New York, Jan 17 (IANS) Researchers are likely to have uncovered a novel mechanism behind the ability of the common diabetes drug – metformin — to inhibit the progression of pancreatic cancer. Diabetic patients taking…
New York, Jan 17 (IANS) Monitoring social behaviour of wild chimpanzees, researchers have found that being gregarious may help transmit beneficial microbes and increase the diversity of gut bacteria. The research — linked to…
New York, Jan 17 (IANS) Greater intake of dietary nitrate and green leafy vegetables is associated with a 20-30 percent lower risk of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), according to a study. Jae H. Kang of…
New York, Jan 17 (IANS) There are no magic shortcuts when it comes to reading more quickly while still fully understanding what we’ve read, says an interesting study. The claims put forth by many speed-reading…
New York, Jan 17 (IANS) US scientists have developed a technology likened to “mini force fields” to independently control individual microrobots operating within groups, an advance aimed at using the tiny machines in areas including…
New York, Jan 17 (IANS) A team of researchers at a US university has developed an app that blocks third parties from identifying an individual’s location based on what they search for online. “The trend…
City destroyed by meteor shower New York, Jan 17 (IANS) NASA has started a new programme called the Planetary Defence Coordination Office (PDCO) which will coordinate the space agency’s efforts to detect and track near-Earth…
London, Jan 17 (IANS) Ants don’t get distracted by social information when on the move, only fully responding to it when at rest, according to a new study. Researchers from the Britian’s University of Bristol…
New York, Jan 17 (IANS) NASA is scheduled to launch its new ocean-monitoring satellite — Jason-3 — from Vandenberg air force base in central California on Sunday, the space agency said. The liftoff aboard a…
New York, Jan 17 (IANS) Offspring produced by older parents often do not live as long and researchers have now discovered why this is so. The age of the parents influences offspring longevity, in part,…
New York, Jan 17 (IANS) Researchers have found a way to make an existing drug used to treat breast, lung and pancreatic cancers effective in small dosage, thereby reducing its usage and associated side effects…
London, Jan 17 (IANS) Bone marrow lesions (BMLs) are likely to help predict a swiftly progressing joint disease, says a study. The research shows lesions — seen on MRI scans as regions of bone beneath…
New York, Jan 17 (IANS) The risk of developing colorectal cancer in obese people is about 50 percent greater compared to the risk in lean people, says new research. “Our study suggests that colorectal cancer…
New York, Jan 16 (IANS) In a study that could help advance drug development for Alzheimer’s disease, researchers have found that a key aspect of human memory impaired in memory disorders exists in the type…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Evolution is a touchy subject. Unveil a new discovery pointing towards what triggered life on Earth and a whole contingent of evolutionists, the proponents of Intelligent design (ID) and…
Hooman Davoudiasl, Physics, Tenure” Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) A team of US scientists has challenged the popular scientific model that the physical universe – space, time, matter and energy – ballooned out from a very…
Beijing, Jan 16 (IANS) In the very beginning of 2016, China bid farewell to its decades-long one-child policy, allowing all couples to have a second child. The change will surely affect the lives of millions…
New York, Jan 16 (IANS) Taking up a new mental challenge such as digital photography or quilting may help you maintain cognitive vitality even in old age, suggests new research. “The present findings provide some…
New York, Jan 16 (IANS) Obesity has an association with the formation of blood clots in the veins of children and adolescents, says a new study. Obesity, as determined by body mass index, was a…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Women entrepreneurs who are often sidelined as the fairer sex in business, feel social media is the best friend to take their projects ahead and seek funding. Social media like…