Science & Health

Eye test can help detect early stages of Alzheimer's, diabetic complications and other health conditions: Study

Eye test can help in detecting various health conditions like Alzheimer's, diabetic complications, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

Nov 22, 2016

Govt considers refresher course for retail pharmacists to get valid drug selling license

India is facing acute shortage of qualified pharmacists at retail chemist shops.

Nov 22, 2016

Breakthrough: The cure for ageing is finally here!

Scientists at Caltech and UCLA have found how to replace the ageing cells in our body in a breakthrough study.

Nov 22, 2016

Playboys and sexist men are more prone to mental health problems: Study

This study established a relation between sexist behavior and psychological issues like substance abuse and depression.

Nov 22, 2016

NASA's EmDrive spacecraft can be a success: Study

The EmDrive stands out because of its unique propulsion which eliminates the requirement of any rocket fuel.

Nov 22, 2016

SPOTTED: Is that a fleet of UFOs taking off from the moon? [VIDEO]

While some dismiss it as optical illusion, many viewers believe the video shows aliens departing from the moon's surface.

Nov 22, 2016

How India joined CERN, world's largest particle physics laboratory

CERN is world's largest particle physics laboratory that is associated with the Higgs Boson or the God particle.

Nov 21, 2016

Prostate cancer: Men with more sexual partners are at double the risk, says study

Men who became sexually active at an early stage are said to be prone to this cancer too, the researchers revealed.

Nov 21, 2016

This woman sucks her boyfriend's blood to deal with a rare disease!

Georgina Condon, 39, said that the high she gets from the blood she sucks off her boyfriend is as good as sex.

Nov 21, 2016

Mysterious blue sphere spotted zooming past Sun by NASA satellite

This 'UFO' was first captured by NASA'S SECCHI STEREO HI1 satellite on November 15.

Nov 21, 2016

Cyber security is a major challenge for global healthcare industry: CEO of Ajuba Solutions

In an exclusive chat with IBT, Tony Mira talks about Donald Trump and the challenges for the global healthcare industry.

Nov 21, 2016

Mangalyaan's image of Mars makes it to National Geographic cover

Over 50 missions to Mars before India's Mangalyaan were not able to take such high-quality pictures of the planet.

Nov 20, 2016

Zika virus is no longer a global health emergency: World Health Organization

Brazil alone reported 2,100 cases of birth defects caused in the nervous system due to Zika virus.

Nov 19, 2016

World Toilet Day 2016: Coldplay, Jay Z and other celebs promote the sanitation campaign at Global Citizen Festival India

According to the UN, around 2.4 billion people worldwide don't have access to toilets.

Nov 19, 2016

Scientists confounded by a hot North Pole and colder-than-usual Siberia

The North Pole is 20 degrees Celsius hotter, while temperatures in Siberia have dropped to -36 degrees Celsius.

Nov 19, 2016