Melbourne Just two glasses of vodka can trigger changes in the brain region linked to aggression, say scientists who used MRI scans to understand why people become violent after consuming alcohol. According to most theories, alcohol-related aggression is caused by changes in the prefrontal cortex. However, there is a lackRead More

London Scientists are enlisting the help of ‘pillownauts’ to examine a potentially serious adverse effect of space travel and weightlessness on the human body. A three-day bed rest study is being carried out at the University of Nottingham in the UK along with a 60-day bed rest study by theRead More

Tokyo, February 13 Trying to shed those extra kilos? Chewing slowly and refraining from eating for two hours before bedtime may help, scientists say. Changes in eating habits were strongly associated with lower obesity and weight (BMI), and smaller waist circumference, according to researchers from Kyushu University in Japan. TheRead More

London, February 12 People who frequently crack jokes about themselves to gain approval of others have greater levels of psychological well-being, a study has found. The findings, published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, contradict some of the research carried out to date in the psychology of humour. UpRead More

New York Low doses of ultraviolet light can kill airborne flu viruses without harming human tissues, and could be used in hospitals, schools and other public spaces to check the spread of the infection, a study has found. Scientists have known for decades that broad-spectrum ultraviolet C (UVC) light, whichRead More

Washington A “smart thermometer” connected to a mobile phone app can track flu activity in real time and help predict how the infection will spread, scientists say. “We found the smart thermometer data are highly correlated with information obtained from traditional public health surveillance systems and can be used toRead More

LONDON: In a first, scientists have successfully produced human kidney tissue within a living organism which is able to produce urine, a significant milestone in the development of treatment for kidney disease. Kidney glomeruli — constituent microscopic parts of the organ — were generated from human embryonic stem cells grownRead More

New York, February 10 Continuous low doses of far ultraviolet C (far-UVC) light can kill airborne flu viruses without harming human tissues and may help fight the spread of seasonal influenza, a study has found. The findings suggest that use of overhead far-UVC light in hospitals, schools, airports and otherRead More

Washington: Over-the-counter pain medicines such as Ibuprofen may influence how people process information, experience hurt feelings, and react to emotionally evocative images, research has found. In a study published in the journal Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, scientists reviewed previous research suggesting that over-the-counter pain medicine mayRead More

LOS ANGELES: Limiting the intake of foods rich in asparagine such as dairy, beef, poultry and eggs may potentially help prevent the spread of a deadly type of breast cancer, researchers including one of Indian origin claim. Researchers found that by limiting asparagine in laboratory mice with triple-negative breast cancer,Read More