New York, Oct 8 (IANS) Beer lovers have reason to cheer as researchers have found that the hops content in beer may lessen the damaging effects of alcohol on the liver.Hops, generally used to add flavour to beer, refers to the flowers of…

London, Oct 8 (IANS) Mothers who take vitamin D during pregnancy may reduce the risk of their children developing attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) -- one of the most common neurobehavioural disorders.A study, which monitored…

Sydney, Oct 8 (IANS) Challenging the popular notion that we should drink eight glasses of water a day for good health, researchers have found that drinking too much water can put people in danger of water intoxication.Researchers from…

Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) Globally, life expectancy increased from about 62 years to nearly 72 from 1980 to 2015, thanks to improvements in sanitation, immunisations, indoor air quality and nutrition in poor countries, and several nations in…

New York, Oct 7 (IANS) Mental health problems and substance use disorders often co-occur in people.Apart from environmental factors, such as stress and social relationships, a person's genetic make-up can also contribute to their…

London, Oct 7 (IANS) Working night shifts has little or no effect on a woman's breast cancer risk, says a study.The results could dismiss concerns raised by a review in 2007 by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)…

London, Oct 6 (IANS) Researchers have developed a simple device that can act as a virtual physiotherapist and improve the ability of patients with arm disability to exercise using physiotherapy-like computer games.Arm weaknesses impairs…

Toronto, Oct 6 (IANS) Individuals who were exposed to marijuana from a young age can have highly abnormal brain functioning and are also likely to be low on intelligence quotient (IQ) levels, a study has found.Marijuana is the most commonly…

London, Oct 5 (IANS) A handgrip could be used for early detection of health problems that may lead to premature death, say researchers.Handgrip strength is a simple test, measured with a hand-held device. On average, handgrip strength peaks…

Singapore, Oct 5 (IANS) Regularly using a wearable fitness tracker or pedometre that monitors and provides feedback on physical activity does not increase activity levels enough to benefit your health, even with the incentive of a financial…

London, Oct 5 (IANS) Love to be high on weed? Beware, apart from various health issues it is associated with, the weed may put you at risk of losing creative thinking capabilities as well as make you less aware of your mistakes, a study has…

New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Electronic-cigarettes, popularly known as e-cigarettes, provide a third line of option to stay away from harmful effects of tobacco, and can significantly reduce the burden of smoking-related deaths in India, a…

New York, Oct 5 (IANS) Does working out feels like more of pain to you? Take heart. Exercise releases a hormone that can help your body shed fat and keep it from forming again, which may also act as potential target to fight obesity,…

New York, Oct 5 (IANS) Medication-resistant bacteria are making it more difficult to treat a common but severe kidney infection, says a study.Pyelonephritis -- infection of the kidney usually caused by E. coli bacteria and which can start…

Paris, Oct 4 (IANS) Sanofi-Pasteur -- a unit of French pharmaceutical company Sanofi -- that manufactures the only approved vaccine for dengue said on Tuesday that the vaccines has received approval in 14 countries.Recent approvals for…

New York, Oct 4 (IANS) US researchers have identified 41 genes that may cause gum disease, paving the way for developing compounds that can be used in targeted treatment of severe periodontitis before loss of teeth and supportive bone…

New York, Oct 4 (IANS) Electrifying brain circuits could treat neurological and psychiatric symptoms not because it causes neurons to fire but it creates an environment that makes it more or less likely for neurons to fire, researchers,…

New York, Oct 4 (IANS) Do you know why some people are better at performing complex duties and multi-tasking? Because their brains are not static and the level of coordination between different parts of their brains seems to ebb and…

London, Oct 4 (IANS) Suffering from those itchy red pimples? Take heart, as your skin may age more slowly than those with no history of acne, a study has found.Signs of ageing such as wrinkles and skin thinning often appear much later in…

Sydney, Oct 4 (IANS) Your colleagues at work - and not your spouse or kids -- decide how healthy you will be as you age, as you are likely to spend an average of one third of your day on the job.According to the researchers, health at work…