Studies have shown various health benefits offered by fish oil. A recent study showed that intake of fish oil supplement regularly can boost the mental faculties of the child. But this study was criticized by various experts.

In this study, researchers analyzed the data collected from 3,000 students in Britain. These students were given fish capsules everyday for a period of six months leading up to their exams. The results of these children were compared with the other children who were not given the supplements. 

US’ Centre for Disease Control has classified diabetes as a chronic, incurable

Recently U.S. researchers have developed a method for generating "induced pluripotent stem cells" (iPS cells) without the side effects. This new research has shown that iPS cells can be grown using viruses that do not integrate themselves into the hosts' genome, bypassing a problem that has undermined the success of previous iPS cells. This study was done by Matthias Stadtfeld from Massachusetts General Hospital and colleagues.

In the last few decades, incidences of eczema in infants have increased in developed countries. Eczema is a painful condition. It is believed that diet of children could be the reason behind this increase. A recent research has offered a way to decrease the risk of eczema. Researchers have found that if children are given a diet containing fish before the age of nine months the chances of developing eczema decreases.

Millions of people around the world take antidepressants to deal with the stressful life. Numerous tensions of personal as well as professional life are forcing men to take help of antidepressants to lead a normal life. Recent research has shown that intake of antidepressants has negative effect on the fertility of men. Researchers found that common antidepressants can damage sperm which decreases the chances of becoming a father. This research was done by Peter Schlegel and his team at Cornell Medical Centre in New York. 

A recent study has shown that swimming in chlorinated pools increases the risk of asthma. More than 300 million people around the world are affected by asthma. Symptoms of asthma are wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing and chest tightness. The study was done by researchers of the Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.