Science & Health

Fireball lights up sky in South America: Experts reveal what it really is

Recent reports state that the flaming object hurtling through the South American sky was nothing but a piece from a satellite.

Jan 31, 2018

By Adrita Biswas

Brain pacemaker to help Alzheimer's patients

In a first, US researchers have developed a brain pacemaker that could slow down the decline in problem-solving and decision-making skills in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

Jan 31, 2018

By IANS

Samsung hiring 1,000 engineers for India R&D this year, 300 from IITs

In line with its commitment to hire 2,500 engineers for R&D in India in the next three years, Samsung on Wednesday said the company will hire 1,000 engineers from top engineering colleges including IITs, NITs and IIITs this year.

Jan 31, 2018

By IANS

Samsung

Experts suggest UK to fortify flour with folic acid, claim it can avoid neural tube defects in babies

Scientists said that UK's failure to legislate against food producers not being able to fortify flour with folic acid to aid pregnant women giving birth to defect, babies, was pedestal on flawed research and should be reserved.

Jan 31, 2018

By Bikash Rai

Bacteria in milk may trigger rheumatoid arthritis: Study

Researchers have found that a strain of bacteria commonly found in milk may be a trigger for developing rheumatoid arthritis in people who are genetically at risk.

Jan 31, 2018

By IANS

NASA's 'dead' IMAGE satellite confirmed alive

NASA has confirmed that its long-lost IMAGE satellite is still functional after 12 years of anonymity.

Jan 31, 2018

By Rahul K R

Nasa

Weight loss surgery may add risk to attempting suicide, says study

Obese people who have been through prior weight-loss surgery to shed excess pounds are slightly prone to attempt suicide than others who follow other strategies to lose weight, said a study.

Jan 31, 2018

By Bikash Rai

Traumatic brain injury linked to dementia risk even after 30 years

People who suffer a traumatic brain injury -- occurring when an external force injures the brain -- may be at increased risk of developing dementia even after 30 years, says a study.

Jan 31, 2018

By IANS

JAXA to pay 1,038 yen per hour to spend in replica of space station

JAXA is looking for eight people, who will have to spend 13 nights and 14 days inside a replicated space station.

Jan 31, 2018

By Poulami Nag

'Muscle memory' exists at DNA level: Study

In a first, researchers have shown that human muscles possess a 'memory' of earlier growth at the DNA level.

Jan 31, 2018

By IANS

Exposure to sunshine is cure to heart problems?

Treatment with Vitamin D3 might help restore damage to your cardiovascular system, saus a study

Jan 31, 2018

By IANS

NUS scientists achieve breakthrough in cancer treatment by photodynamic therapy

A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has succeeded in developing a wireless technology to assist in photodynamic therapy (PDT) for cancer patients.

Jan 31, 2018

By Adrita Biswas

NUS

18-year-old cancer patient fighting for life, searching for birth parents for bone marrow transplant

18-year-old Chinese woman named Peng Xin is a leukaemia patient and doctors told her foster parents to search for her biological parents to get the matching bone marrow.

Jan 31, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Scientists find how to recycle astronauts' human waste into food, will it be practical?

Scientists from the Pennsylvania State University in the US found out a process, by which nutrient rich space foods can be produced from liquid as well as solid waste of humans but the question remains whether it is feasible.

Jan 31, 2018

By Poulami Nag

Less traffic and quick travel make us happier than sex, says study

A recent survey has found that there is something better than sex to keep a person happy; that is short commutes.

Jan 31, 2018

By Adrita Biswas

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Fireball lights up sky in South America: Experts reveal what it really is

Brain pacemaker to help Alzheimer's patients

Samsung hiring 1,000 engineers for India R&D this year, 300 from IITs

Experts suggest UK to fortify flour with folic acid, claim it can avoid neural tube defects in babies

Bacteria in milk may trigger rheumatoid arthritis: Study

NASA's 'dead' IMAGE satellite confirmed alive

Weight loss surgery may add risk to attempting suicide, says study

Traumatic brain injury linked to dementia risk even after 30 years

JAXA to pay 1,038 yen per hour to spend in replica of space station

'Muscle memory' exists at DNA level: Study

Exposure to sunshine is cure to heart problems?

NUS scientists achieve breakthrough in cancer treatment by photodynamic therapy

18-year-old cancer patient fighting for life, searching for birth parents for bone marrow transplant

Scientists find how to recycle astronauts' human waste into food, will it be practical?

Less traffic and quick travel make us happier than sex, says study

Frozen Secret: Thousands of 'Alien-Like' Icefish Nests Found Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet

Frozen Secret: Thousands of 'Alien-Like' Icefish Nests Found Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet

Singapore's Skies Will Sparkle in Early November — Don't Miss the Beaver Moon and Meteor Shower Show!

Singapore's Skies Will Sparkle in Early November — Don't Miss the Beaver Moon and Meteor Shower Show!