Binge drinking as teenagers results in anxious adults
New York, April 3 (IANS) Binge drinking during adolescence may perturb brain development and have lasting effects on genes and the behaviour of an...
Study finds first gene for greying hair
London, March 2 (IANS) In a first, an international team of researchers has identified a gene for greying hair, confirming greying has a genetic...
Managing stress uplifts mood in breast cancer patients
New York, March 23 (IANS) Providing women with skills to manage stress early in their breast cancer treatment can improve their mood and quality...
New nectar-feeding bat species found in Brazil
New York, July 23 (IANS) A new species of nectar-feeding bat that had been misidentified for more than a century has been discovered in...
Exercise lessens heart problems in the elderly
New York, Feb 19 (IANS) Every minute of physical activity contributes to reducing risk of heart attack and coronary death in older adults with...
Kids with self-control grab better jobs
London, April 15 (IANS) Training your kids to exercise self-control can help them reap the benefits not only in the short-term but throughout their...
New study has implications for criminal interrogation
London, Jan 16 (IANS) Innocent adults can be manipulated to believe, over the course of a few hours, that they had committed heinous crimes...
Screen exposure hampers sleep in young teenagers
New York, Aug 27 (IANS) Even an hour of night-time light exposure - like from a smartphone, a TV or a tablet - can...
Every hour spent sitting may increase diabetes risk
London, Feb 5 (IANS) Even with exercise, every extra hour you spend sitting at a computer or in front of the television is linked...
Increase in body size didn’t drive human evolution: Study
Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) Challenging prevalent theories, a new study suggests that the earliest members of the Homo genus (which includes our Homo sapiens...
