New Delhi: Union Minister of State for AYUSH (Independent Charge) and Health & Family Welfare Shripad Yesso Naik addresses at the inauguration of the India-US Workshop on Traditional Medicine, in New Delhi on March 3,…
Washington, March 26 (IANS) NASA is sending scientists around the world this year – from the edge of the Greenland ice sheet to the coral reefs of the South Pacific – to delve into challenging…
New York, March 26 (IANS) A name may have more to it than Shakespeare might have thought when he asked what’s in a name?. Researchers have now found that people with a conventional name, especially…
New York, March 26 (IANS) The brains of young adult marijuana users react differently to social exclusion than do those of non-users, finds a new study, adding that young adults who regularly use marijuana display…
New York, March 26 (IANS) An international team of researchers has identified biological markers in the blood that can help doctors predict who is at high risk of developing active tuberculosis (TB). One-third of the…
Bhubaneshwar, March 26 (IANS) Aiming to slash the prevalence of violence-borne diarrhoea, the health ministry on Saturday launched the Rota Virus vaccine here, which will be available free of cost at public healthcare facilities, initially…
London, March 26 (IANS) Exploring new pose for selfies? Thighbrows and duckface poses are things of the past. The new Tyrannosaurus rex (T.rex) hands pose is the latest trend, the media reported on Thursday. The…
London, March 26 (IANS) Parents of very premature babies are more worried about their grown-up child’s lives than parents whose babies are born in full term, says a study. The study also shows that those…
New York, March 26 (IANS) People infected with a common brain parasite transmitted through the feces of infected cats, undercooked meat or contaminated water may be at increased risk of getting involved in road rage,…
New York, March 26 (IANS) We are often ignorant about loss of teeth but preserving oral health can benefit you in a longer run. According to researchers, loss of teeth is linked to increased risk…
Seoul, March 26 (IANS) While it is only natural for birds living among people to learn to differentiate individual humans, researchers have found that skuas living in remote Antarctica too can recognise people who had…
Nairobi, March 25 (IANS) An international team of paleontologists has found fossilised remains of an early hominid species in Kenya, demonstrating their adaptability to new environments. The fossilised teeth and forearm bone from an adult…
London, March 25 (IANS) Archaeologists who got permission to scan Shakespeare’s grave for the first time believe that the Bards skull could be missing from his tomb in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon. A team…
London, March 25 (IANS) Eating a diet rich in vitamin C may slow the progression of cataract — a condition that may lead to blindness, reveals a study, adding that environmental factors and diet also…
New York, March 25 (IANS) Do you love Swiss chocolates more than those from Indonesia? You may thank diverse yeast population for that particular taste as researchers have found that those differences may play an…
New York, March 25 (IANS) Want to keep a sharp memory in old age? A study has found that moderate to intense regular exercise in old age may delay brain aging by 10 years. According…
New York, March 25 (IANS) Sitting for more than three hours per day is responsible for nearly four percent of deaths in the world, shows an analysis of surveys from 54 countries around the world….
New York, March 25 (IANS) Overweight middle-aged adults losing weight with a protein-rich diet are more likely to sleep better, than those who are losing weight consuming a normal quantity of proteins, say a new…
New York, March 25 (IANS) What has brain to do with glucose metabolism? A lot, say researchers, suggesting that not just your pancreas, a group of neurons in the hypothalamus area also plays a vital…
Chennai, March 25 (IANS) The next major step after plugging the leak in the first 220 MW nuclear power reactor at Gujarat’s Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) is to send the affected channel for testing…