A fault in the channel of cells related to release of calcium in brain may be linked to certain forms of autism and serve both as a potential biomarker for diagnosing the disorder as well as a potential therapeutic target, new research has found.


Biomarker for autism that may aid diagnostics found


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The copyright ownership fight over a world-famous "monkey selfie", taken by a black macaque after pressing a button on a camera owned by a wildlife photographer four years ago in Indonesia, has now reached the court.


Monkey owns right to his selfie: PETA


Men have developed an ability to identify if a women is likely to cheat in a relationship just by looking at her face in a photograph, suggests new research.


Men can identify faithful women from photo!


Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a protein-based sensor that can detect a particular DNA sequence in a cell and then trigger a specific response, such as cell death.


Protein-based sensor may spot, kill cancer cells


While for adults, memories tend to fade with time, some small children can remember a piece of information better days later than they can on the day they first learned it.


Kids can remember later what they forgot today


Imagine a "smart pill" that can sense problems in your intestines and actively release an appropriate drug. But the problem is that for this to happen we need some degradable source right within the gut to power it to the affected body area.


Edible batteries that power 'smart' pills to organs soon


A probiotic formula when given to infants who developed intolerance to cow's milk has reversed the food allergy by increasing gut bacteria associated with good health, new research shows.


Probiotics can reverse cow's milk allergies in infants


Ever wondered why some, but not all adults who have experienced sexual or physical abuse as children go on to develop long term depression? This could partly be due to their specific genetic make up, suggests new research.


Gene magnifies impact of trauma


If you want to remain fit and healthy, try to go for frequent breaks from prolonged sitting at workplace or home as daily morning exercise alone may not help you ward off the ill-effects of sitting for long hours.


Frequent breaks, not exercise, best to cut long sitting hours


In an age when many parents globally are concerned about cyberbullying, one in five parents in the US feels  that students who post online rumours about sex should be referred to police but far fewer called for the same punishment for rumours regarding cheating in exams.


Students who post sex rumours online should be jailed: Parents


Researchers have created a multifunctional hybrid protein that resembles a molecular Swiss Army knife in cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, organisms that have many potential uses for making green chemicals or biofuels.


This molecular Swiss Army knife can boost biofuel output


Higher the number of chronic conditions you are having, greater could be your risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia, suggests a new study.


Chronic diseases linked to higher dementia risk


Kidney stones in children are not an isolated medical problem, claim researchers, suggesting that there is a clear link between kidney stones in children and thickened or hardened arteries -- precursors to a wide variety of cardiovascular diseases.


Kidney stones may put kids at heart disease risk


If you are around 25 years of age and struggling with weight gain, you would have to eat even less and exercise more than your parents did, suggests new research.


Why you need to exercise more than your parents did


Activating a specific family of proteins may stop the spread of the most lethal and aggressive brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), new research has found.


Researchers find new way to combat brain cancer


In a first, a team including an Indian-origin astronomer has found evidence for a new intermediate-mass black hole about 5,000 times the mass of the Sun.


Indian origin astronomer-led team spots mid-size black hole


If you have suffered a heart attack and feel that exertion between the sheets can be further detrimental to the health of your heart, just chill and plan some real action tonight.


Sex tonight won't trigger heart attack


While bodily changes at the time of puberty such as voice cracking and mood swings are all too common among boys worldwide, the transformation that some undergo at a remote village in the Dominican Republic is extraordinary - these boys grow a penis only when they hit puberty.


Where little girls turn into boys at puberty!


Women college students spend an average of 10 hours a day on their cellphones and male college students spend nearly eight, reveals new research from  a US university.


Female students spend 10 hours daily on cellphone!


Palaeontologists have discovered a new carnivorous dinosaur -- the largest carnivorous dinosaur yet known from Australia and only the second known from more than a single bone -- that roamed in Australia about 110 million years ago.


Meat-eater dinosaur with sharp claws unearthed in Australia


Marrying art, literature and science, organisers of Durga Puja here have depicted genetically modified organisms (GMO) and hybrids to raise awareness about public health concerns and environmental risks surrounding GM foods.

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