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Private pot sales, driving while high and consuming marijuana in public will remain prohibited in state. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Illinois to make marijuana legal from New Year's Day

Recreational marijuana becomes legal in Illinois on New Year's Day.

26 Dec 2019 1:30 PM IST

The researchers began by applying a fluorescent substrate for visualizing and quantifying the neurotransmitter uptake of every genotype. (Photo: ANI)

Neurochemicals play significant roles in emotional and cognitive...

Study suggests evolutionary changes in human brain potentially cause anxiety.

26 Dec 2019 11:57 AM IST

These findings can be scaled according to the human model to further explore the efficacy of caffeine-containing beverages, like coffee and tea, in aiding weight loss and cholesterol control. (Photo: ANI)

Caffeine can potentially control weight gain and cholesterol levels

Coffee, tea can keep you in shape this holiday season.

26 Dec 2019 11:48 AM IST

The study was supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health. (Photo: ANI)

HIV may disrupt neurodevelopment, affecting how children learn, reason...

HIV affects young brains even after early treatment.

26 Dec 2019 11:37 AM IST

The transcriptome holds important information about the condition of cells. (Photo: ANI)

Artificial intelligence can now track down blood cancer

Artificial intelligence tracks down acute myeloid leukaemia.

26 Dec 2019 11:12 AM IST

The creation of Wonder Powder was possible thanks to cutting-edge equipment of the Fabrika Science and Technology Park. (Photo: ANI)

New method to make laser optics more effective and cheaper

Scientists developed new method to make laser optics more effective, cheaper.

25 Dec 2019 5:16 PM IST

The data revealed that higher magnesium intake was associated with a statistically significant risk reduction in fatal coronary heart disease and a reduction in the risk of sudden cardiac death. (Photo: ANI)

Magnesium can cause sudden cardiac death

Higher magnesium intake may reduce fatal coronary heart disease risk in postmenopausal women.

25 Dec 2019 11:28 AM IST

Various bacterial pathogens can escape our immune system by staying and multiplying within our body cells (intracellularly). (Photo: ANI)

Bacterial pathogens can escape human immune system

Shigella bacteria, which cause diarrhoea, use lipopolysaccharides (LPS) on their surface to block the effector caspases.

25 Dec 2019 11:20 AM IST

This is how I got rid of my joint pain at the age of 50

This is how I got rid of my joint pain at the age of 50

Time, life and age, never wait for you! All you have to do is accept them with your open hands.

25 Dec 2019 10:55 AM IST

Increased age at onset of obesity was associated with a lower risk of diabetes, with a 13 percent lower risk of developing T2D per one-year delay in onset. (Photo: ANI)

Early exposure to obesity can increase risk of type 2 diabetes

Longer exposure to obesity linked with increased risk of type 2 diabetes: Study.

24 Dec 2019 11:38 AM IST

Any type of surgery has the potential to cause damage to heart tissue, through blood clot formation, long periods of inflammation, or bleeding. (Photo: ANI)

Blood tests before surgery can predict possible adverse outcomes

Study finds link between cardiac blood test before surgery and adverse outcomes.

24 Dec 2019 11:34 AM IST

Inspired by this observation, the researchers patterned arrays of photonic crystals in a hydrogel and then embedded these arrays in a second, non-colour-changing hydrogel. (Photo: ANI)

Scientists make colour-changing smart skin based on chameleons

Researchers make chameleon-inspired colour changing smart skin.

24 Dec 2019 11:29 AM IST