What you are reading now can actually reveal whether your country will be skinnier or fatter in three years, research shows.


Newspapers can predict your country's obesity levels


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Treatment with a drug approved for rheumatoid arthritis has led to dramatic improvement in six patients with moderate to severe eczema who had previously tried old therapies with no success, says a study.


Arthritis drug beats untreatable eczema


Connect emotionally with your friends on Facebook if you want to avoid binge eating and a bloated body that happens later, says a study.


Facebook can even help you lose weight: Study


Fifty percent of current research on diseases that can spread from wild animals to livestock and then to humans is focused on just 10 diseases, a study says.


Research on livestock diseases could save human lives


High school music training can improve the teenage brain's responses to sound and sharpen hearing and language skills, a study says.


Music training sharpens teenagers' brains


The discovery of fish fossils estimated to be 100 million years old has excited Australian paleontologists who said on Tuesday that it filled missing pieces in their knowledge of the period.


100 million year old fossils found in Australia


Russia has developed an extra strong nuclear power reactor shell that can increase the reactor life up to 120 years and which can also be used in reactors to be set up in Tamil Nadu's Kudankulam.


Russian reactor shell with 120 years life may be used in Kudankulam


New research reveals that the more people think they know about a topic in general, the more likely they are to assert knowledge comprising made-up information and false facts, a phenomenon known as "over-claiming".


Is your perception of knowledge just an illusion?


A British gay sperm donor has fathered ten children in 13 months with the most recent tiny tot born to a lesbian couple, media reported.


Gay sperm donor fathers 10th child in 13 months


Scientists in the US claim to have found a sixth flavour -- the taste of fat -- and they believe the new taste could hold the key to tackling obesity.


Taste of fat discovered


Parents who force their kids to finish everything served on their plates may be doing more harm than good. Forced eating disrupts normal eating behaviour, making children vulnerable to unhealthy weight gain, shows research.


Forced eating does no good to children


Mammals underwent a rapid 'burst' of evolutionary change that reached its peak around the middle of the Jurassic age around 145-200 million years ago,  a study says.


Mammals evolved fastest during mid-Jurassic era: Study


High job demands combined with low levels of social support at work put employees, especially women, at increased risk of sick leave due to mental disorders, new research has found.


Job strain linked to mental health sick leave


Black bears hold the key to better bone health in astronauts who have to undergo long periods of inactivity in space and for those on soon-to-be-launched deeper space missions, says a recent study.


Take a tip from hibernating bears to protect astronauts' bones


The world's oldest sperm cells preserved in a tiny cocoon in Antarctica for a whopping 50 million years have been recovered by researchers, a scientific journal has reported.


50 million year old sperm found in Antarctica


Have you ever been through the traumatic experience of searching for your lost pet? Finding your cuddly pooch could now be less harrowing using a new mobile app.


Track your lost pet through new smartphone app


In what could lead to increased plant productivity,  a defence hormone that performs double tasks has been detected. It keeps bad bacteria out from the surface as well as inside the plant's roots and actively recruits the good ones, new research shows.


How plants keep bad bacteria out


Taking antibiotics may double the risk of a child contracting juvenile arthritis, a form of auto-immune disease that involves chronic inflammation of the joints and eyes that can lead to pain, vision loss and disability, says a study.


Antibiotics may double juvenile arthritis risk


An ingredient that reduces sodium in certain foods can also lower its intake in the general public, saving them from various life-threatening diseases, new research shows.


Novel ingredient can cut daily salt intake


While health detriments associated with sitting for long stretches of time at the office are well documented, it has been found that jobs that require people to stand for long may be equally harmful for health, shows research.


Prolonged standing as bad as sitting


Casting aspersions on the effectiveness of current weight management programmes focused on dieting and exercise, it has been found that chances of obese people recovering normal body weight are very slim, shows research.

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