Eating food  high in refined carbohydrates such as white bread and white rice, may increase the risk of depression in postmenopausal women, says a study.


Eating refined carbs ups risk for depression


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People with low scores on a test of thinking skills required to reason, solve problems and plan may be at higher risk of heart attacks or strokes, new research has found.


Thinking skills linked to heart disease risk


Prolonged spaceflight may effect changes in the bacteria residing inside the gut, making astronauts vulnerable to inflammatory bowel diseases, says a new study.


Astronauts at increased risk of gut diseases


The government will provide annual scholarships to five Indian students for doctoral research in science, engineering and mathematics to create a "critical mass of performing scientists", the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.


Annual scholarships for five Indian students


A week after banning the #goddess, photo-sharing app Instagram has now prohibited the popular #EDM, a common abbreviation for electronic dance music because users apparently violated "guidelines around nudity", a media report said.


Now, Instagram bans #EDM hashtag


Of the 1.53 lakh researchers in India, 27,532 are women, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.


14.3 percent of India's researchers are women


Flowers can pose a grave danger to bees by proving to be a platform for parasites that would infect visiting bees, new research has found.


Flowers may endanger bees, serve as parasite hubs


Like humans, dogs too have a specialised area in the brain that process faces to give them social cues and make them highly trustworthy social animals, new research has revealed.


Your pet dog's brain scans faces like humans do


Casting doubts on finding a cure for HIV anytime soon, British researchers have found that the virus can grow 'silently' in patients who are thought to be responding well to treatment.


HIV grows 'silently' despite treatment


Scientists have found evidence that gut bacteria may affect circadian rhythms and metabolism leading some people to gain extra weight.


How gut microbes make you fat


Playing music during operations may hinder communications and cause tension between junior and senior doctors, thereby putting patients' safety in jeopardy, new research has found.


Music may impact patients' safety during surgery


Include more fresh and dried chilli pepper in your diet as eating spicy foods daily has now been linked to a lower risk of death from cancer, heart and lung diseases and diabetes.


Eat spicy food daily to lower death risk


Insulin delivered high up in the nasal cavity goes to affected areas of brain and helps improve memory, says a study that could lead to new therapies for Alzheimer's disease and similar forms of dementia.


Insulin may treat dementia


Just as humans babies can produce vocalisations in a wide range of emotional states and situations, wild bonobos, our closest living relatives, use a single high-pitched call in a variety of contexts, new research has found.


Wild bonobos vocalise like humans do


President Barack Obama celebrated his birthday in an unusual way by hosting the first-ever White House Demo Day where innovators from around the country, including three Indian-Americans, 'demoed' their individual stories.


3 Indian-Americans show their innovations to Obama


Rehearsing in the brain after learning something new can help solidify memory by stimulating electrical activity in the brain, says a new study.


Why 'offline' rehearsal can make memory permanent


Offering hope for early detection of prion disease, a difficult to detect deadly brain condition in humans and farm animals, researchers have found how the proteins that cause the disorder spread from our gut.


How deadly brain disease spreads from gut


Swedish researchers have uncovered a direct link between polluted air and dementia.


Pollution raises risk of dementia


US researchers have devised an entirely new approach to vaccines - creating immunity against the dengue virus without vaccination.


New vaccine approach to fight dengue


A 17-year-old Indian-origin teenager has won accolades for an inexpensive robotic arm he created for his school science fair project in California state of the US.


Indian-origin teen creates low-cost robotic arm


A new science and innovation museum - Navachara Kaksh - was inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Tuesday.

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