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  Low education doubles risk of heart attack: Study

  Lifestyle | December 18, 2016 14:18 IST

  The chances of having a heart attack is less for people with higher education, a recent study has concluded.

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  Eight-fold increase in respiratory diseases among children in Varanasi in past decade: Study

  India | December 15, 2016 16:25 IST

  The air quality in the holy city and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi is “the most toxic in the country”, says a new report. The city, which the government intends to develop

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  Eating improperly cooked chicken can lead to paralysis: Study

  Lifestyle | December 12, 2016 11:54 IST

  A common bacterium found in improperly cooked chicken can cause Guillain-Barre Syndrome - the leading cause of acute neuromuscular paralysis in humans, researchers have found for the first time.

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  White wine may increase risk of skin cancer: Research

  Lifestyle | December 01, 2016 12:05 IST

  A new research has found that alcohol intake, especially white wine, may increase risk of invasive melanoma, a serious type of skin cancer.

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  Teenagers intake three times more sugar then recommended: Study

  Lifestyle | November 28, 2016 10:58 IST

  According to a research, British teenagers intake sugary drinks that is identical to nearly a bathtub on an average in a year. It further informed that children between 11 and 18 year old ingest three

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  Beware! Excessive use of smartphone leads to poor sleep quality, says study

  Lifestyle | November 11, 2016 19:44 IST

  The number of smartphone users is increasing everyday and people spending excess time on their mobiles may have a poor sleep quality and less overall sleep, a new study has warned. Poor sleep is associated

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  More women over 70 sexually active, claims study

  Lifestyle | November 10, 2016 9:59 IST

  A new study has claimed that older single women may be more sexually active than thought, even beyond the seventh decade of their life.

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  Venom of deadly snake that hunts young cobra can be used to make painkillers: Study

  World | November 01, 2016 14:04 IST

  Scientists have claimed that the venom derived from the long-glanded blue coral snake - one of Southeast Asia's rarest and deadliest snakes - may be used to make painkillers that manage pain without the side effect of addiction.

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  Indians consume over twice the salt recommended, at higher risk of early deaths: Study

  Lifestyle | October 27, 2016 11:52 IST

  Indians are consuming more than double the recommended amount of salt by WHO in their diets, putting themselves at increased risk of cardiovascular diseases and early deaths, a study claimed today.

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  Fossils of leaves reveal how Antarctic ice softened 23 million years ago

  World | October 20, 2016 16:44 IST

  The fossilised leaves recovered from a crater lake in New Zealand have indicated just how Antarctic ice melted 23 million years ago, a scientist revealed on Thursday. The leaf fossils found at Foulden Maar,

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  Astronauts travelling to Mars prone to brain damage, dementia: Study

  World | October 11, 2016 14:56 IST

  A new study has claimed that astronauts travelling to Mars might be at risk of long-term brain damage and even dementia due to galactic cosmic ray exposure

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  Gene therapy may prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease, claims study

  Lifestyle | October 11, 2016 14:38 IST

  Gene therapy might one day offer a way to prevent and treat Alzheimer's disease, new study suggests. Scientists from Imperial College London in the UK have said that injecting a specific gene directly into the

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  The longer you yawn, the bigger your brain: Study

  Lifestyle | October 10, 2016 11:54 IST

  People tend to yawn when they are tired and bored but according to a new study the length of a yawn can indicate how big your brain is. Researchers from the State University of New

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  Social media won't affect your ability to concentrate, claims study

  Lifestyle | October 09, 2016 12:54 IST

  Using online social media does not lead to long-term problems with your ability to concentrate, says a new study. These modern communication tools do not, it seems, interfere with our primal instincts, such as long-term

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  People spending much time on Facebook are more likely to share personal information: Research

  October 06, 2016 23:56 IST

  People who are in a virtual world of social networking and spending more than three hours of time on Facebook have relaxed privacy attitudes and are more likely to share personal information as compared to

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  BEWARE! Smoking weed may kill your creativity, claims study

  Lifestyle | October 06, 2016 10:17 IST

  Smoking weed not only harms your health but also reduces your creative thinking capabilities, according to researchers. A new study has found that smoking weed may put you at risk of losing your creativity

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  SEE PIC! NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope captures stunning image of Pandora's Cluster

  World | September 29, 2016 16:39 IST

  NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has captured a new image of Pandora's Cluster, or Abell 2744, which will allow astronomers to study the distant universe. The Pandora’s Cluster is a giant galaxy cluster resulting from the

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  World Heart Day: Young Indians more prone to heart disease, say experts

  Lifestyle | September 29, 2016 11:37 IST

  Heart diseases, that have been on a rise in India in the recent years, have affected the young Indian population 10 years ahead of their Western counterparts, particularly over the last three decades, experts have

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  Young cancer survivors at higher risk of becoming unemployed, dependent: study

  Lifestyle | September 27, 2016 18:35 IST

  People surviving cancer at a young age translates into a higher risk of becoming unemployed and economically dependent than others, a study shows. According to a Norwegian researcher, children, adolescents and young adults who have

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  Regular physical activity may lower risk of bacterial infection: Study

  Lifestyle | September 26, 2016 18:54 IST

  Low and moderate levels of physical activity may significantly lower the risk of bacterial infection, a new study has found. Regular physical activity is known to have various health benefits including reduced risk of