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Experts reveal LED street lights could cause damage to people's eyes

Find out more about the potential dangers.

3 April 2018 12:32 PM IST

Lets bust some obesity myths! (Photo: Pixabay)

Being overweight tied to changes in young adults' heart structure,...

Results suggested that having a higher BMI likely causes higher blood pressure.

31 July 2018 9:12 AM IST

We discovered that a specific protein, thrombospondin-2 (TSP2), is elevated in wounds of patients with diabetes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Diabetes drugs help immune cells in controlling inflammation

Prolonged inflammation promotes the progression of many diseases, including obesity.

28 July 2018 11:07 AM IST

Eating out will get cheaper from Wednesday as the GST Council has slashed rates on food served in AC and non AC restaurants to 5 per cent. (Photo: Pexel)

Revealed! Why some people just can't resist eating

We know very little about the mechanisms that contribute to overeating.

22 July 2018 8:21 AM IST

Video gaming addiction is hypothesized to be an excessive or compulsive use of computer games or video games, which interferes with a persons everyday life. (Photo: Pixabay)

Can video games help obese children lose weight?

When you don't intervene with kids who are overweight, often their health risk factors and health behaviors worsen over...

21 July 2018 7:14 PM IST

The care home resident has revealed she consumes at least one can of the soda a day. (Photo: Pixabay)

Diet soda may keep colon cancer from recurring: Study

Artificially sweetened drinks have a checkered reputation in the public because of health risks that have never really...

21 July 2018 2:34 PM IST

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Genetic change in gut bacteria alters host metabolism

Imbalances in the bile acid pool are thought to contribute to diet-induced obesity.

18 July 2018 12:00 PM IST

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Drug obtained from chilli peppers could help lose weight

Developing the drug as a potent anti-obesity treatment shows promise as part of a robust strategy for helping people...

17 July 2018 2:14 PM IST

People with obesity are almost just as likely to develop atrial fibrillation as people with hypertension or diabetes (Photo: AFP)

Obesity alone does not increase early death risk: Study

Individuals with metabolically healthy obesity are actually not at an elevated mortality rate.

15 July 2018 7:10 PM IST

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Researchers investigate whether obesity alone can increase death risk

The findings were surprising.

13 July 2018 4:05 PM IST

Only 14 percent across both age groups were comfortable talking to their manager about stress levels (Photo: AFP)

Rotational shifts are disrupting your metabolism

The metabolic disruption in shift workers is driven primarily by the brain's master clock.

10 July 2018 3:29 PM IST

Brown fat has the property of burning white fat to keep our body warm (Photo: AFP)

Scientists explain why people born in last 6 months are less likely to...

They revealed that having sex in winter produces children who are thinner since their bodies have better ability to burn...

10 July 2018 2:26 PM IST