A simple and non-invasive imaging method can effectively replace the current practice in determining appropriateness of breast cancer treatment, thereby reducing the need for invasive tissue sampling, new research has found.


Simple method to improve breast cancer treatment


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With vanity high on the list of discretionary spending, even majority of middle class people in India today are accepting cosmetic plastic surgery as a valid scientific means of improving appearance, shows a survey.


Plastic surgery in India has come of age, shows survey


Are you obsessed with sending emoji icons with every WhatsApp message or Facebook post? Check if sex is on your mind 24/7.


People who frequently use emojis have sex on their mind: Survey


The CSIR-affiliated Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB) here is planning to set up an incubation hub in its second campus to engage with industry, officials said on Wednesday.


CSIR's IICB to set up incubation hub to engage with industry


Do you tend to munch something or the other between your meals even when you are not hungry? If yes, such a habit could certainly satisfy your taste buds but harm your health, warns a new study.


Eat only when you are hungry for better health


Researchers have discovered a new species of lanternshark that can light up the dark and deep sea for its benefit.


New shark species can light up the sea


Formulating drugs as liquid salts may provide a safe and efficient strategy for topical delivery of drugs that cause skin toxicity, say researchers, including one of Indian-origin.


Drugs delivered as liquid salt through skin reduces toxicity


Exercising early in life can alter microbial community in the gut for the better, promoting healthy brain and metabolic activity over the course of a lifetime, says a new study.


Early-life exercise promotes healthy brain


Say hello to Nadine, an unconventional robot with her own personality, mood and emotions. She is friendly, can greet you back and remember your name and your previous conversation with her.


Meet Nadine, the social robot who can give you company 


A new oral drug whose efficacy in combating breast cancer has been demonstrated alone and in combination with endocrine therapy, also has potential to combat other types of cancer, new research has found.


New breast cancer drug may combat other cancers too


The brain devotes more processing resources to social situations that signal threat than those that are benign and anxious people process those threats using regions of the brain responsible for action, says a study.


Anxious people fare better in a crisis


A newly created antibody could treat the decline in muscle mass and power associated with ageing, show results of a phase-two trial by an international research team.


New antibody may help old people regain muscle power


Ancient monkeys used auditory cues similar to humans to distinguish between low and high sound notes, say researchers, adding that pitch perception may have evolved more than 40 million years ago to enable vocal communication and song-like vocalisations.


Monkeys did sing like humans once


The delay of patients in recognising heart-attack symptoms and seeking the treatment later may increase the damage to heart, warns a new study.


Delayed treatment can worsen heart attack impact


Use of ultrasound in detecting breast cancer has been shown to be comparable in its sensitivity to that of mammography and should be considered when testing for the disease, according to a new study.


Ultrasound effective in detecting breast cancer: Study


In an indication that transmissible cancer may not be as rare as generally believed, researchers have identified a second, genetically distinct variety in Tasmania devils, iconic small dog-sized carnivores that are only found in the wild on the Australian island state of Tasmania.


Another contagious form of cancer discovered


Researchers have identified a protein that helps the body control inflammatory response triggered by invasions of microbial pathogens such as bacteria and viruses.


How body controls inflammatory response to pathogens


Marketed as a safer alternative to conventional tobacco cigarettes, electronic cigarettes could actually damage cells in ways that could lead to cancer, suggests new research.


Beware! E-cigarettes may lead to cancer


People with asthma may be at increased risk of shingles, a common form of painful skin rash caused by the varicella zoster virus, says a new study.


Asthma may increase risk of painful skin rash


Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Karnataka from January 2 and inaugurate the 103rd session of the Indian Science Congress at Mysuru on January 3, an official statement said on Monday.


Modi on two-day visit to Karnataka from January 2


Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a decree abolishing the Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, within the framework of the country's space sector reform, the Kremlin announced.

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