New York, April 17 (IANS) The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) — an expandable habitat crucial for future deep space exploration — was installed at the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday. Engineers at National…
New York, April 17 (IANS) Scientists have found a way to improve liver metabolism for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) by using an acute dose of an existing diabetes treatment. In a study, it was…
New York, April 17 (IANS) Scientists have identified a human (host) protein that weakens the immune response to HIV and other viruses. “Our study provides critical insight on a paramount issue in HIV research: Why…
New York, April 17 (IANS) A combination of genetic and environmental risk factors can trigger eating disorders in humans, finds a study conducted in mice, which can lead to prevention and treatment strategies for the…
London, April 16 (IANS) Magnesium in our diet has an unexpected role in regulating body’s internal clock and metabolism, finds a study. “Although the clinical relevance of magnesium in various tissues is beginning to garner…
(151225) — SHANGHAI, Dec. 25, 2015 (Xinhua) — Light rail trains run in heavy smog in east China’s Shanghai, Dec. 25, 2015. A yellow alarm has been issued to alert smog and air pollution by…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 16 (IANS) The proportion of the elderly in Kerala’s population, already the highest in India, is set to go up from 12 percent to 20 percent by 2026, an expert said on Saturday….
New York, April 16 (IANS) The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) — an expandable habitat crucial for future deep space exploration — will be removed from the back of the SpaceX Dragon cargo ship on…
New York, April 16 (IANS) Elderly men being treated with hormone therapy for prostate cancer are likely to experience an increased risk of depression, a study has found. Researchers have found a significant association between…
New York, April 16 (IANS) A diet containing low-fat food items is likely to aid women in their postmenopausal phase to keep away from breast cancer as well as lower the mortality risk rates associated…
New York, April 16 (IANS) Women who live close to natural vegetation live longer, compared to women with the lowest levels of greenery near their houses, a study has found. According to researchers, women with…
New York, April 16 (IANS) A compound initially developed to reduce cholesterol molecule levels can not only halt the progression of prostate cancer but can also kill the deadly cancerous cells in the human body,…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Delhi government has banned all chewing tobacco products, including pan masala, gutkha, flavoured and scented tobacco and kharra, here for a year, an official said on Friday. The Department…
Jerusalem, April 15 (IANS) Due to unhealthy food choices, obesity in teenagers has increased substantially. A team of researchers has found that obesity in late adolescence is linked to be a potential risk factor for…
London, April 15 (IANS) Taking the benefits of the virtual reality (VR) technology in healthcare sector to a new level, doctors at Royal London Hospital on Thursday successfully livestreamed in 360 degrees an operation conducted…
New York, April 15 (IANS) When a 110-km wide asteroid struck the Earth some 65 million years ago and wiped out dinosaurs, a trickle of food helped deep sea creatures survive the catastrophic asteroid strike,…
New York, April 15 (IANS) The solar system’s largest planet Jupiter exerts a strong gravitational pull on its moon Europa, creating far more heat than earlier thought on the moon’s ice-sheet that is enough to…
Moscow, April 15 (IANS) In a first, scientists have found a way to control the behaviour of heart muscle cells using laser radiation – paving the way to develop better understanding of the heart’s mechanisms…
New York, April 15 (IANS) In yet another success for the Internet of Things (IoT) technology, a team of US researchers has developed a system to ease vehicle-to-infrastructure and vehicle-to-vehicle communications for better traffic management…
London, April 15 (IANS) Confirming a supernova explosion in the neighbourhood of our solar system, physicists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany and colleagues have found supernova iron found on the moon’s…