Some cancer cells transform themselves from "economy model to a fast sports car" and breakaway from cells traffic jam to migrate to distant locations, aggravating the disease in the process, says a study.


How some cancer cells migrate to distant locations


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Even after they tie the knot and pledge not to cheat and observe sexual abstinence outside marriage, men, it turns out, often struggle with sexual temptations.


Men battle sexual temptations even after marriage


Risky situations in any setting increases anxiety among women, leading them to perform worse under stressed circumstances, finds a new study.


Risky situations fuel anxiety among women


Researchers from the Columbia University have restored hair in patients suffering from alopecia areata - a common autoimmune disease that causes hair loss.


New drug restores hair growth in human trials


Love chocolates? You have a mighty reason to relish them more as the Cambridge University is seeking a researcher for a PhD on chocolates!


Want to be world's first doctor of chocolate?


Do you love to gossip and can not resist if it is related to a close colleague? You are certainly not alone.


Do you love gossiping?


Giving a new spin to how rain occurs, scientists believe a lot of the organic matter in clouds is released into the air by breaking waves in the ocean.


Ocean life may help bring rain, snow


Incorporating human milk fat supplement into premature infants' diets improves their growth outcomes in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), says a new study.


Human milk vital for premature babies


A human skull found in a 1,400 years old tomb in China possibly belonged to a man of European origin, scientists revealed Sunday.


European man's remains found in ancient Chinese tomb


Toledo (Spain), Aug 16 (IANS/EFE) Fossils discovered in the central Spanish province of Cuenca have enabled experts to reconstruct the dermal armour of the titanosaurs, the last of the giant dinosaurs, for the first time.


Fossils in Spain provide links to last giant dinosaurs


Pregnant women living near the World Trade Centre and who were exposed to the 9/11 dust were more likely to have given birth prematurely and delivered babies with low birth weight, says a study.


9/11 dust caused widespread pregnancy issues: Study


Mass layoffs can push some teenagers, especially girls, towards suicide and other suicide-related behaviour, says an alarming study.


Job loss ups suicide risk among teenagers


The National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) in partnership with a private safety science firm is organising a National Safety Science Quiz during September-October, a statement said Thursday.


National safety science quiz starts September


People with high levels of "inflammatory marker" proteins released into the blood in response to infection are at greater risk of developing depression and psychosis, says a study.


How immune system triggers psychological disorders


A major national project involving deep drilling in the earthquake-prone Koyna intra-plate seismic zone in Maharashtra has been initiated by the central government for conducting scientific studies related to earthquakes, a statement said Thursday.


Deep drilling to study earthquakes in Maharashtra


For helping people with spinal cord injury walk better, researchers have made an artificial connection from the brain to the locomotion centre in the spinal cord using a computer interface as bypass.


Computer to help spinal cord injury victims walk


In a first, researchers have detected and decoded a signal generated from a newborn's DNA that can tell doctors about presence of bacterial infection in the bloodstream.


Newborns' genetic 'tweet' can spot bacterial infections


Do you feel less happy when you learn that your friend is more sexually active than you and enjoying a better sex life? Do not go by what he/she preaches and be happy with your sex life instead.


Do you lose happiness over friends' better sex life


In a breakthrough, researchers have developed a "self-fitting" material that expands with warm salt water to precisely fill bone defects and also acts as a scaffold for new bone growth.


Shape-changing material for filling bone defects


Just like humans, dolphins and whales too while experiencing pleasure squeal with delight to savour moments of joy, says a study.


Dolphins, whales express pleasure through squeals


Researchers have uncovered new properties of special HIV antibodies called "broadly neutralising antibodies" or BNAbs, a discovery that could shed light on the pathway the BNAbs take to develop and speed up development of HIV vaccine.

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