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Is psychosis linked with low exercise levels

Is psychosis linked with low exercise levels

Physical activity can help reduce cardiovascular disease and premature mortality risk in people with psychological...

27 Aug 2016 12:34 AM IST

Disrupted sleep may up risk of suicide

Disrupted sleep may up risk of suicide

Staying awake at night and a prolonged failure to achieve a good night’s sleep may increase the risk of suicidal...

27 Aug 2016 12:31 AM IST

‘Queen of Knitwear’ Sonia Rykiel dies at 86

‘Queen of Knitwear’ Sonia Rykiel dies at 86

Sonia Rykiel, the French fashion designer known as the Queen of Knitwear, died on Thursday at the age of 86 after a long...

26 Aug 2016 2:16 AM IST

Friends star Janice Hosenstein opens up about her famous laugh

Friends star Janice Hosenstein opens up about her famous laugh

Maggie Wheeler, best known for playing Janice in the 1990s popular sitcom Friends, says the laugh came about organically...

26 Aug 2016 2:14 AM IST

World population will reach 9.9 billion by 2050: Study

World population will reach 9.9 billion by 2050: Study

According to projections included in the latest World Population Data Sheet from the Population Reference Bureau (PRB),...

26 Aug 2016 12:51 AM IST

Coma patient’s brain revived with ultrasound

Coma patient’s brain revived with ultrasound

Scientists in the US have used low-intensity ultrasound to successfully jump-start the brain of a 25-year-old man...

26 Aug 2016 12:47 AM IST

‘World’s largest’ pearl emerges in Philippines

A poor Philippine fisherman found what is thought to be the world’s largest pearl, but hid it under his bed for a...

25 Aug 2016 3:21 AM IST

MTV cover song contest open to all

MTV cover song contest open to all

MTV on Wednesday invited fans around the world to cover hit songs, with the winner set to earn fame by starring in an...

25 Aug 2016 3:20 AM IST

France sued over control of Titanic artefacts

This file photo taken on May 31, 2013 shows a view of a Swiss watch found near the sunken ship Titanic, on display at...

25 Aug 2016 3:15 AM IST

One of most inflated giant planets found

One of most inflated giant planets found

Astronomers claim to have discovered one of the most inflated giant planets known to date, orbiting a mildly evolved...

24 Aug 2016 7:04 AM IST

‘Donald Trump outscores Hitler on psychopath scale’

US presidential candidate Donald Trump has more psychopathic traits than Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, a new Oxford study...

24 Aug 2016 6:41 AM IST

1.5 kg beast of a truffle is found in Australia

1.5 kg beast of a truffle is found in Australia

A hand out photo taken on August 19, 2016 shows a large truffle being weighted by Stuart Dunbar, who removed it from the...

24 Aug 2016 2:14 AM IST