Social media such as Twitter and Facebook can be a valuable tool in the fight against HIV, a new study has found.
Researchers demonstrated social media can prompt high-risk populations to request at-home testing kits for the virus that causes…
Astronomers have discovered the oldest known star with five Earth-sized planets, signalling that such planets have formed throughout the history of the universe.
The discovery used observations made by NASA’s Kepler satellite.
The…
Scholastic, the global children”’s publishing, education and media company, today announced the launch of Scholastic ALPHA Mathematics, a mathematics proficiency program that is customized to the requirements of the Indian curriculum,…
India has emerged as the second most trusted country in the world in terms of faith reposed in its institutions, says a survey.
As the world’s rich and powerful gather in the Swiss resort of Davos,
Reportedly a study by public relations…
Researchers are developing a new drug that may prevent the onset of diabetes and reverse the symptoms of the disease.
Researchers Bruce Hammock at the University of California, Davis, and Joan Claria at the University of Barcelona found that…
Headache is sometimes the only symptom of brain tumours, a new study has found, suggesting CT scans and other neuroimaging tests for people with headache can prove helpful in diagnosing the deadly disease.
Recent guidelines seeking to reduce…
Researchers are developing a new synthetic knee ligament graft that can integrate with the native bone, promote growth of new ligament tissue and stabilise the knee.
Connecting the femur to the tibia, the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture…
Eating red meat may elevate the risk of cancer because it contains a chemical that is unnatural to human biology, researchers, including those of Indian-origin, suggest.
While people who eat a lot of red meat are known to be at higher risk…
The Centre for Railway Research (CRR) is being constructed inside the IIT campus in Kharagpur. This research centre will focus on developing bullet train technology and is expected to be ready by the end of this year.
Reportedly it is being…
Scientists have found the simplest way you can protect yourself against stress and infection is by hugging a friend.
Led by Sheldon Cohen at Carnegie Mellon University’s Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the researchers…