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A new moon describes the lunar phase when our satellite is positioned between Earth and the Sun. (Photo: Pixabay)

Upcoming new moon is the perfect time for stargazing

It's also invisible, because the sun is illuminating the side of the moon that always faces away from Earth.

12 March 2018 7:03 PM IST

A healthy lifestyle with a nutrient-rich diet along with an essential amount of exercise work wonders. (Photo: Pixabay)

Diet to boost fertility in women

A long, hard look at your habits is generally required for the women to have an uncomplicated pregnancy followed by...

12 March 2018 6:59 PM IST

It was an accidental discovery made when he was only 18 (Photo: Google)

Google remembers the man who discovered the synthetic dye with a...

Despite unsuccessful efforts at making quinine from aniline, Perkin found a mysterious dark sludge.

12 March 2018 6:59 PM IST

As people grow older, their leg muscles become progressively smaller and weaker, leading to frailty and disability. (Photo: Pixabay)

Muscle wasting in old age may be reversed: study

As people grow older, their leg muscles become progressively smaller and weaker, leading to frailty and disability.

12 March 2018 6:53 PM IST

It has been significantly rising because of changing sexual behaviour trends combined with known risk factors, like HPV virus and smoking. (Photo: Pixabay)

Survival of patients with anal cancer depends on socioeconomic status

Advances in SCCA treatment have boosted survival and cure rates, but benefits are uneven among patients of disparate...

12 March 2018 6:46 PM IST

Worldwide, women earn on average 23 percent less than men. (Photo: Pixabay)

Outrageous figures reveal women earn 23% lesser than men

The government is also investing in free childcare and introducing shared parental leave in a drive to promote gender...

12 March 2018 6:36 PM IST

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Researchers find link between childhood trauma, schizophrenia

Psychotic symptoms can include detachment from reality, hallucinations, delusions, disorganised thinking, and lack of...

12 March 2018 6:17 PM IST

Social media is creating emotionally fragile young adults. (Photo: Pixabay)

Young people are more stressed than ever before, says study

According to the LinkedIn research, young people are feeling the pressure as they put too much importance on finding...

12 March 2018 2:10 PM IST

Researchers also found that genetic variants associated with lower empathy are also associated with higher risk for autism. (Photo: Pixabay)

Empathy is partly driven by our genes: study

Researchers also found that genetic variants associated with lower empathy are also associated with higher risk for...

12 March 2018 1:56 PM IST

The sexagenarian from Sichuan Province a week earlier had eaten two servings of boiled carp - bones and all. (Photo: Pixabay)

Chinese doctor removes 100 fish bones from man's rectum

It was a tricky procedure with a high risk of blood loss.

12 March 2018 1:40 PM IST

Apnea that isnt properly treated has been linked with excessive daytime sleepiness, decreased quality of life, heart attacks, failure. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here are 10 tips to sleep better at night

From correct exposure to light to having the perfect bedroom environment, we list ways to sleep better at night.

12 March 2018 12:31 PM IST

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New study finds common infections have a bigger impact on heart health...

Infection causes long-term inflammation in blood vessels.

12 March 2018 12:03 PM IST