Watching an average of five or more hours of television per day can block one of the key pulmonary arteries in your lungs, leading to a fatal lung condition called pulmonary embolism, researchers have said.


Long TV hours may trigger fatal lung condition


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If you are young and suffering from mild hypertension, it is time to shun your love for coffee. According to a research, coffee drinkers -  especially those who drink over four cups a day - are at an increased risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular events.


Coffee puts BP patients at heart attack, diabetes risk


Looking at the molecular mechanisms behind tinnitus, a condition induced by exposure to loud noise that causes whistling, clicking, roaring and other phantom sounds, researchers have found a possible drug therapy for this chronic and sometimes debilitating condition.


Potential drug therapy for tinnitus found


A single dose of cocaine interferes with a person's ability to recognise negative emotions such as anger and sadness, says a new study.


Single cocaine dose affects perception of sadness, anger: Study


During pregnancy, cells of the foetus often migrate through the placenta, taking up residence in many areas of the mother's body, where their influence may benefit or undermine maternal health, a research has found.


Foetal cells affect mother's health after pregnancy


Firstborn women are more likely to be obese as adults than their second-born sisters, finds the largest study of its kind in women.


Firstborn girl may gain unhealthy weight


Eating raw oysters and shellfish may increase the risk of getting infected by human norovirus that causes stomach pain, diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting, a study says.


Eating raw oysters ups risk of norovirus infection


Dr Reddy's Institute of Life Sciences (DRILS) on Saturday launched "Innovate in India", an interactive web portal to support innovative ideas and help them develop into products or services.


Dr Reddy's institute launches interactive web portal


According to accepted theory on animals' mating behaviour, females will select the more "attractive" of the males. But a new study in frogs counters that notion.


Frogs' irrational choices counter sexual selection theory


Older adults possess important forms of skills as certain things take a long time to learn and therefore employing the elderly may be hugely beneficial to organisations, new research suggests.


Older adults excel in knowledge-based skills


Micro-blogging site Twitter has made its diversity goals for 2016 public, announcing that it will hire more women at various levels to bridge the gender gap.


Twitter to hire more women next year


A drug that is used to help people with sleep disorders stay awake can boost cognitive functions in healthy people, a new study says.


'Stay awake' pill may boost brain function: Study


People with a mental illness marked by unstable moods often experience trouble having successful friendships and romantic relationships, a study says.


Unstable moods may ruin your romantic relationships


Gorging on your favourite food or drinking water after alcohol intake will not prevent a hangover the next morning, interesting research has revealed.


You just can't avoid 'the morning after' hangover


While diets rich in fish oil produce gut bacteria known to reduce weight gain and improve glucose metabolism, consumption of animal fat promotes growth of bacteria linked to gut inflammation, new research has found.


Here's how fish oil diets benefit you


More extensive and severe wildfires and a myriad other threats, including diseases and longer, more severe and hotter droughts are threatening to transform some of the world's temperate forests, a study says.


Severe wildfires threatening world's temperate forests


Ahead of the Paris meet on climate change, Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said coal-based thermal power will remain the staple power source for India and denounced Western concerns over climate and environmental hazards.


India hits out at West over climate change


Humans and monkeys exhibit greater motor recovery than rats after similar spinal cord injury, new research shows.


How humans, monkeys recover from paralysis


Why do slim and curvy women attract most men the most? Learn it from a novel "evolutionary fitness" model that predicts why modern males scout for physically attractive and slim female partners.


Why men hunt for slim women as life partners


Adolescents diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may perform poorly in memory tests compared to their peers even in adulthood, suggests new research.


Kids with ADHD may have bad memory even in adulthood


Do you often brood over self-generated negative thoughts about people who don't pose any threat to you and feel anxious all the time? It may actually make you more creative and a high-scorer in life.

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