Can Orange Peels Really Keep Mice Away? What That Citrus Trick May Actually DoWhile orange peels contain scents mice can detect, scientific evidence for their effectiveness as a long-term repellent is limited. The odo...
28 Apr, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
Heavy Air in Your Bedroom? The Invisible Dirt You’re Breathing at NightYour bedroom air may not be as pure as you think. Tiny particles, dust mites, and chemicals fill the air you breathe at night. This hidden ...
20 Apr, 2026, 04.30 PM IST
COVID-19 may alter offspring's brain development, cause anxious behaviour, study in mice findsA new study suggests COVID-19 may impact future generations. Male mice infected with the virus produced offspring exhibiting increased anxi...
14 Oct, 2025, 04.01 PM IST
Humans’ survival secret may lie in a single gene; Scientists find subtle mutation may explain why other hominins vanishedA new study reveals a subtle genetic mutation in modern humans' brain chemistry, specifically affecting the ADSL enzyme. This mutation, uni...
23 Aug, 2025, 06.40 AM IST
Are you more likely to be diagnosed with cancer if you are plus-sized? Answer is not so simple, reveals new studyNew research reveals that larger animals like elephants and giraffes have higher cancer rates compared to smaller species. However, these s...
08 Mar, 2025, 09.40 AM IST
Is your cancer risk written in your genes? Study explores pre-birth risk factorsA new study suggests that cancer risk may be shaped before birth, challenging the long-held belief that genetic mutations acquired over tim...
17 Feb, 2025, 11.20 PM IST
Manchester United, the world's second-richest football club, is facing a big issue of small size – a mouse infestationManchester United are facing multiple issues, including poor field results, a leaking roof, and a mice infestation at Old Trafford. The inf...
24 Dec, 2024, 06.50 PM IST
What if your baby’s organs are filled with plastic? New research reveals disturbing truthRecent studies reveal that microplastics can transfer from pregnant mothers to their unborn children, infiltrating crucial organs and poten...
16 Oct, 2024, 07.41 PM IST
How your biological clock affects your health - all based on time of dayThere is ample evidence that your biological clock is critical to your health.
12 Jul, 2022, 04.00 PM IST
Russia Ukraine invasion: Questions investors now need to considerIt seems investors remembered that the best defense is a good offense, with the market’s version of that adage being buy the rumor, sell th...
25 Feb, 2022, 12.25 PM IST
Colon cancer is rising in younger adults. Are sugary drinks to blame?Compared with people born around 1950, those born around 1990 have twice the risk for colon cancer.
07 Jul, 2021, 10.02 AM IST
- Scientists identify 36 new genes implicated in cardiac disease
New York, March 11 (IANS) Researchers have identified 36 new genes that plays a causal role in cardiac hypertrophy -- abnormal thickening o...
11 Mar, 2018, 11.32 AM IST
- US study finds cellular antennae key to fat formation
San Francisco, July 14 (IANS) Scientists at the University of California-San Francisco have shown that cellular antennae called cilia, foun...
14 Jul, 2017, 01.27 PM IST
Moms-to-be, watch what you eat! High-fat diet during pregnancy may up offspring's breast cancer riskEnvironmental and lifestyle factors, such as diet, plays a critical role in breast cancer risk.
04 Jul, 2017, 04.19 PM IST
- High-fat diet in pregnancy may up breast cancer risk
Washington, July 4 (IANS) High-fat diet in pregnancy may increase the risk of breast cancer over generations, a new study has revealed.
04 Jul, 2017, 09.22 AM IST
Government brings pet shops under environmental regulatory netIt will be mandatory for all pet shop owners to register themselves with the State Animal Welfare Board of the respective State Government.
16 Dec, 2016, 06.52 PM IST
High salt intake a risk factor for multiple sclerosisDiets high in sodium may be a risk factor in the development of multiple sclerosis by influencing immune cells that cause the disease.
08 Aug, 2015, 02.19 PM IST