By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) Extensive groundwater extraction in the Indo-Gangetic Plain over the last five decades has “significantly” contributed to the killer April 25, 2015, Nepal temblor and “probably all earthquakes” in…
New York, Feb 28 (IANS) Children born by pre-labour caesarean section delivery are at an increased risk of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), a type of blood cancer characterised by an overproduction of immature white blood…
Toronto, Feb 28 (IANS) Scientists have created an energy efficient biological supercomputer that is able to process information very quickly and accurately using parallel networks in the same way that massive electronic supercomputers do. The…
New York, Feb 28 (IANS) Scientists from a US university have created the thinnest, lightest solar cells ever produced which could be placed on almost any material or surface including your hat, shirt, or smartphone,…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Squeeze lemon and apply on your skin or mix it with natural ingredients like honey, yoghurt and chickpea to get rid of acne that often leaves unsightly scars on face….
New York, Feb 28 (IANS) A new malaria vaccine has been found to generate robust immune response although it could not altogether prevent infection, according to a first of its kind in-human study. The vaccine…
New York, Feb 27 (IANS) How you perceive and react to stressful events in life is more important to your health than how frequently you encounter stress, says a study. According to the researchers, the…
Toronto, Feb 27 (IANS) A drug that would be the first to target the cause of Huntington’s disease (HD) — a rare, hereditary disease — has been found effective and safe when tested in mice…
New York, Feb 27 (IANS) A study looking into the concerns that a secret memo with 200 international sites made public by WikiLeaks may have provided a target list for terrorists has found no evidence…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) People suffering from diabetes need to keep their sugar levels in control to prevent strokes, say doctors, adding that diabetics are at double the risk of suffering a stroke than…
New York, Feb 27 (IANS) Researchers have found an intermediate gut microbiome in a community of a traditional population that incorporates some westernised lifestyle practices and throws light on why modern humans suffer from lifestyle…
Tokyo, Feb 27 (IANS) A new dinosaur fossil has been found in Japan’s Fukui prefecture, bringing the number of species discovered in the country to seven, the media reported on Saturday. According to fossil analysis,…
AIDS New York, Feb 27 (IANS) A large number of newly HIV diagnosed men in the US believe that they contracted the infection from a partner they met online, new research has found. More than…
Sydney, Feb 27 (IANS) Australian researchers have discovered how a protein works to boost the body’s natural-killing immune cells — a type of white blood cell which hunts and destroys foreign cells in the body,…
London, Feb 27 (IANS) Insecticide-treated nets can prevent malaria despite mosquitoes developing resistance to the substances used on the nets, a study says. Researchers found that doses of the insecticide “deltamethrin” that are tolerated by…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A study highlighting the role of smartphones in people’s lives in Asia has found that 60 percent people use them to primarily communicate with one another, 24 percent consider them…
London, Feb 27 (IANS) If you are obese, you are at risk of physical and psychological health problems such as diabetes, heart disease, depression and anxiety. But, your high body mass index (BMI) is also…
Toronto, Feb 27 (IANS) The number of men smoking tobacco in India rose by more than one-third to 108 million between 1998 and 2015, says an alarming study by an Indian-origin researcher. The study did…
London, Feb 26 (IANS) An 11,000 years old rare engraved shale pendant discovered in north Yorkshire is the earliest known Mesolithic art piece in Britain, archaeologists have determined. The artefact, discovered at the Early Mesolithic…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The life span of Indian males has dwindled 3-4 years compared to females due to a couple of reasons including smoking, aggression, unsafe sex and health hazards at work place,…