Do you get lured by healthy words such as "antioxidant-rich", "whole  grain", "organic" and so on into buying more packaged food? Be cautious, as these may actually lead you to put on extra kilos.


'Organic', 'natural' packaged food may be unhealthy


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Here's good news for American parents. A youth survey by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that lesser numbers of high school students are reporting sexual intercourse, smoking or fighting episodes compared to earlier findings.


Sex, smoking among US teenagers on decline: Survey


Notwithstanding the World Cup season, play football to counter type 2 diabetes and keep your heart in good shape.


Play football to lower diabetes, heart disease risk


In a ray of hope for people suffering from the largely incurable Alzheimer's disease, scientists have stumbled upon an inhibitory neurotransmitter that could be new target for Alzheimer's drugs.


Novel cure for Alzheimer's in sight


Bloody and disgusting scenes in a movie capture our attention and engage our faculties more deeply, no matter if we like such scenes or not, new research shows.


Why 'gory' movies get more attention


You may soon take antibiotics without fearing the loss of "good bacteria" residing in the intestines.


Enzyme to protect 'good' gut bacteria from antibiotics


Next time you go for a boardroom meeting, try to stand up and send your message across.


Stand up and present your case in boardroom


US President Barack Obama plans to appoint a Madras University graduate and alum of the Indian Institute of Technology as a member of the National Science Board of National Science Foundation.


Obama names IIT alum to Science Foundation board


Containing malaria could be a lot more convenient as researchers have now designed a genetic barcode of malaria parasite, which can be used to identify the geographic origin of the parasite from a blood sample and monitor its spread.


Genetic 'barcode' to identify origin of malaria


Football has scored over sex this summer as more men are waking up late nights to catch some action - on screen.


Game on! More men willing to shun sex for soccer


In what could pave the way for new pharmaceutical drugs and therapeutic options that reverse the alterations produced by alcohol, researchers have identified, for the first time, the damages caused by chronic excessive abuse of alcohol to the brain at a molecular level.


How alcohol abuse damages brain at deeper level


To prevent the 'mob mentality' from invading your brain while in a group, focusing on one's own personal moral standards could be the key.


What turns decent men into violent mobs


If you often feel sleepy during the day, chances are that your bones may also be fragile. Researchers have found that orexin proteins - blamed for spontaneous daytime sleepiness - also play a crucial role in bone formation.


Feeling drowsy during the day? Check your bones


Bharat Shimpukade, an Indian-origin scientist from University of Southern Denmark, along with his colleagues has come up with a smart tool that has brought the hunt for a pill against obesity one step closer.


Indian-origin scientist cracks protein code to control obesity


Gout, a condition characterised by recurrent attacks of acute inflammatory arthritis that results in warmth, pain, swelling, and extreme tenderness in a joint may make men vulnerable to severe erectile dysfunction (ED), a study shows.


Suffering from gout? Check for erectile dysfunction


The risk of developing cognitive impairment, especially learning and memory problems, is significantly greater in people with poor cardiovascular health, a new research has found.


Poor cardiovascular health linked to memory, learning deficits


You have to be careful before liking a picture on Facebook or sending a tweet while you are wearing this dress. Scientists at New York University have designed a dress that gradually turns transparent as the wearer's online activity increases.


Dress that bares all as your online activity increases!


Finger pricking to monitor blood sugar levels could be a thing of the past. An implantable device to track your blood-sugar levels round-the-clock is the future with the scientists now having developed a new glucose-sensing protein.


Soon, a device to track blood sugar levels 24/7


This evening when you go to your neighbourhood store to buy groceries, add the much-maligned white bread to your list.


White bread does boost 'good' gut bacteria


Walking 6,000 or more steps per day may protect people with or at risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA) from developing mobility issues such as difficulty in getting up from a chair and climbing stairs, a study shows.


6,000 steps a day keeps knee problems at bay


Eating a diet higher in protein, especially from fish, may lower your risk of having a stroke than diets lower in protein, says new research.

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