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Life, Health, 30 Jan 2018
No time for the gym? At-home workouts offer cheap option
Too cash-strapped after the holidays to fork over $25 for your usual barre classes?
30 Jan 2018 8:18 PM
Autistic adults respond less to hearing their own name
Orienting to the own name is considered an important aspect of successful social interaction.
30 Jan 2018 7:02 PM
Bright light therapy may help fatigued cancer survivors sleep better
Beyond just improving sleep efficiency, bright white light was also associated with medium to large improvements in sleep quality.
30 Jan 2018 4:42 PM
Electrical stimulation improves memory: Study
Patients recalled more words from a previously viewed list when low-amplitude electrical stimulation was delivered to the brain.
30 Jan 2018 3:51 PM
Breastfeeding cuts mother's hypertension risk
Oxytocin release stimulated by breastfeeding may be associated with the decreased risk of these diseases.
30 Jan 2018 3:33 PM
Sleep apnea patients may not always need specialists
Some patients who can’t tolerate wearing the breathing masks all night may use an alternative apnea treatment.
30 Jan 2018 3:26 PM
Vitamin deficiency puts cancer cells into hibernation, finds study
Here is what a new study has found.
30 Jan 2018 2:12 PM
Human genome decoded with pocket-sized device
The new sequencing method is the first to read long, unbroken strands of DNA.
30 Jan 2018 2:02 PM
Compulsive shopping a disorder, say scientists
Compulsive shoppers are unable to resist strong inner urges to make repeated purchases and to spend excessively.
30 Jan 2018 1:49 PM
Boy with butterfly disease refuses life-saving treatment as he is afraid he won't survive
The disorder causes his skin to fall apart from within and the boy isn’t expected to live beyond the age of 30.
30 Jan 2018 1:12 PM
64 pc women experience insomnia in late pregnancy
The effects of pregnancy on these women were monitored throughout all three trimesters, in a new study.
30 Jan 2018 12:38 PM
Push to better track living kidney donors' long-term health
While surgery always brings risks, donor deaths from the operation are rare.
30 Jan 2018 11:32 AM
Vaping too causes cancer, says study
Tests on mice find e-cigs, promoted as a safer alternative to cigarettes contain nicotine which is far from harmless.
30 Jan 2018 10:54 AM
Group workouts help in following fitness goals, says study
World Health Organization also recommends that adults must undertake 150 minutes of moderate aerobic physical activity per week.
30 Jan 2018 10:29 AM
Mediterranean diet may boost chances of successful pregnancy through IVF
It involves eating little red meat, lots of fruit and veggies, legumes such as peas and beans, unrefined cereals, fish, and vegetable oil.
30 Jan 2018 9:39 AM
Fitness apps reveal Army bases, location of soldiers
Following the revelation, militaries around the world are contemplating bans on fitness trackers to prevent future breaches.
30 Jan 2018 7:01 AM
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