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: Roger Federer gets ready for French Open Tennis Guru | Constantly playing at night for the past couple of weeks has prevented Roger Federer from setting quality time with his family. As such, he’s expressed relief that it’s over and he will now have enough time to go to Paris for the French Open 2012 tournament and spend as much time as he can with his wife and kids. | “I’ve b...
In character Gulf News | If Shia LaBeouf has his way, this year's Cannes Film Festival is just a beginning. | After previous trips to the festival with blockbusters Transformers and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, LaBeouf is there with his first film in competition, the Prohibition-era Lawless, as well as a short he directed, Howard Cantour.com. | "Smaller hotel ro...
