People often say that what you are looking for is usually right in front of your face. Researchers from the George Washington University in the US faced the same predicament when they discovered an ant species, Cephalotes specularis, hiding in plain sight.


Newly discovered deviant ant species!


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Scientists in Munich, while examining the parts of the brain that are responsible for planning and executing complex actions, have discovered that there is a specific network for using tools and utensils.


Specific network exists in brain for using tools


A study conducted by the University of Buffalo suggests that reducing substance abuse can lessen violent acts by patients with severe mental illness.


Substance abuse related to future violence among mentally ill


An intense workout for as little as 20 minutes can enhance episodic or long term memory about previous events by about 10 percent in healthy young adults, say researchers.


Short, intense workouts boost memory


Researchers at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and the University of Vermont in the US have developed a new tool to overcome a major challenge of predicting how organisms may respond to climate change.


Revealed: How species react to climate change


Long-acting insulin is safer and more effective than intermediate-acting insulin for patients with type 1 diabetes, reveals a new study.


Long-acting insulin more effective for type 1 diabetes


In a finding that could help physicians provide early and more specialized treatment for colon cancer, researchers led by an Indian-American at the University of Minnesota in the US have identified a molecule called microRNA that may cause colon polyps to turn cancerous.


Molecule linked to colon cancer identified


Researchers are looking at novel therapeutic strategies for the treatment of GBM, a lethal primary brain tumour, in the form of targeted therapies against a unique receptor, the interleukin-13 receptor a chain variant 2 (IL13Ra2).


Experts look for effective treatment for brain tumour


Researchers at the University of Missouri in the US have developed and tested an intervention that effectively decreases relational aggression or "mean girl" behaviour among teen girls.


Intervention helps overcome mean girl behaviour


A study from Northumbria University, Britain has revealed that consumption of Montmorency tart cherries lowers uric acid level in urine.


Cherry lowers uric acid level, reveals study


Investigators at the University of Missouri, US have discovered a molecule that treats oxidative stress, long thought of as an underlying cause of some of the most insidious diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.


Molecule identified to fight oxidative stress


Rising temperatures are forcing a huge, untold number of species to move their homes northward or climb to higher altitudes, says an alarming study.


Global warming driving migration of species in India


Among patients older than 50 years with moderate to severe chronic knee pain, acupuncture does not improve discomfort any more than "sham" acupuncture, says a new study.


Acupuncture may not improve chronic knee pain


Early detection of cancer could now be as easy as a simple blood test.


New test for early cancer detection


Challenging evidence from earlier studies, which suggest that higher concentrations of vitamin D might prevent type 2 diabetes, a study found that there is no evidence of a causal link between a person's vitamin D levels and type 2 diabetes.


Vitamin D has no link with type 2 diabetes: Study


Resveratrol, an antioxidant derived from grapes and found in wine, can inhibit growth of the bacteria that causes acne, a new research shows.


Antioxidant in grapes may help treat acne


Smoking during pregnancy can harm the developing foetus and mothers who smoke while they are pregnant or breast feeding may damage the future fertility of their sons.


Smoking during pregnancy may damage fertility of sons


An active ingredient in the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra could cause unusual visual responses in people who carry a common mutation that leads to an eye disease and may have long-term detrimental effects on their vision, researchers warn.


Viagra may have long-term effect on vision


Obese adults with a significantly larger tongue and higher percentage of fat are more likely to develop obstructive sleep apnea than others, says a study.


Fat tongue linked to sleep apnea risk


In a bid to solve cases of date rape and sexual assault on campus, here comes an app that makes consensual sex as easy as a flick of your finger.


New app to promote consensual sex


Studying how new natural behaviour was passed among individuals in a wild chimpanzee community, researchers have shown that there could be an evolutionary connection between human and chimpanzee "culture".

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