Sedentary lifestyle bad for kids’ heart
London, Sep 13 (IANS) Low levels of physical activity, weaker physical fitness and obesity may lead to arterial stiffness, a sign of cardiovascular diseases,...
Exercise may cut gestational diabetes risk in obese women
Exercise may cut gestational diabetes risk in obese women
London, July 27 (IANS) Moderate exercises like walking and strength training when done thrice a week...
Shorter women more likely to have premature babies
New York, Aug 19 (IANS) Shorter mothers are at an increased risk of delivering smaller, premature babies, says a new study.
"Our finding shows that...
Breast pumps seen as solution for young working mothers
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) No one expected 27-year-old Simmi Narayan to return to work just a month after delivering her first child -...
Universe has no direction: Scientists
Universe has no direction: Scientists
London, Sep 23 (IANS) Using data from the European Space Agency's Planck satellite, researchers have confirmed what cosmologists have assumed...
New compound heals diabetic wound faster
New York, Nov 24 (IANS) Researchers have discovered a compound that accelerates diabetic wound healing, which may open the door to new treatment strategies.
Non-healing...
Obesity raises risk of premature death in men
Obesity raises risk of premature death in men
London, July 14 (IANS) Men who are overweight or obese are nearly three times more at the...
Young women ignore heart attack symptoms
New York, Feb 25 (IANS) Driven by concerns of initiating a false alarm, young women tend to ignore or dismiss the earliest symptoms of...
Mid-life obesity-driven enzyme identified: Study
Mid-life obesity-driven enzyme identified: Study
Washington, May 3 (IANS) US researchers have said that they identified an enzyme that may play a central role in...
Infants pay more attention to native language cues
Infants pay more attention to native language cues
London, Oct 6 (IANS) Nearly from the moment of birth, human beings possess the capacity to distinguish...
