Fitbit -- one of the most popular physical activity-monitoring device -- is a valid and reliable way of monitoring physical actions of cardiac patients, finds a study.


Fitbit helps monitor physical activity of cardiac patients


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Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have identified a new and more reliable source of acoustic-gravity waves that may help scientists detect an upcoming tsunami early.


New wave equation developed for faster tsunami detection


While electrical stimulation has been used for years to treat patients suffering from conditions such as stroke, depression and bipolar disorder, new research suggests that the method can also be used to boost memory.


Electrical stimulation may improve memory


An Indian-origin scientist has developed a new one atom-thick flat material that could upstage the wonder material graphene for having properties allowing it to be used in advance digital technology.


Indian-origin physicist discovers material better than graphene


Do hunger pangs hit you at the sight of guilty pleasures like cookies, candy and chips, even after having a full-course meal? If yes, blame it on sleep deprivation.


Lack of sleep will prompt you to binge more


Children with frequent snoring and breathing problems during sleep are prone to an increased risk of poor concentration level and learning abilities, finds a study.


Snoring can affect kids' health, learning abilities


Title: Chilled - How Refrigeration Changed the World and Might Do So Again; Author: Tom Jackson; Publisher: Bloomsbury; Pages: 272; Price: Rs. 499


The chilling reality of a significant scientific achievement (Book Review) 


Neurostimulation, a brain stimulation technique originally developed to help patients with brain injuries such as strokes and depression, can also be used to improve learning and skill retention in pilots, says a study.


Brain stimulation technique can boost pilots' skills


With the rise in sea levels, costs of climatic damages like floods are also increasing constantly at a higher rate, impacting the coastal regions of the world, says a study.


Sea levels rise behind high climatic damage costs: Study


A Mars-like laboratory in the "driest place on Earth" is helping NASA scientists study the limits of life and test drilling and life-detection technologies that might be sent to Red Planet in the future.


Driest place on Earth gives clue to life on Mars


The biophysical changes occurring due to global warming are also reallocating global wealth in unpredictable -- and potentially destabilising -- ways, says a new study.


Global warming reallocating natural wealth: Study


Researchers at a European university are developing a new app coupled with a wristband to help patients with back pain figure out the right exercises for them.


New app to help patients with back pain


Engineers at a US university have developed a new algorithm that may give sailors a 2-3 minute warning of an incoming rogue wave -- huge, towering walls of water that seemingly rise up from nothing to dwarf, then deluge, vessel and crew.


New algorithm can warn sailors about rogue waves


US researchers have developed an inexpensive prototype of a biomedical device that can detect anaemia simply by running a blood sample from a finger prick under a smartphone.


3-D printed biomedical device to rapidly detect anaemia


Women who prefer physically formidable and dominant mates (PPFDM) have a tendency to feel more at  risk of crime regardless of the situation or risk factors present, suggests a new research.


Women who prefer dominant partner more at risk of crime


A team of researchers, including an Indian-origin scientist, has revealed in a new study that people who live close to grocery stores may make healthier food choices.


Nearness to grocery store may change the way you eat: Study


Gum diseases are linked to many health problems. A type of bacterial species responsible for gum disease may also  be a cause of esophageal cancer, finds a new study.


Oral bacteria may be linked to esophageal cancer: Study


US researchers have identified a peculiar behaviour of singing duet in Red-backed Fairywrens, a promiscuous bird specie found in Australia, to keep up with a mate.


Singing duet may help this bird couple to stay together


Extensive groundwater extraction in the Indo-Gangetic Plain over the last five decades has "significantly" contributed to the killer April 25, 2015, Nepal temblor and "probably all earthquakes" in the region beneath the Himalayan arc, Indian scientists claim.


Groundwater depletion linked to Nepal earthquake?


Children born by pre-labour caesarean section delivery are at an increased risk of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), a type of blood cancer characterised by an overproduction of immature white blood cells.


Pre-labour caesarean section delivery linked to childhood leukaemia


Expressing faith in India's ability to prove development and sustainable energy solutions can go hand in hand, Ramon Magsaysay recipient and social entrepreneur Harish Hande here on Saturday called for research linked to the field instead of paper, as is the norm.

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