Research has established that overweight men - particularly those who gain weight during adulthood, and surprisingly even those who are not clinically overweight based on their BMI (Body Mass Index) - are in the ‘high risk’ zone when it comes to colon cancer.

As per findings of a new study, pollution is a factor that determines whether a child is fat or not before he or she is born.  The research highlights: Exposure to common chemicals before birth, increases the chances that a baby becomes overweight or obese.

A recently conducted study indicates that an athlete runs lower risk of exercise-induced asthma when he sweats more. "The same mechanism that makes you sweat controls airway secretion," Dr. Warren Lockette, head of the clinical investigation explained at Naval Medical Center in San Diego. The report was published in Chest (September).

Attraction towards the opposite sex is a very complex phenomenon. However, a new research has suggested that expressing your feelings to the one whom you like can actually boost up your relationship. Just a simple phrase “I like you” can actually make your partner feel more attracted towards you and it can be further enhanced with eye contact and smile. The findings had been proposed by Dr Ben Jones, psychologist at Aberdeen University.

The psychologist for his study took 230 men and women, and found pout that social cues play a very vital role in attraction. Theses social cues indicate you as to how much others fascinate about you.

These findings which will be published in Psychological Science will also be showcased at the BA Festival of science and Liverpool.

A recent research has found a connection between contamination in womb and obesity. This study showed that exposure of pregnant women to some chemicals can adversely affect the baby. Exposure of mother to pollution increases the chances of obesity in kids even before their birth.

The study done by scientists at Barcelona’s Municipal Institute of Medical Research showed that children who are exposed to pesticide in the womb will have double risk of obesity.

In this study, the researchers measured levels of hexachlorobenzene (HCB) in the umbilical cords of 403 children born on the Spanish island of Menorca. HCB is still found in food and environment although it is banned globally.

Muenster, Germany - A fad for vampire teeth means health troubles ahead, a health insurer warned Monday in Germany, where lovers of spooky Gothic music have been filing their canine teeth into sharp points.

KKH, an insurer in the northern city of Muenster, said filed teeth lacked their natural enamel and were likely to be hit by caries or to break off at the tip.

The music fans wear black clothing and make-up so that they look like scary people with a thirst for fresh blood.