Washington: Employees who are treated rudely by co-workers tend to lose self-control and end up treating others in the same uncivil manner, a new study has found. Condescending comments, put-downs and sarcasm have become commonplace in the politically charged workplace, and the new study shows how this incivility may beRead More

New Delhi: A new research says that origin of HIV-related retroviruses may date back to at least 60 million years. HIV is part of a subfamily of retroviruses called lentivirus and using genomic data from the exotic Malayan flying lemur (colugo). Researchers have claimed to have uncovered the oldest lentivirusRead More

New Delhi: Turns out there’s more to fear from the game-changer Zika virus! The deadly virus, which has been linked to microcephaly – a birth defect where a baby’s head is much smaller than expected – has now been associated with rare, but severe, joint deformities in babies. Researchers fromRead More

New Delhi: Are you a victim of sleep disorder like Obstructive sleep apnea? If your answer is yes than it’s important for you to realise that sleep apnea is not only affecting your moods, thoughts and body functions but may also trigger the progression of liver disease. Obstructive sleep apneaRead More

New York, Fidgeting while sitting can protect the arteries in legs and may help prevent cardiovascular disease, a new study has found. “Many of us sit for hours at a time, whether it is binge watching our favourite TV show or working at a computer,” said Jaumme Padilla from UniversityRead More

London, People with sleep disorders like insomnia and sleep apnea are more likely to have a stroke or recovery problems after having one than those who get sound sleep, says a study. The findings suggest that people who have had a stroke or a mini-stroke, called a transient ischemic attack,Read More

Washington DC,  Tempted to recharge by necking an energy drink? You should look elsewhere to get your “wings” as a case report has suggested that its high caffeine content can really make your heart go out of rhythm. The case adds to previous reports of adverse cardiovascular events related toRead More

Washington DC, People, your nightly runs aren’t causing you to forget things. Contradicting earlier work, a team of researchers has confirmed that new neurons created via exercise don’t erase old memories. Exercise is well known for its cognitive benefits, thought to occur because it causes neurogenesis, or the creation ofRead More

London: Want to lose weight? Stay clear of meals rich in saturated fat such as lard and butter as consuming such food affects a part of the brain which helps control hunger, a new study has found. The fat causes inflammation that impedes the brain to control the food intake.Read More

New York, If you want to see a tall population of men, go to the Netherlands. Tall women? Latvia. And in the United States, which lags behind dozens of other countries in height, the average for adults stopped increasing about 20 years ago. That’s the word from researchers who analyzed aRead More