While cognitive brain training can improve your planning or problem-solving ability, aerobic activity can boost memory, new research has found.


Mental, physical exercises boost brain in different ways


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While older radiologists faced  increased risk of dying from radiation-related causes like cancer, those who graduated from medical school after 1940 do not face such risk any more, says a study.


Radiologists not at higher risk of radiation-related mortality


The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed a bill for establishment of regional centers for biotechnology, under the auspices of UNESCO, in the National Capital Region.


Rajya Sabha passes bill for regional biotechnology centres


Haryana's Finance Minister Abhimanyu Singh on Monday inaugurated an early earthquake warning system that has been installed in a building here and can raise an alarm 30 seconds in advance of actual tremors.


Haryana minister inaugurates earthquake warning system


The sight of cockroaches may evoke disgust but they can be a boon for human health, said a team of scientists who have shown that milk protein crystals found in roaches can serve as a "fantastic" protein supplement.


Roach milk proteins fantastic food supplement


People who develop heart failure after the first heart attack have higher chances of getting diagnosed with cancer, reveals a new study.


Heart failure after first heart attack may increase cancer risk


Birds that live in suburban areas exhibit significantly higher levels of territorial aggression than those in the countryside, says a study that shed light on the effects of human population expansion on wildlife.


City birds angrier, more aggressive than rural birds


Nursing mothers who ate garlic are likely to have evident aroma of garlic in their breast milk, says a study.


How breast milk can get garlic aroma


Is your kid finding it difficult to memorise lessons at school? Worry not, as feeding cinnamons, a delicious addition to toast, coffee and breakfast rolls might help improve learning ability, says a study led by an Indian-origin researcher.


Cinnamon may boost your kid's learning ability


Turtles developed shells as a tool for burrowing underground to escape harsh climatic conditions, a study has found, contradicting the traditional belief that they used their shells for their protection.


Here's why turtles evolved shells


Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday urged the students community in the country to concentrate on innovations that could change the face of the nation in the world.


Javadekar urges students to concentrate on innovations


Failure to provide proper treatment strategies has led to high levels of HIV, tuberculosis and hepatitis B and C infection among prisoners, says a study that shows the growing number of drug usage in lock-ups.


Lack of treatment increasing HIV among prisoners: Study


Researchers have developed a new kind of non-toxic hydrogel that bonds spontaneously and strongly to defected bones, suggesting potential use in the treatments of joint and soft tissue injuries.


Novel non-toxic hydrogel binds defected bones strongly


Prehistoric proto-Jê Brazilian persons may have continually renovated and extended their pit houses to allow occupation over centuries, revealed a study.


Ancient Brazilian pit house occupied continuously for centuries


Scientists have found a new method of creating human stem cells which could solve the big problem of the large-scale production needed to fully realise the potential of these remarkable cells for understanding and treating disease.


Novel method can scale up stem cell production


Fathers play a surprisingly large role in their child's development -- from language and cognitive growth in toddlerhood to social skills in fifth grade, a new study has found.


Fathers play key role in child development


Levels of global biodiversity loss are no longer within the safe limit and this may negatively impact the ecosystem function and the sustainability of human societies, a new study has revealed.


Biodiversity falls below 'safe levels' globally


Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found that data from tropical Pacific Ocean can help provide an improved forecast of the summer monsoon in central India.


How to improve monsoon forecast in India


A new study has found that patients in the emergency department have significantly higher rates of smoking than the general population.


Smoking rates high in emergency patients


The hungrier parents at mealtime tend to serve their young children more food, shows a new study.


Hungry parents may feed their kids more


A team of Australian researchers has found a way to harvest renewable or ambient energy from mobile phone base stations to power battery-operated wireless sensors.

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