The hummingbird glyph and its surroundings in the Nasa world heritage site. (Photo: NASA) Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) In just two 10-minute overflights, an airborne NASA radar has pinpointed areas of disturbance in Peru’s Nasca…
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) Over 60 percent women in the age group of 15 to 49 years in West Bengal are anaemic, says the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4). In total, 62.5 percent of…
New York, Jan 27 (IANS) A team of US researchers has documented for the first time the disease trajectory of Zika virus that started with nine positive patients and has now spread to more than…
Toronto, Jan 27 (IANS) Have you heard of Chromosome 16? No, it is not an upcoming science-fiction film but a stark reality where a missing copy of a region in Chromosome 16 in the human…
New York, Jan 27 (IANS) Messaging in the dark affects sleep, health and performance in school, says a study. Students who text for longer duration in the dark sleep only for a few hours and…
New York, Jan 27 (IANS) People who kicked the butt as long as 15 years ago are still at high risk for lung cancer and should be screened, warn researchers. The current lung cancer screening…
New York, Jan 27 (IANS) Even subtle differences in how one refers to people with mental illness can affect their attitudes towards such people, says a study. According to the researchers, individuals showed less tolerance…
London, Jan 27 (IANS) Researchers have discovered the ancestor of the present-day rabbit that lived in south-eastern Siberia in Russia, confirming a relationship between Asia and Europe. The remains of Amphilagus Tomidai, a mammal that…
London, Jan 27 (IANS) In a first, a research has found a solution to make the internet infrastructure open and programmable while carrying its traffic at the speed of light by introducing new concepts of…
New York, Jan 27 (IANS) Women who began having menstrual cycles at a younger age are at a greater risk of developing gestational diabetes that can cause babies to develop Type-2 diabetes, reveals a study….
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Have you started feeling depressed or moody while in love, lacking focus or motivation to finish a task at work or finding yourself addicted to shopping or even gambling? Do…
New York, Jan 27 (IANS) Want to shed those extra kilos through weight loss surgery? Do it before you get hitched! According to a study, being married might actually work against those who want to…
By Chaitanya Mallapur There are four years left for the government target of ensuring all Indians use toilets, but in urban India alone, no more than 30 percent of sewage generated by 377 million people…
New York, Jan 27 (IANS) A team of US researchers has found that e-cigarettes are toxic and can directly attack lung cells, weakening the immune system and boosting bacterial virulence. “The study shows that e-cigarette…
New York, Jan 27 (IANS) You have another reason to drink that cup of coffee. Researchers including an Indian-origin medical student now report that regular caffeine consumption does not lead to extra heartbeats, which may…
New York, Jan 27 (IANS) Teenagers who spend a lot of time on Facebook and Twitter irrespective of the time are more likely to suffer sleep disturbances than their peers who prefer outdoor activities with…
London, Jan 26 (IANS) Adding more support to the importance of dietary interventions in obese patients, a research said fatty liver is independently associated with heart failure in such people. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD),…
Mumbai, Jan 26 (IANS) Thanks to stem cell therapy a 24-year-old engineering student who was crippled due to Multiple Sclerosis has started to walk again. Sushant Chavan was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in October 2011….
Washington, Jan 26 (IANS) The American Heart Association (AHA) has for the first time issued a scientific statement on female heart attacks, underscoring knowledge gaps and outlining the priority steps needed to better understand and…
New York, Jan 26 (IANS) Researchers at a US university have found the brains of obese children function differently from those children of healthy weight, and suggest that diet and exercise may not be enough…