New Delhi: Consume a lot of soy products if you want to cut back on the risk of breast cancer, says a new study, with Indian specialists agreeing that a protein in soybean acts like a medicine that is used to cure the disease. “The rate of breast cancer has always increased or decreased with [...]
Washington: Drinking coffee regularly may help prevent diabetes, according to new evidence found by Japanese scientists. They fed either water or coffee to a group of lab mice commonly used to study diabetes. Coffee consumption prevented the development of high-blood sugar and also improved insulin sensitivity in the mice, thereby reducing the risk of diabetes. [...]
London: It may contradict common wisdom but getting angry is good for health. The emotion reduces the negative impact of stress, says a new study. According to the study, anger increases blood flow to that part of the brain which is involved in experiencing positive feelings. The study was conducted by inducing anger in 30 [...]
Berlin: Dealing with mental stress during the daytime is one way to get a good night’s sleep as the body cannot switch itself into a relaxed mode at the push of a button, according to Professor Thomas Pollmaecher of the German Society of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Neurological Healing. Workers should make sure they get enough [...]
London: People over 50 lives a better life than people who are young and stressed, says a study. Researchers found people above 50, are also benefited from a “positivity effect”, which means that they recalled fewer bad memories, had more emotional control and an ability to see things positively, reports express.co.uk. People who were considered [...]
London : Just half an hour a day on your mobile phone can increase the risk of brain cancer by a third, according to a report. The interphone report, which has been largely funded by the mobile phone industry, was based on interviews in 13 countries over 10 years with 5,000 brain cancer victims or [...]
Washington : Breast milk is indeed best for your infant. A new study found that bioactive components in breast milk regulate the development of the intestinal tract of the newborn. The ability to track which genes are operating in an infant’s intestine has allowed University of Illinois scientists to compare the early development of breast-fed [...]
Toronto : Want your kids to be smarter and thinner? Just keep them away from the TV set when they are toddlers. A study from child experts at the Universite de Montreal, the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Centre and the University of Michigan, has found that TV exposure at an early age forecasts negative consequences [...]
London: A component found in broccoli may hold a key in the fight against breast cancer, a new study has said. A research team from University of Michigan has found that sulforaphane targets and kills cancer stem cells as well as prevents new tumours from growing. Current chemotherapy does not work against cancer stem cells. [...]
Washington: Women taking non-oral and oral hormonal contraceptives were at highest risk of Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD), says a new study. FSD covers low desire, inability to maintain arousal during such activity, or no arousal despite a desire to have sex, inability to experience orgasm, pain during sexual contact etc. Interestingly, women taking non-hormonal contraceptives [...]