Taking a high dose of vitamin D3 is safe for people with multiple sclerosis, a nervous system disease, and may help regulate the body’s hyperactive immune response, according to a pilot study conducted by researchers.
“These results…
The specialised human ability to perceive the sound quality known as “pitch” can no longer be listed as unique to humans.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins report new behavioural evidence that marmosets, ancient monkeys, appear to use…
While it has been known that ovarian and breast cancers run in families with a history of such cancers, scientists have now pinpointed inherited genetic susceptibility of 12 cancer types.
Some portion of the risk of developing cancer is hereditary…
Pharmaceutical sales representatives are unscrupulously screening people in the country in return for prescriptions by doctors for their products, reveals a special report published by the leading medical journal, The BMJ.
The practice is unauthorised…
Many traditional systems of medicine recommend certain herbs to control diabetes and now scientists have found a hormone, found in both mammals and plants that can lower sugar levels in the blood.
A new research published in the December 2015…
Researchers, including those of Indian-origin, are creating biodegradable electronics by using organic components in screen displays, which could one day help reduce electronic waste in the world’s landfills.
Americans, on average, replace…
Prithvi Raj Singh, the Managing Trustee of Jal Bhagirathi Foundation has been elected as a Governor of the World Water Council.
Singh was elected at Marseille in France during its General Assembly Council, which was attended by delegates…
Jawaharlal Nehru University will introduce three Masters programmes in film and television, art history and theatre from the next academic session.
Vice-Chancellor S.K. Soporv reportedly said,”The university will be offering three new…
One-third of shark and ray species are already threatened worldwide because of overfishing, says marine ecologist Professor Sean Connell of University of Adelaide, warning that climate change and ocean acidification are going to add another layer…
India International Science Festival 2015, which aims to provide a platform to young scientists from all over the country to share and spread their scientific ideas, achievements and inventions, will be held in the national Capital from December 4…
