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Research explores breastfeeding’s effect on maternal mental health

Washington , May 9 (ANI): A new systemic review has examined the effects of breastfeeding on maternal mental health to inform breastfeeding recommendations.The results...

Only 7% women, 6% men who have hypertension take medicine, govt’s family health survey shows

The National Family Health Survey 5 data revealed that India's cancer screening coverage also remains poor, with only 0.6% undergoing breast examination and 0.7% taking oral cavity test.

Researchers found reducing sedentary time have positive impact on risk factors of lifestyle disease

Washington , May 8 (ANI): A new study's findings suggest that reducing daily sedentary time can have a positive effect on the risk factors...

Nearly half of the brain’s cells execute new functions, according to researchers

Massachusetts , May 8 (ANI): In a new study at Tufts University researchers came across a previously unknown function performed by a cell type...

Student debt can jeopardize your cardiovascular health in early middle age

Denver (Colorado) , May 8 (ANI): New research shows that adults who don't pay off college debt or take on new educational debt during...

Research shows service dogs improve lives of veterans suffering from PTSD

Washington , May 8 (ANI): The effect of service dogs on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in veterans, who may develop PTSD following stressful...

Art, dogs and music: the ‘treatment’ you didn’t know you needed to recover from illnesses

Recovering from illness doesn’t always involve drugs. Non-pharmacological health treatments have a role to play too.

Wondering why your child suddenly rebelled at 13? Stanford study on teenage brain has answer

Conducted using functional MRI or fMRI, Stanford study was published in 'The Journal of Neuroscience' last week. It studied how a child's brain reacts to their mother's voice.

Do fitness trackers, smartwatches make people more active and healthier? Not really

Fitness trackers can help increase awareness of daily physical activity. But they are only facilitators, not drivers of behaviour change.

Scientists reveal retinal cell mapping could promote accurate therapies for blindness

Bethesda (Maryland) , May 7 (ANI): Researchers have identified discrete differences between the cells that make up retinal tissue and the findings can help...

On Camera

Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.