Washington: There is no such thing as a good divorce when children are involved, according to a recent study. Scientists at the universities of Santiago de Compostela and Vigo carried out a study into how divorce affects the children’s health, finding increased risk of genitourinary, gastrointestinal, dermatological and neurological issues.Read More

Washington: Eating more red meat is associated with an increased risk of dying from eight common diseases including cancer, diabetes and heart disease, as well as “all other causes” of death, according to a recent U.S. study. Researchers examined data on almost 537,000 adults aged 50 to 71 and foundRead More

Boston Eating chocolates regularly may lower the risk of developing irregular heartbeats, a condition that affects over 33 million people worldwide, a new study warns. Previous research has linked eating chocolates, especially dark chocolate, to improvements in heart health. Scientists, including those from Harvard T H Chan School of PublicRead More

London, People with an expanding waistline may be at a greater risk of developing certain cancers, including bowel, breast and pancreatic, a new WHO study warned today. Waist measurement is as good at predicting cancer risk as body mass index (BMI), which is a ratio of weight to height, saidRead More

Eating a small amount of chocolate every week or so may decrease the risk of a common and serious type of irregular heart rhythm, according to a new study of people in Denmark. People who ate chocolate one to three times per month were about 10 percent less likely toRead More

New Delhi: According to a recent study, parents should avoid giving fruit juice to kids in the first year of their life.These new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics have been published in the journal Pediatrics. The group had previously advised parents to wait to offer juice until aRead More

Washington DC A recent study has found that by using medical and dental records, researchers can identify what is the cause of disease and how the patients with certain diseases will respond to surgery, medication or other interventions. The study also found that this can determine what the future holdsRead More

Washington DC Dieting has a little effect on losing weight, as a study finds that brain cells act as a trigger to prevent us burning calories when food is scarce. The findings suggest that a group of neurons in the brain coordinate appetite and energy expenditure and can turn aRead More

Boston, Journalists’ excessive consumption of alcohol and caffeine leads their brains to function below par, but the love for their job protects their mental resilience, MIT scientists claim. “Journalist’s brains compared to other groups showed a lower level of executive functioning – the ability of the brain to regulate emotions,Read More

Los Angeles, May 22 Children and teenagers exposed to high levels of traffic-related air pollution may be at an increased risk of a specific DNA damage called telomere shortening, a new study warns. Young people with asthma also have evidence of telomere shortening, a type of DNA damage typically associatedRead More