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.


Liquid laundry detergent packets dangerous to kids


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Interacting with a healthy environment that includes exercise, certain genes can play an important role in prolonging lifespan, new research has found.


Certain genes can lengthen lifespan, only if you exercise!


Diabetes can damage the auditory system, new research has found, suggesting that clinicians should include the testing of hearing in managing Type-2 diabetes.


Diabetes can impair hearing: Study


Fructose, a sugar common in the western diet, can damage hundreds of brain genes in a way that could lead to a range of diseases -- from diabetes to cardiovascular disease, and from Alzheimer's to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder -- warns a new study.


High-fructose diet can damage brain genes


The US space agency is preparing to put in the sky an array of new experimental aircraft -- known as X-planes and intended to carry on the legacy of demonstrating advanced technologies that will push back the frontiers of aviation.


NASA gears up for NextGen supersonic X-planes


Far from making you smarter, electrical stimulation of the brain's cells while solving challenging tasks can lead to mental overload, warn researchers.


Electrical brain stimulation won't help you be a genius


The leaves of virus-infected plants reflect light differently to attract the attention of disease-spreading greenfly, new research suggests.


How insects find out diseased plants


Do you feel embarrassed at your foul-smelling body odour? Hold on as skin care products company Nivea Men has developed a smartphone app called "NOSE" that quickly senses and tells you about the body odour so you can avoid meeting your girlfriend.


App that alerts when you smell bad


Taking a low-dose of aspirin is likely to increase the survival of patients receiving cancer treatment by up to 20 percent as well as stop their cancer from spreading, says a new research.


Aspirin may up cancer survival by 20 percent


Despite having extremely underdeveloped muscles and wings, young birds may acquire a mature flight stroke early in life by initially relying more on their legs and wings for power, finds a new study.


How baby birds learn to fly early


The world's largest solar-powered aircraft, Solar Impulse 2, has completed a three-day flight over the Pacific Ocean, a media report said on Sunday.


Solar-powered plane completes Pacific crossing


Contrary to popular perception, smoking cessation drugs do not increase the risk of serious neuropsychiatric adverse effects such as depression, hostility or suicidal behaviour, says a large study.


Smoking cessation drugs may not increase depression risk: Study


To provide a breathtaking portrait of Earth from space and highlight the effects humanity has had on the globe over time, a team of NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station turned into filmmakers at nights and weekends, and "A Beautiful Planet" was born.


NASA astronauts partner with IMAX for 'A Beautiful Planet' 


Zinc deficiency may contribute to chronic inflammation among HIV-positive individuals, says a new study.


HIV-positive? Zinc deficiency may make inflammation worse


Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) usage in pharmaceutical packaging does not pose a threat to human health and can be practiced with assurance of safety, said the report of a high-level committee probing the issue.


Pharmaceuticals safe in PET packaging: High-level committee


N. Damayanti, a professor at a medical college here, has become the first anatomist from the northeastern region to become the president of the Anatomical Society of India.


N. Damayanti first from northeast to head Anatomical Society of India


Ever experienced tossing and turning in bed while staying in a new place and getting up the next morning feeling the after effects of inadequate overnight sleep? Well, a new study has found the cause: New surroundings can interrupt our normal sleeping patterns as half of our brain stays awake to keep watch!


Half of brain keeps awake during sleep in new places: Study


Thrilled at the detection of the elusive gravitational waves a century after Albert Einstein's prediction and the first observation of collision of two black holes at the Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO), two young US-based Indian researchers working on the project say the waves act as a sixth sense for humans to comprehend the universe.


Gravitational waves 'sixth sense' to understand universe: US-based Indian researchers


If you think that your ever-demanding boss always directs you to push the envelope and work extra hard to meet the deadlines, be alarmed as this workplace behaviour may be detrimental to your overall health in the long run.


Beware! Demanding bosses may harm your health


Using advanced 3D X-ray imaging technology, a team of British scientists has revealed how an aggressive form of lung disease develops in the body.


3D-imaging technique to precisely spot deadly lung disease


Celebrating its 26th year in the low-Earth orbit, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured in stunning clarity what looks like a gigantic cosmic soap bubble being blown into space by a super-hot, massive star.

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