Fatty diet can alter how body processes food
New York, April 15 (IANS) Eating a high-fat diet just for five days can change the way in which the body's muscle processes nutrients,...
Voice-controlled mobile app helps you lose weight
New York, March 25 (IANS) A mobile application developed by US scientists lets you log calorie counts at every meal by verbally describing the...
Poor sleep increases pain in knee osteoarthritis
New York, June 4 (IANS) Poor sleep can amplify pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) - a degenerative joint disease that causes pain...
Brain scan during stress may predict memory loss
Brain scan during stress may predict memory loss
Bengaluru, Aug 1 (IANS) A brain scan conducted while someone is going through stress may detect shrinking...
Kids getting hooked to smartphones
Kids getting hooked to smartphones at age 10 in US
Washington, May 20 (IANS) The average age at which a child can get his or...
Plastic surgery in India has come of age, shows survey
New Delhi, (IANS) With vanity high on the list of discretionary spending, even majority of middle class people in India today are accepting cosmetic...
Irregular periods linked to Type-2 diabetes in girls: Study
Irregular periods linked to Type-2 diabetes in girls: Study
New York, April 26 (IANS) Girls diagnosed with Type-2 diabetes have a high frequency of menstrual...
Scientists create mice with longer
Scientists create mice with longer telomeres in lab
London, June 2 (IANS) It appears that the elixir of life is near us. The telomeres and...
Sugar-sweetened foods may not lift your mood: Study
Sugar-sweetened foods may not lift your mood: Study
London: Contrary to popular beliefs that eating sugar-sweetened foods lift up low spirits, a new study suggests...
Mushrooms may have anti-ageing potential: Scientists
Mushrooms may have anti-ageing potential: Scientists
New York, Nov 10 (IANS) Mushrooms may contain unusually high amounts of two anti-oxidants that some scientists suggest could...
