In order to provide scientists a tool to determine how a healthy blood cell can turn cancerous, researchers have located the regions which determine if a particular gene would be active or silent in a blood cell.


Genetic regulators in blood cells located


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Those who were overweight or obese as teenagers are likely to die early as life expectancy gains over the last 50 years have not been to their benefit, a research reveals.


Lower life expectancy for obese teenagers: Study


The hunching posture adopted by smart phone users or other mobile devices is as bad as being obese and could lead to breathing problems in old age, new research has found.


Beware! Cell phone texting bad for heart


Aesop's fable that told us how smart the thirsty crow was. Scientists have now discovered that crows are as intelligent as a seven-year-old child.


Crows are as clever as your seven-year-old!


Just out from an alcohol treatment programme but still cannot avoid thinking about the bar evenings? This smart phone App will help you say good bye to those risky drinking days.


This smart phone App won't let you frequent bars!


In a ray of hope for people at the risk of retinal blindness, identifying ways to leverage our immune system to clean out abnormal blood vessels in the retina may lead to treatments that could prevent or delay blindness or even restore sight.


Novel way to treat retinal blindness soon


A model designed by school students from Odisha has bagged a prize in a global contest co-sponsored by NASA Ames and the National Space Society, the school said Wednesday.


Odisha students bag second prize in NASA contest


The central government Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that it will issue an advisory prohibiting government employees from accessing social networking websites through officials systems and networks.


'Central employees can't access social networks via office systems'


Call it the mother of apps! A new smart phone app is here that helps expectant mothers listen to the heartbeat of their unborn child - and record their feelings too.


App that connects mothers with babies in womb!


The first spacecraft designed to detect light rain and snowfall from space has now captured the first 3D images of precipitation on earth.


How a cyclone looks from space in 3D!


Imagine colours of a painting that can tell the environment information in earth's past atmosphere in places centuries ago when instrumental measurements were not available?


Paintings that reveal earth's ancient pollution levels!


Does you kid love reading story books featuring animals with human characteristics? This may lead to less factual learning and influence his/her reasoning about animals.


Animal books affecting your kids' factual learning


The central government told the Delhi High Court it has proposed a national e-mail policy for official communication of government employees, saying the objective of the policy is to ensure "secure access and usage of data" by them.


Government employees will now use only official e-mails IDs, court told


Indian-American Aneesh Chopra, who was appointed by President Barack Obama as America's first chief technology officer, has co-founded a data and analytics company aimed at healthcare, education and energy sectors.


Obama's first Indian-American CTO starts new venture


This is about a device that can monitor tissues or deliver treatments inside the body before being reabsorbed after use.


Biodegradable battery that dissolves inside the body


Keeping a tab on patients can become a tad easier for doctors as scientists have designed a new flexible antenna that could be stretched and easily integrated into wearable health monitoring devices.


A wearable antenna to ease health monitoring


Scientists have linked inadequate or disturbed sleep to the development of metabolic disorders, including diabetes and type 2 diabetes, in a review that highlights the significance of addressing sleep issues.


Address sleep disorders to prevent diabetes, obesity: Study


Know how can the Arctic tern, a sea bird, fly more than 128,000 km in its round-trip from north pole to south pole? Or how does the emperor penguin incubate eggs for months during the Antarctic winter without eating?


'Missing' hormone found in birds


In a significant discovery, researchers have used DNA therapy to improve cochlear implant functionality in lab mice that holds great promise for humans with hearing problems.


DNA therapy boon for people with hearing loss


Social media has entered bedrooms for sure and is now threatening love-making, with some couples checking Facebook during sex.


Couples checking Facebook while making love: Study


Kerala-based Eram Scientific received Rs.20 million grant from the Gates Foundation for developing cost effective and sustainable toilets.

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