PM IST

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Eating past 8 p.m. won't make your kids fat

There is currently insufficient evidence to support expanding dietary recommendations to include advice on when children...

18 May 2016 11:31 AM IST

This study has been published in journal Cardiology.

Physical activity ‘magic bullet’ for obesity and heart...

This hypothesis is supported by the survey data from Europe where 42 percent give this as the main reason for their...

17 May 2016 3:31 PM IST

Humans have the same genes as the ones identified by the researchers in dogs. (Representative Image)

Dogs can provide clues about human brain tumour: study

Scientists have identified genes that could have a role in the development of brain tumours in both dogs and humans.

17 May 2016 2:29 PM IST

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Health and well-being are more than just physical

Factors like loneliness and poor hearing were better predictors of being dead or incapacitated within five years.

17 May 2016 1:20 PM IST

Women with silent heart attacks were 58 percent more likely to die compared to women with no heart attacks. (Photo: Flickr)

Silent heart attacks strike more men but kill more women

Silent heart attacks were associated with a roughly tripled risk of dying from heart disease.

17 May 2016 1:20 PM IST

Limbal stem cells to the rescue

Simple Limbal Epithelial Transplantation (SLET) has demolished the invisible walls that had made limbal stem cell...

15 May 2016 10:02 PM IST

The study is published in Science. (Photo: Flickr/ MeditationMusic.net)

Some rapid eye movement sleep can help you hold on to memories: study

In particular, REM sleep is often significantly perturbed in Alzheimer's diseases.

15 May 2016 12:56 PM IST

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Science of the six pack

These advanced core strengthening exercises are meant for people who wish to rip their mid-riff and get well toned abs,...

15 May 2016 7:21 AM IST

The study appears in journal Evolutionary Biology.

Male-dominated environment gives rise to 'supermen'

Research shows that when males evolve under intense sexual competition, they become more and more competitive and turn...

12 May 2016 8:05 PM IST

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Watch: Food that will improve your sex drive

Pomegranate juice has a positive effect on erectile dysfunction.

12 May 2016 5:52 PM IST