Bengaluru Iraqi scientists at Al-Qasim Green University claim to have found a “universal, rapid and inexpensive” method for the isolation of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) from the blood of a wide range of species for genomic studies. Currently there is no common procedure for extracting DNA from the blood of bothRead More

Melbourne Scientists have developed an artificial womb that has been successfully used to incubate healthy baby lambs for a week, an advance that may one day be able to save the lives of extremely premature human babies. Researchers from the University of Western Australia and Tohoku University Hospital in JapanRead More

London Scientists have created sperm cells from small pieces of ear tissue to help genetically infertile male mice produce healthy offspring, an advance that may pave the way for novel therapies to treat human infertility. Our sex is determined by the X and Y chromosomes, researchers said. Usually, females haveRead More

Washington, August 16 Children who get more sleep are at a lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, a study published in a US journal has said. For adults, getting too much or not enough sleep both have been linked with adiposity and Type 2 diabetes, Xinhua news agency citedRead More

  London, August 16 Lack of early diagnosis is leading India towards a breast cancer epidemic, according to scientists who suggest that educating men may be key to encouraging women to seek help earlier. The research, which is the first of its kind to look at breast cancer awareness inRead More

Toronto, August 14 Do you often forget carrying your keys or umbrella with you while stepping out of your house? A simple memory trick may help! Imagining an action that connects two objects may help people overcome certain kinds of memory problems, a study suggests. Thinking about an action betweenRead More

New York, August 14 Munching on a handful of almonds daily may boost the levels of ‘good’ cholesterol in the body while simultaneously improving the way it functions, a study claims. Researchers from Pennsylvania State University in the US compared the levels and function of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) or goodRead More

New York, August 12 Munching on a handful of almonds daily may boost the levels of ‘good’ cholesterol in the body while simultaneously improving the way it functions, a study claims. Researchers from Pennsylvania State University in the US compared the levels and function of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) or goodRead More

London, August 12 People working in low-paying or highly stressful jobs are more likely to face health problems than those who remain unemployed, scientists, including one of Indian origin, have found. Researchers at the University of Manchester in the UK monitored over 1,000 participants aged between 35 and 75 whoRead More

Sydney Australian researchers have discovered a dietary supplement which can prevent miscarriages, and many different types of birth defects for pregnant women. The discovery, announced on Thursday at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in Sydney, said that the common supplement Niacin, known as Vitamin B3, can cure molecular deficienciesRead More