One week of learning a new language can boost your mental skills, suggests a new research adding that benefits could also be maintained with regular practice.


Short-term language learning ups mental agility


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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said life in India will be "easier" now after the launch of the country's seventh navigation satellite that is expected to provide navigation with much better accuracy and targeted position.


Life will be easier after satellite launch: Modi


A single antibody infusion can protect monkeys against infection with an HIV-like virus for up to 23 weeks, researchers have found.


Single antibody infusions found promising against HIV


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated Indian space scientists after a successful launch of the country's seventh navigation satellite that blasted off from the spaceport of Sriharikota.


Modi hails scientists after satellite launch


There is bad news for marine life as a new study has found that loss of oxygen in oceans due to climate change which is already discernible in some parts of the world should be evident across large regions of the oceans between 2030 and 2040.


Loss of ocean oxygen to become widespread by 2030s


Danish researchers have developed a novel genetic method that could lead to the development of safe and effective vaccines for controlling diseases such as cancer, asthma, and allergies.


Novel genetic method could lead to vaccine for cancer, asthma


The Zika virus was present in Haiti several months before the first Zika cases were identified in Brazil in March last year, new research has found.


Zika presence in Americas older than previously thought


People need not check their cholesterol levels on an empty stomach, suggests new research involving more than 300,000 individuals from Denmark, Canada and the US.


Fasting not necessary before a cholesterol test: Experts


Old age brings with it many health problems including the loss of vision, hearing and taste, and a new study says that the ability to smell the food through the mouth decreases with age.


Ability to smell food through mouth may decline with age


Researchers have created a programmable DNA thermometre that is 20,000 times smaller than a human hair.


Scientists build world's tiniest thermometre using DNA


Dogs were first tamed in China, Chinese scientists claim, disputing research that domesticated dogs first evolved 15,000 years ago in Central Asia.


Dogs first domesticated in China


A team of researchers has found that certain nutritional supplements can increase the effectiveness of anti-depressants in people suffering from depression.


Antidepressants work better with nutrient supplements: Study


Why do some people who kick a drug habit manage to stay clean, while others relapse? Why do some families seem more prone to addiction than others? The answers may have a lot to do with specific genetic factors that vary from individual to individual, a new study suggests.


Certain genes can make you more prone to addiction


A quarter to half of Earth's vegetated land has shown significant greening over the last 35 years largely due to rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), says a study.


CO2 fertilisation greening Earth: Study


Rotating night shifts may slightly increase a woman's risk of heart disease, a study has said.


Night shifts linked to increased risk of heart disease: Study


Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration was the major driver behind the global climatic shifts that occurred in the "Eocene epoch" between 53 and 34 million years ago, says a new study.


CO2 levels behind ancient global climatic shift: Study


Conserving wildlife can benefit carbon storage in tropical forests across the world and contribute to controlling global warming, says a new study conducted by an international consortium of researchers.


Carbon storage in tropical forests linked to wildlife conservation


Children with vision problems not correctable with glasses or contact lenses are twice as likely to have a diagnosis of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) when compared to peers without such disorders, suggests a study.


Vision problems may put kids at increased risk of ADHD


The 51.30 hour countdown for the launch of India's seventh and final navigation satellite on April 28 afternoon begun at 9.20 a.m on Tuesday at Sriharikota rocket port of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), said a senior official.


Countdown starts for launch of India's navigation satellite


Do not throw away leftover cooking oil. You can convert it into biodiesel in a microwave and use that to run your car.


Make your own auto fuel with used cooking oil


Children exposed to chemicals used in liquid laundry detergent packets may have serious health effects such as breathing problems, heart problems, and even death, warns a study.

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