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Windows to the soul? Scientists explain how people judge character based on facial features

Such impressions are reliable, but also often highly inaccurate and have real-world consequences that stretch from voting to dating.

Aug 28, 2018

Forehead wrinkles could be a sign of early death

The wrinkles could be a link to the cardiovascular health of the person

Aug 26, 2018

Scrub typhus claims 6 lives in Kota; city health department on high alert

Tsutsugamushi bacteria, which is generally found in the saliva of mosquitoes causes scrub typhus. The symptoms of the disease aren't easily visible.

Aug 26, 2018

'Hybrid technique' used to remove 9-month foetus-sized tumour from woman's womb

The 47-year-old woman had a giant, four-kilogram tumour. The surgery lasted close to three hours.

Aug 25, 2018

What is donovanosis? UK woman first in country to contract flesh-eating STD

A woman in the UK has become the first to be diagnosed with a rare STD that eats away flesh, starting with on, in or around the genitals. Read to know more.

Aug 24, 2018

Harvard professor calls coconut oil 'pure poison'; Ayurveda may differ

The video of a speech by Harvard professor Dr Karin Michels referring coconut oil as poison has gone viral, nearing 800,000 views on YouTube.

Aug 23, 2018

These 'Nano Sensors' implanted inside body work like GPS to track tumors, dispense drug

ReMix can be used to pinpoint the exact location of ingestible implants inside the body, it makes use of low-power wireless signals to look through the body.

Aug 21, 2018

Fatty liver can be treated with diabetes drug?

A group of patients was given a drug called empagliflozin along with the standard treatment for 20 weeks, which showed a significant reduction of around four percent in their liver fat.

Aug 19, 2018

Checking email after work hours? Employers could be harming your family's health, reveals study

'Flexible work boundaries' more often than not turn into 'work without boundaries,' and it compromises employee's and their family's health.

Aug 17, 2018

Ancient 2,500 years old beer residue found and scientists now want to brew it again

There was a need for beer at a time because fermentation was one way to keep barley safe to consume later, for longer and even made it more nutritional. Also, beer is fun to drink.

Aug 16, 2018

This is how your 'dog lick' can actually kill you; all you need to know about Capnocytophaga

Capnocytophaga is a bacteria commonly found in the mouths of dogs and cats. Here's everything that you need to know about the capnocytophaga — the bacteria that can actually kill you.

Aug 15, 2018

Lack of sleep could make you lonelier, increase social isolation: Study

Researchers have found that we're less likely to want to interact with someone if they're lonely and less likely to interact with others when we're lonely- it is a vicious cycle.

Aug 15, 2018

Turmeric's main ingredient 'curcumin' helpful in fighting cancer, says study

The only challenge researchers face is turmeric's solubility in water which is vital to make medicines.

Aug 12, 2018

Ebola fear grips Congo as 4 new cases emerge; medics prepare experimental treatment

Health officers will use an experimental treatment which was developed in the U.S. The virus at the moment, has not touched so-called 'red zones' where security risks would severely limit access for health workers.

Aug 11, 2018

Are you wearing boxers or briefs? The choice can affect your sperm count, reveals study

According to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, male infertility accounts for about 40 per cent of childless marriages.

Aug 10, 2018

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