Category: Health

Calcium has been known long as good for our bones, but it might also be the key to a good night’s sleep, says a new study, unveiling a new theory how sleep works.The study showed that sleep depends on the…

People who want to quit smoking are more likely to succeed if they go “cold turkey” by stopping abruptly, a study in Annals of Internal Medicine shows.Volunteers who used this approach were 25% more likely to remain abstinent half a…

Becoming an elder brother or sister before pre-school days can lower a child’s risk of becoming obese, researchers suggest, adding that children who didn’t have a sibling are three times more likely to become obese by the first grade.The birth…

If you want to stay sane and not become forgetful in later life, keep calm and relax. A new study has revealed that young adults who are hostile or cope badly with stress are more likely to experience memory and…

People who are frequently diagnosed with depression may run higher risk of having Alzheimer’s disease later as researcher have found that use of antidepressants is more common among people who go on to develop the most common form of dementia.Antidepressants…

Excessive intake of coffee is likely to reduce the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune condition affecting the nerve cells, finds a study.The findings, which add to the growing evidence of health benefits of coffee, showed that the higher…

How you perceive and react to stressful events in life is more important to your health than how frequently you encounter stress, says a study.According to the researchers, the more negatively an individual reacts to a situation the more he/she…

People exposed to high levels of alcohol in the womb may experience poor sleep in adulthood, which, in turn, is associated with learning and mood problems, says a new study.The findings suggest a new treatment approach for individuals suffering from…

Joint teams of U.S. and Brazilian health workers will fan out across one of Brazil’s poorest states Tuesday in search of mothers and infants for a study aimed at determining whether the Zika virus is causing babies to be born…

New fathers please take note! Men who are stressed can put their children at an increased risk of diabetes, an interesting study has found.According to experts, stress hormones can cause a change in the sperm that induces high blood sugar…

If the news of two Delhi brothers who were so hooked to video games that they became too lazy to even go to washroom and were treated in a rehab facility for a month shocked you to the core, it…

While Body Mass Index (BMI) is found to be rising across both sexes and within all social groups, there has been a significantly larger increase in those who already have the highest BMIs, reveals a new study.The BMI average was…

Scientists at the icddr,b have established a “probable” link between bacterial overgrowth in small intestine and stunting in children in a study.They say it can lead to new approaches for improving child health in low-income countries.Bacteria can build up in…

A minister in the Philippines has urged women to delay pregnancy until more is known about the mosquito-borne Zika virus raging in Latin America, even though the Asian country’s only reported case of zika was four years ago.Much remains unknown…

Eating breakfast may not only make people, especially obese, lose weight but can also make them more physically active and reduce food intake later in the day, reveals a study.According to the team, increasing activity can improve health in sedentary…

President Barack Obama will ask the US Congress for more than $1.8 billion in emergency funds to fight Zika at home and abroad and pursue a vaccine, the White House said on Monday, but he added there is no reason…