read more

Finding it hard to sleep at night? If so, blame your genes, say researchers, who identified 57 genes associated with symptoms of insomnia, affecting 10 to 20 per cent people worldwide. read more

According to the study by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) researchers, high cholesterol has been found to be a possible risk factor for the development of motor neurone disease (MND). read more

It forecast nearly 1,500 private jet flights over the week of the World Economic Forum (WEF) to airports near Davos in the Swiss Alps. read more

Illustrations and texts portray alcohol as enjoyable and fun and can range from a glass of champagne with the word ‘Cheers’ to those that are more excessive and encourage binge drinking. read more

Oral contraceptives increase the risk of ischemic stroke, but this risk is very small among women who do not have other stroke risk factors. read more

Improving surveillance systems to monitor changing trends across states for quick policy interventions and using innovations to strengthen primary health centres and training general physicians for early diagnosis will improve disease management to lower... read more

In a shifting regulatory environment in which we expect adult marijuana use to become more normative, developing a deeper and more nuanced understanding of social risk factors for early initiation is a critical step in intervention design and delive... read more

More than half of the patients (53%) were above 65 years of age and two-thirds (67%) had high blood pressure. Patients who had experienced acute kidney illness were at an increased risk of renal complications, developing chronic kidney disease and end-stage... read more

According to a recent study, reducing supine sleep - lying horizontally with the face and torso facing up during late pregnancy- may improve maternal and foetal health. read more

The metals like arsenic, lead, copper and cadmium are linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and coronary heart disease. read more

Compared to those with normal sleep duration, men who slept five or fewer hours per night had a two-fold higher risk of having a major cardiovascular event by age 71. read more

The health ministry warned that violators would be punished with imprisonment or fine. read more

Hospital authorities say all the eight sanctioned posts for security personnel have been lying vacant since June 30, the day the contract with a private security firm expired. read more

Reduced glucose tolerance has long been recognised as a potential risk factor for Parkinson’s Disease, and there is increasing scrutiny of insulin resistance as a pathologic driver of neuro-degeneration. read more