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POSTED October 6, 2011 - 15:06 | POSTED BY Jyoti Pal

Why fighting fat is easier for some?

Not all are lucky enough to skip weight gain despite gorging on sumptuous meals every hour. Those lucky few may be blessed with a special hormone called orexin, experts say.

According to the findings of a new study, researchers have found strong association between orexin, a hormone produced in the brain, and the body’s production of brown fat, which burns calories.

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POSTED September 13, 2011 - 12:22 | POSTED BY Jyoti Pal

Daycare stress may damage your baby’s heart!

Sending kids to daycare may be quite a relief for working parents, but it’s certainly not an ideal choice for the kid, researchers warn.

According to the findings of a new study, kids enrolled in a daycare run a higher risk of developing heart disease later in life vis-à-vis children who get mother's attention during the vital years.

POSTED September 2, 2011 - 11:54 | POSTED BY Jyoti Pal

Smoking elevates sex hormones, ups diseases' risk

Women who continue smoking beyond menopause have higher levels of sex hormones and thus run a higher risk of developing chronic diseases than their non-smoking counterparts, findings of a new study show.

These elevated levels of sex hormones heighten the postmenopausal woman’s odds of developing breast cancer, diabetes, and other hormone-related diseases, researchers warn.

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