Health & Food

Toronto , Dec 30: Taking supplements of omega-3 fatty acids found in cold water fish during pregnancy may reduce the risk of asthma in the child by almost one third, a new study has claimed. Researchers found that women who were prescribed 2.4 grams of long-chain omega-3 supplements during the third trimester of pregnancy reduced their children's risk of asthma by 31 per cent. Long-chain omega-3...

Washington, Dec 27: Ever wondered how can you recognise whether your friend is happy or sad, at a glance? Also how can you recognise a friend, even if you haven't seen him/her in a decade? Answering to all these, a recent study finds out how the brain recognise familiar faces with efficiency and ease, despite extensive variation in how they appear. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in the...

Melbourne, Dec 25: The end-of-the-year festive revelry raises the risk of heart attacks, claims a new study, citing difficult access to hospitals, stress, an excess of alcohol and fatty diet as probable reasons. Researchers from the University of Melbourne analysed 25 years’ of death records of heart attacks between Christmas and the first week of January, during summer in the southern hemisphere...

Christmas celebrations vary around the world with festivities in some places starting weeks ahead of the traditional 25 December, while in some places Christmas comes in January. Regardless of the timing and traditions involved, one aspect of Christmas common around the world is the importance of food to the festivity. Each country has itsown popular dishes that are integral to the celebrations...

Dec 24: Is stress at your workplace affecting your life? A new study finds that stressful jobs can make you find ways to solve problems and work through ways to get the work done, instead of making something debilitating, it can actually be something that is energising. A new study finds that stress in your office - concentrates the mind, keeps you alert, improves your efficiency and even hikes up...

Dec 21: Regular use of over-the-counter non-steroidal inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin and ibuprofen is associated with an increased risk of dying in patients diagnosed with a type of uterine cancer. “There is an increasing evidence that chronic inflammation is involved in endometrial cancer and progression and recent data suggests that inhibition of inflammation through NSAID use plays...

Houston, Dec 20: Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have developed an oral vaccine against Salmonella - the deadly bacteria responsible for one of the most common food-borne illnesses in the world. Oral vaccination is simplest and least invasive way to protect people against salmonella infection, researchers said. Taking this vaccine by mouth also has the added advantage of using the same...

London, Dec 19: Skin plays a significant role in harbouring and transmitting a parasite that causes African sleeping sickness - a condition which is often fatal if left untreated, a new study has found. The study by researchers from the University of Glasgow in Scotland and the Institut Pasteur in France, may have a major impact on the way the disease is diagnosed, treated and potentially...

Dec 17: Wrinkles, grey hair and niggling aches are normally regarded as an inevitable part of growing older, but now scientists claim that the ageing process may be reversible. The team showed that a new form of gene therapy produced a remarkable rejuvenating effect in mice. After six weeks of treatment, the animals looked younger, had straighter spines and better cardiovascular health, healed...

Boston, Dec 14: The health benefits of playing the popular augmented reality game Pokemon GO are moderate and wear off after just six weeks, according to a new Harvard study. Pokemon Go improves physical activity among adults who use the game, but the effect is moderate and not sustained over time, researchers said. Results show that the daily average steps during the first week of installation...