Being overweight or obese may increase risk of a type of brain tumor called meningioma, new research has found.


Overweight people have greater brain tumour risk


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Some women are indeed starving for sex, craving for action between the sheets at least six times a week but there is one factor that is blocking their way: stress.


Stress the biggest killer for sex-starving women


Using antibacterial soap for hand-washing is no more effective than using plain soap, scientists have discovered.


Regular soaps work just as well as antibacterial ones


A double espresso three hours before bedtime can induce a 40-minute time delay in our body's internal clock, leading to disrupted sleep, the result of a first-ever human trial has revealed.


First human trial shows coffee at night disrupts sleep


Drinking concentrated beet root juice increases muscle power in patients with heart failure, new research has found.


Beet root juice may boost muscle power


Not just harming their heart and brain, alcohol dependency may also be behind several forms of cancers among heavy drinkers in low-income countries like India, researchers have warned.


Alcohol addiction may trigger various cancers in Indians: Lancet


Researchers have discovered four new bee species in the genus Euhesma in Australia.


Four new bee species found in Australia


Researchers have discovered a protein that may slow the spread of the  human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), thereby revealing a target for developing natural therapies against the deadly virus.


Natural defence against HIV found


Heavy smoking, poor diet and lack of exercise can put you at increased risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), especially if you have a family history of the blinding eye disorder, says a new study.


Lack of exercise can increase eye disorder risk


Highly diluted acetic acid, an active ingredient of household vinegar, could be an effective alternative agent to prevent infection and kill bacteria found in burn wounds, says new research.


Vinegar acid may help heal burn wounds


Our ancestors made the shift from a diet based on trees and shrubs to grass-based foods -- that include not only grasses and their roots, but also insects or animals that ate grass -- roughly 400,000 years earlier than experts previously thought, says new research.


Our ancestors' diet shifted much earlier than thought


What has quantum physics to do with human decision-making? A lot, say researchers, advising that the next time someone accuses you of making an irrational decision, just explain that you are obeying the laws of quantum physics.


You are not irrational but just a quantum probabilistic!


A novel chocolate made of dietary cocoa extract can promote brain health and prevent age-related neuro-degenerative disorders like Alzheimer's in the elderly, scientists have determined.


'Smart' chocolate may slow brain loss in the elderly


In a first, an Indian American researcher from Salk Institute for Biological Studies in California has developed a new way to selectively activate brain, heart, muscle and other cells using ultrasonic sound waves.


Indian-American scientist uses sound waves to control brain cells 


Researchers have established for the first time a link between the bovine leukemia virus (BLV) and human breast cancer.


Virus in cattle linked to breast cancer in women


Asking just two questions may be able to help nurses and doctors quickly and easily identify delirium, a cognitive condition that results in confused thinking and reduced awareness of your environment, says a study.


Two questions to detect delirium in seconds


Practicing yoga improves physical and mental wellbeing of people living with arthritis, a painful joint disorder for which there is currently no cure, new research has found.


Yoga can improve arthritis symptoms and mood


An estimated 50 million people may be forced to seek new homes and livelihoods within 10 years due to land degradation, a study has estimated.


Land degradation can create 50 million migrants in a decade: Study


Young children in three to five age group with no access to green and open places are at a higher risk of developing obesity by the time they turn seven, researchers report.


Garden play time must for kids to prevent obesity


Exposure to pesticides can increase risk of developing diabetes by 61 percent, with different types of pesticides showing varying levels of risk, an analysis of 21 studies has warned.


Pesticide exposure puts people at high diabetes risk


Some bacteria residing in our skin may help fight infections caused by chancroid, a sexually transmitted disease (STD) common in the developing world that has been linked to enhanced HIV transmission, suggests new research.

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