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Good heart attack care could add a year to your life: study

Roughly 17 years after a heart attack, average life expectancy was 9 to 14 months longer for patients who had been...

6 Oct 2016 3:27 PM IST

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Scientists come up with new way to ease depression

They have discovered a new pathway in brain that can be manipulated to alleviate depression.

6 Oct 2016 3:26 PM IST

GSAT-18 was successfully launched by a heavy duty rocket of Arianespace from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana.

GSAT-18 launched successfully on board Ariane-5 from Kourou

The launch was originally scheduled for yesterday, but deferred by 24 hours owing to unfavourable weather conditions at...

6 Oct 2016 9:25 AM IST

'World Robot Summit' coming to Japan in 2020

The robot olympics are coming to Japan in 2020, the same year that the eyes of the world will be on the summer games in...

5 Oct 2016 3:04 PM IST

Is it important to learn cursive writing

Our real understanding of how children respond to different writing styles is surprisingly patchy and inadequate.

4 Oct 2016 11:19 PM IST

NASAs Curiosity rover begins exploring new Mars destinations

NASA's Curiosity rover begins exploring new Mars destinations

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is driving towards new uphill destinations to further study potential for life on the red...

4 Oct 2016 2:22 PM IST

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Japanese scientist wins Nobel for study of cell recycling

The research may pay off in treatments for diseases such as cancer, Parkinson's and Type 2 diabetes.

4 Oct 2016 11:29 AM IST

Nobel Prize winner Yoshinori Ohsumi speaks during a press conference at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Tokyo. (Photo: PTI)

Japanese cell biologist wins medicine Nobel

The Nobel prize in medicine has been awarded to a Japanese cell biologist for discoveries on how cells break down and...

4 Oct 2016 4:44 AM IST

‘Reservoirs play substantial role in global warming’

‘Reservoirs play substantial role in global warming’

The world’s reservoirs play a significant role in global warming, producing the equivalent of about one gigatonne ...

4 Oct 2016 2:33 AM IST

World not ready for ageing population: Global study

World not ready for ageing population: Global study

The world is ageing so fast that most countries are not prepared to support their swelling numbers of elderly people,...

4 Oct 2016 2:32 AM IST

Skin defences might lead to eczema therapy

Skin defences might lead to eczema therapy

The body’s own natural defences could be harnessed in a potential therapy for a common skin condition, a new...

4 Oct 2016 12:27 AM IST

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New project lets people listen to earthquakes

A group of scientists and sound artists at Columbia University in the US are turning seismic waves into sound and...

2 Oct 2016 7:02 PM IST