India pays minimum attention on research: President
President Pranab Mukherjee has said that India pays minimum attention to research and added that the country should invest more time in R&D (Research and Development).
Jun 09, 2016, 06:32 AM IST
India, US to intensify cooperation on cyber issues
Both the nations have also stressed to promote closer cooperation between their law enforcement agencies to combat cybercrime and also to share information on a real time on malicious cybersecurity threats and establish appropriate mechanisms to improve such information sharing.
Jun 08, 2016, 06:59 AM IST
Keep larger wine glass at arm's length if you want to drink less!
The findings showed that increasing the size of wine glasses led to nearly 10 per cent increase in wine sales.
Jun 08, 2016, 06:30 AM IST
Here comes a new protein to modify brain activity
The GFE3 protein may help researchers map the brain's connections and better understand how inhibitory synapses modulate brain function, said lead author Don Arnold, Professor at University of Southern California.
Jun 08, 2016, 06:10 AM IST
This enzyme may help protect against Alzheimer's
"This study found that NMNAT2, or nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyl transferase 2, is a key neuronal maintenance factor," said lead researcher Hui-Chen Lu, Professor at Indiana University in the US.
Jun 05, 2016, 18:54 PM IST
Women suffering with migraine at increased mortality risk
The findings showed that women who reported a migraine had a greater risk for major cardiovascular disease, including heart attacks, strokes and angina -- chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart.
Jun 05, 2016, 17:28 PM IST
Use coupons while shopping online
An online shopper who shops regularly using online portals plans well ahead and seeks out coupons before clicking on the pay option.
Jun 05, 2016, 16:03 PM IST
NASA astronaut to step into expandable space habitat
Williams and the NASA and Bigelow Aerospace teams working at Mission Control Center at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston successfully deployed the expandable habitat - Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) - at the International Space Station during more than seven hours of operations on May 28.
Jun 04, 2016, 17:59 PM IST
New weapon to beat breast cancer-Metformin!
For the study, the researchers examined clinical outcomes for 1,215 patients who were diagnosed and underwent surgical treatment for breast cancer between 1997 and 2013.
Jun 04, 2016, 13:38 PM IST
NASA satellite locates 39 unreported sources of toxic sulphur dioxide
NASA scientists have spotted unreported sources of air pollution by making use of a new satellite-based method.
Jun 03, 2016, 22:33 PM IST
Beware! E. coli bacteria detected in 92 percent ice samples in Mumbai
The presence of bacteria is a sure indicator of the impure quality of water being used to freeze into ice-cubes, that can eventually lead to gastroenteritis, diarrhea, vomiting, food poisoning and other ailments.
Jun 02, 2016, 21:39 PM IST
Bee population escalated post last ice age, reveals study!
According to the study conducted by experts from Flinders University of South Australia, the Australian small carpenter bee -- found in sub-tropical, coastal and desert areas in Australia --has flourished in the period of global warming following the last Ice Age some 18,000 years ago.
Jun 02, 2016, 00:01 AM IST
Rio Olympics not to be moved or postponed: WHO
A day earlier, medical experts in an open letter had suggested the global health bodyto move or postpone the August games to help prevent the spread of Zika virus.
May 29, 2016, 13:39 PM IST
This is what heartbeat reveals about health!
While in many of the earlier studies conducted, the full breathing cycle was correlated to the heart rate.
May 29, 2016, 13:13 PM IST
Gene connected to multiple sclerosis discovered, claim scientists!
Characterised by the onset of chronic, neurodegenerative damage of the central nervous system, this unpredictable, often disabling disease disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body by attacking the protective sheath (myelin) that covers nerve fibres.
NASA installs space station's inflatable room
NASA Astronaut Jeff Williams began introducing air into the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module on Saturday afternoon, but he only filled air into the spacecraft for a very short time, ranging from one to 30 seconds, each time, Xinhua news agency reported.
May 29, 2016, 11:15 AM IST
China all set to embark on 1st quantum communication satellite
This will be the first quantum communication through a satellite in the world, Xinhua news agency quoted Pan Jianwei, professor with University of Science and Technology of China as saying.
May 29, 2016, 09:41 AM IST
Youngsters at alcohol risk can be identified on social media
The strongest predictor of both drinking alcohol and posting about it on social media was espousing an alcohol identity -- meaning that the individuals considered drinking a part of who they are, said co-lead author Charee Thompson from Ohio University.
May 29, 2016, 09:06 AM IST
Zika virus infects placenta, claim researchers!
The deadly zika virus can infect and replicate in immune cells from the placenta without even killing them.
May 28, 2016, 17:09 PM IST
Air pollutants may increase stillbirth risk during pregnancy
According to the researchers, nearly 2.6 million children worldwide were stillborn at 28 weeks or more in 2015, with the wide geographical variation in prevalence suggesting that most of these deaths were preventable.
May 28, 2016, 16:52 PM IST
