Working out can help you look and feel younger - or at least that's what most of us who regularly work out fondly hope. Now scientists have discovered why exercise can hold back the years.

A study found an endurance exercise like a jog or spinning class increases the number of stem cells in our muscles, helping rejuvenate them, reports the journal PLoS ... Read more »

The next time you apply for a position in a company where your relative is employed, there are chances your application may not find favour.

Spread across sectors, quite a few entities have policies that bar relatives of employees from being recruited in the same company, according to HR experts.

"Companies may not want employees to mix their p ... Read more »

An Israeli entrepreneur, who was paralysed in a car crash over 10 years ago, has invented robotic trousers that can help paraplegics walk again.

After the accident in 1997, Amit Goffer immediately set out to invent a device that could replace the wheelchair.

He has invented 'ReWalk', robotic trousers that use sensors and motors to allow paralys ... Read more »

Electronic or e-cigarettes, that vapourize nicotine, are being increasingly used all over the world even though information about their effects is very sketchy.

Researchers from University of California, Riverside, US, conclude that e-cigarettes are potentially harmful and have suggested their removal from the market until their safety is established. ... Read more »

Women who regularly sunbathe tend to live longer, says a leading oncologist.

Vitamin D produced by the body while tanning gives vital protection against blood clots, diabetes and some tumours, says Prof Hakan Olsson from Lund University in Sweden.

He also suggests that the health benefits of exposure to sunlight 'far outweigh' the danger of ski ... Read more »

Be it junk or healthy food -- what you eat during pregnancy affects your child's food preferences as it helps to form their sense of smell, so says a new study.

A research team from the University of Colorado said a pregnant mother's diet sensitises her foetus to those particular smells and flavours and even shapes their brain development.

This ... Read more »

Wearing the right kind of bra can help you shed 10 pounds in 10 seconds, suggests a lingerie expert.


In her guide, "The Bra Book: The Fashion Formula to Finding the Perfect Bra,” Jené Luciani, says right fit can help one look thin.


According to her Bra is a powerful little piece of fabric.

Not only does Jene advice the us ... Read more »

Fruit is one of the most healthy and natural foods in existence. There are thousands of diverse types of fruit available to eat, all of which provide us with strong health benefits. Fruit contains a large number of naturally occurring vitamins, minerals and plant phytochemicals that help benefit health. It has also been shown that eating the whole fruit or jui ... Read more »

The hot wax mask is the new skin care regime which is gaining popularity among women. The hot wax mask is a paraffin wax facial and is the quickest non-surgical facelift.

The hot wax mask technique is the invention of celebrity facialist Emma Hardie. The mash is painted on the skin and then is kept under infrared light to get warm after an hours of mas ... Read more »

Beauty is skin deep. No wonder, 30- and 40-plus brides in cosmopolitan cities are thronging beauty clinics to look radiant and younger on D-day. From botox to de-tanning to liposuction, they are doing it all this wedding season.

"India as a country has progressed considerably over the years and one of the fundamental changes that has taken place in soc ... Read more »