Toronto, Dec 23 (IANS) Survivors of Ebola virus disease (EVD) experience complications relating to vision, hearing and joint pain for months after being discharged from the hospital, says researchers, including one of Indian-origin. The findings…
Beijing, Dec 23 (IANS) Chinese researchers have developed “Darwin” – a new age information chip that will help run complex intelligent algorithms on small devices in the era of “Internet of Things”. Artificial Neural Network…
London, Dec 23 (IANS) Humans appear to be the only species who are able to remember events that they had experienced and mentally time travel not only into the past but also the future, suggests…
New York, Dec 23 (IANS) Seasonal sun exposure — a key factor in the body’s natural ability to make vitamin D — plays a substantial role in how well people do after weight loss surgery,…
New York, Dec 22 (IANS) While obese children tend to have more muscles, the excess body fat may compromise other functions in their bodies, such as bone growth, says a study. “It is a common…
New York, Dec 22 (IANS) Global climate change and biological factors such as diseases, and not the advent of agriculture, controlled long-term growth of human population for most of the past 12,000 years, says a…
New York, Dec 22 (IANS) Babies as young as two-year-olds are adept at using touch screens, and can swipe, unlock and actively search for features on smartphones and tablets, a new study has found. This…
New York, Dec 22 (IANS) Did you get to cuddle with your parents, play freely and feel supported in childhood? Childhood experiences like these appear to have a lot to do with well-being in adulthood,…
London, Dec 22 (IANS) Mammals, including humans, diversified on Earth in great numbers after the dinosaurs went extinction, researchers, including an Indian-origin scientist, report. According to the team from University College London, fossil records show…
London, Dec 22 (IANS) Positive experiences with people from another group trigger a learning effect in the brain, which increases empathy, reveals a new study. The researchers wanted to measure brain activation in participants who…
Ketamine has been used as an anesthetic for decades. It’s also a widely popular but illegal club drug known as “Special K.” When administered in low doses, patients report a rapid reduction in depression symptoms….
New York, Dec 22 (IANS) A third of patients with chronic conditions who exchanged secure emails with their doctors said that the communications improved their overall health, according to a study conducted by one of…
New York, Dec 22 (IANS) Researchers from Cornell University have devised a new method to measure ultra-fast and thin photodetector. The team, headed by associate professor Farhan Rana measured the ultrafast response of their 2D…
New York, Dec 22 (IANS) In a first, researchers have shown that a drug that boosts activity in the brain’s “garbage disposal” system can decrease levels of toxic proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease and other…
New York, Dec 22 (IANS) Beyond the poetry of crashing ocean waves, salt- and carbon-rich sea spray has a dramatic effect on the formation and duration of clouds which cover 60 percent of the Earth’s…
Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) Night shifts not only damage health but also put those who drive home after their shift at significantly high risk of car crashes, a US study said. In the study, 16-night shift…
Toronto, Dec 22 (IANS) Material purchases, from sweaters to tablet computers, provide more frequent happiness over time, whereas experiential purchases, like a trip to the zoo, provide more intense happiness on individual occasions, says a…
London, Dec 22 (IANS) Dismissing the concept of ‘fat but fit’, a new study has found that the protective effects of high fitness against early death are reduced in obese men. Men of a normal…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) For 40 percent Indians, the idea of luxury is associated with more personal time and freedom and not in accumulating material things, a new global survey has revealed. The survey,…
Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) A whopping 95 percent of the teens, aged between 13 and 17 years, access the Internet while 76 percent of minors, below the age of 13, use YouTube daily, a new…