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Obesity has shifted certain cancers to younger age groups, and intensified cellular mechanisms promoting the diseases. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Obesity increases risk of cancer in adolescents

Obesity has shifted certain cancers to younger age groups, and intensified cellular mechanisms promoting the diseases.

27 March 2018 12:18 PM IST

Asians, Europeans more vulnerable to severe dengue. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Here's who is primarily responsible for dengue transmission

The World Health Organization currently focuses disease surveillance efforts on detecting outbreaks.

5 May 2018 1:49 PM IST

The brain maintains its ability to generate local neural oscillations during sleep throughout the lifespan. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Less than 6 or more than 10 hours of sleep raises the risk of health...

Too much or too little sleep raises people's risk of high blood pressure and inflammation.

13 Jun 2018 2:54 PM IST

All people who die from suspected or probable Ebola should be buried in a safe way, to prevent the infection spreading. (Photo: AP)Life
'We are still at war' with Ebola: WHO chief

In contrast to past Ebola outbreaks health workers have moved quickly to halt Congo's latest epidemic.

13 Jun 2018 9:28 AM IST

Estimates suggest health savings from reduced air pollution may be between 1.4-2.5 times greater than cost of climate change mitigation. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Air pollution increases risk of type 2 diabetes, says study

Around one in seven cases of the disease were directly caused by air pollution around the world in 2016.

30 Jun 2018 10:04 AM IST

While sperm shape and size declined, sperm numbers increased, \possibly as a compensatory mechanism\. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Semen can cause Ebola virus disease, says study

Protein fragments, called amyloid fibrils, in human semen significantly increase Ebola virus infection.

27 Jun 2018 8:16 AM IST

The World Health Organization is planning to try out an experimental Ebola vaccine to fight the outbreak of the virus. (Photo: AP)Life
Anti-bodies that fight Ebola viruses are now a reality

Researchers at Vanderbilt University closer to developing effective antibody treatment against viruses causing lethal...

1 Aug 2018 9:02 AM IST

In a recent study, experts from Manchester University swabbed mens beards for germs and found a whopping 47 per cent of them contained faecal matter.Life
Beard is riddled with nasty bacteria, faecal matter and may cause...

Studies have found that beards can be a breeding ground for bacteria and being coarser it traps bugs and dirt more...

4 Aug 2018 11:22 AM IST

Potentially inappropriate or unnecessary medications included sleeping tablets, pain drugs, depression drugs and acid reflux drugs. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Do you get up to pee in the night? It could be a sign of a killer...

Well, while it may seem like nothing, getting up to pee in the middle of the night could also be a sign of a deadly...

18 Aug 2018 12:50 PM IST

American model Jillian Mercado was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at 12.Life
Indian families unaware about dystrophy

For the condition muscular dystrophy that has no cure, prenatal genetic counselling is the only recourse.

3 Sept 2018 12:11 AM IST

A Boeing passenger plane from China, a Xiamen Air, sits on the grassy portion of the runway of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport after it skidded off the runway while landing Friday, Aug. 17, 2018 in suburban Pasay city southeast of Manila, Philippines. (Photo: AP)Life
Airport security trays carry more diseases than toilets

Study finds hand luggage check points are a breeding ground for flu, pneumonia and viruses that can cause brain damage.

5 Sept 2018 3:54 PM IST

The study found that wild cats wiped out 316 million every year, while pets killed 61 million annually. (Photo: Pexels)Life
Man sprouts giant deadly boils on neck after catching infection from...

The man is thought to have caught the disease from his cat, who died two days before he started feeling unwell.

13 Sept 2018 6:46 PM IST

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