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Depression is one of the most prevalent mental health side effects caused by the pill used by around 100 million women all over the world (Photo: AFP)

Goal conflict linked to depressive symptoms

Ambivalence is thought to reflect a deeper motivational conflict of which the person is unaware.

26 May 2018 4:24 PM IST

In this microscope photo provided by Oregon Health & Science University human embryos grow in a laboratory for a few days after researchers used gene editing technology to successfully repair a heart disease-causing genetic mutation. (Photo: AP)

Bizarre: Half human-half chicken embryos created in lab

Scientists undergo experiment to shed light on how cells transform into foetus

26 May 2018 4:04 PM IST

These findings show that both genetics (GBA gene mutation) and aging can cause the same lipid elevations in the brain that are demonstrated in Parkinsons disease pathology (Photo: AFP)

Learning Physics activates new brain regions: Study

Changes in brain activity relate to more complex behavioral changes in how students reason through physics questions...

26 May 2018 4:03 PM IST

The new research should help to quell fears instilled in female cyclists after several small studies suggested a link between cycling and sexual and urinary dysfunction. (Photo: Pixabay)

Commutes on foot or bike tied to lowered risk of heart attack or...

About 45 percent of the commuters and 53 percent of the other participants also reported some walking when they weren't...

26 May 2018 2:54 PM IST

The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago released climate-altering sulphur, cooling the Earth far more than thought. (Photo: Pixabay)

Dinosaur killing asteroid wiped out first tree-dwelling birds: Study

The birds that did survive were ground-dwellers, birds whose fossilized remains show longer, sturdier legs like seen in...

26 May 2018 2:33 PM IST

A ranger takes care of Sudan, who was the worlds last male northern white rhino, at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia county in Kenya. A southern white rhino has become pregnant through artificial insemination at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park giving hope for efforts to save a subspecies of one of the worlds most recognizable animals. (Photo: AP)

Doomed white rhino could save species from beyond grave

Scientists have made progress with rhino IVFs and in just few years have successfully harvested female eggs and...

26 May 2018 12:11 PM IST

Cucurbits can contain cucurbitacin, a toxic compound that gives off a bitter taste. (Photo: Pixabay)

Don't eat bitter pumpkin, study warns after women lose hair

The plant family in question are cucurbits and include squashes, gourds, and pumpkins.

26 May 2018 11:19 AM IST

V Hold Isometric Exercise

Leg exercise vital for healthy brain, says study

Limiting physical activity decreased number of neural stem cells compared to control group of mice, which were allowed...

26 May 2018 11:00 AM IST

The benefit appears to be consistent regardless of a womans body weight or whether she engages in other forms of exercise besides walking. (Photo: Pixabay)

Walk and chew gum to stay thin, says study

The heart rate of 46 people, aged 21 to 69, increased when they were given gum to chew while walking at a natural pace.

26 May 2018 10:30 AM IST

Earlier research on food and pregnancy has focused mostly on the diet of women diagnosed with, or receiving treatment for, infertility (Photo: AFP)

Food insecurity linked to type 2 diabetes risk

Household food insecurity is defined as having uncertain or insufficient food access due to limited financial resources.

26 May 2018 9:28 AM IST

Probiotic use during pregnancy and lactation was associated with a 22 percent lower risk of young children developing eczema. (Photo: Pixabay)

Women who freeze eggs to delay childbirth often feel regret

Study of more than 200 women who had eggs removed and frozen as form of counter-infertility insurance found nearly half...

26 May 2018 9:17 AM IST

Health workers don protective clothing as they prepare to attend to patients in the isolation ward to diagnose and treat suspected Ebola patients, at Bikoro Hospital in Bikoro, the rural area where the Ebola outbreak was announced last week, in Congo. Congos latest Ebola outbreak has now spread to Mbandaka, a city of more than 1 million people, a worrying shift as the deadly virus risks traveling more easily in densely populated areas. (Photo: AP)

Fear and suspicion hinder Congo medics in Ebola battle

Health officials working hard to get out accurate information about deadly hemorrhagic fever but face significant...

26 May 2018 8:07 AM IST