Researchers have warned that energy drinks are dangerous for hearts of adolescents and young adults as they increase the risk of heart diseases and in cases where there is a history of…
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Computer algorithm reveals your biological age by scanning just your face
Researchers at Shanghai Institutes of Biological Sciences have created a computer algorithm capable of guessing your biological age just by scanning your face. For the uninitiated, a person’s biological age or “true…
Suicide risk continues well past first attempt, doctors warn
A new study in Canada, which tracked over 130,000 people, has revealed that suicide risk remains well past the first suicide attempt and has recommended continued long-term monitoring of individuals who have…
Watching TV increases risk of diabetes
A new study that looked into how sedentary lifestyle increases the risk of diabetes found that every hour spent watching television increases the risk of developing diabetes by 3.4 per cent. The…
People over 60 at a greater risk of emergency cancer diagnosis
A new Cancer Research UK-supported study has found that people over the age of 60 are at a higher risk of being diagnosed with lung or bowel cancer as an emergency in…
Paracetamol as a treatment for lower back pain: Ineffective says study
Paracetamol is one of the most common painkillers used worldwide to treat multitude of pains, but a new study has raised questions on the effectiveness of the drug on lower back pain…
Paracetamol ineffective against lower back pain, osteoarthritis; may affect liver
Researchers over at The George Institute and the University of Sydney have revealed through a new study that paracetamol is ineffective in treatment of treating lower back pain and osteoarthritis of the…
Rich kids said to have bigger brains, better cognitive skills
A new study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience reveals that children of richer, better-educated parents have bigger brains and more cognitive skills than their less-fortunate peers. The researchers have added that…
Child obesity: Guidelines recommend involvement of family to tackle this issue
A new set of guidelines issued by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care has called for the involvement of entire family on top of regular growth monitoring and routine health…
1000-year-old Anglo-Saxon remedy based potion kills antibiotic resistant MRSA
Medieval Anglo-Saxon medics were definitely up to something as a new research that brewed a potion using 100-year-old remedy involving two species of Allium (garlic and onion or leek), wine and oxgall…
Using pollution as an excuse for not exercising? Don’t be daft say researchers
Exercising is considered one of the most important aspects of anyone’s routine and people are not working out and using pollution as an excuse shouldn’t be doing that as researchers have found…
Researchers zoom through human body down to the level of a single cell
Researchers, for the first time, have zoomed through the human body down to the level of a single cell using a previously top-secret technology – an achievement which they claim could prove…
Specialized Music therapy program helps kids with autism socialize
For the first time a specialized music therapy program, Voices Together, has enabled kids with autism speak and socialize in a manner never seen before. Yasmine White, a certified music therapist and…
Parents in UK unable to tell if their children are obese
A new study has revealed that British parents are unable to tell whether their children are obese or not and are only able to identify it when the obesity has reached extreme…
Meningitis vaccine to be part of national childhood immunisation scheme in UK
Britain has become the first country in the world to introduce Meningitis vaccine (Bexsero MenB) as a part of the national childhood immunisation scheme after a deal was inked between the government…