A new study suggests most common vitamin and mineral supplements have no consistent benefit for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, heart attack, stroke or premature death

The rise of plaque in arteries

30 May 2018

Redefining the preconception period

30 May 2018

Lead exposure found to affect fertility rates

29 May 2018

Lifestyle counseling program may reduce risk of certain cancers

29 May 2018

Weight loss searches on Google rise, decrease on obesity

28 May 2018

Biologist advocates ecological approach to improving human health

28 May 2018

Chronic diseases like cancer, autoimmune disorders and obesity may ultimately vanquish the efforts of medical intervention unless people change their diet, a US biologist argues in a paper published this week

New blood test to detect liver damage in under an hour

26 May 2018

Tiny particles could help fight brain cancer

26 May 2018

New link found between alcohol, genes and heart failure

26 May 2018

Hot cars can hit deadly temperatures in as little as one hour

25 May 2018

To manage weight, it may matter when protein supplements are consumed

25 May 2018

Minimising exposure to common hormone-disrupting chemicals may reduce obesity rates

24 May 2018

Everyday products carry environmental chemicals that may be making us fat by interfering with our hormones, according to research presented in Barcelona at the European Society of Endocrinology annual meeting, ECE 2018

Diamond 'spin-off' tech could lead to low-cost medical imaging and drug discovery tools

24 May 2018

Skin responsible for greater exposure to carcinogens in barbecue smoke than lungs

24 May 2018

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India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket

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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent 

Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock

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Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation