If you have erroneously sent a message to your dad and wish that it should not be seen, here comes a unique app that will help you delete that instantly.


App that can delete message even after it is sent


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Sharing a cab may help reduce total travel time by up to 40 percent, with corresponding reductions in operational costs and carbon dioxide emissions, says a new study.


Cab sharing helps cut cost, curbs CO2 emission


Daily fruit consumption cuts the overall risk of death by 32 percent and cardio-vascular diseases (CVDs) by up to 40 percent, a study shows.


Eat fruits daily for healthy heart


The bacteria living inside us can distinguish friendly viruses from the harmful ones, a quality that helps them expand their diet and attack humans efficiently, says a study.


How bacteria identify friendly viruses


India's technology hub, Bangalore will host 'India Nano' summit Dec 4-5 to showcase research and development and applications in nano-science and nano-technology, an official said Monday.


Bangalore to host India Nano summit in December


In what could offer to be a more reliable way to detect malaria, researchers have devised a magnetic resonance imaging-like (MRI) technique that can do away with potential human error possible in conventional malaria diagnosis.


Magnet technology for accurate malaria diagnosis


Snakes can be dangerous even after they are dead as they retain reflexes hours after death.


Beware! A dead snake may also bite


Fat children are at a greater risk of hyper-tension (high blood pressure) -- generally assumed to be an adult condition that causes health problems, such as heart diseases.


Fat kids are more likely to have high BP


Fresh water from melting glaciers has caused the sea-level around the coast of Antarctica to rise by 2 cm more than the global average of 6 cm.


Melting Antarctic ice sheet raising sea-level faster


In a revolutionary breakthrough for heart patients, scientists have come up with a way to power a cardiac pacemaker with an alternative energy source - the heart motion.


World's first battery-less pacemaker in the works


About one million children per year develop tuberculosis (TB) worldwide, but unfortunately detecting TB in children has been a challenge as the symptoms are often non-specific and similar to those of common paediatric illnesses, including pneumonia and malnutrition.


New blood test to reliably detect TB in kids


The condition known as Resistant Hyper-tension increases stroke risk by 35 percent in women and 20 percent in elderly patients, according to new research.


Women at greater stroke risk from resistant hyper-tension


In developments which could lead scientists to hunt for new drugs to fight heart diseases, researchers have discovered that a substance formed from glucose in the body turns "good" cholesterol into "bad", increasing risk of heart diseases.


Glucose by-product damages 'good' cholesterol


Know what happens inside people's brains when they watch movies together in a theatre? Their brain activity gets synchronised as they watch intense scenes.


How people's brains get synchronised during movies


In what could shed light on why soldiers march in step, researchers have found that men who walk in unison judge potential threats as less formidable than men who walk alone.


Why men in uniform march in unison


Wine makers have reasons to cheer as researchers have discovered a system that prevents "stuck fermentation" - a chronic problem that spoils wine.


Know how to eliminate wine spoiling bacteria?


For double-income-no-kid (DINK) couples, raising a child is the most difficult part. For them, creches and day-care centres in the marketplace are no less than playing the role of real parents.


For DINK couples, outsourcing parenthood is cool


Conservationists have discovered five new monkey species in South America that have, since, been added to the animal record books.


Five new monkey species discovered


Archaeologists have unearthed a unique 2,000-year-old wooden toilet seat from the Roman fort of Vindolanda in northern England.


2,000-year-old wooden toilet seat discovered


Scientists have developed a sensory tested drug delivery vehicle that can protect women against the spread of sexually transmitted infections during unprotected intercourse.


New delivery vehicle holds promise against AIDS


Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday discussed cooperation with Japan to combat sickle cell anaemia, officials said.

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