Don’t Skip Breakfast if You Want to Remain Active
London, Feb 13 (IANS) Eating breakfast may not only make people, especially obese, lose weight but can also make them more physically active and reduce food intake later in the day, reveals a study….
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E-Cigarettes Can Cause Heart Disease: Study
New York, Feb 13 (IANS) Exposure to either e-cigarette aerosol or smokeless tobacco alone can increase the potential of atherosclerosis – a disease that leads to heart attack, stroke and peripheral arterial disease, says a…
Gravitational Waves: Questions Remain but Don’t Detract from Monumental Discovery
The maiden direct detection of gravitational waves (GW160914), announced on February 11, the culmination of intense worldwide scientific efforts spanning almost four decades, is one of the greatest scientific discoveries of all times. In particular,…
Decoded: How Particles ‘Fall’ in Love This Valentine’s
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) Here is a love story at the smallest scale imaginable: particles of light. It is possible to have particles that are so intimately linked that a change to one affects the…
Air Pollution Kills over 5.5 Million People Worldwide Annually
(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…
Blocking Stress Protein Relieves Chronic Pain
London, Feb 12 (IANS) Do you experience frequent mood swings? Scientists have found a group of drugs that could help treat mood disorders and also relieve chronic pain. The study revealed how a protein that…
Feeling Older Increases Risk Of Hospitalisation
London, Feb 12 (IANS) People who feel older than their peers are more likely to be hospitalised as they age, regardless of their actual age or other demographic factors, warns a new study. According to…
Device to ‘Smell’ Prostate Cancer in the Offing
London, Feb 12 (IANS) A team of British researchers is on the verge of creating a urine diagnostic test using a special tool that can smell cancer in men’s urine, ending the era of invasive…
Offering Others Support Can Reduce Your Stress
New York, Feb 12 (IANS) Cheering up others when they are feeling down or giving other forms of support — rather than receiving it — may have unique positive effects on key brain areas involved…
This Thin Transistor May Lead to Flexible Devices
Toronto, Feb 12 (IANS) Engineers from the University of Alberta have invented a new thin-film transistor that may help manufacturers design flexible devices ranging from displays to medical imaging. The team has explored new uses…
Neem Extract Shows Promise in Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
New York, Feb 12 (IANS) A natural extract derived from Neem tree could potentially be used to treat the highly lethal pancreatic cancer, says a team of researchers including Indian-origin scientists. The results revealed that…
Why Some Men Imagine Woman Are Always Sexually Eyeing Them
New York, Feb 12 (IANS) If you walk into a bar and think that an attractive woman smiling at you wants to have sex with you, are you gauging her right or is it all…
Effective Salt Replacer a Step Closer
New York, Feb 12 (IANS) In a major step towards developing successful salt replacers or enhancers, researchers have shed new light on the identity and functionality of salt-responding taste cells on the tongue. Public health…
Vitamin D-Rich Foods During Pregnancy May Cut Allergy Risk in Kids
New York, Feb 12 (IANS) Higher intake of foods containing vitamin D during pregnancy may reduce the risk of children developing allergies, a study reveals. However, intake of vitamin D supplements may not confer the…
100 Million-Year-Old Amber Points to Oldest Animal Societies
New York, Feb 12 (IANS) Fighting ants, giant soldier termites and foraging worker ants recently discovered in 100-million-year-old amber pieces from Myanmar provide direct evidence of advanced social behaviour in ancient ants and termites, say…
Scientists Find Novel Way to Create Nanowire Lasers
Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) By using next-generation solar cell materials, a team of researchers has developed a simple process to produce nanowire lasers that can lead to faster data transmission for desktop and ultimately hand-held…
Beetroot Juice Improves Endurance, Blood Pressure in Elderly
New York, Feb 12 (IANS) A daily dose of beetroot juice may significantly improve exercise endurance and blood pressure in elderly patients with the heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction (HfpEF) syndrome, a new…
Increasing Water on Land Slowing Down Rising Seas
Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) While ice sheets and glaciers continue to melt, climate change over the past decade has caused Earths continents to soak up and store an extra 3.2 trillion tons of water in…
‘With Gravitational Wave Detection, We Can Now Listen to the Stars’
Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) As the momentous news of gravitational waves being detected 100 years after Albert Einstein’s prediction broke on Thursday, scientists discussing the significance of the major discovery revealed that this discovery would…
Early Diet Influences Gut Bacteria Composition in Infants
London, Feb 12 (IANS) After the age of nine months, the development of the infant gut microbiota is driven by diet, not maternal obesity, a new study says. The gut microbiota is a complex community…