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.


World's first blood test for accurate prenatal testing


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Taking a bus or train to work instead of personal car may have positive effects on your overall health including a lower risk of high blood pressure and diabetes and better weight management, says a new study.


Take Metro or bus to work for better overall health


People with heart disease can face an increase risk of a serious heart attack on poor air quality days, a new study warns.


Poor air quality increases heart attack risk


If you love pan-fried, grilled or barbecued meat read this carefully as meat that is cooked at high temperatures or over an open flame may impact kidney cancer risk, researchers warn.


Grilled or barbecued meat may up kidney cancer risk


If you are living in a housing society where you need a vehicle to run errands, your chances of suffering from high blood pressure are quite high, says a new study.


Location of house determines blood pressure


A diet meant to cut cholesterol levels can also lower blood pressure, a new study has found.


Cholesterol-lowering 'portfolio diet' cuts BP


Although sleepwalkers have an increased risk for headaches and migraines while awake, during sleepwalking episodes they are unlikely to feel pain even when they suffer an injury, a new study finds.


Sleepwalkers feel no pain even if seriously injured


Cranberries can help curb recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs), the second most common type of infection in the body, says a study by an Indian-origin researcher.


Cranberries can help curb urinary tract infections


Archaeologists with the Australian National University (ANU) have discovered fossils of seven giant rat species on East Timor in Southeast Asia with the largest up to 10 times the size of modern rats.


Archaeologists find dog sized rat


The first animals to have complex skeletons existed about 550 million years ago, the fossil of a tiny marine creature unearthed in Namibia suggests.


Complex animals evolved earlier than thought


People who are effortlessly slim eat fruit, dairy, cereal and granola for breakfast, reveals a new study.


Know what effortlessly slim people eat


Are you running high fever and not feeling like going to office? Well, this fever may not be any illness but just psychogenic fever.


Feeling feverish? It might be stress


Early life stress is a major risk factor for later episodes of depression and people who are abused or neglected as children are almost twice as likely to experience depression later in life, says a new study.


Early life stress linked to depression


Despite what those ongoing US presidential primaries might lead one to think, a multi-disciplinary team of scientists finds that leadership is generally achieved as individuals gain experience -- in both humans and non-humans.


What makes leader? Animals show the way


The skull of an elephant around six million years old, has been discovered in China's Yunnan province, the media reported on Saturday.


Ancient elephant skull found in China


Understanding climate change and the human microbiome are one of the trending topics in science for writers, says celebrated science writer Jon Turney.


'Climate change, human microbiome hot topics'


Appointments on Sundays to see a doctor or a general practitioner (GP) in Brittain are not likely to be very useful to meet medical needs, a new study says.


Sunday GP appointments in Britain not fruitful


Soda, candy and fast food are not the leading cause of obesity in the US, suggests a new Cornell University study which says that intake of foods like cheese burgers, chocolate bars and soft drinks is not related to Body Mass Index (BMI) in the average adult.


Fast food not to be blamed for obesity: Study


A simple saliva test to detect the deadly Ebola infection has been found effective under field conditions in Senegal and Guinea, a new study says.


Simple saliva test detects Ebola in a jiffy


Competition between "good bacteria" in our gut is important for our health, say researchers from Oxford University.


Competition between 'good bacteria' important


If you are a cancer survivor, revealing your health history in your resume can reduce the prospects of landing your dream job, new research suggests.

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