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The groups that cycled and were physically active during their leisure time burned the same amount of calories a week. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cycling to work as effective for weight loss as hitting gym

Results show that it is possible to combine transport to and from work with effective physical exercise.

2 Nov 2017 1:43 PM IST

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Intense exercise can slow down growth of breast cancer tumours: Study

Experts from the University of Copenhagen say such exercis releases bodily chemicals which slows tumour growth

16 Sept 2017 5:08 PM IST

The exercise was designed to help train their mind to pivot from detailed attention to a more broad awareness. (Photo: Pixabay)

Daily exercise may cut heart attack risk even in polluted areas: Study

Moderate cycling for four or more hours per week cut risk for recurrent heart attack by 31 per cent.

21 July 2018 6:30 PM IST

The exercise was designed to help train their mind to pivot from detailed attention to a more broad awareness. (Photo: Pixabay)

Daily exercise may cut heart attack risk even in polluted areas: Study

Higher levels of pollution were associated with more heart attacks.

18 July 2018 8:20 PM IST

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

Married couples share the risk of diabetes: Study

A man, whose wife had a BMI of 30, had a 21 per cent higher risk of developing diabetes than men whose wives had a BMI...

23 May 2018 5:29 PM IST

Obese pregnant women can do a lot to minimize the odds of having an unusually large baby and the birth complications that can follow. (Photo: Pixabay)

Counseling for pregnant women gets personalized

The risk is 20 percent for fetuses with these types of aberrations.

28 May 2018 9:37 AM IST

Metabolically healthy obesity is not a stable or reliable indicator of future risk for cardiovascular disease. (Photo: Pixabay)

Novel drug can fight genetic obesity

Scientists have identified a drug that can help people with genetic obesity lose weight by inhibiting their appetite.

4 Jun 2018 10:11 AM IST

The loss of ozone is weakening protection from UV rays on the planet and CFC-11 is also a powerful greenhouse gas causing global warming (Photo: AFP)

Earth risks tipping into 'hothouse' state: study

The risk of tipping cascades could be significant at a 2 C temperature rise, and could increase sharply beyond that...

7 Aug 2018 7:29 PM IST

Running can make people feel strong and confident (Photo: Pixabay)

Fight cold with exercise!

Exercise could help people exposed to extreme temperatures protect themselves from the cold.

15 Aug 2018 6:29 PM IST

Initially the researchers hope to be able to test it on animals and, in the long term, develop a drug that inhibits the relevant enzyme. (Photo: Pixabay)

Enzyme that could stop Ebola virus from spreading identified

The virus uses the host factor enzyme PP2A-B56 to start producing proteins.

30 Dec 2017 6:40 PM IST