New York, Dec 10 (IANS) A pesticide used prior to the early 1980s and found in milk at that time may be associated with signs of Parkinson’s disease in the brain, researchers reveal. The link…
London, Dec 10 (IANS) Scientists from University College London have designed a new sensor for detecting multiple explosives like DNT, RDX and PETN simultaneously which are hard to detect using sniffer dogs. The sensor can…
New York, Dec 9 (IANS) An Indian-origin engineer and an ophthalmologist in the US are developing a portable sensor that can quickly and inexpensively determine whether an eye injury is mild or severe. The device,…
London, Dec 9 (IANS) Five in six women with increased risk of breast cancer turn down drugs that are likely to prevent the disease, finds cancer research scientists in Britain. “Our important research reveals that…
Samsung’s 3D plasma television. New York, Dec 9 (IANS) Are you hooked to 3D video games? Well, if yes, that may not be too bad as new research reveals that playing 3D video games, besides…
Beijing, Dec 9 (IANS) An aging population could shrink the number of working-age adults by more than 10 percent in China by 2040, a World Bank report said on Wednesday. It means a net loss…
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) More than one in four doctors in the early stages of their careers have signs of depression, said a study. The study claimed the gruelling years of training for a medical…
New York, Dec 8 (IANS) If you usually dine solo in office, try to change that habit as eating meals with your colleagues may actually boost your productivity, a new Cornell University study has found….
Washington, Dec 8 (IANS) Researchers at University of Washington have developed a new system that can capture the ‘persona’ of a real person out of vast number of images and create a digital model of…
London, Dec 8 (IANS) Learning, memory, and brain repair depend on the ability of our neurons to change with experience says a new study. Researchers in Italy concluded following a study that exercise may enhance…
New York, Dec 8 (IANS) The Neanderthals, who appeared about 200,000 years ago, are quite distinct from modern humans in the manner in which their faces grow, finds a new study. The results add to…
New York, Dec 7 (IANS) In a first, a team involved in Parkinson’s disease research at the University at Buffalo (UB) has developed a way to ramp up the conversion of skin cells into dopamine…
Mumbai, Dec 7 (IANS) Maintaining a stable outlook for India, ratings agency Fitch on Monday said the country’s economy will grow by 7.5 percent in the current fiscal that will stand out globally, but warned…
London, Dec 6 (PTI) India has the “dubious honour” of being the second most ignorant nation in the world after Mexico, according to a survey which posed questions on issues like inequality, non-religious population, female…
Washington, Dec 6 (IANS) An Indian-origin scientist has developed a new, open-source 3D software that can track the embryonic development and movement of neuronal cells throughout the body of the worm, and it is now…
London, Dec 5 (IANS) Scientists at University College London (UCL) have found the recipe for painlessness in a study that used genetically modified mice to show a channel responsible for allowing pain signals to pass…
New York, Dec 5 (IANS) When it comes to emotional health, young couples — especially women — do just as well moving in together as they do getting married, says a study. The findings suggest an…
New York, Dec 5 (IANS) Researchers have developed a new method that converts ethanol to a better alternative fuel butanol more efficiently without producing unwanted byproducts. Ethanol, which is produced from corn, is commonly-used as…
Toronto, Dec 4 (IANS) Are you a Deepak Chopra fan and love to bombard your friends’ Facebook wall with inspirational quotes? This may sweep the floor off your feet but according to interesting research,…
New York, Dec 4 (IANS) More than half of Indian scientists self-identify themselves as religious and almost a third believe that religion and science can not only co-exist but be used to help each other,…