Research looks at impact on honeybees from chemicals and mites PhysOrg | Scientists have been trying to explain the bee-killing malady known as Colony Collapse Disorder, which causes honeybees to abandon their hives, become ill and die. Ellis’ lab has been studying how combinations of environmental factors — chemicals, pathogens, natural enemies — affect...
Blood test `may show women at post natal depression risk` The Siasat Daily Washington, May 17: | In a new study, scientists have discovered a way of identifying which women are most at risk of postnatal depression (PND) by checking for specific genetic variants. | The findings of the study, conducted by researchers at Warwick Medical School, could lead to the development o...
Blood test `may show women at post natal depression risk` The Siasat Daily Washington, May 17: | In a new study, scientists have discovered a way of identifying which women are most at risk of postnatal depression (PND) by checking for specific genetic variants. | The findings of the study, conducted by researchers at Warwi...
Whales can adjust their hearing BBC News For many whales and dolphins, the world is shaped by sound; they hunt and navigate by listening for echoes. | Navigating in this way requires super-sensitive hearing. And scientists have now found that, for some whales, this sense is adjustable. | Re...
Sugar may make you stupid: Study Toronto Sun | Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, have found a high fructose diet is not only bad for the body but also slows the brain and curbs memory and learning. | "Our findings illustrate that what you eat affects how you think...
Sugar can make you dumb, say scientists Independent online Washington - Eating too much sugar can eat away at your brainpower, according to US scientists who published a study on Tuesday showing how a steady diet of high-fructose corn syrup sapped lab rats' memories. | Researchers at the University of Califo...
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Sleeping too much puts heart at risk The Times Of India SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweetSleeping too much puts heart at risk (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images) An Indian origin scientist has revealed that getting too little sleep - or even too ...
'Hydrogen is tomorrow's biofuel' say scientists PhysOrg | Currently, Brazil is the world’s most intensive user of bioethanol as an alternative to gasoline for powering transport. There are questions about whether the mass productio...
Bigger is better: Brain size affects intelligence The Siasat Daily Melbourne, May 10: | "Size does matter" could be true for human brains as well, as a new study shows that brain size can have an affect not only on people`s thoughts and behaviour, but intelligence also. | A largest global study on human brain, invol...
Roland Garros 2012: Fit-again Hewitt handed French Open wildcard Tennis Guru | Lleyton Hewitt is looking forward to shaking up the French Open 2012 betting after being awarded a wildcard for the tournament. | The 31-year-old Australian missed the action in Paris 12 months ago because of injury but has now fully recovered from the foot surgery he endured three months ago. | Despite having won Wimbledon – in 2002 when ...
Ban him for life Gulf News | Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray Saturday criticised Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan for what he termed his "misdemeanour" at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday night and backed the Mumbai Cricket Association's (MCA) decision to ban him from the stadium for five years. | Lashing out at Khan in his party mouthpiece, Saamna, Thackeray sa...
