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October 11, 2026
Too much TV may be worse for your brain: Study finds smaller brain volumes in frequent viewers
MRI scans also showed that brain changes associated with TV watching were more pronounced in men
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October 04, 2026
Heart disease before 30? New research finds signs of artery damage years before symptoms appear
Among adults ages 18 to 29, about one in 13 showed early plaque buildup. By ages 60 to 70, nearly nine in 10 had evidence of atherosclerosis
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October 02, 2026
Why losing a parent can be so difficult for children: Study highlights mental health risks
The findings highlight how common parental loss is and the importance of providing affected children and families with appropriate support
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September 27, 2026
High blood pressure? Why cutting salt and eating more potassium could work better
Low potassium intake may increase the harmful effects of sodium and contribute to high blood pressure
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September 20, 2026
Can yoga help cancer survivors sleep better?
Compared with those who received standard survivorship care, participants in the study had significantly lower levels of overall mood disturbance, anxiety and fatigue, which contributed to improved sleep
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September 13, 2026
Want a stronger marriage? Exercising together may help couples grow closer
Researchers believe exercising together gives couples a natural opportunity to talk, listen and enjoy time together
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September 07, 2026
Want to stay dementia-free longer? These 3 simple lifestyle changes could help protect your brain
Women generally lived longer without dementia than men, regardless of how many of these risk factors they had
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September 03, 2026
Could eating less sugar early in life lower dementia risk decades later?
Among people exposed to lower sugar levels early in life, the onset of dementia was delayed by an average of 2.6 years
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September 02, 2026
Less than 6 hours or more than 8? Your sleep duration could be ageing your body faster
Both short and long sleep were linked to lung diseases, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as well as digestive problems such as gastritis and acid reflux
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August 30, 2026
Tired of knee pain? This new procedure could delay the need for joint replacement
The new technique targets tiny abnormal blood vessels that develop around arthritic knee joints. These vessels increase blood flow to the knee and are believed to contribute to inflammation and pain
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August 28, 2026
Surgical menopause can hit harder: Study reveals severe sexual and urinary symptoms
Women in the surgical menopause group reported significantly more severe GSM symptoms than those in the natural menopause group
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August 26, 2026
Pregnant and working? Study links frequent bending and walking to higher miscarriage risk
Each additional hour spent bending forward by 30 degrees or more was associated with a 36 per cent higher risk of miscarriage
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August 23, 2026
Men are more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage cancers: What is driving the gap?
Men were less likely than women to be diagnosed at a later stage for only a few cancers, including cancers of the larynx, bladder, anus and liver
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August 20, 2026
Diabetes could be harming your hearing: Why 13 crore people may be at risk
The review found that even people diagnosed with diabetes for less than 10 years were more than twice as likely to develop significant hearing loss
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August 17, 2026
Rapid weight loss may actually work better: What a new study found
To compare the effectiveness of rapid versus gradual weight loss, researchers followed 284 adults with obesity, 90 per cent of them women
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August 16, 2026
Calcium and Vitamin D supplements may not help most older adults, study reveals
The researchers found that calcium supplements, vitamin D supplements, and combined supplementation had little to no effect on the risk of any fracture
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August 09, 2026
Two hours of strength training a week could lower heart attack risk in women
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among women worldwide, accounting for more than 30 per cent of all deaths
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July 27, 2026
Pregnant women who sit over 10 hours a day face double the risk of complications: Study
Such complications pose immediate risks to both mother and baby and may increase their long-term risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity
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July 26, 2026
This popular knee operation may not relieve pain—and could increase osteoarthritis risk
Radiographic images showed that about 81 per cent of patients who received a partial meniscectomy had significant progression of osteoarthritis, compared with 70 per cent of those who underwent sham surgery
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July 19, 2026
Can prostate cancer be treated in just two radiation sessions?
The study examined whether the same effective radiation dose could be safely administered in just two sessions over eight days
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July 16, 2026
Want to slow ageing? Study says reading, music and museums may help
Researchers found that people who participated more frequently and in a wider range of arts activities tended to have a slower pace of ageing and a younger biological age
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July 12, 2026
6 pillars of positive mental health: Study reveals what really matters
Researchers identified 19 core dimensions of positive mental health, but six emerged as the most central, with each receiving more than 90 per cent expert consensus
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July 08, 2026
Stopping GLP-1 medications? Researchers test new endoscopic treatment for lasting results
About 70 per cent of people regain much of the weight they lost within 18 months of stopping the drugs and lose many of the health benefits
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June 28, 2026
Why eating out more often could be contributing to weight gain
Across all countries, men, younger adults, single individuals, employed people and those with higher levels of education tended to eat out more frequently
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June 25, 2026
Do antidepressants during pregnancy increase autism risk?
The researchers analysed data from 37 studies comparing 6,48,626 pregnancies in which antidepressants were used with nearly 25 million pregnancies without antidepressant use
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