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Nibbling on chocolates can help you lose weight and live longer

New Delhi, Oct 18 (ANI): Good news for chocoholics, people who eat chocolate are more likely to lose weight than those who don't, a new poll has revealed. The survey conducted by research agency YouGov has found that 86 percent of slimmers who continued enjoying their favourite treats successfully lost weight. It was found that of the 2100 men and women surveyed, those who lost the most weight- 91 percent of cases- had continued to eat the same amount of chocolate they normally ate before going on a weight-loss plan. Janet Aylott, a nutrition scientist with online calorie counting plan Nutracheck, who commissioned the YouGov survey, said that extensive research has proven that diets cantered around food elimination are much more likely to fail.

Oct 18, 2013

Scientists Reveal How Sound Sleep Helps Avoid Alzheimer's Disease

Scientists have discovered how getting a goodnight's sleep can help avoid various types of neurological disorders, including Alzheimer's disease.

Oct 18, 2013

10 Most Shocking Celebrity Weight Loss: Jennifer Hudson, Christian Bale and More [PHOTOS]

Celebrities resort to all types of dieting to fit into their film roles or meet public expectations, despite the health risks involved. Some celebrities had undergone shocking transformation in the past, losing weight beyond the normal range.

Oct 17, 2013

Yoga, Meditation Does Away with High-Blood Pressure Medications

An intervention program that combines yoga and meditation can help manage prehypertension, often referred to as borderline high blood pressure.

Oct 17, 2013

Cinnamon Cures Infertility in Women

Cinnamon can help improve fertility in women affected with a common hormonal disorder, researchers reveal.

Oct 17, 2013

Oreo Cream Cookies Can be Harmful as Cocaine, Say Scientists

Oreo, one of the most popular cream biscuits across the globe, can affect the brain the same way as some illegal drugs, new research reveals.

Oct 16, 2013

Drinking tea cuts mortality risk by 30%

New Delhi, Oct 16 (ANI): Scientists suggest that drinking a regular cup of tea or coffee can help you live longer. Researchers have found that a diet packed with polyphenols - potent antioxidant compounds contained in the drinks - can lower the "risk of several chronic diseases and overall mortality.” Experts from Barcelona University studied 807 men and women aged 65 or over from central Italy for 12 years. The researchers recorded a 30 percent reduction in mortality among a group of participants who had a high intake of polyphenols. The compounds occur naturally in fruits, vegetables, nuts and cereals as well as tea and coffee. More than 8,000 different types have been identified in plants. They have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects.

Oct 16, 2013

Processed Meat Damages Male Fertility, White Fish Improves Sperm Quality

Eating processed meat regularly can affect a man's fertility, researchers reveal.

Oct 15, 2013

New Drug Cures Difficult-to-Treat Breast Cancer Cases

Researchers have developed a new drug to treat an aggressive form of breast cancer. Professor Robert Baxter and his team from the Kolling Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, Australia, announced that a combination of two drugs can help treat triple-negative breast cancer, better.

Oct 15, 2013

3 Scientists Share 2013 Nobel Prize for Medicine [VIDEO]

Three scientists, two of American origin and one German, have won this year's Nobel Prize for medicine or physiology for discovering how cells organise their transport system.

Oct 7, 2013

Healthy Breakfast Helps Infertile Women Get Pregnant

A healthy breakfast can help women overcome fertility problems caused by a common hormonal disorder and become pregnant, a new study says.

Oct 3, 2013

Eating healthy breakfast helps increase fertility in women

New Delhi, Oct 2 (ANI): Eating more calories in the morning breakfast can have a positive impact on women with problems of infertility, a new study has revealed. Research, conducted by Prof. Oren Froy from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Prof. Daniela Jocabovitz and Dr. Julio Weinstein from Tel Aviv University and Wolfson Medical Center, showed that a big breakfast increases fertility among woman who suffer from menstrual irregularities. The study examined whether meal times have an impact on the health of woman with menstrual irregularities due to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). The experiment was carried out at Wolfson Medical Center on 60 women over a 12-week period. The study is published in journal Clinical Science.

Oct 2, 2013

Early Motherhood Increases Risk of Child Dying Before Age 9

Planning to have a child at a young age? Chances are that you may be endangering your baby's life.

Sep 30, 2013

China: Surgeons Grow Nose on Man's Forehead [PHOTOS]

A 22-year-old Chinese man has become the first person in the world to grow a nose on his forehead.

Sep 26, 2013

What your taste in coffee reveals about your personality

New Delhi, Sep 21 (ANI): A new study has revealed that coffee can reveal certain aspects of your personality. Clinical psychologist Dr Ramani Durvasula analysed 1,000 coffee lovers and found that people having a penchant for black coffee are likely to purist, no-nonsense individuals, having a tendency to prefer the simple life, although they could also be abrupt, impatient and even averse to change. The study also revealed that latte drinkers tend to be intent on pleasing others, but can also show slightly more neurotic attributes.

Sep 21, 2013