A mother's voice might mean more to a child than anyone could ever predict, a new study has found. A team of researchers from the Stanford University has found that a mother's voice activates several parts of the brain of the child.
Almost 50 percent of the heart attacks suffered by patients may be silent, according to a new study conducted in the United States. Such heart attacks do not result in any symptoms that usually appear in patients, including shortness of breath, chest pain and cold sweat.
Regular exercising can help reduce the risk of developing as many as 13 different forms of cancer, according to a new study. Some of these forms of cancer are potentially lethal to humans.
Chrissy Turner, the eight-year-old native from Utah, is now officially in remission after surviving her ordeal against a rare form of cancer known as secretory breast carcinoma. After being diagnosed with breast cancer, she went under the knife in December last year to remove her right breast.
Newly developed eye scan called optical coherence tomography (OCT) may offer new hope of detecting early signs of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. By assessing beta-amyloid protein buildup in the retina, doctors may now have enough time window to prepare for a treatment before the onset of major symptoms.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo hopes to reduce HIV/AIDS cases in New York from 3,000 to 750 per year by 2020 and announces a legislation package to boost his efforts.
Xylitol could prove fatal in case it is consumed by dogs, according to a new study. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has urged dog owners to be aware of Xylitol and the products that contain this chemical.
A woman in the Boca Raton beach got bitten by a shark that just refused to let go even after it died.
Mental health advocates split hairs over a drug bill passed by Kansas lawmakers that requires doctors to use cheaper drugs before more expensive ones on Medicaid recipients.
A new study suggests that gluten-free diets may actually be harmful to children.
According to popular belief, obese individuals are likely to die young as compared to the ones who have normal body weight. However, new study indicates that excessive weight may not shorten a person’s life after al.
Kenya has just been tagged as ‘non-compliant’ by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) after repeatedly violating anti-doping rules in sports and passing a highly-flawed anti-doping legislation. Despite its non-compliance, the International Athletics Association Federation (IAAF) still gave the Kenyan athletes the green light to participate in the much awaited Rio Olympics this summer.
About 98% of people residing in the world’s poorest cities are exposed to alarming pollution levels beyond the WHO-recommended hazard benchmark according to a recent study. Air pollution is responsible for an increasing number of deaths resulting from cardiovascular and pulmonary-respiratory diseases in highly polluted cities in the developing world.
