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Every hour of sitting may up diabetes risk: Study

 Every extra hour a day spent sitting could increase the risk of developing diabetes by about a fifth, new study has warned.

Feb 05, 2016, 18:13 PM IST

Cross dressing, girlfriend stealing are all in genes

 Genes are responsible for making a different type of male ruff, a bird that breeds in Eurasia and winters in Africa, according to a new study.

Nov 22, 2015, 12:16 PM IST

Stress causes infants to resort to habits

Under stress, people are inclined to resort to habits, rather than try out new things, and the same is true for infants, a new study by psychologists from Germany's Ruhr University Bochum showed.

Oct 01, 2015, 14:42 PM IST

What your Facebook posts say about you

 Your Facebook posts say a lot about you or so, a new study from London's Brunel University said.

Sep 17, 2015, 13:50 PM IST

You are not irrational but just a quantum probabilistic!

 What has quantum physics to do with human decision-making? A lot, say researchers, advising that the next time someone accuses you of making an irrational decision, just explain that you are obeying the laws of quantum physics.

Sep 16, 2015, 21:01 PM IST