This is how you can keep your kids away from junk food!
As parents, it becomes our duty to feed our children with healthiest possible diet so that they grow up to become healthy adults.
May 08, 2016, 18:10 PM ISTThis antibody therapy may transform HIV treatment, claim researchers
Researchers who have developed this new drug say that it is also capable of providing a better strategy for long-term control of the life-taking infection.
May 07, 2016, 17:15 PM ISTFacebook to face lawsuit over its face-recognition system
The lawsuit alleges that Facebook’s biometric software violates Illinois’s biometric information privacy act by violating user privacy as it creates faceprints without explicit consent, The Verge reported.
May 07, 2016, 16:55 PM ISTNewborns can't actually copy our gestures
After testing young infants repeatedly over their first couple of months, researchers found no evidence at all that very young infants are capable of imitation.
This Mother's Day, wish your mom using hike messenger 'microapp'
Mother's Day is on May 8 this year and this app will give users the opportunity to show their love for their moms in a different way.
May 07, 2016, 14:40 PM ISTAtomic oxygen detected in Martian atmosphere
Atomic oxygen -- an elemental form of oxygen that does not exist in Earth's atmosphere -- affects how other gases escape Mars and therefore has a significant impact on the planet's atmosphere.
May 07, 2016, 14:15 PM ISTSmartphone app data discloses how world sleeps
A smartphone app-based study has revealed that women falling in the age group 30-60 sleep about 30 minutes more than men.
May 07, 2016, 14:03 PM ISTShort sleep linked to poor breast cancer survival
One potential mechanism underlying this relationship is the adverse effect of poor sleep on inflammatory pathways, which may be a contributing factor in the development and progression of cancer, the researchers said.
May 07, 2016, 13:04 PM ISTForget refrigeration, now silk coating can keep your favourite fruit fresh
Now, you can keep your fruits fresh by coating them in odourless, thin and biocompatible silk solution for more than a week.
May 06, 2016, 18:52 PM ISTComet craters brought 'seed of life' on Earth
It has long been suggested that the meteoritic and cometary material that bombarded early Earth delivered the raw materials - complex organic molecules and water - and the energy that was required for synthesis.
May 05, 2016, 22:10 PM ISTSmoking inside home makes kids ill
"Our findings indicate that tobacco smoke exposure has a significant impact on demand for health care services," said lead study author Ashley Merianos from University of Cincinnati.
May 02, 2016, 23:50 PM ISTRadiotherapy can affect lung cancer patients adversely
In particular, they found that high doses to the left atrium of the heart and the superior vena cava had the strongest association and increased risk of non-cancer death.
May 02, 2016, 21:22 PM ISTBeware! Diabetes can trigger oral infection
According to dentists, inflammation of gums, white and red patches and weakening of gums due to reduction of blood supply are among various oral problems caused by diabetes.
Aerial pesticide exposure elevates autism risk in children
As per researchers, aerial spraying of anti-mosquito pesticides may make kids more prone to autism spectrum disorder.
May 01, 2016, 00:47 AM ISTUnbelievable: NASA knows about every eclipse to occur in next 1,000 years
"NASA knows that on January 27, in the year 2837, a total solar eclipse will pass over southern Mexico. If the onlookers are lucky and it is a clear day, they will see a show that has captivated people on this planet for as long as we have been on Earth," a report on Vox.com website said
Apr 30, 2016, 20:51 PM ISTHello! We are not alone in space
A new paper shows that unless the odds of advanced life evolving on a habitable planet are astonishingly low, then human kind is not the universe's first technological or advanced civilisation.
Apr 29, 2016, 21:03 PM ISTFacebook troublemakers can give you tough time online!
So, if till now, you were thinking that you cannot unfriend your dearest buddy on the social networking site because he/she might make your life miserable, you were absolutely right.
Apr 29, 2016, 20:54 PM ISTLoss of ocean oxygen to become widespread by 2030s
Large scale ocean deoxygenation could leave fish, crabs, squid, sea stars, and other marine life struggling to breathe.
Apr 28, 2016, 20:34 PM ISTAbility to smell food through mouth may decline with age
Human beings not only pick up aromas through the nose, but also through the mouth while chewing the food. Retronasal smell, which is smelling from behind the nose comes into play when food is chewed and volatile molecules are released in the process.
Apr 28, 2016, 00:21 AM ISTOnline forum to promote Indian culture launched
The portal, launched on Saturday, consists of information ranging from visual arts, music, literature, cinema, dance, architecture, ecological systems, cuisine, percussion and oral histories among others.
Apr 24, 2016, 23:30 PM IST