Health

New Delhi [India], Feb. 20 : With rising life expectancy, increasingly sedentary lifestyles and surge in incidence of obesity, India is also witnessing a resultant rise in orthopedic problems as a natural corollary.Despite joint pain being highly debil…

Washington D.C. (USA), Feb. 20 : A study reveals that 35-40 percent of a child’s ‘Body Mass Index’ – how fat or thin they are – is inherited from their parents.The study was published in journal Economics and Human Biology. The proportion rises to 55-6…

New Delhi [India], Feb 20. : Good news for all those lazy-headed not-really-a-cleanliness-freak out there! Scientists have found out that the obsession with hygiene could even be turning some beneficial bacteria found in the human gut into “endangered …

New Delhi [India], Feb 20. : In order to persuade someone to quit smoking, it is the ’emotions’ that need to be triggered rather than inciting fear in an individual.A new study by Michigan State University researchers has found out the following which …

New Delhi [India], Feb 20. : Ever faced a choice between Brown and white bread? Well few would doubt that the latter was more likely to contribute to obesity.But a new study suggests there is no such thing as ‘good’ or ‘bad’ bread when it comes to losi…

Washington D.C. [USA], Feb. 19 : To boost sustainability of livestock production, a study finds that gene editing – one of the newest and most promising tools of biotechnology – enables animal breeders to make beneficial genetic changes, without bringi…

New Delhi [India], Feb 19. : In a latest study it has been found out that people diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have smaller brain volume than those without the disorder.According to a study published in the medical jour…

New Delhi [India], Feb 19. : What if we tell you that scientists can actually slow down the process of ageing. Sounds too good to be true right? A group of Russian and Swedish scientists published a breakthrough paper, reporting results of a joint stud…

New Delhi [India], Feb 19. : Lefty or righty? Well it was decided when you were still in your mum’s womb! A preference for the left or the right hand might be traced back to asymmetry.These results fundamentally change our understanding of the cause of…

New Delhi [India], Feb 19. : Expecting a baby is always a joyous experience for both the mother and the father, however a latest study has found out that fathers-to-be can be at risk of depression symptoms if they feel stressed or are in poor health.Ac…