Science & Health

Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Day 2016: Foods to avoid during pregnancy

According to United Nations (UN), the infant mortality rate is 49.4 per cent globally.

Oct 15, 2016

Morning brief: PM Modi in Bhopal, PV Sindhu to pocket Rs 8 crore as Bank of Baroda brand ambassador and more

Read all about how Isis has started turning readily available gadgets into deadly weapons and more.

Oct 15, 2016

Brain chip revives paralysed man's sense of touch

The study says that micro-stimulation of sensory cortex can elicit natural sensation instead of tingling.

Oct 14, 2016

Scientists solve the mystery behind Stickney crater on Phobos

Researchers estimate that an object of 820feet or 250meters travelling at a speed of 6km per second impacted Phobos.

Oct 14, 2016

EmDrive Exclusive: Roger Shawyer confirms MoD and DoD are interested in controversial space propulsion tech

Roger Shawyer opens up about the story behind the EmDrive in an exclusive interview with IBTimes UK.

Oct 14, 2016

BBC Breakfast shows escaped gorilla instead of Nicola Sturgeon

The BBC has apologised after accidentally showing footage of a gorilla that escaped from London Zoo whilst introducing First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon.

Oct 14, 2016

Parents of kids with food allergies assume they are also affected, says US study

Allergy testing, including blood and skin prick testing, are not always reliable.

Oct 14, 2016

Dog walkers feel more fit and secure than others, says study

Dog walkers achieve more than 30 minutes of working out on more days per week than non-dog walkers.

Oct 14, 2016

High-protein diet doesn't boost insulin sensitivity in diabetics, says US study

Obesity is usually responsible for making the body lose its ability to respond to metabolic hormone.

Oct 13, 2016

Calcium supplements may harm your heart, say US researchers

Calcium supplements are consumed by around 43 per cent of American adults, says National Institutes of Health.

Oct 13, 2016

World Sight Day 2016: The National Programme for Control of Blindness provides free eye checkups in New Delhi

If people receive proper eye care from the beginning, around 80 per cent of the eye impairment cases can be prevented.

Oct 13, 2016

5 ways how dieting makes us gain weight

The National Weight Control Registry estimates only 20 per cent of dieters lose weight successfully and they get back to eating the way they used to.

Oct 13, 2016

Global Hunger Index 2016: India has 'alarming' hunger levels

The UN aims to end hunger globally in the next 14 years.

Oct 13, 2016

Planetary science: The impact of the 200 new craters on the Moon

More than 200 new craters on the Moon - 33 per cent more than predicted in current models - are identified in a new study in Nature this week. The study provides insight into the impact-cratering process as well as the rate of crater formation on the Moon. It is important when dating rock units on the Moon and other terrestrial bodies.

Oct 12, 2016

World Arthritis Day 2016: Symptoms, causes, tips and diet to combat the disease

There are around 160 different forms of arthritis, and each of them has different treatment strategies and outcomes.

Oct 12, 2016