Darwin penned down advanced ideas about origin of life in different documents
An international team of researchers has determined that although Charles Darwin deliberately avoided some important facts in his book ‘The Origin of Species’ 150 years ago, he did have advanced ideas about the origin of life, and he did explain in other documents how our first ancestors... Read More
Anxious mums-to-be ‘more likely to have smaller babies’
Anxiety in pregnant women impacts their babies’ size and gestational age, claims a new study.
Published in the journal Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, the study says that women with more severe and chronic anxiety during pregnancy are more likely to have affected babies.
T... Read More
Statins may be effective against cancer
Cholesterol-lowering medicines, also known as statins, can prove effective in the treatment of cancer, says a new study.
The research from the University of Gothenburg has been published in the prestigious journal PNAS.
Statins lower cholesterol by blocking certain enzymes involved in ... Read More
Chewing sugar-free gum can reduce calorie intake
Chewing sugar-free gum can reduce calorie intake and increase energy expenditure, a nutrition professor at the University of Rhode Island has said.
To reach the conclusion, Kathleen Melanson, URI associate professor of nutrition and food sciences, compared gum chewing to non-gum chewing in he... Read More
Veggies can help protect unborns against diabetes
Mums-to-be who eat vegetables every day seem to have children who are less likely to develop type 1 diabetes, claims a new study.
The study from the Sahlgrenska Academy was performed in collaboration with Linköping University, which is conducting a population study called ABIS (All Babies in... Read More
Junk food ‘as addictive as drugs’
A diet of junk food is almost as addictive as taking a drug like heroin, warn scientists.
In the study, researchers found that regularly eating doughnuts, burgers and chocolate cakes can become a substitute for happiness.
And as years pass, a diet rich in these junk foods can lead bing... Read More
Amy Winehouse : Winehouse denies reunion with Fielder-Civil reports
Amy Winehouse has rubbished rumours of a reunion with ex-hubby Blake Fielder-Civil after a British newspaper reported that the singer had changed her relationship status on Facebook back to “married”.
The couple, who was together for two years, ended the relationship in July this ... Read More
Swank, DeNiro bag top honours at Hollywood Awards
Hilary Swank and Robert DeNiro have bagged top honours at the 13th annual Hollywood Awards.
Two-time Oscar winner Swank won the Hollywood Actress Award for her performance in Mira Nair’s biopic ‘Amelia’.
“I have to say it’s something very surreal,” F... Read More
Michael Jackson : Thousands of MJ fans flock theatres for ‘This Is It’ premiere
Thousands of Michael Jackson fans flocked to theatres around the globe to view the late star’s last performance in the film ‘This Is It’.
The documentary features behind the scenes footage of the King of Pop as he prepared for his sold-out comeback concerts in London before ... Read More
World’s fastest supercomputer to create largest HIV evolutionary tree
Scientists are using the Roadrunner supercomputer, which is the world’s fastest supercomputer, to analyze vast quantities of genetic sequences from HIV infected people in the hope of zeroing in on possible vaccine target areas.
The project is being led by Los Alamos National Laboratory ... Read More