A study published in PLOS Medicine by Guillaume Butler-Laporte and Tomoko Nakanishi at McGill University in Quebec, Canada suggests that increased Vitamin D levels may protect against Covid-19. The study, however, remains inconclusive and is...
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5th Dec 2025 | Updated at 11:13pm 5th Dec 2025
Your local pharmacist can help you stay healthy
- 12 Nov 2025
As part of the ‘Ask Your Pharmacist Week’, which encourages people to make better use of their local pharmacist – not just for prescriptions, but for advice, support, and everyday health concerns, Faruque Gani, a community pharmacist in London...
Unspoken pain: Why South Asian men struggle to seek help
- 06 Nov 2025
South Asian men are increasingly facing silent battles with their mental health, often shaped by deep-rooted cultural and societal expectations. From a young age, many are taught to be providers, problem-solvers, and emotional anchors; roles...
A new genetic study published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry suggests waking up just an hour earlier could reduce a person's risk of major depression by...
- 09 Jun 2021
A new study published in the European Journal of Epidemiology finds that pregnant women's paracetamol intake is directly associated with Attention Deficit...
It is indeed an undeniable fact that a fit body paves the way for building mental strength. Ever since Covid-19 entered our lives, we have been locked...
- 09 Jun 2021
Researchers at Australia's Edith Cowan University (ECU) have found that study participants who ate two servings of fruit daily had a 36 per cent lower...
- 02 Jun 2021
Dear Readers, today we are exploring what exactly a digital detox is and why we absolutely need one.
Friendly gut bacteria have emerged as an invaluable ally in the war against malnutrition after a research study in Bangladesh showed that bacteria-targeting food supplements were more effective than standard nutritional supplements in improving...
Onion is a common part of the Indian kitchen. It is used in the preparation of curries, sandwiches, soups, pickles and what not. In India raw onion is...
A new way to detect anaemia that relies on optical light absorbance to measure haemoglobin levels using whole blood in a microfluidic device is claimed by researchers to be a vast improvement over existing tests that require hemolysis (rupturing)...
We all know the best way to start the day is a decent breakfast full of the right nutrients – and eating well first thing has been linked to higher energy...
