Women who give birth after receiving fertility treatment are five times more likely to develop depression compared to women ending up not having a child following fertility treatment, a new study claims.


Successful fertility treatment ups depression risk in mothers


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Scientists have reported a new, easy-to-implement method to disinfect green leafy vegetables like spinach to reduce outbreaks of illness.


Safe-to-eat spinach on your way


Even travelling, not just overuse of antibiotic, can make people vulnerable to antibiotic resistance if they eat contaminated food and water containing resistant bacteria, says a new study.


Frequent travellers at antibiotic-resistance risk


Researchers have created the first estimate of how the world's mammal diversity map would have appeared if modern man had never existed.


Novel map reveals the world without humans


Dieters who eat while performing other activities such as walking or watching television may increase their food intake later in the day which could lead to weight gain and obesity, says a new study.


Eating 'on the go' could make you fat


Drawing an analogy between how Formula One (F1) racing teams and businesses function, a new study co-authored by an Indian-origin researcher has found that big changes usually do not deliver as much value for businesses as incremental changes.


Innovation in business is overrated: Indian-origin researcher


Do you ever wonder why Mondays and Fridays are the days you remember the most while dull mid-week days carry less meaning, making them more easily confused with one another?


Why people remember Mondays and Fridays


Do you find it difficult to decide what to order for dinner every time you are in a restaurant? If yes, it could be due to interruption in the flow of communication between two areas of the brain which represent our preferences or are involved in action planning, says a new study.


Why some people are poor at making decisions


Biologists have discovered a type of nocturnal hunting spider that is able to change its direction while falling - much like a wingsuit flyer - in order to return to the tree from which it fell.


Meet the paragliding spiders of South America


People with the psoriasis common skin condition may be at increased risk of depression, says a new study.


Chronic skin disorder triggers depression


Researchers have identified a biomarker in pre-diabetic individuals that could help prevent them from developing Type-2 diabetes.


Potential biomarker for pre-diabetes identified


Yawning is contagious in humans we know that but selfish and manipulative people will not respond to yawning after spotting someone else yawn, an interesting study has revealed.


Beware! Psychopaths will never catch a yawn


Viruses closely related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)  that may cause AIDS have infected primates in Africa for as long as 16 million years, says a new study.


HIV ancestors have infected primates for 16 mn years


An experimental synthetic vaccine given six weeks before exposure to Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus fully protects rhesus macaques from disease, say researchers, including one of Indian origin.


Synthetic MERS vaccine fully protects monkeys


While breast milk is regarded as the best source of nutrition for a newborn, researchers have now found that exclusive breastfeeding for a long time may also expose infants to a class of industrial chemicals linked with cancer and immune system dysfuntion.


Breastfeeding may expose babies to harmful chemicals


Tall masculine men who are around 35 years of age are perceived to be the most dominant, says a new study.


Tall men in mid-thirties perceived to be most dominant


US scientists have developed a novel way of injecting energy-burning "good" fat that can help reduce weight gain and lower blood-glucose levels.


Injected 'good' fat can reduce weight gain


Neuroscientists, including an Indian-origin researcher from Johns Hopkins University, have pinpointed a part of the brain that helps you decipher memory from new experiences.


Here's why you mistake strangers for familiar faces


Although individuals who use marijuana plus tobacco have smaller a hippocampus, their memory function is greater, reveals a new study.


Nicotine changes marijuana's effect on brain


Be rest assured that simply talking to or helping a friend who is suffering from depression would not affect your own mental health as depression does not spread from friend to friend, new research suggests.


Depression does not spread: Study


Your saliva can tell how strong your memory and analytical skills are, a new study shows.

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