A drink a day may reduce heart failure risk, finds study
Washington, Jan 20 (IANS) A large study of nearly 15,000 men and women has found that having up to seven drinks a week is...
Decoded: Where brain stores fear
New York, Jan 20 (IANS) A team of researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) here has discovered a new pathway that controls fear...
Visual restoration may never be complete in long-term blindness
Montreal, Jan 19 (IANS) Surgery cannot completely undo the brain rewiring caused by long-term blindness, finds a study.
Scientists at the University of Montreal and...
Depression risk if mood disorders during pregnancy
New York, Jan 19 (IANS) A study has found that women who experienced mood disorders during pregnancy may be at risk for more severe...
Pills to adjust night-shift workers’ body clock
Montreal, Jan 17 (IANS) What if a pill could help adjust your internal body clock to night shifts or jet lag the way it...
Ancient Pythagoras theorem can track patient’s health
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) A team of medical researchers has found that the 2,500-year-old Pythagoras theorem could be the most effective way to identify...
New genetic clues found in fragile X syndrome
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) A team of US scientists has gained new insight into fragile X syndrome - the most common cause of inherited...
Eczema sufferers have higher risk of obesity, BP
New York, Jan 16 (IANS) People suffering from the chronic itchy skin disease eczema have higher rates of smoking, drinking and obesity, and are...
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...
How the brain maps visual targets
Toronto, Jan 16 (IANS) York university researchers, including an Indian-origin scientist, have discovered how a map in the mid-brain region remembers the location of...
