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.


First sexual transmission of Ebola virus case comes to light


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Victims of weight discrimination have a greater risk of dying early not because they may be overweight, but because of the apparent effects of the discrimination, says a new study.


Weight discrimination may cut short your life


Using a sensitive new technology, scientists have created the first high-resolution gene expression map of the newborn mouse inner ear.


Genetic blueprint of inner ear cell development created


A grateful nation on Thursday paid homage to former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on his 84th birth anniversary by renaming a premier missile complex after him, unveiling the scientist's statues and nostalgically recollecting his life and work.


Nation pays tributes to Kalam on birth anniversary (Roundup)


Modern humans first settled in southern China, not Europe or Middle East as has been previously believed, claims a new study.


Modern humans settled first in China, not Europe: Study


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid rich tributes to former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, and called for more innovations that could benefit the world at large.


PM pays tributes to Kalam, calls for innovations


Researchers have developed a simple tool to predict an individual's five-year risk of requiring life support with mechanical ventilation.


Tool to predict life support needs five years in advance


Allowing customers to give feedback to service providers can motivate employees to come up with creative solutions, thereby improving customer satisfaction, says a new study.


Customer feedback can spur employees' creativity


Corruption of government officials tops the list of things that people in the US fear the most today, according to a new survey.


Americans more afraid of corruption than terror attack


Although driving drowsy is as dangerous as driving drunk, most young people do not pay heed to the condition and drive even when they are not fully alert, a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) study has found.


Driving tired as dangerous as drunk-driving


Just half an hour of brisk walking five days a week can reduce risk of death from cardiovascular diseases, especially in women and those younger than 70 years of age, says a new study.


30 minutes of daily walk curbs death risk from heart diseases


Scientists have discovered a new 125-million-year-old fossil mammal in Spain that has pushed back the earliest record of preserved mammalian hair structures and inner organs by more than 60 million years.


Ancient mammal fossil reveals skin, hair evolution


Adolescents' mood swings decline gradually as they get older, finds a new study that is reassuring to parents about their moody teens.


Teenagers stabilise emotionally with age


Women with Type 2 diabetes find physical activity more difficult than non-diabetic women, which in turn threatens to make them more sedentary and cause their health to worsen, according to a new study.


Diabetics find exercising more difficult


Although Arctic areas have experienced the most rapid warming to date, climate-related threats to the Amazon basin's biodiversity will eclipse those in other regions by the year 2100, scientists have projected.


Climate change to hit Amazon species the hardest


Men may have larger brains than women but that does not make them more intelligent than the members of the fair sex, says a new study that found a very weak association between brain size and IQ.


Larger brain size doesn't guarantee higher IQ


Risk for developing insomnia goes up significantly in women during the transition period to menopause, says a new study.


Insomnia risk in women higher during menopause transition


Do you know why you always remember and cherish great sexual experiences? Thanks a pair of neurons that has been found to remember and seek sex even at the expense of food in male worms.


Male brain wired to remember good sex forever


People with high stress jobs have a 22 percent higher risk of stroke than those with low stress jobs, new research has found.


Beware! Work stress may lead to stroke


Global sea levels will rise substantially more than previously thought and almost irreversibly if greenhouse gas emissions continue, according to New Zealand-led research released on Thursday.


Antarctic study points to 'scary' future with global warming


Swedish researchers said on Wednesday they had taken steps towards developing a more efficient drug to fight alcoholism by tweaking the brain's reward system.

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