Blocking calls can make teenagers drive safely
New York, April 28 (IANS) A device that blocks incoming and outgoing calls/texts on cell phones when a person is driving can reduce distracted...
How mental time travel functions?
New York, Feb 18 (IANS) A team of neuroscientists from Vanderbilt University in the US have decoded "mental time travel" - recollection of memories...
App to help scientists study cancer genetics
New York, July 24 (IANS) Scientists have developed an interactive tool to help researchers and clinicians explore the genetic underpinnings of cancer.
The tool -...
How partner’s pregnancy may increase your diabetes risk!
Toronto, Aug 14 (IANS) Gestational diabetes, a type of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy, signals future risk of the disease not only in mothers,...
Zika virus threat to India real; curb travel to Americas: Experts
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The mosquito-borne Zika virus - a pathogen which was virtually unheard of till some days ago - is spreading...
New test to help early diagnosis of ovarian cancer
Washington, May 26 (IANS) Opening up the possibility for early diagnosis of ovarian cancer, scientists have identified genetic material that distinguishes its cells from...
Diabetes drug may not lower baby’s birthweight
London, July 12 (IANS) Treating obese pregnant women with a diabetes drug does not stop their babies from being born overweight, research has found.
Doctors...
Hormone helps you get good night’s sleep
New York, March 8 (IANS) Melatonin supplements are commonly taken as a sleep aid but new research reveals that even in the absence of...
Insulin resistance raises risk for Alzheimer’s disease
New York, July 28 (IANS) There is a strong association between insulin resistance and decline of memory function and this increases the risk for...
Viagra can help people ward off diabetes risk
London, Nov 19 (IANS) The sex-enhancing drug Viagra may help people at risk for diabetes by improving insulin sensitivity in them, a first-of-its-kind study...
