A team of doctors has conducted what they say is the first scar-free facial reconstruction in the history of plastic surgery in Canada.


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Cheer up! The cacao tree from which chocolate is extracted is not going to die out in the near future, as was feared by the industry, suggests a new reassuring study that finds that cacao tree is much older than previously realised.


Cacao tree will survive climate change, says study


You might well be addicted to it, but quitting Facebook would actually make you happy, suggests a new study done by Denmark-based think tank Happiness Research Institute.


Quitting Facebook makes people happier, shows study


Do you use knife or grater in the kitchen to cut different eatables one after another, without washing them in between? You could be playing a role in spreading disease-causing bacteria, warns a study.


Unwashed knife and grater can spread bacteria between foods


People who carry fat around their belly, even if they are thin, have a greater mortality risk than those who are overweight or obese but have normal fat distribution, according to a study.


Fat around belly deadlier than being obese


Continuous chest compressions during cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by emergency medical responders do not offer survival advantages when compared to interrupting manual chest pumping to perform rescue breathing, says a study.


CPR by medics: Continuous pumping not a good idea


Do you forward a chain mail even though you know fully well that your action would not bring any promised luck? This is because you might consider the costs of ignoring rationality is low relative to the costs of ignoring intuition, suggests new research.


Why superstitions are hard to shake


In a first-of-its-kind study of puberty timing in men, researchers have revealed strong genetic correlation between male and female puberty timing.


Male puberty genetically similar to female timing


Eating vanilla yoghurts with lower fat content gives people a stronger positive emotional response, says a new study.


Vanilla yoghurt makes us feel good


An international team of scientists has discovered the first oceanic microplate in the Indian Ocean -- identifying when the initial collision between India and Eurasia occurred leading to the birth of the Himalayas.


Himalayas were born 47 mn years ago: Scientists


Self-weighing can be a useful tool to help adults control their weight, but for young women this behaviour may have negative psychological outcomes, says a new study.


Self-weighing can be hazardous for young women


The route to drug addiction for most women could begin with doctor-prescribed painkillers, a new study warns.


Drug addiction trough painkiller more common in women


A team of Indian researchers has discovered a unique group of five new wasp species from different parts of the country.


New group of wasp species discovered in India


Eating meals prepared at home may reduce the risk of developing type-2 diabetes, a recent study reveals.


Eat home-made food to cut diabetes risk


Imagine that your idle phone is helping power cancer research as you hit the sack. With a new app, Australia's Garvan Institute of Medical Research and the Vodafone Foundation want to create a "supercomputer" that will use the free power from your smartphone to help speed up cancer research.


Let your idle phone help cure cancer as you sleep


Scientists have long maintained that brains do not fossilise -- but new research has provided the strongest evidence yet that it is possible. In fact, the brains of a set of 520-million-year-old arthropods did just that.


Brain too can get fossilised


What has climate change to do with sex drive? A lot, say researchers, suggesting that global warming is not only hampering our environment and natural resources but also the action between the sheets.


Climate change hampers sex drive too


A new study has linked the consumption of energy drinks to  serious cardiovascular disorders possibly due to the caffeine and other stimulants they contain.


(HOLD) Energy drinks may up blood pressure


As porn becomes more accessible in the digital age, women are no longer the bench sitters with one in every three women admitting to watching porn at least once a week, a new survey reveals.


33 percent women watch porn once a week


As the world celebrates the 120th anniversary of the discovery of the X-Rays by W.C.Roentgen, the Kerala chapter of Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA) has called for a cautious approach in paediatric imaging.


Kerala radiologists call for cautious approach in paediatric imaging


Scientists at Plymouth University have developed a non-invasive, low risk and accurate blood test that can detect foetal blood group, sex, and genetic conditions in unborn babies.

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