New York: Contradicting common perception, researchers have found that low levels of vitamin D, also known as the “sunshine vitamin”, does not cause or worsen sleep apnea. Sleep apnea causes repeated awakenings and pauses in breathing during the night. Obesity appears to contribute to the adverse effects. “The link betweenRead More

New York: Eating a moderate amount of almonds daily can enrich the diets of adults and young children, says a new study. “Almonds are a good source of plant protein — essential fatty acids, vitamin E and magnesium,” said one of the researchers Alyssa Burns from University of Florida inRead More

Christmas is round the corner, yet, most of you must be wondering how you’re going to survive the holiday party season as you’ll be tempted with umpteen delicious delights. People usually don’t care much about the calories they consume during this season. It’s more or less about spending time withRead More

New Delhi: With so many health advices and volley of information circulating around us, we all tend to eat healthy and adopt better life choices. Now, what could be wrong with a desire to eat healthy? Nothing, right? But, as they say, excess of everything is bad. When people becomeRead More

New York: Female infants have larger volumes of grey matter around the temporal-parietal junction of the brain than males at the time of birth, a new study has found. The temporal-parietal junction, or TP, which is found under the temporal bones near the ears, integrates the processing of social informationRead More

New Delhi: A new study suggests that the risk of a child having asthma rise by 2.1 to 2.7 times when the mother is a smoker. Not just this, in case if the father is a smoker, the chances of having asthma rise by 1.2-1.9 times for children who areRead More

Mexico City: Mexico unveiled the world`s first approved dengue vaccine, saying the treatment is 60.5 percent effective against dengue and 93.2 percent effective against severe dengue. The approval followed two years of clinical trials worldwide on more than 40,000 patients, including Mexicans, the health ministry said in a statement onRead More

Washington DC: Scientists have come a step closer to developing new treatments for diabetes after deploying a powerful new drug discovery technique to identify an anti-diabetes compound with a novel mechanism of action. The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) finding may lead to a new type of diabetes treatment. Just asRead More

The cold winter weather can wreak havoc on your skin, hair and other parts of your delicate body. While there are different hair problems in every season, the most common ones during winter season include dry hair, rough hair, dandruff, dry scalp and split ends. But, worry not for thereRead More

December and the winter season together welcome another friend – dryness. Yes, dry, cold weather makes your skin lose all its moisture, giving way to dehydration, scaling or flaky skin, skin itching and redness. However, the most common problem and possibly the worse problem that one has to face isRead More