Science & Health

Considering long term consequences of food choices may help control cravings

New Delhi, 11 Nov (ANI): A new study has revealed that the brain can control eating behavior and considering the long-term consequences of your food choices may help control food cravings. The way one thinks about food can have a major impact on their appetite.Thinking about the long-term negative impact of eating unhealthy foods may be an effective way to reduce appetite and help diminish cravings which as a result potentially enhance weight-loss efforts.

Nov 11, 2014

Scientists Discover a Virus that Makes Humans 'More Stupid'

ATCV-1 is an algae virus that infects the brains of humans and is capable of making us 'more stupid'.

Nov 11, 2014

How Walking can Ward off Cognitive Decline at Old Age; 8 Other Benefits

Participants living in an easy-to-walk community fared well both physically and mentally. They had a lower body mass and blood pressure, and also scored high in memory tests.

Nov 11, 2014

How green tea protects your brain during Spinal Cord injury

New Delhi, Nov 10 (ANI): A study has revealed that how green tea polyphenols can protect people's brain in case of a spinal cord injury. Polyphenols found in green tea are strong antioxidants and can reduce free radical damage.It also effectively alleviated oxidative stress and inhibits neuronal apoptosis, indicating that green tea polyphenols play a protective role in spinal cord neurons under oxidative stress.

Nov 10, 2014

Fat Loss Ab Workout Compilation

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Nov 10, 2014

Karnataka to Ban Smokeless Tobacco and Loose Cigarettes

The state health department on Saturday revealed that it is planning to impose a ban on the sale of smokeless tobacco products and loose cigarettes across the state.

Nov 10, 2014

Natural Supplements could Relieve Arthritis Pain: Study

The findings raise the possibility of a new form of treatment for human beings, the study discovered.

Nov 10, 2014

Health benefits of Curcumin just got better

New Delhi, 07 Nov (ANI): A new research has revealed that curcumin, compound naturally found in the spice turmeric boosts health by easing inflammation with its anti-inflammatory goodness. Curcumin has been used for centuries as an Ayurvedic medicine treatment in food or supplements for ailments such as allergies, diabetes and ulcers which stay in the gastrointestinal tract and any portion that's absorbed is metabolized quickly. This nutraceutical, which refers to nutrients that provide medical or health benefits, could be one day used as daily supplement to help prevent certain diseases and also as a therapeutic drug to help combat the bad inflammation observed in many diseases.

Nov 8, 2014

Comet Flyby Caused Intense Meteor Shower on Mars

"They call this comet encounter a once-in-a-lifetime event, but it is more like once-in-a-million years."

Nov 8, 2014

Study Links Exposure to Air Pollution during Pregnancy to ADHD in Children

A study reported in PLOS ONE found that maternal exposure to toxic air pollutants called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) during pregnancy increased the risk of ADHD in children.

Nov 8, 2014

Health benefits of Curcumin just got better

New Delhi, 07 Nov (ANI): A new research has revealed that curcumin, compound naturally found in the spice turmeric boosts health by easing inflammation with its anti-inflammatory goodness. Curcumin has been used for centuries as an Ayurvedic medicine treatment in food or supplements for ailments such as allergies, diabetes and ulcers which stay in the gastrointestinal tract and any portion that's absorbed is metabolized quickly. This nutraceutical, which refers to nutrients that provide medical or health benefits, could be one day used as daily supplement to help prevent certain diseases and also as a therapeutic drug to help combat the bad inflammation observed in many diseases.

Nov 7, 2014

Passive Smoking can Make You Fat: Study

Researchers from the Brigham Young University in US found that exposure to smoke made a group of mice fat

Nov 7, 2014

Coconut Oil Good for Brain: High-Fat Diet may Slow Ageing Process

The ground-breaking discovery is expected to help children affected with premature ageing and treat neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

Nov 7, 2014

Japanese Scientists Create 'Transparent' Mice

Japanese scientists have created a technique, that almost completely removes colour from the mouse's tissue, making it transparent.

Nov 7, 2014

It's Science! Spice Girls' 'Wannabe' Catchiest Song; Study Lists Top 20 Catchy Songs of All Time [VIDEO]

Scientific reason behind people wanting to hear "Wannabe" by Spice Girls even after all these years.

Nov 7, 2014