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Greater inflammation in the brain is a common response with degenerative brain diseases as they progress. (Photo: Pixabay)

Persistent depression alters brain

Brain inflammation was measured using a type of brain imaging called positron emission tomography (PET).

27 Feb 2018 3:46 PM IST

The footage was posted with a caption that read, When you travel by bus, watch out for who you are sitting next to, look why (Photo: YouTube)

Shocking footage showing lice wriggling in bus passenger's hair goes...

People who saw the clip online were disgusted at the lack of hygiene that may have caused such a situation.

27 Feb 2018 3:02 PM IST

The olfactory-based virtual reality system could lead to a fuller understanding of odour-guided navigation. (Photo: Pixabay)

Our brain may navigate using just smells: study

Development of virtual reality technology has mainly focused on vision and sound.

27 Feb 2018 2:16 PM IST

The biggest misconception is that birth control leads to depression. (Photo: Pixabay)

Birth control pills does not cause depression in women: study

Depression is a concern for a lot of women when they're starting hormonal contraception.

27 Feb 2018 2:10 PM IST

She said she did want to seek attention for people suffering from the condition (Photo: Facebook)

After 14 years of shaving regularly, woman with PCOS embraces her...

Nova also went on to colour her facial hair to match her hair and wants to promote a body-positive image.

27 Feb 2018 2:09 PM IST

The devices deliver painful electric jolts to the neck for up to 11 seconds. (Photo: Pixabay)

Electric shock pet collars deemed cruel, to be banned in UK

The Environment Secretary will outlaw the devices that deliver painful electric jolts to the neck for up to 11 seconds.

27 Feb 2018 1:27 PM IST

From left, Christine Hearst Schwarzman, Donatella Versace and Stephen A. Schwarzman, CEO of Blackstone, look at a liturgical vestment of pope Benedict XV, in Rome, Monday, Feb. 26, 2018. (Photo: AP)

Vatican, the Met assemble show on Catholic effect on fashion

The exhibit will include garments for more ordinary mortals by designers spanning Azzedine Alia to Vivienne Westwood.

27 Feb 2018 12:50 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Wearable sensors may boost recovery in stroke patients

The technology can help target therapies to specifically improve those issues.

27 Feb 2018 12:23 PM IST

Mollys new owners, a couple from Vancouver Island, took her home on 19 January of this year. (Photo: Pixabay)

Rescued piglet gets eaten by adoptive parents

Piglet saved by rescue group is eaten by adoptive owners who couldn't cope with her growth.

27 Feb 2018 12:15 PM IST

The unidentified assailant fled the scene while police placed the campus on a lockdown to look for the gunman (Photo: Facebook)

Man recording live video ends up filming his own murder as he is shot...

The two exchange words and Robinson tells the man he is on live right before gunshots are heard as he falls to the...

27 Feb 2018 11:48 AM IST

The brain changes were likely an adaptation for motherhood (Photo: AFP)

Study finds motherhood ages women faster

Study finds effects of becoming a mum ages a woman's DNA more than smoking or being fat.

27 Feb 2018 11:24 AM IST

French author of a book on the Seznec case and coordinator of the searches Bernard Vilain, shows a hole in the wall of the cellar of the house where the Seznec family used to live in Morlaix, western France during an excavation operation in February 24, 2018 with the hope of finding the body of Pierre Quemeneur, who disappeared in 1923. (Photo: AFP)

Bone discovery revives century-old French murder mystery

Guillaume Seznec was accused of killing his business partner despite there being no evidence of a body or weapon.

27 Feb 2018 11:21 AM IST