Health & Food

Apr 7: In order to help women get their daily dose of iodine without any hassles, Neelvasant Medical Foundation and Research Center along with ad agency Grey has come up with an innovative idea. Now, you need not swallow iodine capsules or fuss about eating iodine rich food. But, all you need to do is just wear a bindi. Named as 'Jeevan Bindi' or 'Life saving dot', these bindis contain iodine...

Apr 5: Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and osteoporosis - Indians are facing an unhealthy future burdened with a slew of lifestyle diseases. But instead of expensive medication and therapy, the cure lies in making exercise a compulsory part of everyday life, health experts say. "Indians are increasingly leading a sedentary and machine-dependent life, which may seem comfortable but has extremely...

HIGH-fat cheese and yoghurt as well as eggs can help reduce the risk of type-2 diabetes, according to new research. A diet including dairy products high in fat can cut the chances of developing the disease by nearly a quarter, scientists in Sweden and Finland have found. Those who consume at least four eggs a week also stand to dramatically reduce the diabetes risk by 37 per cent compared to those...

Apr 3: Cancer is a deadly disease characterised by an uncontrolled growth of cells resulting in a tumour. Scientists for many years now have tried to find methods and therapies to prevent and treat cancer. Scientists from Kerala are now trying to design treatment methods using the anti-cancer properties of a rare genius of medicinal fungus that is widely used as a pesticide in agriculture. The...

Toronto, Apr 2: Women who apply eyeliner on the inner eyelid run the risk of contaminating the eye and causing vision trouble, a new study has warned. This is the first study to prove that particles from pencil eyeliner move into the eye. Researchers used video recordings to observe and compare the amount of eyeliner particles that migrated into the tear film - the thin coating protecting the eye...

Being a student is not an easy thing in the 21st century. With the advancement of technology, the students are expected to make presentations after presentations, leaving no time for themselves. So after a busy day, the question that lingers in all their heads is – ‘what do we eat?!’ They resort to the quickest possible take-away food that is available. Yes folks, if you thought of ‘Shawarma’...

Washington, Feb 10: Combination of coconut oil and physical exercise can beat high bold pressure, scientists have claimed. Coconut oil is one of the few foods that can be classified as a "superfood." Its unique combination of fatty acids can have profound positive effects on health, including fat loss, better brain function and many other remarkable benefits. Researchers working at the...

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 1: With the first successful double hand transplant, Indian doctorshave registered a rare feat of carrying out the world's first hand transplant of a coloured skin and the first hand transplant in any developing country. So far, only 110 successful hand transplants have been done, since the first one in France 13 years ago, in USA, European countries, China and Australia...

Washington, Jan 27: Scientists have identified neurons that trigger our sense of thirst and those that turn it off. For years, researchers have suspected that thirst is regulated by neurons in the subfornical organ (SFO), in the hypothalamus. But it has been difficult to pinpoint exactly which neurons are involved. “When researchers used electrical current to stimulate different parts of the SFO...

Jan 17: Not just doing bench presses and cardio, but your brain’s functioning is what helps your body lose fat and control weight. According to a recent research conducted at Monash University, our brain regulates and helps our body to burn fat. The researchers have explored how two hormones in the brain aid the body to burn fat. How brain helps in losing weight? Two hormones released by the brain...