In partnership with a commercial lab, researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have developed a simple and affordable diagnostic test to detect the mosquito-borne illness chikungunya.


Affordable diagnostic kit for chikungunya developed


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Astrophysicists at the University of Toronto have found that a close encounter with Jupiter about four billion years ago may have resulted in another planet's ejection from the Solar System altogether.


When Jupiter bumped giant planet out of solar system


Fast food companies advertise children's meals on TV with ads that feature toy premiums, and the use of these toy premiums may prompt children to request eating at fast food restaurants, a study suggests.


TV ads with toy premiums lure kids to fast food


Waking up several times throughout the night is more detrimental to your positive moods than getting the same shortened amount of sleep without interruption, says a new study.


Sleep interruptions can make you grumpy


Besides making you tired, lack of adequate sleep can short-circuit your system and interfere with a fundamental cellular process that drives physical growth, physiological adaptation and even brain activity, new research has found.


Lack of sleep may zap cell growth, brain activity


A man finds a woman of greater intelligence attractive only when she is distant or far away from his mind, not when she is right next to him, a new study says.


Men find smarter women less attractive in real life


New York, Oct 31 (INAS) Contrary to popular perception, eating 'everything in moderation' may actually lead to worse metabolic health as compared to eating a smaller number of healthy foods, says a new study.


Eating 'everything in moderation' may be bad for you


Researchers have discovered a panel of unsaturated fatty acid markers in blood that could lead to a simple test to warn people years before the onset of diabetes.


New test to measure if a person is pre-diabetic


French aerospace major Thales on Friday signed an agreement with the premier Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to fund followships for its research students.


Thales to fund research fellowships at IISc


Universities in the Muslim world must become meritocracies with greater autonomy and aspire for true scientific excellence rather than playing for temporary gains in numbers or rankings, a new report says.


Universities can revive learning in Muslim world: Study


Even before the age of dinosaurs, massive  relatives of the modern-day sharks ruled the waters of present-day Texas, reveals an analysis of fossils recovered recently from the region.


300 million-year-old giant shark fossils found in US


Mothers spend years supporting and rearing their children. Ever wondered what makes them strong?


What keeps mothers going? Healthy relationships


Face-lift surgery can make you look 10 years younger, but that won't effect much of a change in your self-esteem, a study says.


Face-lift surgery may not boost your self-esteem


Researchers have identified a new species of small ape that existed before the evolutionary split of humans/great apes (hominids) and gibbons (the 'lesser apes' or hylobatids).


New link in humans, apes evolution found


The 2015 Antarctic ozone hole area was larger and formed later than in recent years, scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have said.


Ozone hole gets bigger, Earth to bear more UV damage


Parts of Greenland's ice sheet are less vulnerable to climate warming than was previously thought, a new analysis of satellite images by an international research team reveals.


Greenland ice sheet not melting as fast as feared


A recently unearthed tyrannosaur bone has revealed a nasty little 66-million-year-old family secret that T.Rex were not shy about eating their own kind, say researchers.


Tyrannosaurs were cannibals


Researchers have developed a new  phototherapy system that makes cancer cells glow when exposed to near-infrared light, so a surgeon can identify the cancer and more effectively remove it.


New phototherapy system can help fight cancer


There is no such thing called a "male brain" and a "female brain", suggests new research that found no sex difference in the size of he hippocampus, a crucial part of the brain that consolidates new memories and helps connect emotions to the senses.


Male and female brains work the same way: Study


Having low-fat diet does not lead to greater weight loss in the long term compared to higher-fat diets of similar intensity, says a Lancet study.


Low-fat diet won't make you slimmer in long term: Study


The road to obesity may be paved with non-nutritious carbohydrates in breast milk, claims new research.

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