New York, April 3 (IANS) Healthy diet and routine physical exercise can help older overweight and obese adults gain benefits, reveals a study, adding it can improve glucose control, body composition, physical function and bone…
New York, April 3 (IANS) People living nearby markets, public transport stops and public parks do more physical activity in their neighbourhood and take up 90 minutes more exercise per week, a study has found….
Taipei, April 3 (IANS) People with type 1 diabetes are three times more prone to the risk of developing epilepsy later in life, finds a new research. The findings revealed that in patients with type…
New York, April 3 (IANS) Scientists have devised a test that could help them predict which women going through menopause will lose bone density faster than average, reveals a new research. The findings showed that…
Tokyo, April 3 (IANS) A new criterion for diagnosis of bacterial infection in preterm infants could lead to earlier diagnosis and improve the prognosis for them, say researchers. “We could also potentially use this method…
New York, April 3 (IANS) A team of US researchers has found that monetary rewards for healthy behaviour can pay off both in the pocketbook and in positive psychological factors like internal motivation to eat…
New York, April 3 (IANS) Exposure of common plastic chemical on the developing mammary gland in the womb is likely to spurt the growth of breast cancer in women, reveals a new study. Bisphenol A…
London, April 2 (IANS) Textile and dye analysis of cloth remains, dated between 400-650 AD, found in Nepal’s Upper Mustang region shows that the Silk Road extended further south than previously thought, say researchers. Silk…
Washington, April 2 (IANS) All Earth imagery – consisting of more than 2.95 million individual scenes — from a prolific Japanese remote sensing instrument operating aboard NASA’s Terra spacecraft since late 1999 has now been…
Sydney, April 2 (IANS) The arrival of the Europeans in the New World in the late 1400s led to the demographic collapse of Native Americans, shows a large-scale study of ancient DNA of pre-Columbian mummies…
London, April 2 (IANS) Obesity not only increases the risk of heart failure, but increased belly fat, combined with an ageing population, can also lead to a significant increase in the risk of heart failure,…
London, April 2 (IANS) Do you lather yourself with sunscreen to keep out that tanning? Beware! According to a new study, sunscreens are likely to impair sperm cell function, acting as a male contraceptive and…
Tokyo, April 2 (IANS) Japanese researchers have successfully grown complex skin tissue – complete with hair follicles and oil-producing sebaceous glands – in the laboratory, thereby opening a path to creating functional skin transplants for…
New York, April 2 (IANS) Obesity and a common endocrine system disorder among women of reproductive age – polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) – are independently linked with asthma, says a study. Women with PCOS may…
Beijing, April 2 (IANS) A Hong Kong product and graphic designer has constructed a life-sized robot from scratch. Ricky Ma, 42, took 18 months and spent over $50,000 to build the female robot prototype modelled…
New York, April 2 (IANS) Severe obesity can be indentified in babies using a simple body mass index measurement as early as six months of age, reveals a new study. The study showed that weight…
London, April 2 (IANS) A foetus that is fed with excess nutrition is likely to become an overweight adolescent, new research has found, raising the importance of increasing maternal health before and during pregnancy to…
New York, April 2 (IANS) Use of antibacterial bar soap, especially those containing a compound called triclocarban (TCC), during pregnancy and breast-feeding may alter the offspring’s composition of intestinal bacteria and other micro-organisms, called the…
London, April 1 (IANS) A study published on Friday by British medical journal The Lancet has revealed that in 2025 a fifth of the world population will be obese if the rate of overweight people…
New York, April 1 (IANS) US researchers have for the first time determined the structure of the Zika virus, revealing insights critical to the development of effective antiviral treatments and vaccines for the deadly disease….