High levels of cholesterol are linked to a heightened risk of tendon abnormalities and pain, reveals a pooled analysis of the available evidence.


High cholesterol may cause tendon abnormalities


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Infectious diseases such as typhoid, measles, chicken pox, bronchitis, tuberculosis and dengue in childhood can increase risk of getting a heart attack in adulthood, suggests new research.


Dengue in childhood can increase early heart attack risk


Giving children rewards and allowing them a short nap after a period of learning can significantly boost their ability to remember new facts and skills for a long period, new research suggests.


Reward and daytime nap boost memory


Excessive drinking cost the US $249 billion in 2010, or $2.05 per drink, a significant increase from $223.5 billion, or $1.90 per drink, in 2006, says a new study.


Excessive alcohol use draining US economy: Study


Nearly half of the camels in parts of Kenya have been infected by the virus that causes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), raising concerns about the role they could play in transmitting the disease to humans.


Camels in Kenya infected by MERS virus


The mosquito-borne parasite that causes malaria also produces a protein that could help stop cancer, new research has found.


Malaria protein could help treat cancer


An international team of scientists has identified a new molecule involved in life-threatening scleroderma or skin fibrosis, paving the way for designing therapies for the disease.


Researchers identify potential target for treating scleroderma


An international team of scientists has identified potential 'tipping points' where abrupt regional climate shifts due to global warming could result in natural disasters.


Global warming 'tipping points' identified


Suffering from kidney stones? Well, stop gulping down beer after beer or other drinks to pass it out and prepare yourself for better action between the sheets tonight.


Sex three-four times a week can clear kidney stones: Study


Peering into a grocery store bin, it is hard to tell if a peach or tomato or an avocado is starting to go bad underneath its skin.


Call the grocer's bluff with this camera


As the world of technology witnesses new innovations being launched almost everyday, global software major Oracle has invited some of the top minds from the world's information technology industry under one roof here.


Top global innovators to attend key Oracle conference in US


Positive peer influences are associated with decreased dating violence, a new study led by an Indian-origin researcher, which looks deeper at risk and protective factors among teenagers who report dating violence and alcohol use, shows.


How peer influence can reduce dating violence


Living in a neighbourhood dotted with fast food outlets can be linked to poorer bone development in early childhood, a new report suggests.


Fast food linked to poor bone development in kids


The conversations parents have with their children after an injury help them avoid danger in the future, a University of Iowa study finds.


How to train children to prevent injuries


Researchers have discovered a mechanism that plays an important role in enabling the brain to detect and prevent dehydration by making us thirsty.


Know why you feel thirsty


A team from Cornell University has developed an artificial heart with a new lightweight and stretchable foam that has potential for use in prosthetic body parts, artificial organs and soft robotics.


Researchers create artificial foam heart 


Ankit Fadia, one of the brand ambassadors for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Digital India" campaign, is controversy's child. Yet, the 30-year-old ethical hacker believes that it is not possible to be successful without having critics who dislike you.


My work with Digital India will silence my critics: Ankit Fadia


Challenging the conventional wisdom about the sleeping habits of our ancestors, scientists have now revealed that like us, they probably did not get eight hours of sleep a night either. They stayed up late into the evening, averaging less than 6.5 hours of sleep and rarely took naps.


Relax! No day nap or eight-hour sleep for our ancestors either


Practicing yoga, which can improve physical and mental health, may also help men become better fathers, suggests new research.


Yoga can improve a man's parenting skills


In a first, a team of engineers from Stanford University has created a plastic "skin" that can detect how hard it is being pressed and generate an electric signal to deliver this sensory input directly to a living brain cell.


Artificial skin that sends pressure sensation to brain cell created


Using genomic analysis, researchers have found that a woman in Liberia contracted the deadly Ebola virus early this year after having sexual intercourse with a male survivor of the disease.

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