The number of opiate receptors in the brain, critical in the modulation of pain behaviour, increase to combat severe pain in arthritis sufferers, according to a study.


Pain threshold rises with altered brain chemistry


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Young adults with genetically-increased Alzheimer's risk have altered activation patterns in a brain region that is crucial for spatial navigation, a study has found.


Young Alzheimer's risk carriers show altered brain function


Danish researchers have discovered a previously unknown function in histones -- responsible for packaging the DNA into structural units -- that will help improve understanding of how cells protect and repair DNA damage.


Research reveals how cells repair DNA damage


End-of-life dreams and visions (ELDVs) are an intrinsic and comforting part of the dying process, new research has found.


End of life dreams common and comforting: Study


Dogs can give us company in our solitary hours and now new research has shown that therapy dogs can improve anxiety levels of pediatric cancer patients and their parents.


Therapy dogs can calm kids with cancer


While adults who take in more morning light are slimmer, pre-school children exposed to more light earlier in day tend to weigh more, says a study.


Morning light exposure may lead to weight gain in kids


Nearly three-quarters of parents begin deciding which vaccines they want to give to their child before pregnancy, US-based research has found.


Most parents form vaccination preferences before conception


A new 'early warning' system that automatically informs gamblers as soon as their behaviour shows signs of turning into an addiction may help people engage in the pastime more responsibly, says a study.


New system to predict online gambling addiction


If you wish to stay sharp even in the golden years, regular exercise may be of immense help, suggests new research.


Exercise can slow brain ageing


The clothes that we wear, even those made from organic cotton, may retain chemicals that could potentially harm our health and environment, suggests new research.


Your new clothes may retain harmful chemicals


A class of chemical coolants used in refrigerators and in home and automobile air conditioners contributes to ozone depletion by a small but measurable amount, says a new NASA study.


Refrigerator coolants contribute to ozone depletion: NASA


The number of people in Bangladesh dying from chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes and hypertension -- long considered diseases of the wealthy -- increased dramatically among the poorest households over a 24-year period, suggests a study.


Chronic diseases increase among poor in Bangladesh


Researchers have developed an accurate method of predicting the probability of developing diabetes following childbirth.


Simple test to predict diabetes risk after child delivery


The repetitive babbles of babies primarily are motivated by the infants' ability to hear themselves, shows a US study.


Infants are motivated by hearing themselves


The bigger a male howler monkey's vocal organ, and the deeper and more imposing roar they possess, the smaller their testes and the less sperm they can produce, says a study.


Howler monkeys with deeper roars have smaller testes


Music can have tremendous power over emotions, but listening to sad or aggressive music to improve the mood can backfire, suggests new research.


Listening to sad music won't improve mood


Love Korean pop dances? You may soon learn the art easily at home by tracking body joints, thanks to a virtual dance teacher developed by South Korean researchers.


Virtual dance teacher to help you learn K-pop


Mothers who gain excessive weight during pregnancy are at higher risk of obesity even after seven years of delivery, according to a new study.


Mothers with unhealthy pregnancy weight risk obesity


Plague has been endemic in the human population since the beginning of the Bronze Age, more than 5,000 years ago, new research has found.


Plague infection in humans began in Bronze Age


Interplanetary space probe New Horizons has sent the images of Pluto's moon Kerberos, which appears to be smaller than scientists expected and has a highly-reflective surface.


New Horizons reveals last of Pluto's moons 


Workers who feel emotionally attached to and identify with their work have better psychological well-being, says a new study.

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