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Ageing is an experience that comes with different advantages and disadvantages for each human being. For some, they will present themselves sooner rather than later. Few people may not even feel any aches and pains however for few health becomes a major concern. This is probably because exercise has been an important part of their daily routine and with modern lifestyle; people tend to avoid regular exercises. It's no secret that moving more helps us to be fitter and healthier. Few modern research and records show that only 30 minutes of exercise each day can boost one's overall health and well-being for a longer period of time. Exercising regularly has ample of benefits for body, mind and soul especially after 30s'. Different exercises have different impacts on human body; It can reduce fat, stress and cholesterol, improve body functions, prevent diabetes and boost self-confidence. Women are undoubtedly very efficient in comparison with men and they do have...

A recent research has found that if we observe what cells eat, then it may be possible to diagnose and treat diseases such as cancer . In the study published in the journal Angewandte Chemie, scientists have developed a new imaging technology to visualise what cells eat. The team has designed chem ical probes that light up when they attach to specific molecules that cells eat, such as glucose. Researchers used microscopes to watch cells eating glucose inside live zebrafish embryos, which are transparent and easy to observe. They found the technique also worked with human cells growing in the lab. The team said their approach could easily be adapted to look at other molecules that are important for health and disease. All cells rely on glucose and other molecules for their survival. If a cell's eating habits change, it can be a warning sign of disease. Read Complete Article

Australian health authorities have approved a new weight loss drug to help fight obesity . The weight loss drug Contrave has been listed on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods and is intended to be used with a diet control and increased exercise, according to a media report. Australian Researcher Michael Cowley, Head of the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute's Department of Physiology, developed the medication while working overseas after mapping key areas of the brain involved in the regulation of food intake. Cowley said he hopes the extra medication on the market, which has been approved for use in the US since 2014, will help people realise there are effective medical treatments available. That will also help break down inappropriate social stigma, he said. "There is a sector of the medical community and a sector of the Austra lian political community who regard obesity as a moral failing," he was quoted by AAP news agency. "Mo...

Business Standard : Here's another reason to stop smoking when pregnant ! A recent study has linked earlier puberty in children with mother's smoking during pregnancy. The Aarhus University study has been published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. "We found that children of mothers who had smoked more than ten cigarettes a day during pregnancy, on average entered puberty three to six months earlier than the children of non-smokers," says Nis Brix, who is one of the researchers behind the study. KidsHealth "Early puberty can be associated with an increased risk of a number of diseases as an adult, such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and certain types of cancer," said Nis Brix. Brix hopes that the study's results can be used as another motivating factor to stop smoking among women who are planning on becoming pregnant. "It is known that smoking is harmful to the unborn foetus. Smoking is, among other thin...