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People love coffee, beer for buzz, not taste: Study

People love coffee, beer for buzz, not taste: Study

WASHINGTON Our preference for coffee or beer is not based on the way the beverages taste, but how they make us feel, according to a study. Scientists from Northwestern University in the US searched for variations in our taste genes that could explain our beverage preferences, because understanding them couldRead More

Eating walnuts daily may lower heart disease risk: Study

Eating walnuts daily may lower heart disease risk: Study

WASHINGTON Eating whole walnuts daily may help lower blood pressure in people at the risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study. The research, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, examined the effects of replacing some of the saturated fats in participants’ diets with walnuts.Read More

Living alone ups risk of mental disorders

Living alone ups risk of mental disorders

LONDON Mental health problems are more common in people living alone regardless of age and sex, says a study. “The prevalence of common mental disorders was higher in individuals living alone than in those not living alone in all survey years,” the study noted. For the study, published in theRead More

1-year-olds should’ve no screen time: WHO

1-year-olds should’ve no screen time: WHO

Health, Latest headlines, slider April 30, 2019 at 2:09 pm 0 comments

United Nations, April 25 Infants under the age of one year should not be exposed to electronic screens at all and “sedentary” screen time for children under five must not be more than an hour a day, according to the WHO’s new guidelines. The guidelines were issued as part ofRead More

Heavier, taller children at higher risk of kidney cancer: Study

Heavier, taller children at higher risk of kidney cancer: Study

Breaking news, Health, Latest headlines, slider April 30, 2019 at 2:06 pm 0 comments

London Heavier and taller children may be at an increased risk of developing kidney cancer as adults, a study has found. Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common form of kidney cancer found in adults. Although it often occurs in men between the ages of 50 and 70, theRead More

World’s first malaria vaccine launched in Africa

World’s first malaria vaccine launched in Africa

The world’s first malaria vaccine has been rolled out in Malawi to protect 360,000 children under two in Malawi, Kenya and Ghana in Sub-Saharan Africa from the mosquito-borne disease that causes 435,000 people global deaths each year. The RTS,S/AS01 (trade name Mosquirix) is an injectible recombinant protein-based vaccine acts againstRead More

Vitamin D impacts the body and the brain

Vitamin D impacts the body and the brain

Health March 15, 2019 at 4:18 pm 0 comments

Washington: While vitamin D comes with a lot of benefits, one should know the right amount of intake of vitamin D. According to a recent study, obese older women, who take more than three times the recommended daily dose of vitamin D showed improvements in memory and learning but alsoRead More

Music impacts the flavours of cheese: study

Music impacts the flavours of cheese: study

Health March 15, 2019 at 4:14 pm 0 comments

Burgdorf: Exposing cheese to round-the-clock musiccould give it more flavour and hip hop might be better than Mozart, Swiss researchers said on Thursday. Cheese makers carry the nine wheels of cheese for a tasting in the K3 cellar after the experiment to “insonify” cheese with different types of music byRead More

Better snooze for better health

Health March 15, 2019 at 4:12 pm 0 comments

Mumbai: On International sleep day we detail out the sleep mechanism and how it plays a critical role in the overall well-being of an individual. Sleep crucial for overall well-being   Sleep plays a restorative function in the body. In children, sleep is when growth hormone release peaks, and isRead More

Shorter sleep may lead to dehydration

Shorter sleep may lead to dehydration

Health November 7, 2018 at 1:06 am 0 comments

Washington: According to a recent study, adults who sleep just six hours per night — as opposed to eight — may have a higher chance of being dehydrated. These findings suggest that those who don’t feel well after a night of poor sleep may want to consider dehydration as aRead More