Scientists have discovered that a single mutation in a gene could lead to infertility.


Single gene mutation could lead to infertility


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Children are more knowledgeable about how one can control asthma than their parents, says a new study.


Teenagers know more about asthma than parents


Early schooling hours could deprive teenagers of adequate sleep and hamper their academic performance, a study suggests.


Early schooling hours not in tune with kids' sleep patterns


US scientists have placed lasers on a buoy to accurately measure the wind off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.


Lasers to measure wind speed and direction


A new study shows that armour-plated dinosaurs (ankylosaurs) had the capacity to modify the temperature of the air they breathed in an exceptional way: by using their long, winding nasal passages as heat transfer devices.


Armoured dinosaur used nose to transfer heat


An experimental drug aimed at treating a common liver disease came up with promising results at a clinical trial in the US.


A new drug to treat a common liver disease


Offering fresh insights into how plants regulate genetic material so that some genes are turned on while others are turned off, a new study has revealed how plants could better adapt to and survive environmental swings such as droughts or floods.


Can plants be made to withstand climate change


Affected by job stress, "agreeable and conscientious" workers  may resist the tendency to engage in counter-productive work behaviour (CWB), but eventually they too give in, new research says.


Even 'agreeable' employees snap under stress


Male hummingbirds use their long and sharp bills to not only  probe flowers for nectar but also as a weapon while fighting over a mate, new research says.


Beak: a part of male hummingbird weaponry


The nearly dozen upcoming All India Institutes of Medical Sciences across the country will have "huge" departments of alternative medicine with a special focus on ayurveda, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said Friday.


Ayush departments in all upcoming AIIMS: Harsh Vardhan


We know that happiness is associated with a lower risk of death. New research shows that the meaningfulness and sense of purpose that older people have in their lives are also related to survival.


Have a sense of purpose for longer life


Within weeks of publishing surprising new insights about how zebrafish get their stripes, the same team from University of Washington is now able to explain how to "erase" these.


Scientists strip zebrafish of stripes


The earliest European humans' genetic ancestry survived the Last Glacial Maximum, the peak of the last Ice Age, new research has found.


Earliest Europeans weathered the worst of Ice Age


To unravel what actually goes wrong in people with Parkinson's disease and find out potential new therapy, scientists have successfully created a human stem cell disease model of Parkinson's disease in a dish.


Scientists create Parkinson's disease in lab


Our genetic makeup influences whether we are fat or thin by shaping which types of microbes thrive in our body, shows a study.


Gut bacteria decide our body weight


Scientists have precisely edited human blood forming stem cells and T-cells to create what could prove to be an effective technique for blocking HIV from invading and destroying patients' immune systems.


Scientists genetically 'edit' human blood stem cells


A diet rich in walnuts has the beneficial effect of lowering the risk or preventing Alzheimer's disease altogether, a research said Thursday.


Walnut-rich diet may lower risk of Alzheimer's


People with lactose intolerance are at a lower risk of suffering from lung, breast and ovarian cancers, says a new research.


'Lactose intolerance reduces risk of certain cancers'


As people across the world live longer, soaring levels of chronic illness and diminished well being are poised to become a major global public health challenge, researchers have warned.


Healthy ageing must be global priority: Lancet


Children who are better at distinguishing rhythm also fare better in grammar skills, says a new research, opening the possibility of using music education to improve grammar skills.


Could music education improve grammar skill?


Instead of hurting egos, super-thin models featured in beauty magazines boost "thinspiration", the belief of normal-sized women that they can make themselves look just as attractive as the models they see in these magazines, finds a research.

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