Page 28 - Health

Beware! Baby's cry can alter your brain functions

Brain data revealed that the infant cries reduced attention to the task and triggered greater cognitive conflict processing than infant laughs

The bread you eat contain hazardous chemicals

Study says Indian bread manufacturers use potassium bromate and potassium iodate to treat flour

New culprit for heart diseases identified

The findings could change the scope of heart disease detection and treatment for millions of people

Long-term use of antibiotics could disrupt brain function

Search team also found that the antibiotics may affect neurogenesis directly

World Hypertension Day: Know your BP numbers to stay healthy

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a silent enemy; it manifests itself quietly and wreaks much havoc undetected

Forget dieting, exercise can help you lose weight

Findings confirm that exercise is an important component of overall health and is critically important in the fight against obesity

Snoring kids may score low grades at school

Persistent snoring can lead to a disorder called sleep apnea that affects the quality of sleep, which in turn, can be linked with concentration and learning difficulties

Obese women react differently to taste

Team analysed 106 women participants of similar age who underwent brain imaging while tasting sugar water or a tasteless water solution

Revealed: Genes to help you score better at studies

Researchers were able to identify many more genetic factors that appear to contribute to cognitive ability than had been previously known

Keep away unhealthy snacks at work to cut obesity risk

The closer the snacks were placed to the drinks, the more people tended to eat, even a difference of a few feet mattered

Drinking is deadly for Hepatitis C patients

Findings show people infected with Hepatitis C are three times more likely to drink five or more drinks per day

Father's age, lifestyle can cause birth defects in kids

A man's lifestyle could cause epigenetic changes in his sperm's DNA that could eventually affect his kid's genome

Your dreams could be key to memory formation

Study says por sleep quality is increasingly associated with the onset of various brain disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease

Fairness at work can boost employees' health

Fairness at work is a crucial aspect of the psychosocial work environment and that changes towards greater fairness can improve employees' health

Demanding bosses may harm your health: study

UK researchers have found constant pressure from 'transformational leaders' may increase sickness absence levels among employees

Join the one per cent and live a decade longer

Plenty of research has already shown that health and wealth are intertwined, and that they generally improve in tandem as one move up the income scale