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In the past, scientists selected specific features, including the distance between the eyes or the width of the mouth. (Photo: PIXABAY)

Fifteen genes that shape our face identified

In the past, scientists selected specific features, including the distance between the eyes or the width of the mouth.

20 Feb 2018 11:59 AM IST

It is not just the temperature, but the heat accompanied by humidity that makes it dangerous.

Find out how extreme heat can cause death

Most at risk are elderly, people living in socioeconomic disadvantage, workers, and athletes who play outdoors.

20 Feb 2018 11:21 AM IST

Participants build audiences for their imaginary fake news sites, to stoke fear, anger and mistrust by manipulation of online content. (Photo: Pixabay)

Play 'fake news tycoon' to combat misinformation

The game, based in part on existing studies of online disinformation, takes its cues from actual conspiracy theories...

20 Feb 2018 10:26 AM IST

Womens noses may be smaller, but their brains can read much more from the air they do breathe in. (Photo: Pixabay)

Find out why women have colder hands and men have bigger noses

University researchers reveal how science proves members of both sexes are actually different from each other.

20 Feb 2018 10:25 AM IST

The murky case threw the spotlight on Thailands then unregulated rent-a-womb industry. (Photo: Pixabay)

Japanese 'baby factory' man wins custody of 13 kids born to Thai...

Mitsutoki Shigeta caused a "baby factory" scandal in 2014 after Thai police said DNA linked him to 9 infants found in a...

20 Feb 2018 10:14 AM IST

Acne includes whiteheads, blackheads, pimples, cysts and nodules that affect the face, shoulders, back, chest and upper arms.

Acne diagnoses increases depression risk, says study

Dermatologists treating acne should keep eye on patients' mood symptoms, and make psychological referral if depression...

20 Feb 2018 10:04 AM IST

It exports 767 million pounds of coffee to different countries every year, accounting for over four percent of world coffee production. (Photo: Pixabay)

India not among top 20 coffee drinking countries, chai for us!

India, which did not figure in the top 20, is the seventh largest exporter of coffee.

20 Feb 2018 10:03 AM IST

If overweight girls with PCOS can lose upto15 kg, they might resume their regular periods without medication. (Photo: Pixabay)

Obesity may lower your chances of conception

Women who are obese are also at a greater risk for pregnancy complications like having a C-section.

20 Feb 2018 9:58 AM IST

A woman who had been born without a uterus gave birth to the baby at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. (Photo: Pixabay)

Preterm underweight babies more likely to have low IQs, says study

Overall, intelligence quotient (IQ) tests show on average, preterm youth underperform by equivalent of about 13 points.

20 Feb 2018 9:53 AM IST

Encouraging older adults to engage in no-sweat exercise also appears to be more realistic. (Photo: Pixabay)

No-sweat exercise may prolong life for the elderly: study

A half-an-hour of moderate-to-vigorous activity reduced the risk by even more - 33 per cent.

20 Feb 2018 9:44 AM IST

Anil Prabhakars cycle next to a lush green field

A Himalayan cycling trail

Pedalling from Bengaluru to Kashmir to Kanyakumari, on his cycle, Anil Prabhakar experienced the most memorable of...

20 Feb 2018 3:49 AM IST

Participants at the Jagran-Mexico AIDS conference.

Pantomime dance-theatre takes up core issues to change hearts & minds

Jagran workshops with students, on site and in schools, have now become an annual feature.

20 Feb 2018 1:43 AM IST