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This Kerala student startup has found a way to make livestock feed rich in nutrients On day one of Huddle Kerala, a conclave that seeks to explore the state’s potential to emerge as a startup destination, there were...
Myth busted: Fish oil supplements do not improve kids’ memory Fish oil -- rich in omega 3 -- does not improve memory function in small children, finds a study contradicting the popular health ...
Diet matters: Eating healthy may not prevent effects of high salt intake If you tend to consume a healthy diet just to thwart the effects of high salt intake, think twice. A diet rich in fruits, whole g...
Practice meditation to beat rising stress levels. Here’s how to get started Gone are the days when you could get away with the excuse of a hectic day at work to avoid meditation. A team of two scientists h...
It’s Not a Whiskey for Women. Johnnie Walker’s Female VP Explains ‘Jane Walker’ (News Agencies) Call her Jane Walker. For the first time its nearly 200-year history, Scotch brand Johnnie Walker is introducing a...
You’ve been drinking alcohol all wrong! (News Agencies) From serving white wine with fish to sticking a spoon in an opened bottle of bubbly to preserve the fizz, there ar...
Think vaping is safe? A new study found significant amounts of toxic metals, including lead, leak from some e-cigarette heating coils and present in the...
Spend too much time on social media? A survey showed teenagers from low-income families reported more physical fights, face-to-face arguments and trouble at school tha...
Time for a spa-ctacular you (News Agencies) A visit to a spa can be for different reasons — preparation for a special occasion or a family function, a break f...
There’s hope for cancer patients A new way to kill liver cancer cells and stop tumour growth found (News Agencies)Scientists have found a new way to kill liver cancer cells and inhibit tumour growth. They have developed a two-way...
Acne may put you at risk of major depression. Here’s what new research says (News Agencies) Acne is associated with increased risk of developing major depression in the first years after the condition appears, reveals a study....
Yoga may benefit people suffering from high blood pressure and sugar (News Agencies) Suffering from increased blood pressure and high blood sugar? One year of yoga training may help, a new study sugg...
In the fight against pollution, set time-bound goals There are a few things that need to be understood when discussing pollution. Air pollution takes a long time to develop, as does r...
India is losing productivity worth billions due to cancers that can be prevented The BRICS grouping of countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — are losing billions of dollars in productivity o...
How to make someone fall in love with you Five ways According to science You can’t cast a spell on your would-be-lover. But you can take a cue from these researches and potentially up your chances of dev...
Sexual arousal makes a woman’s brain react differently than a man’s. Here’s how Turns out, a woman’s mind is much more complex than a male’s when it comes to intimacy. According to a recent McGill University st...
Women, beware. Early periods and menopause linked to heart disease (News Agencies) Women who start menstruating at the age of 11 or younger, or enter menopause before 47, face a higher risk of hear...
Psychedelic drugs may treat depression without dulling emotions (News Agencies) Psychedelic drugs like magic mushrooms can help relieve the symptoms of depression, without the ‘dulling’ of emoti...
Want to lose weight? You could try this one doctor-approved thing every morning (News Agencies) First things first: Whether you do or don’t want to lose weight is totally personal; if you want to, great, but if...
Smartphone addiction is more dangerous than you thought. It causes depression, anxiety (News Agencies) Prolonged use of smartphones may significantly increase the risk of depression, anxiety and insomnia among teenage...
Air pollution from road traffic is affecting health of unborn babies (News Agencies)Pregnant women exposed to air pollution from road traffic are more likely to give birth to babies that are underwei...
Stop popping painkillers They can cause obesity and affect sleep (News Agencies) If you are in the habit of popping over-the-counter painkillers, you may be at double the risk of becoming obese a...
Could a Mediterranean diet protect against ADHD? Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by poor attention, impulsive behavior, and hyperactiv...
Acid Reflux in Infants: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Most infants "spit up" milk as part of their daily activities. The action of spitting up milk is known as reflux or gastroesophageal reflux. Reflux i...
Insomnia increases asthma risk in adults According to the most recent estimates from the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology (AAAI), approximately 1 in 10 children and 1 in 12 ad...
Weekend of camping promotes earlier sleep patterns New research, published in the journal Current Biology, concludes that regardless of the season, spending time outdoors in the natural light - while ...
Engineering thyroid cells from stem cells may lead to new therapies A report on the work - led by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) in Massachusetts - is published in the journal Stem Cell Reports. The thy...

This Kerala student startup has found a way to make livestock feed rich in nutrients

On day one of Huddle Kerala, a conclave that seeks to explore the state’s potential to emerge as a startup destination, there were...

Myth busted: Fish oil supplements do not improve kids’ memory

Fish oil -- rich in omega 3 -- does not improve memory function in small children, finds a study contradicting the popular health ...

Diet matters: Eating healthy may not prevent effects of high salt intake

If you tend to consume a healthy diet just to thwart the effects of high salt intake, think twice. A diet rich in fruits, whole g...

Practice meditation to beat rising stress levels. Here’s how to get started

Gone are the days when you could get away with the excuse of a hectic day at work to avoid meditation. A team of two scientists h...

It’s Not a Whiskey for Women. Johnnie Walker’s Female VP Explains ‘Jane Walker’

(News Agencies) Call her Jane Walker. For the first time its nearly 200-year history, Scotch brand Johnnie Walker is introducing a...

You’ve been drinking alcohol all wrong!

(News Agencies) From serving white wine with fish to sticking a spoon in an opened bottle of bubbly to preserve the fizz, there ar...

Think vaping is safe?

A new study found significant amounts of toxic metals, including lead, leak from some e-cigarette heating coils and present in the...

Spend too much time on social media?

A survey showed teenagers from low-income families reported more physical fights, face-to-face arguments and trouble at school tha...

Time for a spa-ctacular you

(News Agencies) A visit to a spa can be for different reasons — preparation for a special occasion or a family function, a break f...

There’s hope for cancer patients A new way to kill liver cancer cells and stop tumour growth found

(News Agencies)Scientists have found a new way to kill liver cancer cells and inhibit tumour growth. They have developed a two-way...

Acne may put you at risk of major depression. Here’s what new research says

(News Agencies) Acne is associated with increased risk of developing major depression in the first years after the condition appears, reveals a study....

Yoga may benefit people suffering from high blood pressure and sugar

(News Agencies) Suffering from increased blood pressure and high blood sugar? One year of yoga training may help, a new study sugg...

In the fight against pollution, set time-bound goals

There are a few things that need to be understood when discussing pollution. Air pollution takes a long time to develop, as does r...

India is losing productivity worth billions due to cancers that can be prevented

The BRICS grouping of countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — are losing billions of dollars in productivity o...

How to make someone fall in love with you Five ways According to science

You can’t cast a spell on your would-be-lover. But you can take a cue from these researches and potentially up your chances of dev...

Sexual arousal makes a woman’s brain react differently than a man’s. Here’s how

Turns out, a woman’s mind is much more complex than a male’s when it comes to intimacy. According to a recent McGill University st...

Women, beware. Early periods and menopause linked to heart disease

(News Agencies) Women who start menstruating at the age of 11 or younger, or enter menopause before 47, face a higher risk of hear...

Psychedelic drugs may treat depression without dulling emotions

(News Agencies) Psychedelic drugs like magic mushrooms can help relieve the symptoms of depression, without the ‘dulling’ of emoti...

Want to lose weight? You could try this one doctor-approved thing every morning

(News Agencies) First things first: Whether you do or don’t want to lose weight is totally personal; if you want to, great, but if...

Smartphone addiction is more dangerous than you thought. It causes depression, anxiety

(News Agencies) Prolonged use of smartphones may significantly increase the risk of depression, anxiety and insomnia among teenage...

Air pollution from road traffic is affecting health of unborn babies

(News Agencies)Pregnant women exposed to air pollution from road traffic are more likely to give birth to babies that are underwei...

Stop popping painkillers They can cause obesity and affect sleep

(News Agencies) If you are in the habit of popping over-the-counter painkillers, you may be at double the risk of becoming obese a...

Could a Mediterranean diet protect against ADHD?

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by poor attention, impulsive behavior, and hyperactiv...

Acid Reflux in Infants: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

Most infants "spit up" milk as part of their daily activities. The action of spitting up milk is known as reflux or gastroesophageal reflux. Reflux i...

Insomnia increases asthma risk in adults

According to the most recent estimates from the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology (AAAI), approximately 1 in 10 children and 1 in 12 ad...

Weekend of camping promotes earlier sleep patterns

New research, published in the journal Current Biology, concludes that regardless of the season, spending time outdoors in the natural light - while ...

Engineering thyroid cells from stem cells may lead to new therapies

A report on the work - led by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) in Massachusetts - is published in the journal Stem Cell Reports. The thy...

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