London, Dec 4 (IANS) Swedish researchers have developed power paper – a new material with an outstanding ability to store energy. The material looks and feels like a slightly “plasticky” paper and consists of nanocellulose…
New York, Dec 4 (IANS) If you are a movie buff, better cut down on action films! Researcers have found that watching violent movies or reading books with violent content can make you more likely…
New York, Dec 3 (IANS) If your friends say that you have changed after you started dating, they are right. A new study says that non-dating teenagers who start dating turn more similar to their…
New York, Dec 3 (IANS) Oxytocin, often called the love hormone, may have different effects on men and women, and in certain circumstances the hormone may actually trigger anxiety, suggested a new study. Clinical trials…
London, Dec 3 (IANS) Much to coffee lovers’ delight, drinking three to four cups of coffee per day can reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, said a new study. Danish scientists have identified…
New York, Dec 2 (IANS) Women trust dating advice from a gay male friend more than from straight colleagues or friends because gay men have fewer ulterior mating motives, a significant research has revealed. Also,…
Melbourne, Dec 2 (IANS) The kind of food your father relished may have a direct impact on your health and overall well-being, according to new research. A dad’s diet before they conceive could be genetically…
New York, Dec 2 (IANS) Teenagers who watch porn and other explicit material on television may be at a risk of sharing sexual images of themselves on social media, researchers have warned. The study found…
Washington, Dec 2 (IANS) The US manufacturing Index in November contracted to the lowest level since June 2009 when the economy was caught up in the worst financial crisis in decades. The manufacturing index, also…
London, Nov 30 (IANS) If you feel depressed that the bartender at the pub ignores you often, learn from a robotic bartender how to impress upon his human avatar to get the best drink. In…
New York, Nov 29 (IANS) A high-fat diet also appears to prompt normally bustling immune cells in our brain to become sedentary and start consuming the connections between our neurons, a new study has found….
London, Nov 29 (IANS) Items we consider healthy such as cereal bars, bran-flakes and low fat biscuits are full of sugar which, while they may provide the temporary energy boost, will end up making us…
Cairo, Nov 28 (IANS) Scanning the walls of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings suggested that there was a possibility of a hidden chamber, the antiquities minister said on Saturday. “We can…
New York, Nov 26 (IANS) Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a first-of-its-kind self-healing gel that repairs and connects electronic circuits, paving the way for the development of flexible electronics. The…
New York, Nov 26 (IANS) While it is known that price, not just taste, can impact our evaluation of a restaurant meal, researchers have now discovered which part of the meal matters the most in…
Montreal, Nov 25 (IANS) An Indian-origin engineer and his team from Concordia University have created a technology to harness the electrical energy from blue-green algae. Both photosynthesis and respiration, which take place in plants cells,…
London, Nov 25 (IANS) Researchers at a breast cancer prevention clinic have observed an increased uptake of preventative double mastectomies since May 2013 when Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie announced that she had undergone the procedure….
New York, Nov 24 (IANS) Using only sunlight and nanoparticles, researchers in Canada have developed an effective, inexpensive and green process to remove contaminants from oil sands wastewater. Frank Gu, professor at the University of…
Sydney, Nov 23 (IANS) Humans have the best of all possible visual worlds because our full stereo vision combines with primitive visual pathways to quickly spot danger, a study led by University of Sydney has…
London, Nov 22 (IANS) People diagnosed with schizophrenia who are prone to hallucinations are likely to have structural differences in a key region of their brain than healthy individuals and people with schizophrenia who do…