WHO Lays out Recommendations to Save Newborns December 27, 2018 13:15
The recent report released by World Health Organization (WHO) titled Survive and thrive: transforming care for every small and sick newborn, said it is crucial for the world to transform aid for every newborn baby,…
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Beat the Cold by Stitching These Heating Patches to Your Clothes December 17, 2018 07:17
Scientists, including one of the Indian-origin, have developed flexible, battery-powered heating patches that can be stitched into clothes and keep the body warm. The researchers from Rutgers University and Oregon State University found a cost-effective…
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease Increases Risk of Prostate Cancer: Study December 10, 2018 11:43
Men with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) are four to five times at higher risk of being detected with prostate cancer, according to researchers including one of Indian-origin.IBD is a common chronic condition causing inflammation of…
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New Blood Test to Detect All Types of Cancer Within Minutes December 06, 2018 12:11
The scientists have developed a quick test that can detect all types of cancer from blood or biopsy tissues within minutes. The test, developed by scientific researchers from the University of Queensland in Australia, including…
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Negative Social Cues on Tobacco Packages May Help Smokers Quit November 24, 2018 10:34
Smoking is a hard habit to break since tobacco contains nicotine, which is highly addictive, and nevertheless, researchers have found a solution for this. It has found that tobacco packaging designed to remind people that…
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Coffee Lovers Sensitive to Caffeine's Bitter Taste: Study November 17, 2018 12:00
People who are more sensitive to coffee's bitter taste indeed drink more of the brew, a study suggests.The study which is published in the journal Scientific Reports found that the sensitivity is caused by a…
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Swearing Actually Makes You A Better Person And Badass, Science Says November 16, 2018 07:07
Our fondness for swear words is irresistible and though it has now and then has few drawbacks if used unseemly, it is surprisingly doing wonders for our self-growth. Swearing means you are indeed super smart…
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Over 2 Lakh Indian Children Killed Due to Pneumonia, Diarrhoea in 2016 November 10, 2018 07:45
A new report released Friday said India's vaccination coverage to prevent rotavirus infection, a chief origin of serious diarrhoea in young children, was the lowest among the 15 countries which introduced earlier this year. It…
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Over 90% of Children Under 15 Breathe Toxic Air: WHO October 30, 2018 07:10
Day-after-day around 93 percent of the world's children under the age of 15 (1.8 billion children) breathe contaminated air that puts their health and growth at serious risk, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in…
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City Life Make Humans Less Kind to Strangers: Study October 26, 2018 12:00
Living in big cities amidst strangers can make people swiftly 'switch off' their propensity to be benevolent and honest to others, mainly when such cooperative behavior would not directly benefit them, according to a study.…
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Flavoured E-Cigarette Possibly More Toxic than Regular Cigar: Study October 13, 2018 10:14
Seasoning and supplement ingredients in e-cigarettes may rise inflammation and damage lung function, according to a study.The research, published in the American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, as well found that short-term vulnerability…
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Study: Over 250 Worldwide Died Taking Selfies in 6 Yrs. October 08, 2018 06:35
Selfies are pleasurable if clicked right but can be equally menacing if gone wrong, and a new study from researchers prove this to be literal.In the last six years, over 250 people worldwide have died…
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