Getting infected by the dengue virus during pregnancy, especially those who are in the second or third trimester, can increase the risk of premature birth, say doctors.


Dengue during pregnancy can increase premature birth risk


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Attending to your smartphone while spending time with your partner may come at a far greater cost than you imagine as researchers have found that use of cellphone can ruin romantic relationships and increase levels of depression.


Smartphones can ruin romantic relationships


When it comes to satisfying your carnal desire, a little extra body weight may come in handy as researchers have found that overweight men are likely to have more sexual partners than their normal or underweight counterparts.


Overweight men have more sexual partners!


A good night's sleep not only strengthens your memory but also strengthens the response-memory of your immune system when it comes to killing bad bacteria and viruses as they enter your body, new research reveals.


Sound sleep boosts immune system 'memory' too


Researchers have developed a brain prosthesis that can replace or support a damaged part of the brain and help people with memory loss problems form memories as efficiently as any other person.


Brain prosthesis to aid people with memory loss


If grandmothers smoked while they were pregnant, there was an increased risk of asthma in grand-children even if their mothers did not smoke during pregnancy, a significant study has revealed.


Grandma's smoking habit ups asthma risk in grandkids


Researchers have developed a new test that detects virtually any virus that infects people and animals, thereby advancing early detection of future outbreaks of deadly viruses such as Ebola, Marburg and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).


New test spots all viruses that infect people, animals


Diabetic drugs can affect the brain's reward system and reduce the need to eat more, researchers report.


Diabetes pills can cut food intake


Your tweets can reveal more than you intend to as researchers have found that it is possible to know a Twitter user's income level simply by looking at the words that he or she uses to post messages.


Tweets can reveal your income level!


Husbands please take a serious note! The shopping addiction is more predominant in depressed women with low self-esteem and frequent visits to malls may act as an escape mechanism for them to cope with unpleasant feelings.


Depressed women with low-self esteem prone to shopping addiction


In a first, researchers have developed a technique that coats anti-cancer drugs as patient's own platelets, allowing the drugs to last longer and attack both primary tumours and the circulating tumour cells that can cause cancer to spread.


Novel drugs that disguise as human platelets to target cancer


Kartik Chandran, an Indian-American associate professor of earth and environmental engineering at Columbia Engineering, has been named a 2015 MacArthur Fellow with a "genius grant" of $625,000 with no strings attached.


Indian-American professor wins $625,000 MacArthur "Genius" grant


If you love to drink red wine, take that sip with a little caution as researchers have found that many red wines in the US contain arsenic levels that exceed what is allowed in drinking water.


High level of arsenic found in US red wines


Can anti-cancer drugs be delivered to patients through genetically modified fruits and vegetables? Yes, says acclaimed Indian American researcher Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty, terming genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) the future of anti-cancer therapy and even preventive medicine.


GM plants could be next anti-cancer drugs: Indian-American scientist


Human rights activists and journalists who are more at risk than ever nowadays have got a lifesaver in a new app that gives them latest tools and advice on how to operate securely in high-risk places.


App that helps activists, scribes in high-risk areas


If you are generally positive about life and inspires others too to lead a happy life, chances are that you harbour a special set of brain connections not found in people with negative thoughts, researchers report.


Are you positive about life? Thank your brain first


Products made in China may cost you less but they are associated with significantly higher carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions than the same products made elsewhere, claims new research.


Made in China goods bad for environment: Study


It is possible to identify an individual's ancestral background based on his or her fingerprint characteristics, new research has found.


Fingerprints can reveal your ancestral background


People still tend to associate the ability to think creatively with stereotypical masculine qualities, says a new study.


Are men really more creative than women?


China's public will have a chance to name a dark matter probe satellite expected to be launched by the end of this year, the media reported.


Public invited to name China's dark matter probe satellite


Go check if your televisions set is fixed or placed properly as a toppled TV may cause injury to your toddler playing underneath or close to it. According to researchers, TV sets falling onto young children are causing an increasing number of severe neck and head injuries.

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