Washington, May 18 (ANI): Fewer than 50 percent of primary school-aged boys and fewer than 28 percent of girls meet the minimum levels of physical activity required to maintain health.

Washington, May 18 (ANI): Not many women may wash their hands after putting them inside their bag, but researchers have suggested that they perhaps should.

Washington, May 18 (ANI): A new research has suggested that reproductive function of women may be tied to their immune status.

Washington, May 17 (ANI): Middle-aged women suffering from depression are more than twice as likely to have a stroke, a new study has warned.

New York, May 17 (ANI): HIIT or high-intensity interval training is one of the biggest buzzwords in fitness right now.

Washington, May 17 (ANI): Men experience a higher burden of disease and lower life expectancy than women, but policies focusing on the health needs of men are notably absent from the strategies of global health organizations.

London, May 17 (ANI): Retirement has a harmful impact on mental and physical health, a new study has revealed.

Washington, May 17 (ANI): Researchers at MIT have developed an injectable nanoparticles that may someday eliminate the need for patients with Type 1 diabetes to constantly monitor their blood-sugar levels and inject themselves with insulin.

Washington, May 16 (ANI): According to a new study, having too much body fat makes arteries become stiff after middle age.

Washington, May 16 (ANI): Colorful vegetables are often promoted as top nutrient sources, but leading nutrition scientists have revealed that potatoes and other white vegetables are just as important to a healthy diet as their colorful cousins in the produce aisle.

Washington, May 16 (ANI): Young women most often have poor health and quality of life compared to men of same age before they suffer a heart attack, new research has claimed.

London, May 16 (ANI): Women live longer than men partly because their immune systems age more slowly, a new study has claimed.

Washington, May 16 (ANI): Researchers have revealed that regular marijuana use is associated with favorable indices related to diabetic control.

Washington, May 16 (ANI): A new research from Brigham and Women's Hospital has found that some beverages may be more helpful than others when it comes to preventing recurrent kidney stones.

Washington, May 16 (ANI): Mobile phone calls may cause a rise in blood pressure; yoga may lower it; and despite the need to cut back on sodium to lower blood pressure, hypertensive individuals may have an increased desire for saltier foods.

Washington, May 16 (ANI): Getting fit during middle age can reduce your risk for heart failure, according to a new study led by an Indian researcher.

Washington, May 16 (ANI): Regular intake of prescription painkillers, also known as opioids, is linked to a higher risk of erectile dysfunction (ED) in men, a new study has revealed.

Washington, May 16 (ANI): University of Missouri researchers have found that simvastatin, a generic type of statin previously sold under the brand name "Zocor," hindered the positive effects of exercise for obese and overweight adults.

Washington, May 16 (ANI): Breathing motor vehicle emissions triggers a change in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, altering its cardiovascular protective qualities so that it actually contributes to clogged arteries, researchers have found in a study done in mice.

Beijing, May 14 (Xinhua-ANI): More than 180,000 teenagers are living with HIV in Nigeria, the United Nation Children Education Fund (UNICEF) said here on Tuesday.

Washington, May 15 (ANI): Women with a lean body shape have a greater risk of developing endometriosis than women who are morbidly obese, a new study has revealed.