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...
Powerful people respond to injustice selectively
New York, June 7 (IANS) Powerful people respond quickly to unfair treatment when they are the victims. However, they are less likely to notice...
Middle-aged people heavy into booze before sex: Study
Wellington, Aug 14 (IANS) Turned 40 and cannot think of sex without booze? Well, you are not alone. According to a recent study, having...
Device designed for paralytics to talk through
London, May 17 (IANS) A British mechanical engineering student has designed a low-cost digital letter board that allows victims of paralysis to communicate without...
Hypertension can cause brain damage
Washington, Sep 18 (IANS) Some people with high blood pressure also have damaged nerve tracts connecting different parts of the brain, a study that...
Diet, exercise don’t avert diabetes in obese women
London, July 10 (IANS) A diet and exercise regime for high-risk obese pregnant women, while effective in promoting a healthy lifestyle, does not prevent...
Home remedies for dandruff, hair fall in winter season
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Using curd and lemon, or getting a hot oil massage during winter months, can prevents hair fall and dandruff,...
New class of cancer drugs developed
Washington, June 29 (IANS) A way to stop cancer cell growth has been found by targeting a trait of cancer cell metabolism, says new...
Early-life exercise promotes healthy brain
New York, Dec 30 (IANS) Exercising early in life can alter microbial community in the gut for the better, promoting healthy brain and metabolic...
Blood test to spot pancreatic cancer comes closer
New York, June 26 (IANS) Researchers, including one of the Indian-origin, have found a blood test effective in detecting pancreatic cancer in human patients.
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