Health
New York: UN agency chiefs issued a call on Monday for global action to balance and optimize the health of people, animals and the environment, as part of a new “One Health” approach. more
Sniffing other people's body odour may reduce social anxiety, reveals study

London: A study has revealed that sniffing other people's body odour might be useful in therapy for social anxiety.

Study shows Mediterranean diet reduces risk of heart disease, death in women

A world-first look at the effect of the Mediterranean diet in women confirms it lowers risk of heart disease and death and should be recommended for prevention.

Substance use disorders do not increase likelihood of COVID-19 deaths: Study

New research from Boston Medical Center found that substance use disorders do not increase the likelihood of dying from COVID-19. Published in Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, the ...

Study shows vaccination reduces risk of long COVID-19

Being vaccinated against Covid halves people’s risk of developing long Covid, according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

Scientists warn of rise in potentially fatal bacterial infection due to global warming

Continued warming of the climate would see a rise in the number and spread of potentially fatal infections caused by bacteria found along parts of the coast of the United States.

Risk of cervical cancer twice as high in women with mental illness: Study

Women with mental illness, neuropsychiatric disability, or substance abuse are less likely to go for gynaecological smear tests for cervical cancer and run more than twice the risk of dev ...

Study says blind people sense their heartbeats better than sighted

Blind people are better at sensing their own heartbeats than sighted, shows a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Jagiellonian University in Poland.

Blood pressure greater than 130/85 mmHg can cause heart damage in adolescents: Study

New York: Elevated blood pressure and hypertension can cause early cardiac damage during adolescence which is worsened by young adulthood, a paper published in the Journal of Pediatrics c ...

Good physical fitness does not protect children from obesity-​related low-grade inflammation: Study

New York: The increased prevalence of childhood obesity has resulted in an increased incidence of sustained low-grade inflammation since childhood.