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Disorders such as depression and anxiety are more common among women.

Women more prone to mental disorders: Doctors

City based psychologists from the city said they see more number of young girls and women seeking treatment for mental...

11 Oct 2018 1:39 AM IST

$There is a \proven\ link between artificial sunlight and human cancer (Photo: AFP)$ Lifestyle

Health watchdog in France calls for ban on sunbeds to tackle skin...

Of 10,722 cases of malignant melanoma reported in French adults over age 30, 382 could be directly linked to use of...

10 Oct 2018 9:08 PM IST

It raises their chances of becoming dangerously overweight by 66 per cent (Photo: AFP)

Toddlers with asthma more likely to be obese as they struggle to...

Symptoms of the lung disorder like wheezing and breathlessness make physical exercise difficult for children.

10 Oct 2018 6:38 PM IST

Energy drinks were worse than chocolates and sweets (Photo: AFP)

Too much sugar in energy drinks may trigger violent behaviour in...

Energy drinks were found to contribute the most towards this as they made children tree times as likely to become...

10 Oct 2018 3:14 PM IST

A significant amount of work needs to be done before prenatal gene editing can be translated to the clinic (Photo: AFP)

Gene editing could treat lethal disease before birth

Researchers in US reduced cholesterol levels in healthy mice treated in utero by targeting a gene that regulates those...

10 Oct 2018 1:11 PM IST

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

World Mental Health Day: Crisis could cost world USD 16 trillion by...

The Lancet Commission report said the growing crisis could cause lasting harm to people, communities and economies...

10 Oct 2018 12:33 PM IST

Sleep has a bigger impact on college grades than drugs and alcohol. (Photo: Pixabay)

Keep sleeping hours in check for a healthy lifestyle

According to study optimum amount of sleep to keep your brain performing its best is 7 to 8 hours every night.

10 Oct 2018 11:00 AM IST

This World Mental Health Day, celebrate your journey to recovery with inspirational tattoos or get inked to help spread awareness about depression.

World Mental Health Day: Positive tattoos you can get to alleviate...

A tattoo is a symbol that can motivate and say a thousand words by just looking at it.

10 Oct 2018 9:22 AM IST

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

One in 5 students distressed in Kerala

Physical, emotional, sexual abuses hig.

10 Oct 2018 6:00 AM IST

Adolescents do not accept that they have internet addiction and require several psycho-educative sessions (Photo: AFP)

Number of people visiting AIIMS with internet addiction doubled in 2...

An internet addiction is uncontrolled use of internet to the extent that a person stops carrying out his or her routine...

9 Oct 2018 9:01 PM IST

A significant amount of work needs to be done before prenatal gene editing can be translated to the clinic (Photo: AFP)

Lethal diseases can be treated before birth thanks to gene editing

HT1 in humans usually appears during infancy, and it is often treatable with a medicine called nitisinone and a strict...

9 Oct 2018 8:50 PM IST

His condition can be compared to game addiction which was recently categorised as a disorder (Photo: AFP)

26-year-old from Bengaluru becomes first man to be admitted for...

The man is unemployed and started watching Netflix seven hours a day to ignore his problems.

9 Oct 2018 7:23 PM IST