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Brilliant images of 20 million years old star Beta Pictoris have recently been captured by the Hubble Telescope. In the images, a large planet can be seen embedded in the debris disk of the young star. The discovery of the planet was also claimed by the same telescope in 2009. Astronomers have determined that the young star is the only one having both a gigantic planet and debris disk.

Astronomers world over will be able to observe the large amount of motion of the star in matter of a few years because of its short orbital period, which is between 18 to 22 years. This is also the reason researchers have been able to easily study the young star and how deformation of its disk was caused by a huge planet embedded within the disk.

Giving progesterone to women does not help in preventing recurrent miscarriage, as per a study on Wednesday. Women who have had three of more miscarriages could not avail the benefits of progesterone, the study said.

Earlier, it was assumed that giving supplemental progesterone to pregnant women in first trimester could reduce the chances of miscarriage. Some past studies have even proposed that risk of recurrent miscarriages could be lowered in women with a history of miscarriages by giving progesterone.

Seeing Thanksgiving and other holidays approaching, the tight-pants syndrome may come sooner than one thinks. On an average, an average American will consume 4,500 calories and 229 grams of fat on Thanksgiving, says the Calorie Control Council. Sara Wilson, Senior Director of Clinical Nutrition at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City has ways to suggest to shed those extra pounds.

Sleep is vital - Convincing evidences are available that state that sleep can affect hormone levels, which control hunger and fullness. Therefore, it is important to have a proper sleep of seven to eight hours. Insufficient sleep increases chances of overeating and urge to eat carbohydrate-rich food.

One thing is not been passed from mother to child in New York and that is for the good, HIV. It has happened for the first time since record-keeping has started that no mother has delivered a baby testing positive for the virus leading AIDS.

It is a proud moment for the state as statistics reveal that New York two decades back had one of the maximum cases of maternal transmission rates. In 1990, around 1,900 HIV-positive mothers delivered babies and out of them, 700 tested positive for HIV.

Five years back, the number had reduced to 500 and only three babies were infected and today, there is no case. Dan O’Connell, director of the state’s AIDS Institute, has termed the dramatic decline as ‘pretty terrific stuff’.

Generally, people turn to smartwatch or a fitness band when it comes to tracking their health like how many steps taken in a day, number of calories burnt and heart rate among other things. But soon, biometric tattoo is going to take the place of such gadgets.

Chaotic Moon Studios has been working on temporary tattoos that are a mix of sensors and conductive paint. These tattoos will be equipped to track everything about the wearer even their location. This aspect can prove useful to make remote checkups if possible with doctors.

Dogs are an important part of many families. They are the playful ones, jokers and the troublemakers. But, have you ever wondered that their presence can also do something more serious, such as prevent anxiety in kids? According to a newstudy, kids, who have dogs at their home are less anxious. The study has come up as the latest proof of the beneficial ‘pet effect’.

Researchers explored this question in a study named‘Pet Dogs and Children’s Health: Opportunities for Chronic Disease Prevention’ released on Wednesday.

During the study, scientists from New York’s Bassett Medical Center evaluated 643 children older than 18 months to list the anxiety levels of the ones with and without pooches.