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Infertility Treatments Linked to Poor Birth Outcomes

Conceiving with the help of infertility treatments can double the risk of adverse birth outcomes including stillbirth, low birth weight, preterm birth and neonatal death, a new study says.

Jan 9, 2014

New Blood Test to Detect Early Stages of Alzheimer's Disease on the Way

A new blood test that can detect early markers of Alzheimer's disease has been developed in UK.

Jan 9, 2014

Popping 4 Sleeping Pills a Year Enough to Get Heart Attack, Finds Study

Certain drugs used to treat sleep-related problems can increase the risk of heart attack, a new study reveals.

Jan 8, 2014

Mother's touch critical for preemies

New Delhi, Jan 8 (ANI): Scientists have claimed that the benefits that premature infants gain from skin-to-skin contact with their mothers is measurable even 10 years after birth. In a new study, Dr. Ruth Feldman, a Professor at Bar-Ilan University, and her team studied the impact of different levels of physical contact on prematurely born infants. Specifically, the researchers compared standard incubator care to a novel intervention called " Kangaroo Care" (KC), which uses the mother's body heat to keep their babies warm.

Jan 8, 2014

Infant Feeding Style Matters: Study Links Spoon-Feeding to Childhood Obesity

Spoon-feeding can contribute widely to childhood obesity, researchers warn parents.

Jan 8, 2014

Binge Drinking: Stimulating Brain Cells with Light Can Help Quit Alcohol

Researchers have found a technique that uses light to stimulate neurons, highly effective in preventing binge drinking.

Jan 8, 2014

Meditation as Effective as Medication in Treating Depression, Anxiety

Sparing some time for meditation can help fight anxiety and depression, researchers reveal.

Jan 7, 2014

Mediterranean Diet with Olive Oil Can Help Ward off Diabetes

Following a Mediterranean diet can help fight diabetes, a new study says.

Jan 7, 2014

Eating Fibre Rich Diet may Help Treat Asthma: Study

Including more fibre rich foods into the diet can help protect against allergic asthma, a new study reveals.

Jan 6, 2014

E-Cigarettes can Make your Little One Sick: Children Falling Critically Ill after Ingesting E- Liquid

Electronic cigarettes can be life-threatening for small children, caution experts who noticed a recent surge in the number of children being rushed to the emergency room for accidentally ingesting the e-cigarette liquid.

Jan 6, 2014

Key to happiness may lie in matrimony

New Delhi, Jan 1 (ANI): Married people are much happier with their personal levels of success than others, who are just in relationships, a new poll has found. A Happiness Poll of 2,000 adults, by GE, found that more than 52 per cent were happy or very happy with their level of success, however, for people married or in a civil partnership, the figure went up to 60 per cent.

Jan 1, 2014

'Good night's sleep' essential for brain health

New Delhi, Jan 1 (ANI): Researchers have found that one night of sleep depravity can cause morning blood concentrations of molecules NSE and S-100B to increase in healthy young men. These molecules are typically found in the brain. Thus, their rise in blood after sleep loss may indicate that a lack of snoozing might be conducive to a loss of brain tissue.

Jan 1, 2014

Committed people sext when they don't really want to: Study

New Delhi, Jan 1 (ANI): A new study has revealed that college-age sexters in committed relationships frequently engage in unwanted sexting. According to the study done by Purdue University Fort Wayne, people exchange explicit message or photos for reasons that have little to do with attraction or arousal.

Jan 1, 2014

Now, wellness bar that offers to cure your hangovers

New Delhi, Dec 30 (ANI): A New York pharmacist has put on offer a wellness bar that he claims could help cure your hangover. Stanley George's pharmacy on the Lower East Side fills prescriptions and also has on offer a wellness bar with his trademarked 'Drinks and Drugs' menu.

Dec 30, 2013

Slowing down eating speed reduces hunger

New Delhi, Dec 30 (ANI): A new study by Indian origin researcher has suggested that the ability to control energy intake may be affected by the speed at which we eat, and a high eating rate may impair the relationship between the sensory signals and processes that regulate how much we eat. In order to learn more about the relationship between eating speed and energy intake, a team of researchers in the Department of Kinesiology at Texas Christian University took a look at how eating speed affects calories consumed during a meal.

Dec 30, 2013