Science & Health

3-year-old prankster turns nightmare for passengers mid-air from Germany to New Jersey [VIDEO]

Even though the mother of the annoying child was trying to calm him down, but the reckless kid continued his depredation.

Feb 15, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Maternal deficiency of Vitamin D may up childhood obesity risk

Children born to mothers with very low Vitamin D levels during their first trimester are likely to have bigger waists or be about half an inch plumper on average by age six.

Feb 15, 2018

By IANS

Ice coats the Hudson River as a river ferry departs for New York City from Weehawken, New Jersey, U.S.

China to dredge section of Yangtze river

It is among a series of measures to build world-class industrial clusters manufacturing electronics, high-end equipment, automobiles, home appliances and clothing along the river.

Feb 15, 2018

By IANS

Aerobic exercise increases the brain size and decrease brain function

How exercise helps you to stay sharp

The new study provide more evidence that exercise improves brain health and could be a lifesaving ingredient that prevents Alzheimer's disease.

Feb 15, 2018

By IANS

Professor Ketan Patel works in the lab at MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge

Scientists in Sweden find new tool to fight cancer

Selenium is a chemical element that is an essential micronutrienT as selenium-containing enzyme, called TrxR1, can be used to protect them from oxidative stress.

Feb 15, 2018

By IANS

Australia has lost almost 99% of its crustacean reefs, says study

The largest decline was found in the flat oyster population as out of the 118 reefs identified in historical records and has been located in Georges Bay on the island of Tasmania.

Feb 15, 2018

By IANS

Eating yogurt may reduce risk of heart diseases

The new study provide important new evidence that yogurt may benefit heart health alone or as a consistent part of a diet rich in fibre-rich fruits, vegetables and whole grains

Feb 15, 2018

By IANS

Do you have these habits? Avoid them for sake of pregnancy

Both female and male intake of sugar-sweetened beverages was associated with 20 percent reduced fecundability, which is the average monthly probability of conception.

Feb 15, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Do you have selfish gene? Study claims this gene may prevent heart disease

Scientists have identified a "selfish" gene that can potentially remove cholesterol from blood vessels and help prevent heart disease.

Feb 14, 2018

By IANS

French trouble maker stabbed a Bali police officer to death

India: 8-year-old boy dies as temple wall collapses in Uttar Pradesh

An 8-year-old boy was killed in Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday when a wall of an overcrowded temple collapsed during the festival of Maha Shivaratri, police said.

Feb 14, 2018

By IANS

A security guard holds an umbrella as he walks in the rain outside Gleneagles Hospital

10 US students hospitalised after ingesting 'unknown substance'

At least 10 students from a high school here in the US has been hospitalised after they ingested an unknown substance, an official said.

Feb 14, 2018

By IANS

Germany introduce free public transportation

Germany proposes free public transport to lower urban emissions

The German government has made a proposal to introduce free public transportation as a radical measure to lower nitrogen oxide pollution in cities.

Feb 14, 2018

By IANS

Ants show compassion to their comrades by licking their wounds, study finds

A new study conducted by a researcher at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland has found that the Matabele ants species used to lick the wounds of fallen comrades.

Feb 14, 2018

By Nirmal Narayanan