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.


Project to scan 'social pollution' on Twitter


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YouTube has become a common platform to seek and provide peer support for people suffering from mental disorders such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.


Mentally-ill seek peer support on YouTube


Babies born to mothers who smoke during pregnancy may find it difficult to cope with stressors of daily life later due to an alteration in DNA of a gene that regulates passage of stress hormones from mother to foetus, a study says.


Smoking during pregnancy alters newborn's DNA


Chennai born Indian-American engineer and scientist Subra Suresh is set to be inducted into the Institute of Medicine (IOM) on Sunday, making him the only university president to be elected to all three national academies.


Chennai-born Indian-American scientist to get rare honour


A team of European researchers has found that viruses are causing severe diseases and mass deaths in many amphibians including frogs and salamanders.


Virus threat may make amphibians disappear


Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder and this is more so if you are into politics or if you have political affiliations, shows a new study.


People find their affiliated political leaders more attractive


An App could soon ensure that people affected by motor neuron disease (MND) get access to specialist care and support when they need it and prevent unnecessary trips to doctor.


An App to keep doctor at bay


In case of diseases like Ebola, measles, syphilis and many other conditions with skin manifestations, the mortality rates are quite higher in developing countries than they are in developed countries, according to a study.


Ebola highlights developing world shares more disease burden


Gradual weight loss does not reduce the amount or rate of weight regain compared with losing weight quickly, a study says.


Weight loss race not for the slow and steady


A study has detected a gene that affects blood cholesterol levels by generating a compound from omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, called lipoxins with anti-inflammatory properties.


How omega-6 fatty acids lower bad cholesterol


Despite the growing popularity of using computer simulation to help in teaching college anatomy, students learn much better through the traditional use of human cadavers, finds a research.


Computers can't match cadavers in teaching anatomy


Women who love fatty foods can take solace from a study that suggests gorging on high-fat meals may make men more vulnerable to diseases than women.


Fatty foods may harm men more than women


For those who join college, the odds of unprotected sex in hook-ups get doubled between freshers and the final year students, says a study.


Unprotected sex rises in final year of college: Study


Frequent fliers should read this. According to researchers, disruption of the circadian clock alters the rhythms and composition of the microbial community in the gut, leading to obesity and metabolic problems.


Jet lag can make you fat


Do you know why you never miss the road that leads to your girlfriend's house? Give credit to your brain's mental compass.


Brain's mental compass relies on geometric relationships


A protein found in the retina plays an essential role in the function and survival of light-sensing cells that are required for vision, researchers, including an Indian-origin scientist, have found.


Retina protein could prevent blindness


In view of reports that products made with lavender oil can cause allergic reactions for some people, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) said it will classify the oil as a 'skin sensitiser'.


Lavender to be classified as 'skin sensitiser'


A study to track oxygen levels in global oceans has revealed that the oxygen levels in oceans have come down due to global warming.


Global warming leads to oxygen depletion in oceans


Consumers racked with guilt and shame tend to focus on concrete details of a product at the expense of the bigger picture, says a study co-authored by an Indian-origin researcher.


How consumers respond to guilt and shame


Researchers have developed an instrument that can analyse specific compounds called metabolites in dolphin breath to diagnose and monitor problems in them.


Breath test enough to reveal disease in dolphins


Giant kangaroos which are now extinct could not hop and used a more rigid body posture to move their hind limbs one at a time, says a study.

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