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.


Why neurotic people are more creative


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Taking three-minute breaks to walk in the middle of watching a television programme or other sedentary activity can improve the ability of children to maintain blood sugar levels compared to continuously sitting, a new study says.


Walking breaks between sitcoms cuts diabetes risk


Small changes in classroom design such as replacing "Star Trek" posters by that of art and nature pictures help attract more girls to computer science, new research has found.


Less 'geeky' classrooms attract girls to computer science


Instead of directly causing AIDS, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) turns host immune cells into suicide machines, using them to spread the virus and cause the progression from HIV to AIDS, new research has revealed.


How HIV infection progresses to AIDS


Young people who identify with the Goth subculture could be at increased risk of depression and self-harm, new research claims.


Goth teens more prone to depression


Abnormal build-up of fat in the brain may cause and accelerate the progression of Alzheimer's disease, new research has found.


Fat build-up in brain may trigger Alzheimer's disease


Eating high-levels of certain proteins found in meat and plant-based foods can lower blood pressure and arterial stiffness leading to better heart health, a study has found.


High-protein diet lowers blood pressure too


Frequent use of antibiotics might increase your risk of developing Type-2 diabetes, a new study warns.


Antibiotic use may increase diabetes risk


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation for the successful launch of GSAT-6, which has several strategic applications.


PM congratulates ISRO for GSAT-6 launch


India successfully launched its communication satellite GSAT-6, which has several strategic applications, in textbook style on Thursday using its heavy rocket geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV-D6).


India successfully launches communication satellite in textbook style


Substances used in e-cigarettes such as liquid nicotine can be fatal if ingested, yet most parents who use e-cigarettes are not aware of the dangers, finds a new study done at the Washington University school of medicine in St. Louis.


How e-cigarettes can be lethal for children


If you are unable to visualise the faces of loved ones, you could have aphantasia -- a newly defined condition to describe people who are born without a "mind's eye".


Can't recall your beloved's face? You may have aphantasia


A high fat Mediterranean-type diet, which includes omega-3 fatty acid, olive oil and nuts, is good for heart and overall health, say experts including an Indian-origin doctor.


Eat Mediterranean-type food for healthy heart


Oceans around the world are rising dangerously, warns NASA, adding that the ramifications of sea level rise can be even scarier than the worst-case scenarios predicted by climate models.


World oceans rising dangerously, says NASA


Children who are hesitant to try new food even during their adolescence may have a poor diet and also suffer from low self-esteem and anxiety problems, suggests new research.


Fear of trying new food linked to low self-esteem


An international team of researchers has recreated a pre-historic mouth-watering bread that our ancestors savoured over 12,500 years ago.


Scientists recreate bread our ancestors relished 12,500 years ago


Our ability to inhibit an action or override an inclination while doing another task may affect memory and attention, suggests new research.


Self-control may weaken memory


The foundation for India's first fast reactor fuel reprocessing plant to be built at a cost of Rs.9,600 crore is expected to be laid in two months' time at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu, a top official has said.


India to get first fast reactor fuel reprocessing plant


Including purple potatoes in your daily diet can help prevent cancer as researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have discovered that compounds found in purple potatoes help kill colon cancer stem cells and limit the spread of the deadly disease.


Purple potatoes may prevent colon cancer


Obesity results in stiffer breast tissue that promotes the growth of cancer, a new study says.


Why obesity ups breast cancer risk


Even an hour of night-time light exposure - like from a smartphone, a TV or a tablet - can hamper the release of the sleep hormone in young teenagers, a new study warns.

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