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Damage to skin hours after sun exposure due to melanin
Much of the damage that ultraviolet radiation (UV) does to skin occurs hours after sun exposure, and this delayed reaction appears to be due to the skin pigment melanin, a U.S. study said Thursday. Melanin, which gives skin its color, […]
Ingenious tips to manage type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes patients should eat a high-energy breakfast and a low-energy dinner for optimal control over their blood sugar, according to researchers hailing from Sweden and Israel who conducted a small-scale study. In the new study, published in the […]
New café craze: adding butter to coffee
The concept of a breakfast-in-a-cup concept has taken the world of cafe by storm. The new, weird new caffeine craze has been labelled ‘butter coffee’, ‘bullet coffee’ or ‘fat black’ and it is available at the trendy coffee or juice […]
Benefits of eating tomatoes
Improves vision: Vitamin A, present in tomatoes, helps to improve your eyesight as well as prevent night-blindness and macular degeneration. Helps fight cancer: According to studies, tomatoes contain large amounts of the antioxidant lycopene, that is effective in lowering the […]
Some health myths busted
Keep cholesterol low These days, it’s the ratio of ‘good’ (HDL) to ‘bad’ (LDL) cholesterol that doctors worry about. Of course, the more good you have, the better. LDL is known as bad cholesterol because any excess can build up […]
A man-made hand as good as the natural one
European surgeons and engineers have devised A mind-controlled bionic hand that restores function almost as well as a flesh-and-blood transplant, but without the risk of rejection, have been devised by European surgeons and engineers, a research paper said Wednesday. The […]
UK okays 3-person babies
The UK has now become the first country to approve laws to allow the creation of babies from three people. The modified version of IVF has passed its final legislative obstacle after being approved by the House of Lords. The […]
Regular daily routine boosts happiness
Researchers at Douglas Mental Health University Institute have found that a structured schedule with established meal times and — importantly — early bedtime could improve quality of life and could even help head off mental illness. It’s about more than […]
How fats are beneficial to your health
Good fats and bad fats Fats are good and they are also bad, it totally depends on what is the composition underlying the same. Trans fats are those fats, which are partially hydrogenated saturated fats. In simple terms, we may […]
H7N9 human cases reach 53 in Guangdong, China
A 78-year-old man from Meixian District in Meizhou City was diagnosed with the disease on Thursday. Despite medical attention, he died the same day, the provincial health and family planning commission said in a press release. H7N9 is a bird […]
