The genetically modified crop of soya bean, which increases omega-3 level & prevent heart attacks has passed the first phase of testing in America. It can be used in spreads, yogurts, cereal bars and salad dressings.

According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Researchers have found that folic acid and other vitamin B supplements do not offer any benefit in lowering cancer risk. On the upside, researchers noted that it won’t increase your risk either.

Dr. Shumin Zhang, study author and an associate professor of medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, in Boston said, "In women at risk of cardiovascular disease, we found that folic acid, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 had no beneficial or harmful effects on the risk of invasive cancer or breast cancer."

Recent research showed the importance of flu vaccination in protecting children against respiratory diseases.

Two year study conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center has shown that the administration of all recommended flu vaccines to kids reduces their likelihood of catching the respiratory virus, due to which many children are hospitalised every year.

The World Health Organization classifies around 400 million people as obese, 20 million of them under the age of five. The condition raises the risk of diseases like type 2 diabetes and heart problems. Recent research has found a connection between sleeping hour during childhood and obesity in adulthood. Children who do not get proper amount of sleep have more chances of becoming obese in adulthood.

Recent research has shown association of four new genes with Alzheimer. Researchers from Harvard Medical School in Boston found that few genes that are linked with Alzheimer's are somehow, also associated with the already known genetic risks that cause degenerative brain disorder.