Older adults with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a type of slow-growing blood cancer, may have a better alternative to toxic chemotherapy as their first treatment, results of a phase three clinical trial show.


New drug found more effective for chronic leukemia patients


IANS Automatic

Teenagers do understand the dangers of using cellphones while driving -- but they still use them, new research has found.


Young drivers using phones despite knowing dangers


Contrary to popular perception, the so-called Medieval Warm Period, when Europe enjoyed exceptionally mild weather, did not necessarily extend to other parts of the world, says a study.


'Medieval Warm Period' was not global, shows study


An Indian-origin scientist has developed a new, open-source 3D software that can track the embryonic development and movement of neuronal cells throughout the body of the worm, and it is now available to scientists.


New 3D software tracks embryo's brain development


The causes of congenital face blindness can be traced back to an early stage in the perceptual process, new findings reveal.


Why some people can't recognise faces


Dolphins living in Florida's Indian River Lagoon (IRL), and humans who live along the estuary and consume much of the same seafood as the dolphins were found to have high levels of mercury, according to a new research.


Mercury level in dolphins linked to exposure in humans


Scientists at University College London (UCL) have found the recipe for painlessness in a study that used genetically modified mice to show a channel responsible for allowing pain signals to pass along nerve cell membranes is vital to feel agony.


Scientists discover secret of painless life


The year 2015 is going to be the first year of single-digit worldwide smartphone growth, according to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC).


Smartphone market to see first single-digit growth year


Large cities currently take up one percent of the world's land area, but draw water from 41 percent of the globe, thereby impacting environmental and socio-economic conditions in far flung areas repercussions of which reverberate globally, says a study.


What it takes to quench megacity water demands


India's research output has grown steadily since 2012, showing stronger CAGR of 8 percent than other countries with comparable output and economic conditions, a latest analytics report said on Thursday. However, on the flip side, industry-academia collaboration is yet to take off in the country.


Surge in high-quality scientific publication in India from 2012: Report


Dams and irrigation considerably raise the global human consumption of freshwater by increasing evapotranspiration - an effect that increases the loss of freshwater to the atmosphere, thereby reducing the water available for humans, societies and ecosystems on land.


Dams cause immense loss of freshwater: Study


Taking a deep breath might be a bit harder for children exposed early in life to a widely used class of pesticides in agriculture, according to a new study.


Pesticide exposure linked to weaker breaths in children


Graphene oxide could be used to make super strong dental fillings that don't corrode, a new study says.


New non-toxic material for stronger dental fillings


Chinese doctors have cured a patient of leukemia using gene therapy, a hospital in Chongqing announced on Friday.


Gene therapy cures leukemia patient in China


If you are planning a baby, do not just sermon your wife to eat well but control your diet first. According to a fascinating study, sperm carries key information about what new dads gulped down before the conception.


Sperm tells tales of your diet before conception


If you are a movie buff, better cut down on action films! Researcers have found that watching violent movies or reading books with violent content can make you more likely to lie or cheat, suggests new research.


Watching action films makes you more likely to cheat!


University of Pennsylvania researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have created the thinnest plates that can be picked up and manipulated by hand, claims a study.


Thinnest plates that can be picked up by hand created


Researchers have identified a biomarker that detects the most common lung cancer in its earliest stage.


Biomarker of early lung cancer identified


The world needs an aggressive climate policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to limit global warming to two degrees, says an analysis of the emission targets from 159 countries.


Aggressive climate pact needed to check rising emissions: Researchers


If your friends say that you have changed after you started dating, they are right. A new study says that non-dating teenagers who start dating turn more similar to their romantic partners than to friends in behaviour -- in this case, in alcohol abuse.


Romance does change you as a person: Study


Scientists at the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) have discovered a novel protein which could lead to development of a therapy for tuberculosis.

Page 184 -