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Incredible offbeat travel destinations you probably are not aware of

Planning your next holiday? Here are some cool places to visit.

16 Jan 2018 4:04 PM IST

Foetuses in the third trimester of gestation are hearing, learning and creating memories. (Photo: Pixabay)

How preterm birth may affect baby's language skills decoded

Electroencephalogram studies of the brains of preterm infants show electrical activity in the auditory cortex in...

16 Jan 2018 3:36 PM IST

The firm has 160 corpses frozen at its headquarters (Photo: AFP)

Expert says doctors will be able to revive corpses frozen by...

Around 2000 people are signed up with the institute to have their corpses frozen and preserved in specialised tanks...

16 Jan 2018 3:33 PM IST

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This technique could help you cope with stress

Here what you can do to change your outcome.

16 Jan 2018 3:24 PM IST

Any form of tobacco, including e-cigarettes, was associated with future smoking. (Photo: Pixabay)

Teens who vape more likely to start smoking

Teens who use e-cigarettes or hookahs are more likely to start smoking conventional cigarettes within a year.

16 Jan 2018 3:10 PM IST

Working out if someone is happy, angry or afraid, from the look on their face, is a skill we may take for granted. (Photo: Pixabay)

Magic mushrooms may treat depression without dulling emotions

Following treatment, patients reported feeling emotionally re-connected and accepting.

16 Jan 2018 2:47 PM IST

Riley will be trained to detect these pests to add another layer of protection to the already-existing protocols to handle infestations. (Instagram Screengrab/ Museum of Fine Arts)

Dog gets hired for important job at Boston Museum of Fine Arts

Riley, a Weimaraner puppy, has been hired by the museum to sniff out insects and other pests

16 Jan 2018 1:35 PM IST

If superspreading had been completely under control about two-thirds of Ebola cases could have been avoided (Photo: AFP)

Bleeding eye Fever kills 4, feared to be worse than Plague

Health chiefs warn spread of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever could be catastrophic'.

16 Jan 2018 12:48 PM IST

However, like all food and drink, energy drinks should be consumed in moderation and as part of a balanced diet.

Energy drinks may cause dangerous side-effects in youngsters, says...

Researchers suggest that more should be done to restrict sale of energy drinks to youngsters under 16.

16 Jan 2018 12:22 PM IST

Doctors say that functioning of neurons depends on a steady supply of glucose and oxygen (Photo: AFP)

Salty food can increase Alzheimer's risk by cutting supply of oxygen...

While this causes behavioural and mental problems in people, getting back to a normal diet can reverse the effects.

16 Jan 2018 11:55 AM IST

The touching gesture went viral on social media (Photo: Facebook)

Boy gives new snow boots to homeless man, his warm gesture wins the...

The homeless man was wearing only torn gym shoes and his feet were so swollen that blood was seeping through.

16 Jan 2018 11:22 AM IST

Rabies kills more about 60,000 people every year worldwide, mostly children in Africa and Asia, according to the CDC.

Youngster from Florida dies of rabies after touching a sick bat

Six-year-old boy dies from rabies he contracted after being scratched by an infected bat.

16 Jan 2018 11:13 AM IST