Acupuncture stimulates the brain into making the body feel better. According to findings published in Brain Research, during treatment a sensation deqi is obtained which deactivates the areas within the brain that are connected with the processing of pain.

Viagra, a drug used to treat men's erectile dysfunction (ED), has been found to help enhance the fetal growth in women. In a study conducted by Texas AgriLife Research scientists on female sheep, the researchers revealed that the drug useful in solving fetal-growth problems in sheep could possibly be used to treat similar problems in humans as well.

Researchers in the national capital have developed genetically modified Tomatoes that stay fresh 30 days longer.

Dr Asis Datta and others from the National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi found a way to keep the tomatoes from going mushy for 45 days. Tomatoes usually go soft after 15 days.

The researchers believe that the same genetic modifications could be extended to bananas, papaya and mangoes. This could extend shelf life of the fruits and avoid loss of crops.

A research by a team of Howard Hughes Medical Institute has now shown that the ageing in stem cells may be reversible. Stem cells, which are used to replace mature cells lost to wounds, diseases and everyday wear and tear, loose their function by ageing.

The research conducted shows that a several-week exposure to old mice to the blood of young mice causes their bone marrow stem cells to begin to act like young ones. The researchers are yet to isolate the blood-borne factors that can rejuvenate old stem cells.

Ecstasy a common drug amongst the party-goers has recently caught attention. It currently tops the charts in Britain as one of the most dangerous Class A drugs, alongside heroin and cocaine. Also, the sole reason of death amongst the youngsters. This drug is a close companion of amphetamine. It increases wakefulness and raises the focus level to manifolds, simultaneously decreasing the appetite and fatigue.

Serious health concerns have been aroused as in a span of 11 years as 605 people died after intake of ecstasy. To add woes, most were aged between16 to 24.

Death- A perennial thought which often haunts an individual post sixties.

That’s right! For all the retired and ageing people, exercise is the only way to stimulate your dropping dead brain. Studies have shown that regular dose of aerobic activity not only eradicate the problems with thinking and memory that often come with age, but it can actually help turn back the clock on brain ageing. Researches performed on ageing individuals showed that intense aerobic activities such as yoga, brisk walk etc for six months showed mental improvement and further likelihood of developing mild cognitive impairment was also reduced.

Well …..The above statement is a possibility in near future with the advent of new magnetometer. This device works as a scanner and detects the magnetic variations occurring in the heart. These cardiovascular variations are detected by the device which helps in demonstrating the condition of the patient’s heart.

Chikungunya, caused by the mosquito-borne virus can be prevented in monkeys and mice through a vaccine, raising hopes that it will work for humans soon. The name of disease comes from Swahili word meaning "that which bends up."

Presently there is no vaccine or treatment available for the disease. The disease has affected many people in Asia and Africa and can cause debilitating pain and in some cases death.

A new research reveals that regular exercise and drinking green tea may help prevent, and even fight, depression among breast cancer patients.

A recent study showed that 36 percent of 183 women, who consumed green tea, witnessed lower depression risk, cited a study that appeared in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

However, lead researcher Dr. Xiao Ou Shu, at Vanderbilt University Medical Centre, in Nashville, Tennessee, has warned against overdose.

According to a study conducted by Children's Society, children's happiness is more strongly influenced by family conflicts, than by factors such as living in a single parent household.

The study shows that 7 % of children in England, aged between 10 and 15 years, are unhappy due to with family rows.

Children who get along well with their families, are proved to be 20% happier than those who do not, regardless of whether they live with a single parent or step-families or with both birth parents.

London, Jan 28 : The level of a man''s waistband is directly related to his age, according to a new research.

The finding is based on a study of shoppers conducted by Debenhams.

The retailer calculated how the age of the consumer is directly linked to the height of the waistband.

The study showed that as boys enter their teenage years, trouser waistbands plunge a full five inches from the hips, allowing their jeans to barely cover their modesty.

The look sees rebellious teenagers wear their trousers'' waistband around their crotch.

However, once a young man starts looking for a job the waistband climbs returning to the natural waist position from the age of 27, as he settles down in a job and a relationship.

It has been reported that many studies suggest that even though women may continuously produce eggs in their 30s and their 40s, their reservoir of eggs that are potential, have steadfastly shrunk to become almost nothing. The body makes the choice of the best egg that has the most potential in the reserve and it seems likely that the quality of those eggs is expected to suffer thereby increasing the risk of delivering an unhealthy baby and there is also the difficulty in conceiving which increases as the age increases.

Researchers have recently revealed that the number of cervical cancer deaths can be effectively pulled back if a different screening test is used to begin with, instead of smear tests, in women who are over 35.

After extensive study, researchers have been able to conclude that if women are screened for the presence of human papillomavirus, which is considered to be the root of cervical cancer, it would help diagnose the condition while it is still in its preliminary stages.

Italian data collected from 95,000 women has revealed that those who were screened for HPV ended up developing fewer cancers than those who had gone in for pap smears.

The changes, summarized in a Pew Research Center report being released Tuesday, reveal the constant proliferation of working wives over the past 40 years — a period in which American women outpaced men in both education and earnings growth.

A significant proportion of contemporary American husbands are working less, going to school less, living longer and are cherishing the benefits of wives whose education and income exceed their own.

"From an economic perspective, these trends have contributed to a gender role reversal in the gains from marriage", wrote the report's authors, Richard Fry and D'Vera Cohn.

A new study reveals that gastric bypass surgery could have life-extending advantages for those who are very obese.

An estimated 5.1 percent of the U. S. population is morbidly obese, often defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or higher, according to background information in the article.

The study, initiated by researchers at the University of Cincinnati, claimed that such weight-loss surgery far outweigh the risks thereby providing clinically significant weight loss and improving obesity-related health conditions for those who are highly.

A new US research claims that appendicitis may be caused by a flu-like virus. Appendicitis doesn't necessarily lead to a burst appendix if the organ isn't removed quickly, U. S. researchers say in a new study that challenges the conventional belief.

They hope that a link to viral infection could pose a reason and that’s why the condition appears to be more common in certain years and during the summer. However, no-one has been able to identify the mystery virus thought to be responsible so far.

Appendicitis engulfs about one in 10 people during their lifetime and is one of leading reasons for an immediate surgery. It occurs when the appendix, a worm-like cul-de-sac attached to the large intestine, becomes inflamed.

A prominent British newspaper has claimed that the United Nation body on climate change has made some major blunders in estimating the Himalayan proportion over important evidence with regards to global warming.

According to the claims put forward by The Sunday Times, important findings on melting glaciers that have been shared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change might have been simply picked up from a press interview that involved an "obscure Indian scientist".

CareerBuilder. co. uk has revealed that nearly 53% of the employers research prospective employees on social networking portals, more particularly Facebook.

A research by the popular job portal has revealed that, in addition, further 12% employers admitted that they were looking to start using social networking sites now.

Of the 53% that said that they already indulge in the practice, 43% said they relied on search engines like Google, and 12% said that they check Facebook. Another 12% preferred to limit their search to LinkedIn.

As President Barack Obama completes his first year in power, a Washington Post-ABC News poll has discovered that the once highly popular President now faces a "polarized nation" and rapidly souring public assessment of his efforts to bring a change to Washington.

About 50% of the nation's residents have stressed that the President has failed to deliver all promises he had made during the campaign, and there is a very slim majority that has some, or even no, confidence in that he would be making any right decisions for the country.

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) conducted a study, which found Soft plastic toys available in the country which are made in China or Taiwan contained harmful chemicals that can cause reproductive disorders, lung problems and asthma in children.

The study found a chemical called phthalates in the manufactured toys. Phthalates is used for making the plastic soft and is already banned in the US and European Union.