Japanese scientists have discovered a protein, found in humans, that has inhibitory effects on the human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV), the media reported on Wednesday.


Japanese scientists discover HIV inhibiting protein


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An Indian-origin engineer and his team from Concordia University have created a technology to harness the electrical energy from blue-green algae.


Indian-origin engineer discovers new green power source


Do you always rush for a good deal and take pride in the possessions that you buy at a great discount even if you can afford the full price of the product? Welcome to the club of sport shoppers!


Are you a sport shopper? Read on


Researchers at a breast cancer prevention clinic have observed an increased uptake of preventative double mastectomies since May 2013 when Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie announced that she had undergone the procedure.


Jolie surgery raised breast cancer awareness among women


Cooking with chloraminated tap water and common table salt may put potentially harmful toxins in your food, researchers have warned.


Cooking with tap water and salt can make food toxic: Study


Periods of high extinction on Earth, rather than evolutionary adaptations, may have been a key driver in the diversification of today's dominant land vertebrates, including reptiles, birds, and mammals, suggests new research.


Extinction key to vertebrate diversity: Study


Betrayals of trust resulting from moral disputes among our ancestors forced them to avoid conflicts and spread quickly to new regions on the Earth around 100,000 years ago, find researchers.


Betrayals forced our ancestors to spread far and faster


People suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) can experience higher levels of visual stress than those without the condition, according to new research.


Visual stress can reveal chronic fatigue syndrome


We are more likely to do the right thing in situations of moral conflict when it requires little to no effort, says a study.


Honesty comes if little effort is required!


A text message programme can significantly cut binge drinking episodes in teenagers, a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine-led trial has showed.


Text messages can curb binge drinking in teenagers


New mothers please take note! Your three-year-old toddler may take cues from your attitude towards obese people and start shaping their their own anti-fat attitude, says a study.


Toddlers pick up on anti-fat attitudes of mothers


The bacteria in your gut may help control when and how much you eat as researchers have found that 20 minutes after a meal they produce proteins that influence activation of appetite-regulating neurons in the brain.


Gut bacteria signal to brain when you are full


Infants under the age of 12 months are prone to the risk of serious physical abuse at home, reveals a study.


Infants below age one at high physical abuse risk


People with diabetes may be harbouring advanced vascular disease that could increase their risk of stroke, researchers warn.


3D MRI can spot stroke risk in diabetic patients


A higher resting heart rate may increase the risk of death, even in people without the usual risk factors for heart disease, a study reveals.


Higher resting heart rate can up early death risk


Certain food odours activate the impulse area of the brain in obese children, researchers report, adding that obesity can have a neurological link.


'Impulsive' brain area linked to obesity in kids


Taking vitamin D supplements does not reduce the number or severity of cold in asthma patients, suggests new research.


Vitamin D doesn't cut cold in asthma patients


Prescribing antibiotic doses once or twice a week for tuberculosis (TB) treatment are more likely to lead to drug resistant strains than daily antibiotic regimens, new research has found.


Daily antibiotics may prevent drug-resistant TB


For older adults, perceived social isolation is a major health risk that can increase the chances of premature death by 14 percent.


Loneliness is deadly for elderly


Doctors must prescribe heartburn and acidity pills in lowest possible doses and for shortest time to patients to ward off potential side effects, researchers warn.


Cut on heartburn pills to avoid serious side effects: Study


Researchers have discovered in Libya a previously unknown anthropoid primate -- a forerunner of today's monkeys, apes and humans.

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