Washington: The way genes and hormones interact in the brain changes parenting behaviour in mice, a new study including Indian origin researchers has revealed.

Washington: Lovers of red wine were delighted when it was found to contain resveratrol — a compound supposed to improve health and maybe even lengthen life.

Washington: If a doughnut, which you are not allowed to eat, is tempting you to break your diet, tell yourself you’ll have a bite later — just don’t spell out when, a new study has suggested.

Washington: Newly divorced middle-aged women are more susceptible to contract HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, a new study has warned.

Washington: Researchers have suggested that regular use of vitamin and mineral supplements could reduce the risk of colon cancer

Washington: Location as well as the level of experience may influence the success of individuals undertaking a weight loss programs, a new study has claimed.

Washington: In a new study, an international team of scientists pooled their radio observations into a database to produce the highest precision map to date of the magnetic field within our own Milky Way galaxy.

Washington: Newly released images from ESA’s Mars Express orbiter show lava flows on the Syrtis Major region of the planet, which was nce thought to be a sea of water.

Washington: Mars may have been arid for more than 600 million years, making it too hostile for any life to survive on the planet’s surface, researchers have said.

Washington: Breastfeeding is associated with improved lung function at school age, particularly in children of asthmatic mothers, a new study has found.

Washington: In a new discovery, scientists have found a one-of-a-kind fossil, which shows that “bat flies” have been doing their noxious business with bats for at least 20 million years.

Washington: Young adults aged 18 to 24 years who stop smoking for at least two weeks report substantially fewer respiratory symptoms, especially coughing, a new study has said.

Washington: Contact lenses, which are being designed by scientists using military funding, help enhance normal vision with megapixel 3D panoramic images.

London: Astronomers have created the world’s largest virtual optical telescope by linking four telescopes in Chile so that they operate as a single device.