Children with autism are more sedentary than their typically-developing peers, averaging 50 minutes less a day of moderate physical activity and 70 minutes more each day sitting, a study says.


Kids with autism more sedentary than normal peers


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Although more people now expect global warming will negatively affect them during their lifetime than in 2012, environmental-friendly behaviour has shown an improvement among people in nine countries, including India, a new global analysis suggests.


Consumers show improvements on sustainable behaviour


Scientists have gained fresh insights into how a disease-causing enzyme makes changes to proteins and how it can be stopped.


Protein 'map' opens avenues for new cancer drugs


It is known that physical exercise has many beneficial effects on health and researchers have now found how exercise shields the brain from stress-induced depression.


How exercise keeps depression at bay


Birds experienced an "evolutionary explosion" once a fully functioning bird body shape was complete in their ancestors - the gigantic dinosaurs, says a study.


Dinosaur family tree shows how birds evolved


Land-ice decay at the end of the last five ice-ages caused global sea levels to rise at rates of up to 5.5 metres per century, according to a new study.


Land-ice decay behind fast sea level rise


In the race to optimize solar energy's performance, scientists have used earth-abundant materials to harvest hydrogen fuel from the sun's energy.


Scientists harvest hydrogen fuel from Sun


Do not be ashamed of your bulging belly any more during sex. A fascinating research shows that men with larger bellies perform much longer between the sheets.


Men with bulging bellies last longer in bed


Industry-generated greenhouse gas emissions could be reduced by more than half with a new method to produce cement, says a study.


Super strong cement to help reduce global warming


Most men have a tendency to be sexually interested in women in their mid-twenties, says an interesting study, adding that the reason is likely because women of this age are the most fertile.


Most men sexually interested in women in their 20s


Washington, Sep 25 (IANS/ITAR -TASS) The US will create the world's largest marine reserve, stretching over about 1,270,000 sq km of the Pacific ocean, the White House press service said.


US to create world's largest marine reserve


A study co-authored by an Indian-origin professor has found a link between expanding waistlines and breast cancer risk for women between 20s and post-menopausal age.


Expanding waistlines may increase breast cancer risk


Women, especially if they are educated, are less likely to use dialectal words of a language than men, a study says.


Educated women less inclined to use dialectal words


Most people who notice their memory slipping may actually go on to develop Alzheimer's, say a study.


Memory slips in elderly may signal Alzheimer's


A genetic mutation that occurs predominantly among people of East Asian descent disables a common metabolic protein called ALDH2, encoded in the gene, and leads to an increased risk of heart disease and poorer outcomes after a heart attack, says a study.


Why Asians may be at increased risk of heart disease


China's first commercial cloning company hopes to improve the country's pet market through more high-quality breeds.


Tibetan mastiff cloned for commercial use


Have you bought the new Apple iPhone 6? Check if it bends in your pocket.


iPhone 6 bending in pockets, say users


As part of the evolutionary process, snakes may have developed courtship and male-to-male combat behaviour such as moving undulations, neck biting and spur-poking, suggests a new study.


How snake courtship evolved


A plant-derived chemical may help treat the deadly lupus disease - a progressive, degenerative disease in which a person's immune system attacks healthy tissue, cells and organs.


Plant extract may treat lupus disease


ISRO scientists Thursday presented Prime Minister Narendra Modi the first images of the Martian surface taken by Mangalyaan, a statement said.


Mars' first images presented to Modi


Blocking a certain type of immune cells holds the key to treat melanoma - a deadly form of skin cancer, according to new research.

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