Reducing the intake of sugary drinks by one serving a week for an year can increase "good" cholesterol levels in children, a new study has found.


Tell kids to shun one sugary drink a week for 'good' cholesterol


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Taking the association between our mood and colours beyond a mere metaphor, new research has found that feeling sad can impair our ability to accurately identify colours on the blue-yellow axis.


Feeling blue? You may not perceive colours accurately


Young women who are attracted to both sexes or who are unsure about who they are attracted to are more likely to develop an eating disorder than those attracted to only one sex, reveals a new study.


Bisexual women at greater eating disorder risk


Ex-prisoners with common psychiatric disorders such as bipolar disorder and alcohol and drug abuse are more likely to commit a violent crime after release than other prisoners, says a new study.


Psycho prisoners more likely to indulge in violent crimes


A 260-million-year-old fossil species found in South Africa's Karoo basin has shed new light on the murky origins of turtles.


Scientists find new clues in turtle evolution


Researchers have identified the brain regions associated with working memory and mathematics abilities of children who are born prematurely.


MRI scan can predict math ability of premature babies


There are more than three trillion trees on Earth - roughly 422 trees per person - but the total number of trees has plummeted by 46 percent since the start of human civilisation, reveals a study.


422 trees per person but no reason to cheer


The incidence of bicycle accidents has increased significantly in the US in recent years, with many serious injuries occurring among riders older than 45, according to a new study.


Bicycle injuries more dangerous for elderly riders


Low-intensity exercise improves heart function and overall quality of life for people suffering from pulmonary hypertension, says a study co-authored by an Indian origin researcher.


Exercise good for pulmonary hypertension patients


The rise of early animals, not meteorite impacts or volcanic eruptions, led to the world's first known mass extinction, which took place about 540 million years ago, suggests new research.


Animals, not catastrophe, caused first mass extinction


Long term exposure to certain substances commonly used in personal-care products such as soap and shampoo, food packaging, and other everyday products could be linked to pregnancy loss, warns a new study.


Substance in your soap may increase miscarriage risk


Next time when you buy porridge for morning breakfast, try to look for one with rough and coarse particles as this can significantly lower blood sugar levels by letting the starch digest slowly in the gut, new research suggests.


'Coarse' porridge to help lower blood sugar levels


An Australian archaeologist has 3D printed a replica of an Iron Age artifact to revive a rich musical culture in ancient Ireland.


3D printing brings Bronze Age music alive


Scientists have discovered that wild blueberry extracts help prevent dental plaque formation and treat severe gum diseases.


Blueberry extract could treat gum infection


Treatments of many lung diseases could soon be a lot more effective as researchers have developed a new method that can target delivery of very small volumes of drugs into the lung.


New method for targeted drug delivery to lung


NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory - launched in January this year to map global soil moisture and detect whether soils are frozen or thawed on the Earth - has lost its radar which can no longer return data.


NASA's soil mission loses key radar, research continues


Helping your toddler understand and express emotions may reduce behavioural problems later on, says a new study.


Teach toddlers emotions to help them behave better


A well known period of abrupt climate change 12,000 years ago that occurred rapidly in northern latitudes but much more gradually in equatorial regions holds the key for future climate change, researchers have discovered.


Ancient cold period gives new insight into future


Counteracting alcohol's effect on vitamin A levels in the liver may lead to novel treatments for alcoholic liver disease, suggests new research.


Vitamin A linked to alcoholic liver disease development


If Cupid's arrow has hit you finally, it is still better to express your feelings via an e-mail than leaving a voice message or a WhatsApp post with the girl you are in love with, says an interesting study.


In love? Drop an e-mail and woo your girl


In situations where transplanted organs may not be a perfect match, marijuana may be used to delay rejection of an incompatible organ, new research has found.

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