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The study was significant for showing consistency across cultures in those responses and the behavior of the mothers. (Photo: Pixabay)

Waaah: Crying babies push same buttons' in mothers' brains

The research found that mothers in 11 countries tend to react the same way to their bawling child.

24 Oct 2017 3:06 PM IST

The personality of a robot can be merged with beliefs and characteristics of the human partner (Photo: AFP)

Inventor behind one of world's first sex robots says he can have...

Sergio Santos claims that his invention Silicon Samantha has helped improve his marriage.

24 Oct 2017 2:53 PM IST

Practice encourages both men and women to abstain from orgasm during sex in order to allow partners to enjoy longer and for more intense periods of sexual energy (Photo: Pixabay)

Find out why watching porn is good for relationships

Experts say talking about porn, or watching it with your partner can actually make a relationship healthier.

24 Oct 2017 2:18 PM IST

The reaction which is induced by animal groups feared from birth could have been embedded in the brain for an evolutionarily long time. (Photo: Pixabay)

Fear of spiders, snakes deeply embedded in us: study

Fear of snakes and spiders is of evolutionary origin. Mechanisms in our brains enable us to identify them and we react...

24 Oct 2017 2:10 PM IST

Scientists showed that daydreaming may be essential to helping us perform tasks on autopilot. (Photo: Pixabay)

'Daydreaming' brain network helps us perform routine tasks

Scientists showed that daydreaming may be essential to helping us perform tasks on autopilot.

24 Oct 2017 2:03 PM IST

The study is the first to show that higher childhood vitamin D levels are significantly associated with a decreased risk of IA. (Photo: Pixabay)

Sufficient vitamin D levels in childhood may cut diabetes risk

The study is the first to show that higher childhood vitamin D levels are significantly associated with a decreased risk...

24 Oct 2017 1:55 PM IST

A well-fuelled brain may have offered us better survival odds than well-fuelled muscles when facing an environmental challenge.

'Selfish brain' wins over muscle power: study

A well-fuelled brain may have offered us better survival odds than well-fuelled muscles when facing an environmental...

24 Oct 2017 1:42 PM IST

According to sources, Charitra is not just desktop friendly, but would also be available as a mobile application for policemen to download on their phones. (Representational Image)

Website helping Muslim men find second wife has 100,00 users in UK

This is despite bigamy carrying a sentence of up to seven years in prison in the country.

24 Oct 2017 12:19 PM IST

(From Left to Right) Theresa Villiers, Mary Creagh, Jess Phillips and Baroness Jenkins. The revelations come at the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal where 30 Hollywood actresses have come forward to claim that the movie mogul allegedly sexually assaulted them.

UK Politicians share me too' stories in wake of Weinstein scandal

While one admits men were always hitting on her when she first joined Parliament, another reveals she was assaulted by...

24 Oct 2017 11:09 AM IST

The offshore India fund not domiciled in India receives flows from overseas investors and in turn invests the money into the Indian markets, according to a report by Morningstar.

Saving finances make people happy, says study

Happiness with money situation tends to rise with age, even though income peaks in midlife and then generally declines.

24 Oct 2017 9:02 AM IST

However, patients with bipolar disorder can experience side effects such as mania or mixed symptoms from this type of depression treatment. (Photo: Pixabay)

Depression remains linked to higher risk of early deaths

Mental illness has also been linked with poorer diet, lack of exercise, smoking and alcohol consumption.

24 Oct 2017 8:45 AM IST

Having dense breasts is a well-established risk factor for breast cancer. (Representational Image)

Genetic test could recognise signs of secondary breast cancer early

Secondary cancer, known as metastasis, is most common cause of death in breast cancer patients as there are few...

24 Oct 2017 8:20 AM IST