London: After a good night’s sleep, we are more likely to recall facts which we could not remember while still awake, researchers have found. According to the...
London: While the overall risk of developing cancer may be higher among shift workers, they do not develop prostate cancer more frequently than their colleagues who work...
London: People who are in their 50s and are “successful agers” – healthy, active, sociable and well off – are more at the risk of harmful drinking...
New York: A common medication used to treat glaucoma – an eye disorder that causing gradual loss of sight – could also be used to treat tuberculosis,...
Washington: South Asians in US are more prone to heart attacks and diabetes when compared to other ethnic groups, it was highlighted at a health congress here....
New York: Absence of an hormone in the brain may trigger overeating behaviour in people who eat for pleasure rather than hunger, researchers report. In the lab...
New York: With a large majority of poor urban women having access to cellphones, the device can be used to improve the health of those at risk...
Toronto: Even in the absence of HIV therapy, some HIV-infected people may not suffer from AIDS for many years due to enhanced cholesterol metabolism in certain...
London: Casting aspersions on the effectiveness of current weight management programmes focused on dieting and exercise, it has been found that chances of obese people recovering...
New York: The answer of why some people have a sweet tooth while others avoid extra servings of desserts lies in your genes, scientists say. Just as...
