Wearable patch can cool you down on hot summer day
San Francisco, May 19 (IANS) A team of US engineers has developed a wearable patch that could provide personalized cooling and heating at home, work or on the go. The soft, stretchy patch cools or…
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Just visualising a kiss can alter your attitude
New York, May 19 (IANS) You would never forget that inconspicuous street corner where you kissed her for the first time. However, according to researchers, our attitudes can be influenced not only by what we…
Why muscle wannabes ignore steroid abuse risks
Moscow, May 19 (IANS) In pursuit of the body beautiful, most muscle wannabes continue to abuse steroids despite knowing that they have serious, life-limiting and potentially lethal side effects, say researchers. The findings showed that…
Trump opposed to parts of Alabama’s abortion ban
Washington, May 19 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has outlined a less restrictive view of abortion than what was passed by Alabama’s Republican state government. Alabama has banned abortion except if there is a “serious…
Polling official dies in Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur, May 19 (IANS) An official on election duty died inside a polling booth on Sunday in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur. Rajaram, 56, stationed in booth no 381 in Pipraich had started breathing heavily. His colleagues…
Odisha govt suspends four doctors in cyclone-hit Puri
Bhubaneswar, May 18 (IANS) The Odisha government on Saturday suspended four doctors for dereliction of duty in Puri district which has been badly hit by the recent Cyclone Fani. The four suspended assistant surgeons were…
Early humans began eating starch 120,000 years ago
Johannesburg, May 18 (IANS) Our ancestors were roasting and eating plant starches, such as those from tubers and rhizomes, as early as 120,000 years ago, new research has found. “Starch diet isn’t something that happens…
Heart attacks more severe in morning than night
London, May 18 (IANS) Heart attacks that mostly happen in the morning tend to be more severe than cardiac arrests at night, warn researchers. The study, published in the journal Trends in Immunology, discusses how…
Electric field-based dressing fights bacterial infections
New York, May 18 (IANS) Amid growing antibiotic resistance, Indian-origin researchers have developed a way to charge up the fight against bacterial infections using electricity. The electric field-based dressing can not only disrupt biofilm infection,…
China reports nearly 1 mn cases of occupational diseases
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, May 18 (IANS) China reported over 970,000 cases of occupational diseases by the end of 2018 of which 90 per cent cases were pneumoconiosis. The data was given by China’s State…
Cartels and collusion – will the cycle ever stop?
By Amit Kapoor The Indian pharmaceutical industry has become almost synonymous with the US regulatory authorities. The Indian firms that have slowly expanded their market share in the generics segment have been facing increased American…
Delhi HC extends stay on circular banning e-cigarettes
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday extended its stay on the ban on a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) order banning the sale, manufacture, distribution, trade, import and advertisement…
Over 500 test positive for HIV in Pakistani village
Islamabad, May 17 (IANS) A mass HIV detection programme in a village in Pakistan has resulted in more than 400 children and 100 adults diagnosed with the virus following widespread social alarm that broke out…
Bullied at workplace? It can change behaviour for worse
London, May 17 (IANS) If you are bullied at the workplace, it may lead to counterproductive behaviour besides harming your health, warn researchers. The study showed that in some cases this is characterised by a…
Your genes decide whether you will own a dog or not
London, May 17 (IANS) The choice of getting a dog at home is heavily influenced by an individual’s genetic make-up, says a study, suggesting that genetic variation explains more than half of the variation in…
Electric cars can help you live longer
Toronto, May 17 (IANS) Migration from polluting vehicles that burn fossil fuels to electric vehicles, ideally using electricity generated sustainably could significantly reduce the incidence of cardiopulmonary illness due to air pollution, says a study….
Running best for fitness: Spain’s ex-tennis star Arantxa
Bengaluru, May 16 (IANS) Flagging it as a universal sport with no barriers, former Spanish woman tennis star Arantxa Sanchez Vicario on Thursday said running was the best forms of exercises for fitness. “Running is…
Young kids who watch more TV get less sleep
New York, May 16 (IANS) Pre-schoolers who watch less than one hour of TV per day get 22 more minutes of sleep at night — or nearly 2.5 hours per week — than those who…
Haldiram outlet to re-open after lizard found in sambar
Nagpur, May 16 (IANS) Three days after the FDA shut down an outlet of the Haldiram chain after a lizard was found in a bowl of sambar, it has been now cleared for reopening, an…
Men initiate sex 3 times more often than women
London, May 16 (IANS) Men initiate sex more than three times as often as women do in a long-term, heterosexual relationship, says a study. The researchers investigated what are the other factors which play a…