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Sugar prices staged a smart comeback at Rs 150 per quintal.

Know your sugar substitutes: Aspartame, sucralose, saccharin and...

The harmful health effects of sugar has led scientists around the globe to scout for sugar substitutes.

6 Jun 2018 3:10 PM IST

The moment you dont have a reason to smoke, you stop smoking. So, dont go from 10 to zero in a day. Aim to stop one micro habit after another. Dr Amit Gawande

Here's why parents shouldn't expose kids to cigarette smoke

Preventing exposure to tobacco smoke during pregnancy and postnatally may reduce the risk of hearing problems in...

6 Jun 2018 2:42 PM IST

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

Coffee can knock off 'I' and replace it with 'WE'

Coffee didn't seem to make group discussions too uncomfortable and disagreeable.

6 Jun 2018 2:27 PM IST

Volcan de Fuego killed 69 people when it erupted and rained lava in Guatemala (Photo: Twitter)

Little girl rescued alive from ash covered house after volcanic...

People fear more eruptions after the volcano sprayed ash, gases and rocks at the settlement.

6 Jun 2018 1:45 PM IST

Alcohol-related aggression is caused by changes in the prefrontal cortex. (Photo: Pixabay)

Does liquor impact development of Alzheimer's disease?

The cell-based study suggests that alcohol may impede the clearance of amyloid beta in the brain.

6 Jun 2018 1:27 PM IST

By 2030, flexible workspace is expected to comprise 30 per cent of corporate commercial property portfolios worldwide.

Work stress may lead to irregular heart rate: Study

Work stress has previously been linked with coronary heart disease.

6 Jun 2018 12:20 PM IST

Its important to study dogs because the canine heart is a remarkably similar model to the human cardiovascular system (Photo: Pixabay)

Pet dogs could cause the next big flu outbreak in humans

Deadly new strains of virus can jump from pets to owners, researchers warn a new vaccine may be needed to fight it.

6 Jun 2018 11:44 AM IST

Glen Wood, a Canadian who has lived in Japan for 30 years, plays with his son at a Tokyo park. Wood is fighting a courtroom battle in Japan over what he alleges is paternity harassment. He says major brokerage Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley demoted him and then dismissed him after he took time off to be with his prematurely born newborn son. (Photo: AP)

New father takes company to court for paternity harassment in Japan

Wood returned to work five months after birth and recovery of his son and that's when the harassment started, he says.

6 Jun 2018 10:51 AM IST

No vaccine is currently on the market, though several are being developed. (Photo: AP)

Here's what scientists know today about Zika and its effect on...

Zika began spreading in Brazil in April 2015 and the country saw more than 260,000 probable cases in 2016, according to...

6 Jun 2018 10:25 AM IST

Some retailers are betting on fans superstition to help them sell televisions, especially after Brazil was unceremoniously axed from the 2014 contest in a 7-1 blowout loss to Germany.

As World Cup approaches, soccer-mad Brazilians rush to buy TVs

Stores are also coming up with novel methods to get Brazilians to pull the trigger on new TV sets, with many offering...

6 Jun 2018 8:44 AM IST

Trackers will be there to bust illegal abortion.

Abortion not tied to increased risk of depression, says study

Women who had abortion were 54 per cent more likely to take antidepressants in year after procedure than women who...

6 Jun 2018 8:20 AM IST

A group of scientists from the Michigan State University decided to explore the possible answers to these questions and came up with some interesting findings.

Here's the reason behind your boss' erratic behaviour

The scientists took prior workplace studies, which focused primarily on the impact abusive bosses have on their...

6 Jun 2018 8:02 AM IST