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Umbrellas are handy not just on rainy days, but on sunny days as well!A study in the JAMA Dermatology has found that umbrellas can shield you from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays. 
Researchers collected 23 umbrellas and used UV devices to assess radiation just under the umbrella's fabric and by the nose of the person using it. All the umbrellas were standard, except for one...
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Musical pacifier   
A study in the journal Pediatrics suggests that lullabies and musiccan benefit premature babies in intensive care units.The researchers analysed the health benefits of live music therapy on 272 premature babies at 11 hospitals in the US.Three types of live music were used: lullabies chosen by the parents, sung by the parents or therapists; ocean discs, an instrument that mimicked the...
Urine testing app   
A smart phone app called uChek analyses urine for 25 health conditions.The uChek app was unveiled at the TED conference in California byMyshkin Ingawale, co-founder of Biosense, a Mumbai-based med-tech company.After a chemical test strip is dipped in urine, it is placed on a mapand pictures of the strip are taken with a smart phone camera. The app then analyses the strip and compares the results...
Growing kidneys   
Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully grown kidneys that were later transplanted in rats.The kidneys produced urine in the laboratory as well as after being transplanted into rats, reported the journal Nature Medicine.The researchers stripped the donor rat kidneys of their old cells by washing with a detergent solution, while leaving a scaffold that retained the...
A gut-brain connect   
Colicky babies are more likely to suffer from migraine headaches later on, according to a European study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Colic is considered to be a gastrointestinal condition. Babies withcolic cry inconsolably during the first months of life, almost every day.The study was based on 6-18-year-olds who visited three emergency departments. Of them, 208 children...
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Costly drink   12 March, 2013
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Firstborn risks   12 March, 2013
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Get up!   25 April, 2012
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Hearty sleep   25 April, 2012
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Dangerous highs   09 October, 2012
Exercise   02 July, 2012
Motivated to learn   24 January, 2013
Sleeping pill perils   28 March, 2012
Need-based treatment   09 October, 2012
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Supplement with care   12 November, 2011
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