Scanning teeth may reveal your lifetime exposure to toxins and metals linked to brain diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, say researchers, including one of Indian-origin.


Teeth scanning may reveal risk of brain diseases


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If you want to know the secret behind a loving and long-lasting relationship, then first cultivate humility. Humility creates a capacity for greater forgiveness when partners behave rudely, says a new study.


Embrace humility for a loving relationship


The coral reefs that have protected Pacific islanders from storm waves for thousands of years could grow rapidly enough to keep up with escalating sea levels if ocean temperatures do not rise too quickly, says a new study.


Pacific reef growth can match rising sea: Study


Your thinking style can provide an insight into what kind of music you like to hear. This finding can help the music industry fine tune its recommendations to individuals, new research shows.


What you think can reveal your musical tastes


Spending more than two hours daily on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram can put your kids at the risk of developing poor mental health, high psychological distress and even suicidal thoughts, new research shows.


Over two hours on Facebook daily bad for kids' memory


A new species of nectar-feeding bat that had been misidentified for more than a century has been discovered in Brazil, new research shows.


New nectar-feeding bat species found in Brazil


With a large majority of poor urban women having access to cellphones, the device can be used to improve the health of those at risk of diabetes and other diseases during their childbearing years, says a new study.


Smartphones can improve health of poor urban women


In a first, the genetic code of the endangered Kiwi bird, identifying several sequence changes that give insights into the evolution of nocturnal animals has been discovered.


Kiwi bird genome decodes growth of nocturnal animals


Post-menopausal women have significantly greater volumes of fat around their hearts - a risk factor for heart disease - than their pre-menopausal counterparts, new research shows.


Menopause raises heart disease risk in women


Simply reducing the nicotine content of cigarettes may not be enough to make smokers kick the habit, shows new  research.


Low nicotine cigarettes may not curb smoking


A type of drug used to treat diabetes may reduce the risk of developing Parkinson's disease, says a new study.


Diabetes drug may protect against Parkinson's


Offering a new explanation for what drives cancer, recent research has shown that cells with cancerous mutations can suddenly find themselves most fit, allowing their population to expand when the tissue ecosystem changes due to ageing, smoking, or other stressors.


Healthy lifestyle crucial for cancer prevention


Intercontinental air travel can be stressful and affect a passenger's physical and psychological well-being -- new research may have found a panacea in the common elderberry which has been used for centuries to treat various conditions.


If frequent flyer, take elderberry for relief


Phosphates artificially added to dairy and cereal products appear to cause more of an increase in blood phosphorus levels than naturally occurring phosphates, and potentially put harmful stress on kidneys, says a new study.


Phosphate-rich food can harm kidneys: Study


Savouring a beautiful sunset and the positive emotions associated with it can contribute to improved well being, shows research.


How we savour and sustain positive emotions


Higher levels of sex hormones at the 'wrong' time may be blamed for increased cancer risk in night shift workers, says a new study.


Night shifts increases cancer risk: Study


Do you often compare your partner with someone else's when it comes to children's homework or household chores? Well, be careful as this may be detrimental to your relationship, shows research.


Comparing your partner with others bad for relationship


The first people to reach the Americas came from Siberia, now in Russia, in a single group around 23,000 years ago, at the height of the last Ice Age, says a new study.


Original Americans came from Siberia 23,000 years ago


In a clear indication of social media's increasing clout and power to influence public opinion, the White House has launched a Twitter account and a webpage to sell the nuclear deal with Iran to the American public.


White House uses Twitter to justify Iran nuclear deal


While tracking the weight of over 10,000 men from adolescence to young adulthood, it has been found that men gain enough fat after they become fathers for the first time and it the raises in them the risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer, a study says.


New fathers gain extra fat: Study


Emissions from the burning of fossil fuels are threatening the effectiveness of the radiocarbon dating technique that has been used for decades to accurately calculate the age of a wide range of artefacts, says a new study.

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