Ants chemical improves cancer drug by 50 times
London, March 21 (IANS) A chemical found in ants and in a plant called stinging nettles could make a cancer drug 50 times more...
Multi-tasking eyes: boon or bane?
New York, March 20 (IANS) Our eyes are drawn to several dimensions of an object - such as colour, texture, and luminance - even...
Robotic clothing to help disabled get on with life
London, March 20 (IANS) In good news for the physically challenged and elderly, scientists have conceived the idea of robotic clothing that would help...
Sense of smell may decode weight bias
New York, March 20 (IANS) A team of US researchers has found that looking at an image of an overweight or obese person could...
Living near green vacant spaces lowers stress
New York, March 20 (IANS) Even city life can become a lot less stressful with a "greening treatment" of vacant spaces that includes cleaning...
Fountain of youth might hide in ‘relaxed’ stem cells: Study
New York, March 20 (IANS) High stress levels can have a critical impact not only on the surface, making our skin age, but also...
Stem cells implant may help reverse diabetes
Toronto, March 20 (IANS) Sweets anyone? Even diabetics may hope to gobble up one or two without feeling guilty as researchers have found that...
Artificial light at night can make you feel sick
New York, March 19 (IANS) Over-exposure to artificial light at night has serious long-term health implications like tendency to breast cancer, obesity, diabetes, depression,...
US executes prisoner with brain damage
New York, March 18 (IANS) The State of Missouri has executed Cecil Clayton, a man who had suffered brain damage in a work-related accident...
Prolonged breastfeeding makes adults smarter
Washington, March 18 (IANS) Longer duration of breastfeeding is linked with increased intelligence in adulthood, longer schooling and higher adult earnings, finds a new...
