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Later school start may help teens get needed sleep. (Photo: Pixabay)

Later school start may help teens get needed sleep

Insufficient sleep increases adolescents' risk of substance use and emotional problems.

25 Nov 2018 10:19 AM IST

Dining out with food allergies may be safer with at least 15 precautions. (Photo: Pixabay)

Dining out with food allergies may be safer with at least 15...

Patients with food allergies need to be vigilant when going to restaurants.

25 Nov 2018 9:47 AM IST

Data collected from the MRI scans suggest that improved communications skills in children who underwent the music intervention could be a result of increased connectivity between auditory and motor regions of the brain. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's how music helps people with dementia

According to a new study, music may even help in improving the mood of people with dementia.

24 Nov 2018 2:35 PM IST

The results were consistent regardless of socio-economic status or genetic risk of mental health difficulties. (Photo: Pixabay)

Traumatic childhood linked to psychotic experiences

Findings are first to examine association between different types of trauma, and their timing in childhood with later...

24 Nov 2018 1:14 PM IST

Bullying, depression, substance abuse, and suicide are major challenges facing todays youth, said Dr Dinesan.

ICU stay can lead to depression, says study

Study showed more than half of former ICU patients reported symptoms of psychological disorders, including anxiety,...

24 Nov 2018 9:34 AM IST

Researchers found more often teens and young adults had dinner with parents, their overall diets included more fruits and vegetables and less fast food, sugary beverages. (Photo: Pixabay)

Even when families have issues, eating together can improve teen diets

More frequent family dinners were associated with more healthful eating among teens and young adults.

24 Nov 2018 9:18 AM IST

Another hotelier, Parvathi Srinivas, goes as far as to say that restaurants serving only food should not allow smoking at all even in designated zones as they are frequented by families.(Representional Image)

Here's how smoking during pregnancy affects babies

The research examined potential reasons for this phenomenon, using a tissue, which is normally discarded following...

24 Nov 2018 8:46 AM IST

Drinking coffee may help chronic kidney disease patients live longer. (Photo: Pexels)

Caffeine in tea, coffee may be risky to foetus, says study

Every additional 100 milligrams of caffeine taken daily during first trimester of pregnancy was associated with 72-gram...

23 Nov 2018 9:05 PM IST

Researchers develop antibodies against 3 Ebola viruses. (Photo: AP)

Ebola in Congo now infecting newborn babies: WHO

Six cases were reported in children aged between 2 and 17 and one case was in a pregnant woman.

23 Nov 2018 8:31 PM IST

However, hypnotherapy did not appear to reduce the severity of symptoms (Photo: AFP)

IBS symptoms can be relieved through gut-directed hypnotherapy: study

Hypnotherapy is a form of therapy used along with other forms of psychological or medical treatment.

23 Nov 2018 6:47 PM IST

Type 2 diabetes can be prevented if women adhere to a healthy lifestyle (Photo: AFP)

Women working night shifts are at a higher risk of developing type 2...

Nurses were 31 per cent more likely to be diagnosed for the condition for every five years of working night shifts.

23 Nov 2018 5:23 PM IST

Air pollution triggers cardiovascular disease. (Photo: Pixabay)

Air pollution may up risk of intellectual disability in kids, says...

Study found children with intellectual disabilities were more likely than their peers to live in areas with high outdoor...

23 Nov 2018 4:51 PM IST