In what could help in cultivating new varieties of soyabean that are tolerant to saline soil, researchers have identified a gene in wild soyabean which is linked to salt tolerance.


Gene that helps soya survive salty water found


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Scientists have discovered two genetic programmes that can use stem cell technology to produce human blood cells.


Genetic method to turn stem cells into blood discovered


While scientists are closer to developing a blood test to predict the onset of Alzheimer's disease, Indian-origin professor Davangere Devanand and other researchers have found our eyes and sense of smell could well hold the key to detecting the disorder early in a cheaper and easier way.


Smell, eye tests may detect Alzheimer's early


Are you an avid fiction reader? You may well be on course to becoming a better lover too.


Read books for a super love life


Baboons groom dominant members of their group in the morning hoping for better treatment throughout the day, research has shown.


Baboons groom their dominant friends for favours


In what could open up potential new therapeutic strategies for a hard-to-treat food allergy, researchers have discovered that a novel genetic and molecular pathway in the foodpipe (esophagus) causes the disease.


Gene activity linked to mysterious food allergy found


In a significant discovery, researchers have invented a cheap and hand-held device to diagnose type-1 diabetes at home.


Cheap device may diagnose diabetes at home


Centuries ago trade in Chinese silk spawned the mighty transcontinental network of passages dubbed the Silk Route. Now, Indian scientists have found that the humble silk cocoon, the source of exquisite Tussar silks, may hold the key to the world's clean and green energy puzzle.


Cocoons to green energy: Indian scientists find the way (Science Feature)


The next time you take an elevator in a hospital, get a little cautious while pressing the buttons. A new study reveals that hospital elevator buttons may be dirtier than toilets.


Hospital elevator buttons dirtier than toilets: Study


Mobile phone text messages can help young adults reduce binge drinking by over 50 percent, a new study indicates.


SMSes can help young adults reduce binge drinking


Including cold water oily fish, such as salmon, herring, mackerel, anchovies, sardines and other foods that are rich in omega 3 fatty acids may keep your joints healthy even if you are overweight, a study suggests.


Omega 3-rich diet may keep joints healthy


In what could help better treat and prevent gastrointestinal infection, researchers have used unique computational models to show how infection can affect bacteria that naturally live in our intestines.


How good gut bacteria respond to infection


If you are looking to track your off-limit daily alcohol intake and develop mature drinking habits, get this app on your smartphone.


App to help develop mature drinking habits


Do you intend to wear a red shirt to your boss's birthday party tonight? Be aware that his spouse might "guard" him, thinking you are out there to seduce and mate.


Women think females dressed in red searching for sex: Study


Organic foods and crops have a suite of advantages over their conventional counterparts, including more antioxidants, fewer, less frequent pesticide residues, and properties that may help prevent cancer, a study suggests.


Organic foods may help prevent cancer: Study


Those who use mobility aids are more likely to smoke and are less likely to kick the butt, says a study.


Mobility impairment linked to higher smoking rate


Sydney, July 11 (IANS/EFE) Isotonic beverages that soccer players and other sportsmen usually drink during breaks in matches do not improve their performance in the second half, media said Friday, quoting a scientific study.


Isotonic drinks do not improve sports performance: Study


In a discovery that offers new ways to protect crops from insects, researchers have found that insecticides can be designed to target specific pests without harming beneficial species like bees.


How spider toxin can protect crops from insects


The absence of the appetite hormone leptin can determine whether someone experiences arthritis, no matter how heavy they are, says a study.


Appetite hormone key marker for arthritis?


Just like humans, some chimpanzees are smarter than others, and about half of that variation in intelligence depends on the genes that individuals carry and pass on from one generation to the next, says a study.


Genes, not environment, make some chimps smarter


In a major blow to the scientific community, the HIV virus that was once vanquished in the 'Mississippi baby' by administering aggressive anti-retroviral therapy before she was barely 30 hours old has rebounded.

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