The co-relation between eating fish during pregnancy and the health of the baby's brain has been established by researchers from Tohoku University in Japan.


Why eating fish during pregnancy improves child's brain


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Kidney stones are increasing, particularly among adolescents, females and African-Americans in the US, says a new study.


Kidney stones on the rise in US teens


Electronic cigarettes that are widely promoted and used to help smokers quit traditional cigarettes are not assisting much in this task, says a new study.


E-cigarettes not helping people quit smoking: Study


The Zika virus, spread by a day-biting mosquito and possibly linked to serious birth defects in Brazil, has the potential to spread within the Americas, including parts of the US, researchers have warned.


Zika virus linked to birth defects may spread across US


High levels of vitamin D are linked to better fertility and reproductive success in wild sheep, says a new study.


Good vitamin D levels help improve fertility in sheep


The bacteria that causes plague, Yersinia pestis, may have persisted long-term in Europe from the 14th to 17th century in an unknown reservoir, according to a study.


Plague persisted in Europe for longer than thought


If you are in awe of the Grand Canyon in the US, brace yourself for this: The world's largest canyon - over 1,000 km long and in places as much as one km deep, - may lie under the Antarctic ice sheet, a team of scientists including Indian researchers has revealed.


Forget Grand Canyon, world's largest canyon hidden under Antarctic!


Flavonoid-rich foods are associated with a reduced risk of erectile dysfunction, says a new study.


Blueberries, red wine can help in erectile dysfunction


In a first, German scientists have developed motorised "spermbots" that can deliver poor swimmers that are otherwise healthy to an egg.


These 'Spermbot' to maximise your fertility chances


Liver damage caused by diet high in fat, sugar and cholesterol may be difficult to reverse even if the diet is generally improved, a new study shows.


Liver recovers faster on low-sugar diets


Scientists have discovered a mechanism that may explain how we recall nearly all of what happened on a recent afternoon lunch with a friend or make a plan for how to spend an upcoming afternoon at home in the fraction of a time.


How we play memories in fast forward


While you must have read about dinosaurs being engaged in "foreplay", British scientists now reveal that they used large ornamental structures such as horns and head crests in sexual displays and to assert social dominance.


Dinosaurs did show off sexual display to woo mates


The animal husbandry department of Himachal Pradesh has mastered the technique of embryo transfer in cows.


Red sindhi breed calf born by embryo transfer


In their bid to get brain monitoring out of the lab, scientists have developed the world's first portable and dry wearable brain activity monitoring system that is comparable to the state-of-the-art equipment found in research laboratories.


Portable, dry brain monitoring system in the offing 


Scientists have discovered a novel way to create a new form of LED light by packaging luminescent proteins in the form of rubber that will not only be cost-effective but also soothe our eyesight and enhance mood.


'Green' low-cost LED lights soon for better vision, mood


A songbird's vocal muscles work like those of humans and singers, finds a new study.


Songbirds sing like humans: Study


Opioids may cause short-term improvement in mood but its long-term use imposes risk of new onset of depression, says a new study.


Long-term use of opioid may increase risk of depression


If you are suffering from obesity, reducing the time spent on watching televion or playing computer games may be as important as doing exercise to reduce the risk of diabetes and heart diseases, suggests new research.


Obese? Cut down on siting time to curb heart disease risk


Researchers have discovered a previously unknown cellular defect in patients with Parkinson's disease, and identified a sequence of pathological events that can trigger or accelerate premature death of certain neurons in the brain seen in this disease.


New cellular defect in Parkinson's disease identified


People who are behind rage attacks have smaller "emotional brains," scientists have revealed, adding that the disrupted development of the brain's emotion-regulating circuitry in such people put them more at rage and aggression risk.


People behind rage attacks have smaller 'emotional brains'


A team of European scientists has discovered two new species of very elusive frogs that live in the rainforests of Tsaratanana Massif, the highest mountain in Madagascar.

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