London, Jan 31 (IANS) When it comes to showing affection, get a dog home as they score better than cats in showering love on their owners. According to an interesting research, your canine friend loves…
Girls typing on mobile phones – Three friends holding smart phones and chatting New York, Jan 31 (IANS) Looking for like-minded women? Here comes a new app that will find like-minded females for you by…
New York, Jan 31 (IANS) Users of cherry-flavoured e-cigarettes may be exposed to higher levels of the potentially harmful respiratory chemical, reveals a new study. According to researchers, high levels of the respiratory irritant benzaldehyde…
Assortment of foodstuffs with a high fibre content, including various fruits and vegetables, wholemeal bread and baked beans. New York, Jan 30 (IANS) Childhood socio-economic status might influence an individual’s food choices as adults, says…
London, Jan 30 (IANS) Older adults with negative attitudes towards ageing had slower walking speed and worse cognitive abilities as compared to their peers with more positive attitudes towards ageing, reveals a study. Negative attitudes…
Washington, Jan 30 (IANS) A NASA team is working to build a new communications modem that will employ a revolutionary technology to transform everything from telecommunications, medical imaging, advanced manufacturing to national defence. The space…
New York, Jan 30 (IANS) A simple online quiz has been found to be promising in predicting sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in young women, says a new study. The six-question survey called “pop quiz has…
New York, Jan 30 (IANS) Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have developed new computational tools that can instantly decode brain signals involved in viewing images. “We were trying to understand, first, how the human brain…
New York, Jan 30 (IANS) US researchers have found the first reliable evidence that humans played a substantial role in the extinction of Australian mega fauna — large animal species in Australia with body mass…
Sydney, Jan 30 (IANS) Mathematics has always been a troublesome and scary subject for many children. But a recent study has found that school kids who trace math problems using fingers are able to solve…
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) A high percentage of street dog deaths were influenced by humans, says a new study, which also notes how human activities impact the sex ratio of the free-ranging dog population. In…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) At a time when the Indian government has launched several promising initiatives to improve health care facilities in the country especially in the hinterlands, experts feel that it is high…
By Charu Bahri Sugar-sweetened beverages account for everyone in 200 deaths caused by Indias rising tide of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity, according to a 2015 study. “Over 80 percent of those deaths happen because…
New York, Jan 30 (IANS) Although more teenagers and young adults are watching pornography than ever before but strikingly, most of the youngsters think that neglecting the environment is more immoral than porn viewing, an…
New York, Jan 30 (IANS) Researchers at Cornell University have blazed a new trail by creating a self-assembled, three-dimensional superconductor. It is the first time a superconductor, in this case niobium nitride (NbN), has self-assembled…
Washington, Jan 30 (IANS) A drug used to treat high blood pressure has been found to reduce cell damage often linked to Alzheimer’s disease, reports a new study. The researchers explored the effect of the…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Have your comments on social media brought unwanted trouble to your steady relationship? Don’t be surprised, as this happens frequently! Social media has been playing the demon in shattering relationships….
Washington, Jan 29 (IANS) A violent, head-on collision between the Earth and a forming planet 4.5 billion years ago created the Moon, claim researchers from the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), suggesting that this massive…
Toronto, Jan 28 (IANS) A study involving an ancient rodent’s brains has found that bigger does not necessarily mean better, at least when it comes to animals. Researchers at the University of Toronto reconstructed two…
New York, Jan 29 (IANS) In a first, a team of researchers has successfully replaced both Y chromosomes in mice by increasing expression of just two genes while preserving the male’s ability to produce offspring….