Sao Paulo A team of global researchers has discovered that a lipid—produced in response to cold by brown adipose tissue in the human body—helps reduce blood sugar. The discovery with the lipid known as 12-HEPE can pave the way for new treatments for diabetes, said the team from Brazil, theRead More

WASHINGTON The high obesity rates currently observed among adults in the US may have been due to dietary changes that took place decades ago, according to a study. The research, published in the journal Economics and Human Biology noted that while many health studies identified sugar as a major factorRead More

Geneva, September 21 In a first, researchers have decoded what happens in our brain when we hear harsh sounds produced by alarms or from human shrieks — an advance that may help us better diagnose mental illnesses like schizophrenia. In such diseases, patients show atypical responses to certain sounds. AlarmsRead More

New York While all couples tend to fight on issues like children, money, and in-laws, researchers say that what distinguishes happy couples from others is their approach to conflict. “Happy couples tend to take a solution-oriented approach to conflict and this is clear even in the topics that they chooseRead More

London A novel method discovered recently by a group of researchers, including one of Indian-origin, shows how hair loss from chemotherapy can be prevented during cancer treatment in patients, arguably one of the most psychologically distressing side effects of modern cancer therapy. The study published in the journal EMBO MolecularRead More

SINGAPORE: Regular tea drinkers have better organised brain regions—which is associated with healthy cognitive function—compared to non-tea drinkers, a study claims. The research, published in the journal Aging, examined neuroimaging data of 36 older adults for the study. “Our results offer the first evidence of positive contribution of tea drinkingRead More

LONDON: Drinking coffee may be associated with a reduced risk of developing gallstones, a study claims. Among 1,04,493 individuals, those who drank more than six cups of coffee per day had a 23 per cent lower risk of developing symptomatic gallstones compared with people who did not drink coffee, accordingRead More

Many young women face the problem of irregular periods at some point of time in their reproductive years. This issue can have many underlying causes. In fact, it can be a symptom of a serious medical problem like a malfunctioning thyroid, hormonal imbalance, PCOD, etc. For many women, irregular periodsRead More

London Consumption of soft drinks—whether sweetened with sugar or artificial sweeteners—may be associated with an increased risk of premature death, according to a study. The study, involving over 4,50,000 participants from 10 European countries, found that those who drank two or more glasses of soft drinks, including sugar-sweetened and artificiallyRead More

Arthritis is a medical term for joint pain or joint disease. Several people misunderstand the actual meaning of the disease. There are more than 100 types of arthritis which can happen to anyone, irrespective of their age and gender. The symptoms of the common arthritis are inflammation, swelling, pain, stiffnessRead More