Category: Education
Hunger easing globally, but 1 in 9 people reported to be undernourished
Indonesia has halved the undernourished proportion of the population. The number of hungry people in the world has fallen by more than 100 million in the past decade but 805 million people, or one in nine, still do not have […]
Can your plate make you eat less?
Stressed about losing your weight and fed up of trying different diets? The answer may lie in the colour of your crockery, now. What you choose to at in may make you shed the pounds, says a study by Cornell […]
Urine test for cervical cancer virus offers alternative to smear
A simple urine test for the virus that causes cervical cancer could offer a less invasive and more acceptable alternative to the conventional cervical smear test, researchers said on Tuesday. In a study comparing the accuracy of urine sample testing […]
Parents’ whooping cough vaccines may protect babies
Whooping cough typically isn’t dangerous in adults, but it can make babies very sick. When babies are too young to get the whooping cough vaccine, vaccinating their parents might protect them from the dangerous infection, a new study suggests. Young […]
Bald men in 40s at higher risk of cancer
Compared to men with no baldness in their 40s, men with a specific pattern of baldness at age 45 have a 40 percent increased risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer later in life, claims new research. “Our study found an […]
Japan carries out first iPS stem cell retina surgery
TOKYO – Japanese researchers on Friday (Sep 12) conducted the world’s first surgery to implant “iPS” stem cells in a human body in a major boost to regenerative medicine, two institutions involved said. A female patient in her 70s with […]
Breastfeeding tied to fewer ear, sinus infections in children
Breastfeeding is known to help ward off infections among infants, but a new U.S. study suggests that protection may be much longer lasting. Among thousands of 6-year-olds followed from birth, those who were breastfed as babies were far less likely […]
Eating mangoes helps lower blood sugar level, say scientists
Eating 100 grams (or 10 gm freeze-dried) of fresh mango lowers blood sugar, especially in obese people, scientists reported in the journal Nutrition and Metabolic Insights. However the results were based on a small study of 20 overweight adults aged […]
Even fluoride-rich toothpaste can’t kill bacteria
Know why your toothpaste is not able to fight bad breath or tooth decay? Blame it on the bacteria itself. According to new research, bacteria has an in-built mechanism to resist fluoride toxicity. Although most animal cells are protected from […]
AB blood group people likelier to face dementia when older
A new study has found that people belong to blood group AB face more risk of developing memory loss in their later years than people with other blood types. The study found that people with AB blood, which is the […]
