Now coffee lovers have another reason to rejoice and sip on one more cup of morning latte! In a research conducted at the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF), which also included an Indian-based researcher, it was found that regular intake of coffee doesn’t cause extra palpitations (which in a few…
Go on a Long Drive to Prevent Dementia
A study carried out by the Colombia University, and published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, have put forward that being behind the steering wheel can ward off dementia. The findings indicate that the act of driving is a way of keeping cognitive decline at bay. This is…
Here’s How Posting Selfies on Instagram Can Ruin Your Relationship
A new study has revealed that frequently posting pictures of yourself, selfies to be precise, on social networking sites such as Instagram has been associated with increased chances of breakups, infidelity and divorce. In fact, this study suggests that if you’re undergoing a relationship crisis, it may be because you’re…
Struck by Cupid’s Arrow? Your Genes Decide Your Partner
Researchers from the University of Edinburgh examined the genetic information of around 13,068 couples to come to the conclusion that your genes play a crucial role in determining your choice of a romantic partner. Your height and genetic makeup can greatly influence what you find attractive. This is the reason…
3 Days of Junk Food a Week Enough to Make You Obese
A study carried out by Margaret Morris, who is the Head of Pharmacology at the University of New South Wales, Australia, revealed that if you eat healthy all through the week but binge on unhealthy junk during the weekends you’re likelier to harm your health than do it good. This…
Anxiety Makes You Shift Your Movement Leftwards!
Raised anxiety levels are known to disrupt your behaviour but researchers have recently found that it can also affect the way you walk. When anxious, your brain experiences more activity on its right hemisphere, thus causing you to walk in a leftward trajectory. The discovery that the activation of the…
Researchers Are Set to Create Absorbent Sensors to Monitor Brain Activity
Around 50,000 deaths in the US alone are due to traumatic brain injury each year. There is no way of accurately measuring intracranial pressure in the brain or inside the skull. If the patients have a brain condition, doctors must be able to identify this injury or brain pressure, but…
Eating Fish During Pregnancy May Keep Your Child’s Brain Fit and Healthy
In an observational study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, researchers have found that eating fish during pregnancy may have improve the function and formation of your baby’s brain and shield it from conditions like autism. Although eating fish in this condition has long been discouraged by most health…
One More Reason to Eat Your Greens: They Prevent Blindness!
In a study published in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology, researchers came to the conclusion that increasing your intake of nitrate (which is present in green leafy vegetables) can lower your risk of developing primary pre-open glaucoma (POAG) by 20-30%. The study claims that when you pursue a diet rich in…
Improved Cancer Drug to Reduce the Use of Chemotherapy by 50 Times!
Researchers have now, for the first time in medical history, packaged the anti-cancer drug paclitaxel in containers that are have been developed from a patient’s own immune system. This move, the researchers believe, will prevent the drug from being destroyed by the body’s own defence mechanism. A group of scientists,…