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The team focussed their attention on the immune receptor Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) (Photo: AFP)

This drug can tackle the desire to consume alcohol

Our body's circadian rhythms affect the 'reward' signals we receive in the brain from drug-related behaviour.

17 Sept 2017 7:30 PM IST

Researchers say that this technique takes the edge off the brain, allowing one to perform the task with a cooler head. (Photo: Pexels)

Writing about feelings may help manage stressful tasks

Previous research has shown that expressive writing can help individuals process past traumas or stressful events.

17 Sept 2017 6:39 PM IST

Violet Mosse Brown died aged 117. (Photo: AP)

Oldest person in the world dies at 117 in Jamaica

Violet Mosse Brown was the last person to have lived under the reign of Queen Victoria when Jamaica was part of the...

17 Sept 2017 6:17 PM IST

It isnt known how the man landed in such a situation (Photo: Pixabay)

German man ends up with penis stuck in weight plate, rescue attemps...

Doctors at a local hospital failed to remove the plate and the fire brigade had to be called.

17 Sept 2017 6:06 PM IST

Impotence is often associated with older men but it can affect younger people too. (Photo: Pixabay)

Researchers shocking penis to cure impotence, and it works!

Impotence is often associated with older men but it can affect younger people too.

17 Sept 2017 5:45 PM IST

She says it may sound funny but is a terrible condition (Photo: Pixabay)

Woman suffering from rare disorder falls asleep whenever she laughs

Although it may appear that Jessica is asleep she is still awake and can't snap out of it until the emotion is gone.

17 Sept 2017 5:19 PM IST

Montana, Utah, Nevada and New Mexico have the highest rates of veteran suicide as of 2014. (Photo: Pixabay)

Suicide among veterans highest in western US, rural areas

States with high veteran suicide rates like West Virginia, Oklahoma and Kentucky, had greater levels of prescription...

17 Sept 2017 5:16 PM IST

Several snakes can swallow objects bigger than them (Photo: YouTube)

Animal workers film footage of a snake swallowing another serpent

The snake was identified as a black and yellow branded krait and it swallowed an entire checkered keelback.

17 Sept 2017 4:50 PM IST

Florida hot cops selfie results in avalanche of thirsty comments by women all around

Florida 'hot cops' selfie results in avalanche of thirsty comments by...

Women flood 911 with requests for 'Hot Florida cops' to respond to 'their incident'

17 Sept 2017 4:10 PM IST

Photopgrapher discovers ancient Native American canoe in Florida. (Photo: Facebook / Randy Shot)

Florida: Ancient Native American canoe uncovered by Hurricane Irma

A photograph happened upon it along the Indian River.

17 Sept 2017 2:20 PM IST

A model wears a creation by fashion house Burberry, during their Spring/Summer 2018 runway show at London Fashion Week in London, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017. (Photo: AP)

London Fashion Week: Burberry brings back vintage check

The opening look: Brown check baseball cap, pastel turquoise plastic raincoat, patchwork print knits, worn with a single...

17 Sept 2017 1:18 PM IST

Archaeologist Dieter Noli sits in the sand with gold coins from the wreck of a 16th century Portuguese ship that was discovered in a diamond-mining area on Namibias Atlantic coast, in Oranjemund. (Photo: AP)

In Namibia, 1533 Portuguese shipwreck's relics hidden away

More than 2,000 gold coins from the wreck, most of them Spanish and Portuguese, are in a central bank vault in Windhoek,...

17 Sept 2017 1:03 PM IST