New York, Jan 21 (IANS) Adding flashing lights and music to gambling encourages risky decision-making, shows a study. The study which laid the groundwork for possible treatment of gambling addiction in humans discovered that rats…
Sydney, Jan 21 (IANS) If you are strict with your diet during the week and eat junk over the weekend, then maybe you are undoing all the good work done during the week. Yo-yoing between…
Businessman staring at telephone waiting for it to ring London, Jan 21 (IANS) British neuroscientists have identified the brain network system that causes us to stumble and stall, which may have a disastrous effect on…
London, Jan 21 (IANS) Genes play a crucial role over time although environmental factors matter most in the short term, according to a study into social anxiety and avoiding personality disorders. “The results show a…
New York, Jan 21 (IANS) Teenagers with food allergies are more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new study reveals. The mothers of teenagers with food allergies are more…
London, Jan 21 (IANS) A new carnivorous dinosaur species named Dracoraptor Hanigan has been uncovered in the south of Wales, which could possibly be the oldest known Jurassic dinosaur from Britain, according to a study….
New York, Jan 21 (IANS) Researchers at Duke University Medical Centre have developed a blood test that can determine whether a respiratory illness is caused by infection from a virus or bacteria so that proper…
London, Jan 21 (IANS) Contrary to fears that water supplies in the major Asian rivers would drastically decline in the near future, new research now shows that water flow in these rivers will be stable…
Beijing, Jan 21 (IANS) Chinese researchers have created a special glass that can help protect living cells by absorbing and blocking damaging ultraviolet rays. Out in space, where the level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation from…
New York, Jan 21 (IANS) Although rare, a vaccine for chickenpox and shingles which has been in use for more than 20 years and is considered an essential medicine by the World Health Organization, can…
Washington, Jan 21 (IANS) Transportation engineers from the University of Washington (UW) have developed an inexpensive system to sense Wi-Fi and Bluetooth signals from bus passengers’ mobile devices and collect data to build better transit…
Credit: Chao-Yang Wang, Penn State New York, Jan 21 (IANS) Batteries of electric vehicles do not perform well at subzero temperatures. This long-standing problem can soon be a thing of the past as researchers have…
New York, Jan 21 (IANS) Our brain may have 10 times more memory capacity than what is commonly estimated, suggests new research. “This is a real bombshell in the field of neuroscience,” said co-senior author…
Daughter stood with arguing parents New York, Jan 21 (IANS) The scar of childhood abuse and neglect affects adults’ brain, especially in their impulse to control, warns a new study. The impact of a traumatic…
A map of climate change. Credit: Nature Climate Change New York, Jan 21 (IANS) Researchers from Canada, in a new study, have marked on a map the temperature rise caused by carbon dioxide emissions. The…
New York, Jan 21 (IANS) Regions of the brain that normally work together to process emotion become decoupled in people who experience multiple episodes of depression, a study has found. The findings would help identify…
New York, Jan 21 (IANS) Pre-pregnancy obesity is strongly linked with infant mortality and compliance with weight gain guidelines during pregnancy have limited impact on that mortality risk, warns a new study. “The findings suggest…
New York, Jan 21 (IANS) Eating healthier fats could save more than a million people dying from heart disease, says recent research adding that the types of diet changes needed would differ greatly between countries….
New York, Jan 21 (IANS) Leveraging publicly available tweets or other social media posts could help disaster response agencies quickly identify impacted areas in need of assistance, says a new study. By analysing the September…
New York, Jan 21 (IANS) Facebook may have connected many a friend, but its role in strengthening neighbourhood bond may be limited as face-to-face communication is still the norm among neighbours, suggests new research. People…