Women are at a higher risk of developing anxiety and depression after a heart attack than men, new research shows.


Heart attack ups depression risk in women


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Brushing aside apprehensions about India's growing energy consumption, researchers have found that improving household electricity over the last 30 years in India contributed only marginally to the growth of the nation's total carbon emissions.


'More electricity access in India entailed small climate impact'


At least two percent of people over age 40 and five percent of people over 70 have mutations linked to leukaemia and lymphoma in their blood cells, according to research at the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis.


Gene mutation linked to leukaemia occurs among elderly


Refuting earlier claims, researchers have discovered that a degenerative spinal condition and not a spinal inflammatory disease hit members of the ancient Egyptian royal families from the 18th to the early 20th dynasties.


New spine disease clue found in mummies


With the resource-rich Arctic region becoming the focus of heightened attention, President Pranab Mukherjee's visit to the two Nordic countries of Norway and Finland last week was a crucial step by India to assert its "willingness to have a strong presence in the Arctic Council and to work closely with" the eight countries of the region.


Presidential visit helps India establish presence in key Arctic region


An ingredient in Viagra not only can enhance the pleasure between the sheets but can also protect your heart, a study has found.


Viagra may protect your heart


Having children with certain genetic makeup, inherited from the father, increases the mother's risk of rheumatoid arthritis - a chronic disorder that affects joints, says a new study.


Kids' genes put mothers at risk of joints disease


Japanese household goods maker Kao Corp. may soon be using algae to produce cleansing agents for its products, specifically shampoo, media reported Sunday.


Japanese firm eyes algae-based shampoo


The risk of developing mood disorders is impacted by the season in which you are born in, a research showed.


How the birth season can trigger mood disorders


In a major breakthrough, researchers have discovered how bacteria destroy antibiotics - a finding that will help develop drugs which can effectively tackle infections in the future.


Drug-resistant bacteria to be soon taken care of


A unique evolutionary trait in a rare pathogen called Cryptococcus gattii allows it to infect even the healthiest of hosts through a mechanism that neutralises the body's immune response against it, a study showed.


How a rare pathogen could infect the healthiest of people


Myths about the brain are common among teachers worldwide and are hampering teaching, noted a study that called for better communication between neuroscientists and educators.


Brain myths hampering teaching worldwide


Scientists have developed implantable eye devices that improve vision and could soon become a viable alternative for ageing eyes.


Implantable eye devices that improve vision


Children who have been infected with enterovirus are around 50 percent more likely to develop Type 1 diabetes, says a study.


Virus infection ups diabetes risk in kids


A group of researchers from Germany and the US has found that both ageing and depression are associated with changes in a single gene.


Depression and ageing linked to single gene


Using a simple technique known as multiple combinations of cell populations, researchers have grown tissue of the oesophagus (food pipe).


Food pipe tissue grown from stem cells


"The synergy between the palladium and the iron is incredible," said lead researcher Yong Wang from the Washington State University in the US.


New technique to make biofuel production cheaper


People who play action video games such as Call of Duty or Assassin's Creed are quicker learners of skills such as typing or riding a bike, a study says.


Playing action video games boost motor skills


Driven by a warming climate, birds typically found in more southerly regions are gradually pushing north, restructuring the communities of birds that spend their winter in northern latitudes, research has found.


Warming climate restructuring bird population


The concept of the colour red being defined as a signal that suggests that a woman is ready to mate is not limited to the human species. The 'red effect' sparks a similar interest in female monkeys as well, suggesting that it is somewhat of an evolutionary mechanism.


Colour red sexually arouses female monkeys


Researchers at the Indiana University in the US are working on an ambitious project to collect and analyse 'social pollution' that is spreading on social media like Twitter.

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