For the study, the team selected 108 individuals who had consented to provide data from three months before their pregnancy through six mon...

In a recent development it has been known that the rare oarfish which is also known as the legendary doom fish and is hugely believed as a ...

Researchers have found that subglacial discharge, or meltwater flowing out to sea from beneath Antarctic glaciers, could be causing glacier...

As far as names go, K Barry Sharpless has to undoubtedly be a top contender to win the Nobel Prize for Irony this year. The biochemist at S...

In the study, the researchers used an enzyme called BirA*G3, which labels secreted proteins with a biotin tag. These biotin labels were the...

The findings, published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, suggested that asymptomatic people may account for approximately 40 to ...

New York, Nov 22 (IANS) Higher protein and salt content in our food, as well as the volume consumed, can lead to longer naps, suggests new ...

The new technique may enable researchers to quickly find drug candidates that activate cellular receptors in desired ways.

An enzyme found in a nicotine-eating bacterium can be recreated in lab settings and might be used as a drug candidate to help people quit s...

The thickness of Antarctica's floating ice shelves has decreased by 18 per cent in certain areas over nearly two decades, warns a study.

The researchers from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), Mayo Clinic and other institutions have coined the term 'senolytics' for the ne...

Scientists have converted human skin cells into specialised neurons that detect pain, itch, touch and other bodily sensations.

The findings can bring an effective hepatitis C vaccine closer to reality.

Scientists have identified a new drug that can potentially treat an inherited form of cancer that has no cure.

A new research indicates that another powerful and highly potent greenhouse gas, nitrogen trifluoride, is thousands of times more effective...

Painting a grim picture, a new study shows that even if greenhouse gas emissions are fixed at 2005 levels, irreversible warming will lead t...

Avian flu may not have hit the American shores yet but it is undoubtedly engaging the interest of Big Blue (IBM).