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If you cannot live without the social media for even a minute, check out if you're suffering from FOMO - Fear of Missing Out. Health experts say the constant urge to be in touch with friends and happenings via smartphones has left many…

Superagers - people who are aged 80 and above - have memories that are as sharp as those of healthy people, finds a research. The team from Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine found that brains of 80-year-old superagers…

Jogging fast could do more harm than good, researchers have found, adding that just an hour of slow running per week could bolster your chances of living long. "If your goal is to decrease risk of death and improve life expectancy, jogging…

A video uploaded on social media sites such as Facebook, talks about the bravery of a girl, who took head on a top business honcho for illegally touching her on board Mumbai-Bhubaneswar IndiGo flight a few days ago. The girl slammed the…

More than three-fourths of neurosurgeons in the US practice some form of defensive medicine - performing additional tests and procedures - out of fear of malpractice lawsuits, a survey has revealed. Defensive medicine refers to making…

A group of scientists has identified a biological clock that could help predict how long we live, according to a study. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh in collaboration with researchers in Australia and the US studied chemical…

The OTV Opinion Poll 2015 telecast tonight, has come up some interesting data. The poll has showed that there is no alternative to Naveen Patnaik's leadership of Odisha. However, the popularity of BJP in the state is rising with every…

Simple texting via smartphones can be a more suitable treatment aid for those with mental illness than mobile apps, a study has found. "Cellphone technology is in the hands of millions and early research indicates that this technology can…

A compound found in green tea may trigger a process that kills oral cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone, finds a promising study. According to food scientists from Pennsylvania State University, the research could lead to…

Type 2 diabetes is preventable in up to 60 percent of cases if early signs are recognised and acted upon, experts have said. "Eight percent of the Austrian population suffers from diabetes but only two-thirds know they have it," Xinhua news…