People who have the qualities of self-sacrifice or are altruistic are often seen as sexually attractive by the opposite sex, suggests a latest and unique study. This latest study undertaken by a group of researchers led by Tim Phillips at the British University of Nottingham is published in the latest issue of the 'British Journal of Psychology'.

The study basically says that individuals particularly women, who display selflessness are admired by most of the men and they find them more attractive.

In one of the major breakthroughs achieved in Medical sciences, the Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is now being used to bring a patient back from a state of coma. This technique is akin to the approach of treating migraine, stroke, Parkinson's disease, and depression.

A new non-surgical technique to treat acute or chronic sinusitis has been introduced at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH). In the technique known as balloon sinuplasty, a balloon is inflated in the affected nasal area thereby clearing the blockage. As compared to other treatments this method is cost-effective and permanent. 

Only one in a million children is born completely deaf; the rest can be rehabilitated and made to lead a normal life if the intervention is early enough. 

Deafness can be detected within 48 hours of a child's birth. Most deaf children have a certain amount of hearing, which can be preserved if they are fitted with a hearing aid from a very young age. The government of Tamil Nadu has been running an early intervention programme in 10 districts for a few years. 

A recent research showed that embryonic mouse heart has the capacity to regenerate, a phenomenon that was till now attributed to non-mammalian species. The study was conducted by Professor Timothy C. Cox and his colleagues from the University of Washington in Seattle.

The study showed that the embryonic heart can replace diseased tissue through compensatory proliferation of healthy cells. Disorders of the mitochondria, a cell structure required for energy production, are one of the leading causes of early onset of fatal cardiomyopathies.  

People who prefer white wine have a reason to rejoice. Recent study has shown that white wine just as healthy as red wine. According to traditional notion, red wine is better than white wine for heart as it contains resveratrol, which is said to protect against both heart disease and cancer. White wine lacks resveratrol as it is fermented only from the pressed juice of the grape. Resveratrol is found only in grape skin.