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Men and Women May Be Wired to Behave Differently: Study

New York, Feb 10 (IANS) Male and female behavioural differences correlate with their different brain networks, say, researchers, including one of Indian origin. Structural differences in the brain may relate to male and female behaviour…


Delhi Favours Odd-Even Scheme: Survey

New Delhi: Volunteers stand on Delhi roads with placards on the Day-1 of implementation of the state government’s odd even formula in the national capital on Jan 1, 2016. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) New Delhi, Feb…


How Robots Can Reduce Drug Experiments

New York, Feb 10 (IANS) Researchers, including an Indian-origin scientist, have created a robotically-driven experimentation system to determine the effects of a large number of drugs on many proteins, reducing the number of necessary experiments…






India Ranks Very Low in Global Patent Index: Study

Bengaluru, Feb 10 (ANS) India is ranked 37th or second last in the international IP (intellectual property) index by the US Chamber of Commerce, it was announced on Wednesday. “India’s score is unchanged as patent…


‘Western Military Superiority Eroding’

Visakhapatnam: Naval ships giving guard of honour to President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Defence Minister Manohar Parikh with Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Robin K. Dhowan at the International Fleet Review…



Eat Walnuts to Shed Pounds, Cut Cholesterol

New York, Feb 10 (IANS) Eating a walnut-rich diet can be effective in losing weight and improving cholesterol level, finds a new study. The research also showed that a diet containing walnuts, which are primarily…


Horses Know when You Are Happy

London, Feb 10 (IANS) Horses have the ability to recognise human emotions as researches have shown that the ponies can distinguish between angry and happy human facial expressions. Psychologists studied how 28 horses reacted to…





Scientists Discover Hidden Galaxies Behind Milky Way

Sydney, Feb 10 (IANS) A team of international scientists has discovered hundreds of hidden galaxies hidden from view until now by our own galaxy, the Milky Way, some 250 million light-years away from the Earth….


COPD May Change Brain Structure

London, Feb 10 (IANS) Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) demonstrate grey matter decreases in areas of the brain that process breathlessness, fear and sensitivity to pain, says a new study. COPD is a…


Human Migration Not a New Phenomenon: Researchers

London, Feb 10 (IANS) Countering common perception that migration at current levels is a new phenomenon, a short animated film commissioned by British historians shows that people from different parts of the world have been…