DHAKA: Extreme calorie counting boosts lifespan in monkeys, according to new research.Until now, the rationale for following an ultra-low calorie diet to ward off ageing has been based on experiments in worms and mice, report the BBC.Studies reported in Nature Communications found

DHAKA: Portion control is a big part of a healthy diet, affecting everything from calorie to nutrition intake. But people have a hard time sizing up how much they should be eating. The FDA recently addressed this by announcing major revisions to the standard nutrition label, including

DHAKA: Rotavirus can accelerate the development of type 1 diabetes in children by getting rogue immune cells to attack the pancreas, new research in mice suggests.The findings could help explain a link between type 1 diabetes autoimmunity in children genetically predisposed to the

DHAKA: Seven million people died as a result of air pollution in 2012, the World Health Organization estimates.Its findings suggest a link between air pollution and heart disease, respiratory problems and cancer.One in eight global deaths were linked with air pollution, making it ‘the

DHAKA: A salad with too much dressing and the wrong ingredients can cause more harm than good. Here`s how...If you are planning to go on a diet, forget ordering a salad the next time you`re eating out.Did you know that a restaurant salad with a dressing has as many as 1,000 calories?It

DHAKA: Include these calcium-rich foods in your diet to maintain healthy bones and joints.Milk: Milk is the best source of calcium, not only for children but also for adults. Moreover, the calcium is in a form that can be easily digested and absorbed by your body.Yogurt: High in protein

DHAKA: About 1.3 million people die in Tuberculosis every year globally and 12 million are currently suffering from the diseases.There are a total of 4,200 patients in Bangladesh, of them, 2,761 are receiving medical treatment.The data was revealed at a press conference at VIP Lounge of

DHAKA: Home Work as well known as Home Tasks is the common way to teach students worldwide including Bangladesh. We are very much familiar with this but ‘how much home work can your child effort’ or ‘what should be the quantity of home tasks for your child, too much or not enough’

DHAKA: Inconsistent sleep patterns may be hurting your brain, and making up for lost sleep on the weekends doesn`t help, according to new research. Missing sleep may lead to brain damage, according to new research published in the Journal of Neuroscience on Tuesday.Many assume that naps

The health care provision in Bangladesh has undergone a tremendous transformation especially in private sector over the last two decades. The establishment of new private hospitals and clinics and availability of improvised diagnostic facilities brought health care closer to various

If you long for an even more gorgeous and graceful body, "there’s no better way to get it than through a yoga routine," says certified yoga instructor and personal trainer Kristin McGee. "This series not only works your entire body, front and back, from toes to fingertips, but it

DHAKA: People with asthma could be at higher risk of bone loss, new research suggests. But it’s not clear how the two conditions might be related. “We know prolonged use of corticosteroids in the treatment of asthma is a risk factor of osteoporosis, but we haven’t had definite data

DHAKA: The Growth Monitoring and Promotion (GMP) Communication Campaign for the children was launched in the capital on Sunday.Voluntary organization ZANALA Bangladesh organized the launching ceremony at the auditorium of International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh

DHAKA: This seasoning does more than kick up marinara. It stops sniffles, wards off UTIs, and may even help prevent cancer. Who knew garlic could have so many benefits?Clear up UTIsCranberry juice isn’t the only natural way to fight annoying urinary tract infections. A diet rich in

FROM KOLKATA: The largest world class Eye Care chain hospital of the world ‘Vasan’ is coming to Bangladesh. Vasan has earned confidence of millions of people across the world using latest technology and instruments for ophthalmologic treatment in Vasan.Eye is one of the important

DHAKA: A blood test can accurately predict the onset of Alzheimer`s disease, according to US researchers.They showed that testing levels of 10 fats in the blood could predict - with 90% accuracy - the risk of the disease coming on in the next three years.Their findings, published in

DHAKA: Warmer temperatures are causing malaria to spread to higher altitudes, a study suggests.Researchers have found that people living in the highlands of Africa and South America are at an increased risk of catching the mosquito-borne disease during hotter years.They believe that

DHAKA: US researchers have revealed another baby carrying the HIV virus, which leads to Aids, may have been cured through early treatment.Antiretrovial drugs were reportedly administered to the baby in California just four hours after birth, BBC reported.The unidentified nine-month-old

DHAKA: Fatema Clinic and Diagnostic centre has been sealed off in old part of Dhaka city on Tuesday night. A high-official of heath department, in a drive, sealed off the clinic for providing low quality health service.Health ministry’s information officer Porikkhit Chowdhury confirmed

DHAKA: Passive smoking causes lasting damage to children`s arteries, prematurely ageing their blood vessels by more than three years, say researchers.The damage - thickening of blood vessel walls - increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes in later life, they say in the European