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How cold showers can have significant benefits

27 Oct 2017 8:29 AM GMT

The robots, manufactured by coating tiny algae with magnetic particles, can be tracked in tissue close to the skins surface. (Photo: Pexels)

'Tiny magnetic robots could treat hard-to-reach body parts'

Further research could show whether this might have potential as a treatment, researchers said.

27 Nov 2017 10:06 AM GMT

The new research shows how isolation can come from managing an invisible condition. (Photo: Pixabay)

Diabetes patients 'often' experience mental health issues, suggests...

The new research shows how isolation can come from managing an invisible condition.

20 Nov 2017 5:29 AM GMT

Flu can be transmitted through breathing, against all notions of contamination by exposure to droplets from coughs and sneezes. (Photo: Pixabay)

The flu may be spread just by breathing

The study is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

21 Jan 2018 10:39 AM GMT

Even as society is realising the fallacy of following only medicine, there are instances where traditional knowledge is being opted for.

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What if we could live healthier lives with modern medicine being complimented by alternative therapies?

29 July 2018 12:11 AM GMT

Vaping might be banned in South Korea due to growing health concerns. (Photo: Representational/ Pixabay)

US identifies likely 'culprit' of vaping illnesses outbreak that...

Symptoms of the vaping illness include trouble breathing, chest pain, fatigue and vomiting.

9 Nov 2019 4:18 AM GMT

Police had also lodged an FIR against two operators of an NGO who supplied mid-day meals to the school in Deoli. (Photo: Representational Image)

Over 900 children reported ill in last 3 yrs after having mid-day...

The ministry had received 35 complaints from 15 states and Union Territories regarding substandard food quality during...

14 July 2019 10:06 AM GMT

The new research should help to quell fears instilled in female cyclists after several small studies suggested a link between cycling and sexual and urinary dysfunction. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cycling to work can help you live longer

More active patterns of travel were associated with a reduced risk of incident and fatal CVD and all-cause mortality in...

22 May 2018 8:15 AM GMT

Having poor looks and being short or bald were the most frequent reasons they put forward, followed by lack of confidence.

Here's why men end up being single

Findings indicate that most of the men commenting on the thread were not willingly single, but wanted to be in a...

10 Aug 2018 3:08 AM GMT

Haemolytic uraemic syndrome happens when red blood cells are destroyed and block the kidneys filtering system. (Photo: Pixabay)

Girl fighting for life with kidney failure after catching deadly...

Harper developed Harper developed haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) - a rare kidney condition that as a result of the...

29 Aug 2018 11:28 AM GMT

Loneliness is a feeling associated with our relationships with people while depression is a general sense of feeling about everything. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's why loneliness is so dangerous for your health

Harvard doctor explains what loneliness does to the brain and hormonal system and why people need to spend time...

21 Sep 2018 3:38 AM GMT

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Cloudy water risks your stomach health

The Drexel University analysis looked into a collection of studies.

17 Aug 2017 2:30 PM GMT