New York, March 3 (IANS) A team of US researchers has detected a new form of elementary particle called the “four-flavoured” tetraquark that can affect scientists’ understanding of “quark matter” — the hot, dense material…
Chennai, March 2 (IANS) A two-month-old baby girl suffering from “frequent and silent heart attacks” damaging heart muscles was successfully operated upon at a Mumbai hospital, doctors said. According to the doctors at the Sir…
New York, March 2 (IANS) Smartphones would constitute 98 percent of handset sales by 2020, according to a study by US-based market research firm iGR. “Many factors are driving the global increase in smartphone sales….
New York, March 2 (IANS) US researchers have found there is a relationship between prolonged stress and memory loss. The results of the study showed that those who were repeatedly exposed to stress had a…
Toronto, March 2 (IANS) Why have we not received any call from the aliens out there yet? What if extraterrestrial observers called but nobody on Earth heard? As scientists step up their search for other…
New York, March 2 (IANS) The recent drought that began in 1998 in the eastern Mediterranean Levant region — comprising Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and Turkey — is about 10 to 20 percent…
Samsung’s 3D plasma television. Moscow, March 2 (IANS) You can soon watch your favourite 3D movie without a headache or discomfort. A team of Russian researchers has found that apart from bad glasses and cheap…
New York, March 2 (IANS) If you are aiming to shed a few extra kilos, just drinking a little more plain water can make a huge difference. Researchers have found one percent increase in plain…
New York, March 2 (IANS) A new research has found wide variation in the cardiovascular risk depending on job profiles. If you are 45 or older and in sales or office-support job, you may be…
New York, March 2 (IANS) Doctors lack the capacity or tools to review or instantaneously interpret data from lifestyle, fitness or food tracking mobile apps, says a new study. Researchers from the University of Washington…
New York, March 2 (IANS) Even small increases in social spending — monies for welfare, education, and health — can significantly reduce the risk of dying, says a US-based study. Each additional $250 spent per…
New York, March 2 (IANS) If your neighbourhood is well-lit at night, you may not be able to sleep well affecting your performance during the day, according to a study. The study showing that night…
London, March 2 (IANS) Researchers have proved that depression is more than a mental disorder as it causes important alterations affecting the whole body. Scientists from University of Granada (UGR) in Spain said depression should…
New York, March 2 (IANS) Older adults who have trouble sleeping, could benefit from participating in social activities, in particular attending religious events, suggests a new study. The findings suggest that as sleep is one…
London, March 2 (IANS) Consumption of vitamin D during pregnancy may not help in improving bone density of babies, according to a study. The study showed that there was no significant difference in bone mass…
London, March 2 (IANS) El Nino, the climate cycle that develops along the tropical west coast of South America every 3 to 7 years, could be transporting cholera-like diseases through bacteria that thrive in seawater,…
Washington, March 2 (IANS) After conducting some key research on the International Space Station (ISS) to send humans to Mars in the near future, astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov safely…
New York, March 2 (IANS) Modern penguins’ brains look different than their ancestors’ brains, but the changes were not caused by their loss of flight, says a new study. Leaving the sky for the ground…
New York, March 2 (IANS) Researchers have identified three risk factors that make adults with mental illness more likely to engage in violent behaviour. These risk factors, according to the study, are if an individual…
New York, March 2 (IANS) Low levels of vitamin D in men can predict aggressive prostate cancer identified at the time of surgery, new research has found. The finding is important because it can offer…