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.


Sweden developing more efficient drug to fight alcoholism


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A team of US scientists has developed a new technology that uses smartphone to track agricultural water use by allowing farmers to produce field-scale maps of water consumption.


Smartphone to track agricultural water use in US


Indian-Americans failed to win the 2015 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge even as five of them made it to the final ten in the competition to develop scientific plans to solve everyday problems.


Indian-Americans lose young scientist title; 5 in final


Human breast milk, which provides essential nutrients and antibodies to newborns, also serves as a reservoir for bio-molecules that help clear infections, reduce inflammation, combat pain and heal wounds.


How human breast milk stops inflammation


Live Ebola virus can persist in the semen of some survivors for at least nine months, according to preliminary results of a study published on Wednesday.


Ebola virus can persist in survivor's semen for nine months: Study


Researchers at the University of Cyprus have designed a micro-device that could help doctors detect cancers in the small intestine in the very early stages when cancerous cells cannot be easily detected, a university professor said on Wednesday.


Cypriot researchers design early cancer screening device


People who have social power tend to rely a lot on their internal body cues when taking important decisions, suggests new research.


Powerful people rely more on gut feelings for decisions


Culture shocks that result from migrating to a different country or accepting a refugee from other countries, can actually make us better thinkers, says an interesting study.


Culture shock can make you a better thinker


Gene therapy has been found to preserve vision in a study involving dogs with naturally occurring, late-stage retinitis pigmentosa, the most common inherited disease that can cause night blindness and progressive degeneration of the retina.


Gene therapy treats dogs affected by night blindness


What connection does magnetic energy have with the belief in the superpower? A lot, say researchers, adding that both belief in God and prejudice towards immigrants can be reduced by directing magnetic energy into the brain.


Shutting part of brain can make you an atheist!


For 150 years, scientists have debated the nature of dinosaurs' body temperatures and how it influenced their daily life. Now, scientists, including an Indian-origin researcher, indicate that some dinosaurs had the capacity to raise their body temperature using energy from the Sun.


Some dinosaur drew heat from the Sun to make that kill


Overturning conventional wisdom, a new study has found that sitting for long, either at home or at work, is not associated with an increased risk of an early death, especially if you are otherwise physically active.


Chill! Sitting for long won't kill you


Practice does makes a man perfect but researchers now report that personality and openness to new ideas also play a key role in musical ability even for those who do not play an instrument.


You may be musical and not even know it!


A new coffee tree species with cherry-like fruit that was discovered  in north-western Honduras in 2013, is now critically endangered, researchers have reported.


New coffee tree species from Honduras critically endangered


Driven by rising global temperatures, winter will be shorter and the onset of spring plant growth will shift by a median of three weeks earlier over the next century, scientists have projected.


Climate change to bring spring three weeks earlier to US


Increasing insulin dose to manage diabetes is unlikely to deteriorate your heart's health, suggests new research.


Insulin dose not linked to cardiovascular death


The central government is looking forward to technological solutions that benefit people at large, union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Tuesday.


Centre favours technological solutions for people's benefit: Vardhan


Taking into account the unusual winds miles up in the stratosphere can lead to more accurate winter weather forecasts a month in advance, says new research led by an Indian-origin scientist.


Better way to forecast winter weather a month in advance


A glass of red wine every night may help people with Type-2 diabetes manage their cholesterol and cardiac health, suggests new research.


Diabetic? Daily glass of red wine can improve heart health


Children who are born in summer are more likely to be taller and  healthier adults, suggests new research.


Summer-born kids likely to be taller and healthier


Using an avatar-like system integrating a real muscle and tendon along with a computer-controlled nerve stimulator acting as the avatar's spinal cord, researchers have taken a giant leap to understand locomotion from the leg up.

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