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A new research suggests that replacing sitting desks with sit-stand desks at offices could offer a cost-effective and sustainable approach to fight  obesity. The study was published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

A new study has found that knowing people who enjoy comparatively higher status may be detrimental to your mental health.  The findings appeared in the journal Social Science and Medicine.

While exercise is good for everyone, it is also a well known fact that some struggle more than others, suggested a recent study by researchers at Lund University. The researchers studied the effects of exercise in people with increased risk of type 2 diabetes caused by being immediately related to someone with the disease. The study is published in Journal of Applied Physiology.

Allergan plc,, a leading global pharmaceutical company, has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market Juvederm Ultra XC for injection into the lips and perioral area for lip augmentation in adults over the age of 21.

The union cabinet approved the setting up of three new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in as many states.

Researchers have now warned that a diet high in processed foods which are often sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup may impair the brains' ability to heal after a serious traumatic brain injury (TBI).  The study was published in the Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Researchers created self-propelled particles in the form of powder that can stop severe bleeding in such cases as post-partum hemorrhage or gunshot wounds. This study was published in the journal Science Advances.

TRPV1 protein controls the nerves that release noradrenaline and affect core body temperature. This opens the doors for the development of new strategies to treat the effects of stress on the body. The study was published in The FASEB Journal.