New York A diet containing plenty of purple potatoes and other colourful fruits and vegetables may lower the risk of colon cancer and inflammatory bowel diseases, researchers, including those of Indian origin, claim. Colourful plants, including the purple potato, contain bioactive compounds, such as anthocyanins and phenolic acids, which haveRead More

New York Scientists have identified a mechanism that causes the body to stop creating bone-producing cells with age, a finding that may help develop therapies to treat age-realted bone loss conditions like osteoporosis. Osteoporosis — the thinning of bone and the loss of bone density that increases the risk ofRead More

Los Angeles A new test that combines the effects of over two-dozen gene mutations — which individually lead to only a small increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease — can better predict who will suffer from dementia or cognitive decline, scientists say. The method is better than testing only for theRead More

New Delhi: Researchers have found that that people of normal weight tend to associate natural foods such as apples with their sensory characteristics. On the other hand, processed foods such as pizzas are generally associated with their function or the context in which they are eaten.Raffaella Rumiati, neuroscientist at theRead More

London: The rapid spread of “super malaria” in the South East Asia is an alarming global threat and there is an urgent need to eliminate it before the drug-resistant strain of malaria becomes untreatable again, scientists have warned. The dangerous form of the malaria parasite which cannot be killed withRead More

London, September 23 Hard water can damage the skin barrier that protects us from external threats like bacteria and sunburns, and lead to the development of eczema, a study has shown. Researchers from the University of Sheffield and Kings College London in the UK have discovered that exposing the skinRead More

New York, September 22 Want to shed those extra kilos? Consume nuts such as almonds, hazelnuts, pistachios, walnuts and peanuts in your diet as these can help you reduce weight as well as lower the risk of becoming being overweight and obese, researchers say. The findings showed that people whoRead More

London, September 22 Hard water can damage the skin barrier that protects us from external threats like bacteria and sunburns, and lead to the development of eczema, a study has shown. Researchers from the University of Sheffield and Kings College London in the UK have discovered that exposing the skinRead More

Washington D.C, When it comes to our well-being, particularly at midlife the quality of relationships with our mothers and siblings matters. The study led by Iowa State University researcher Megan Gilligan found that tension with our mothers and siblings, similar to our spouses, is associated with symptoms of depression. TheRead More

Mumbai, September 20 As the Indian population ages fast, the burden of Alzheimer’s disease will continue to increase and put additional pressure on the limited resources available to tackle the situation, a report said. According to the India Ageing Report 2017, the elderly population growing at a faster rate ofRead More