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Bad Habits that Are Killing Your Back

Back pain is a common complaint from almost everyone at some point. Practicing bad habits in day to day life that we often ignore can lead to soreness and pain in the back.

Mar 26, 2014

Old Fathers More Likely to Have Less Attractive Kids, Finds Study

Fathering a child at an old age can leave a negative impact on the child's appearance, researchers reveal.

Mar 24, 2014

Remembering Potti Sreeramulu: The Martyr who United Telugus in Andhra Pradesh

Today (16 March) is the 113th birth anniversary of Potti Sreeramulu, the martyr who achieved the present day Andhra Pradesh by sacrificing his life on hunger strike in December 1952.

Mar 16, 2014

Oxytocin Nasal Spray Brings Hopes to Anorexic Patients

Oxytocin, popularly known as "love hormone" can help treat anorexia nervosa, an eating disorder commonly found among teenagers, researchers reveal.

Mar 14, 2014

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Poor Sleep May Lead to Lower Brain Volume: Study

Scientists have found a link between poor sleep and lowered brain volume.

Mar 10, 2014

Blood Test Detects Risk of Alzheimer's 3 Years before Disease Onset

A new blood test can help identify people at greater risk of Alzheimer's disease, researchers say.

Mar 10, 2014

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Man Survives With Donor Heart for 25 Years

Thomas Cook, 50, recently celebrated an unexpected achievement of living with a donor heart for more than 25 years. The moment the surgeons transplanted the heart inside him, it became his own. On rare occasions does someone with a donor heart visit the hospital on his 25th anniversary of transplantation, his doctors explained.

Mar 8, 2014

Xbox Kinect offers a new way to help children with autism

At an elementary school in Virginia, teachers turn to the Xbox Kinect to help motivate students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and improve their social skills, a growing trend in ASD therapy. 02:01

Mar 7, 2014

New Study Links Sleep Apnea, CPAP Therapy to Increased Risk of Pneumonia

Suffering from the common sleep disorder sleep apnea, can increase the risk of pneumonia, according to a new study from Taiwan.

Mar 5, 2014

Nightmares at Childhood Can Damage Mental Health

Having a disturbing or scary dream is very common in childhood. However, according to a new study, exposure to too much nightmares or night terrors during the early years of growth is not good for mental health.

Mar 3, 2014

Human Barbie Doll Valeria Lukyanova Dangerously Thin Waist: Quits Eating And Drinking to Turn into Human Demi God

Valeria Lukyanova has shocked the world by her recent decision of starving herself to achieve the status of human demigod. Valeria, a "real-life" Barbie doll is apparently not eating a single morsel, just so she can achieve a waist akin to a Barbie doll, which she believes is a form of human demigod.

Mar 1, 2014

Delayed Fatherhood Increases Risk of Brain Disorders in Children

Older fathers are more likely to have children with mental disorders, researchers reveal.

Feb 28, 2014

Virtual Arm Found Effective in Managing Phantom Limb Pain (VIDEO)

Scientists in Sweden have developed an effective treatment for phantom limb pain (PLP), a medical disorder that makes a person feel pain in the amputated limb area.

Feb 26, 2014

Ambareesh Recovering, will be out of Ventilator Support Soon

Kannada actor Ambareesh is recovering fast from the lung infection and soon will be taken off the ventilator support, doctors revealed to the media on Tuesday.