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Boosting metabolism: 10 tips that work

Boosting metabolism: 10 tips that work

Metabolism. Simply put, it’s the process by which the body makes and uses energy (calories) for everything from the cellular absorption of nutrients to running a marathon. Sounds like pretty… Read more »

Social norms diminishing fast

Social norms diminishing fast

Islamabad-The world is changing fast and becoming a global village, with towns and cities growing and changing the mindsets of the people living in them. Everyone is complaining about the… Read more »

Help prevent a stress fracture

Help prevent a stress fracture

A stress fracture occurs from overuse, when muscles become too weak to absorb the continued stress of physical activity, causing a small crack in a bone. The American Academy of… Read more »

Skin colour gives clues to health

Skin colour gives clues to health

RESEARCHERS from the universities of Bristol and St Andrews in the UK have found that the colour of a person’s skin affects how healthy and therefore attractive they appear, and… Read more »

Bad mood may make pain worse

Bad mood may make pain worse

If you’re trying to get your mind off pain, think of something pleasant. That’s the conclusion of Canadian researchers who have linked mood to pain. “Emotions or mood can alter… Read more »

Students urged to understand terrorism to save Pakistan

Students urged to understand terrorism to save Pakistan

Islamabad-Students at a seminar on Understanding Terrorism condemned terrorist attacks on the International Islamic University (IIU) and emphasised on the need for actively engaging students in understanding the phenomenon of… Read more »

Terror Threat Shuts Pakistani Schools

Terror Threat Shuts Pakistani Schools

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s schools closed their doors indefinitely Wednesday, a day after bombings at an Islamabad university, amid warnings of more attacks on a wide range of targets around the… Read more »

Still closed

Still closed

Many schools in every province remain closed – not so much because of an extant threat but because of their inability to comply with the security requirements placed on them… Read more »

Exercise after 40 reduces heart disease University of Heidelberg Germany

Exercise after 40 reduces heart disease University of Heidelberg Germany

Islamabad: It’s never too late to start exercising – former couch potatoes who begin to exercise vigorously after the age of 40 can reduce their risk of heart disease by… Read more »

A dismal literacy rate

A dismal literacy rate

YESTERDAY was International Literacy Day, and the good news is that out of a global population of 6.7bn people four billion are literate. However, while this fact may be cause… Read more »