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Women receiving oestrogen therapy had a smaller increase in cortisol and showed no decrease in working memory function. (Photo: Pixabay)

Hormone therapy may boost memory, lower stress in women

Women receiving oestrogen therapy had a smaller increase in cortisol and showed no decrease in working memory function.

5 Nov 2017 8:37 PM IST

Husbands reported low levels of tension, but their tension increased more over the course of the marriage.

Women twice as likely as men to file for divorce: study

It could be that wives have more realistic expectations of marriage, while husbands had more idealistic expectations of...

4 Nov 2017 5:28 PM IST

Sex drive in women starts reducing slowly as they age (Photo: Pixabay)

Find out why some women do not want sex

According to researchers, stress can lead women to painful condition called dyspareunia, or pain during sex.

30 Sept 2017 12:51 PM IST

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

Female population from India at higher risk of heart diseases, says...

According to researchers while most women worry about breast cancer, more women die from heart attacks.

29 Sept 2017 8:27 AM IST

Genital tuberculosis is a prominent factor for infertility not only in females but also in males. (Photo: Pixabay)

Genital tuberculosis leads to infertility in women, finds study

Study finds that tuberculosis is a root cause of infection which results in infertility among 25-30 percent of women in...

28 Sept 2017 8:47 AM IST

While the prevalence of hypertension among urban men and women was maximum in Kerala it was lowest in Bihar.

Prevalence of hypertension higher in men than women: Report

While the prevalence of hypertension among urban men and women was maximum in Kerala it was lowest in Bihar.

27 Sept 2017 3:47 PM IST

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Photo: AP)

Saudi King's historic declaration allows women to drive

Longstanding driving ban was seen globally as symbol of repression of women in Gulf kingdom and comes after a years-long...

27 Sept 2017 9:59 AM IST

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

Motherhood may set a woman's career back, says study

According to research, giving birth to a child could set a woman's career back by six years.

26 Sept 2017 12:05 PM IST

Sex drive in women starts reducing slowly as they age (Photo: Pixabay)

Sexual intercourse does not always lead to orgasm in women, says study

According to study clitoral stimulation is necessary for women to have an orgasm.

22 Sept 2017 12:56 PM IST

Researchers tested 118 samples of sindoor, a scarlet- coloured powder that is used by women to place a bindi, or red dot, cosmetically on their foreheads (Photo: AP)

Vermillion may harm due to unsafe lead levels in it, says study

The substance is known to contain lead and other heavy metals with risk of kidney, hepatic, skin disorders.

20 Sept 2017 7:48 PM IST

PAC says tracking of pregnant women should be made mandatory.

Women with this womb condition at greater risk of miscarriage

According to experts, endometriosis alters a woman's physiology in way that can interfere with number of stages of...

16 Sept 2017 8:25 AM IST

Introduction of single-tablet medication represented leap forward in ART dosing, and long-active anti-retroviral injections may represent the next revolution in HIV therapy (Photo: Pixabay)

Flu shots may cause miscarriages in women, says study

Past studies have found flu vaccines are safe during pregnancy but there's little research on impact in first three...

16 Sept 2017 8:26 AM IST