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Why men are 'sad, irritable and tearful' after sex?

Previous studies showed that women feel sadness right after they have had sex but a recent study has found that even men feel sadness and can suffer from the emotional tides right after they have had an intercourse.

Jul 28, 2018

New Delhi man survives end-stage heart failure 13 times

The man, identified as Shubhankar Dhar Choudhary, received a new life after undergoing a transplant surgery successfully at a private hospital in the city.

Jul 27, 2018

Exercise may cut chronic disease risk in older adults, reveals study

The findings suggested that people who engaged in the highest levels of total physical activity were twice as likely to avoid stroke, heart disease, angina, cancer and diabetes, and be in optimal physical and mental shape ten years later.

Jul 24, 2018

Antibiotics most frequently prescribed medicine worldwide, study reveals

The study published in The Journal of Infection found that between 2000 and 2010, the consumption of antibiotics increased globally from 50 billion to 70 billion standard units.

Jul 23, 2018

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Why do people believe outlandish conspiracy theories and obvious hoaxes?

A conspiracy theory can sometimes answer certain questions that an individual might feel like they deserve to know the answers to and bring clarity in their minds, regardless of how fantastical it might actually be.

Jul 22, 2018

New study finds a green way to combat depression

A new study has found that people living near green spaces were less depressed than those living near parking lots and other non-green spaces.

Jul 22, 2018

Do-gooders attract more hatred at workplace, reveals study

The study revealed that cooperative behaviour attracted punishment most often in groups whose members compete with each other. This was even the case when punishing or derogating the do-gooder lessened benefits for the entire group, including the punisher.

Jul 22, 2018

Drinking diet soda can keep colon cancer from recurring, says Yale researcher

Those who drank one or more 12-ounce artificially-sweetened drink a day saw a 46 percent improvement in the risk of cancer recurrence or death compared to those who didn't drink such beverages.

Jul 20, 2018

Mumbai youth suffers cardiac arrest during weight lifting, sustains brain damage

The 22-year-old collapsed at the gym due to cardiac arrest while lifting weights. Though the doctors were able to revive him even after his heart had stopped beating for over 10 minutes, he might have sustained brain damage.

Jul 20, 2018

Indian adults sleep better if they earn more, reveals survey

The survey conducted across New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru indicate that there is also a direct correlation between productivity and sleep. Read other interesting facts on sleep.

Jul 19, 2018

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Air pollution is good, smog can do wonders for the planet − that's a govt-funded study from China

The dreaded Beijing smog helps plants grow and thrive better, a new study says. It even claims that the fight against pollution can have an adverse impact on the efforts to control climate change.

Jul 18, 2018

Playing hard to get something? No, it won't work, says this new study

In fact, it is found to push the potential partner further away. The certainty that comes with knowing where one stands with the other person makes a major difference in the way a person feels desire, sexual or otherwise.

Jul 18, 2018

Compulsive Sexual Behaviour is 'mental disorder', says World Health Organization

WHO says that there is a genuine clinical population of people who have a legitimate health condition and who can be provided services in an appropriate manner.

Jul 16, 2018