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.


Screen exposure hampers sleep in young teenagers


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Slimming can't get any easier than this! Researchers have shown that drinking 500ml of water half-an-hour before eating the three main meals of the day may help you lose weight.


Losing weight as easy as drinking a glass of water!


People with low self-esteem use a variety of escape mechanisms to avoid thinking about their own mortality, new research reveals.


Awareness of mortality injurious to health


A US biologist has spotted a rare species of nautiluses, the small, distant cousins of squid and cuttlefish, after a gap of 30 years, a new study says.


Rare nautilus spotted for first time in 30 years 


The countdown for the launch of India's heavy rocket geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle-D6 (GSLV-D6) carrying communication satellite GSAT-6 with strategic use progressed smoothly on Thursday at Sriharikota rocket port in Andhra Pradesh, Indian space agency said.


Countdown for launch of Indian rocket progresses smoothly


The presence of vegetation in urban areas - along the roads, in the parks and in your neighbourhood - can limit city heat effect to a great extent, says a NASA study.


Grow plants if you want to curb urban heat: NASA


A more sensitive version of a blood test long used to verify heart muscle damage from heart attacks could also identify people on their way to developing hypertension well before the so-called silent killer shows up on a blood pressure machine, research has found.


Blood test may predict hypertension risk


Burning incense at home may put your health at great risk including cancer as the pleasant smell from incense smoke contains certain particles that are more toxic than those found in cigarettes, warns a new study.


Beware! Incense smoke may be as bad as cigarette smoke


What story can the dust collected from your house tell? These organisms can indicate not just the geographical location of your residence, but also the proportion of male and female members in the house, and can also reveal if you have a pet, says a new study.


Dust in your house can tell gender of occupants


Using an innovative 3D printing technology, nanoengineers at the University of California-San Diego have developed fish-shaped microrobots that can soon help deliver drugs efficiently to the targeted areas in the human body.


3D-printed 'microfish' to help deliver drugs soon


Turning to your mobile phone every time you feel a little low would only make things worse as smartphones do not help alleviate negative feelings, say researchers, including one of Indian-origin.


Feeling sad? Using phone won't make you any happier


Selfies and the art of snapping them is surely going places with universities deciding to start study courses around them.


'Selfie' teaching going mainstream, any takers?


Debunking earlier research that a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids can protect brain health, a large clinical trial in the US has found that omega-3 supplements will not slow cognitive decline in older people.


Omega-3 supplements offer no benefit for brain health


In a major breakthrough, Indian scientists have managed to get a glimpse of the protein fragments known as amyloid beta, which hallmark Alzheimer's disease.


Indian scientists discover Alzheimer's dark secrets


Metal poisoning caused the malformation observed in fossil remains of marine plankton from the late Silurian (415 million years ago) and may have contributed to their extinction and that of many other species, new research suggests.


Metal pollution triggered world's largest extinction events


Often dubbed the 'Spam King', Sandford Wallace from Las Vegas has pleaded guilty to illegally accessing half a million Facebook accounts and sending over 27 million spam messages on its servers in 2008 and 2009, Engadget.com reported.


'Spam King' pleads guilty to sending 27 mn Facebook messages


Certain flu remedies have the potential to treat intestinal inflammatory diseases caused by the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli), new research has found.


Flu medicines may also treat gut diseases


If your brain gets a chance to learn from its mistakes, it will turn failures in life into positive experiences, researchers have revealed.


Failure the best teacher for your brain


If you are using e-cigarettes, make sure to keep the liquid mixture of nicotine and other compounds away from the reach of children, new research suggests.


Unsafe storage of e-cigarettes could be deadly for kids


The 29-hour countdown for the launch of India's heavy rocket geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle-D6 (GSLV-D6) carrying communication satellite GSAT-6 with strategic use began at 11.52 a.m. on Wednesday at Sriharikota rocket port in Andhra Pradesh, officials said.


India readies for Thursday launch of communication satellite


Scientists have identified a deadly strain of new virus in seals which is the closest-known relative of the human hepatitis A virus. The discovery provides new clues on how hepatitis A emerged on earth.

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