Don't forget to use sunscreen to avoid getting a tan -- for the darkening of the skin to protect itself against harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation blocks vitamin D synthesis and limits the skin's ability to produce more of the vital vitamin, finds a new study.


Getting a tan? Don't forget the sunscreen!


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A person's age and gender can affect the prevalence of certain types of peripheral vascular diseases (PVD), which can lead to heart attack, stroke and even amputation of the limbs.


Age, gender linked to peripheral vascular disease risk


A team of US researchers has found that hormone therapy, when taken within six years of menopause, may slow the progression of subclinical atherosclerosis -- the primary underlying pathway that leads to heart disease and stroke.


Post-menopausal hormone therapy cuts heart disease


Steroids that are generally given to treat inflammatory diseases can slow down calorie burning in brown or "good" fat, finds a study.


Steroid use can turn 'good' fat into 'bad'


The consumption of a paleolithic-type diet by obese women can help them lose weight and lower their future risk of diabetes and heart disease, says a new research.


Paleolithic-type diet may cut diabetes, heart disease risk


A single dose of oxytocin nasal spray, known to cut food intake, can lower impulsive behaviour in overweight and obese men, say researchers.


Oxytocin can make overweight men less impulsive


A group of Indian students is part of 80 teams that will participate in the US space agency's "Human Exploration Rover Challenge" to help NASA realise its goals for future exploration to Mars and beyond.


Indian team to compete NASA's human exploration rover challenge


A new explanation of how gypsum forms may change the way we process this important building material, as well as allowing us to interpret past water availability on other planets such as Mars.


Can gypsum formation tell about water on Mars


A recent study in Britain suggests that travelling could actually improve your health, help to lose weight, gain confidence, feel younger and even increase sex drive.


Travel more to ramp up your sex life


The Moon plays a major role in maintaining the Earth's magnetic field, say researchers, adding that the lunar action, overlooked till now, is thought to have kept the geodynamo active.


Moon plays key role in maintaining Earth's magnetic field


Exposure of common plastic chemical on the developing mammary gland in the womb is likely to spurt the growth of breast cancer in women, reveals a new study.


Chemical exposure to foetal mammary gland can up breast cancer risk


Textile and dye analysis of cloth remains, dated between 400-650 AD, found in Nepal's Upper Mustang region shows that the Silk Road extended further south than previously thought, say researchers.


Silk Road extended to Nepal, new textile find shows


The arrival of the Europeans in the New World in the late 1400s led to the demographic collapse of Native Americans, shows a large-scale study of ancient DNA  of pre-Columbian mummies and skeletons between 500 and 8,600 years old.


European colonisation wiped out of Native Americans: Study


Japanese researchers have successfully grown complex skin tissue - complete with hair follicles and oil-producing sebaceous glands - in the laboratory, thereby opening a path to creating functional skin transplants for burn and other patients who require new skin.


Artificial skin that grows hair could help burn victims


A Hong Kong product and graphic designer has constructed a life-sized robot from scratch.


Hong Kong designer constructs life-sized robot


Severe obesity can be indentified in babies using a simple body mass index measurement as early as six months of age, reveals a new study.


Obesity can be predicted as early as six months of age


Use of antibacterial bar soap, especially those containing a compound called  triclocarban (TCC), during pregnancy and breast-feeding may alter the offspring's composition of intestinal bacteria and other micro-organisms, called the gut microbiota, a study warns.


Mother's antibacterial soap use may affect baby's gut bacteria


US researchers have for the first time determined the structure of the Zika virus, revealing insights critical to the development of effective antiviral treatments and vaccines for the deadly disease.


Scientists reveal Zika virus structure


Australian researchers have designed a small, lightweight 3D printing pen that surgeons can hold with their hand and draw human stem cells just when they need it -- during surgery.


Handheld 'pen' to allow doctors print stem cells during surgery


Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have developed a novel vaccine regimen that produces rapid and long-term protection against Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) that is transmitted through mosquitoes and causes fever and joint pain that can sometimes become severe and disabling.


New vaccine regimen shows promise against Chikungunya virus


Forgetting can be the result of an active deletion process in the brain rather than a failure to remember -- a mechanism that helps us adapt our behaviour according to the surroundings, says a new study.

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