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Study analyses how diet and body weight change as we age
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 25 (ANI): A recent study has tried to understand how transitioning into professional life after graduating from school leads to decrease in physical activity, while at the same time, how motherhood is linked to increased weight gain.
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Four new additions to Netflix's Criterion Collection
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 25 (ANI): Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman', Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert's 'American Factory', Noah Baumbach's 'Marriage Story' and Mati Diop's 'Atlantics' -- four more Netflix movies is to get Blu-ray and DVD releases this year under the Criterion Collection.
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Researchers find link between early life adversity and opioid addiction
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 25 (ANI): A new study conducted by a team of researchers reveals why individuals who have a history of early life adversity (ELA) are disproportionately prone to opioid addiction.
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Genetic test developed to predict onset of glaucoma
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 25 (ANI): A group of researchers from Australia has formulated a genetic test that could detect people's susceptibility towards developing glaucoma, which is a debilitating ocular disease that can potentially make its sufferers go blind.
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Rat model experiment finds opioid dependence brings brain differences
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 25 (ANI): In an effort to understand the possible therapeutic methods for humans, who are dealing with opioid addiction, a rat model study found that opioid dependence produced permanent changes in the brains of rats.
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'Jumping genes' provides stability to DNA folding patterns
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 25 (ANI): A new research has identified that 'jumping genes' -- bits of DNA that can move from one spot in the genome to another -- play a major role in stabilising the 3D folding patterns of the DNA molecule inside the cell's nucleus.
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Scientists weighing in on the perks of getting high on psychedelics
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 25 (ANI): The debate around the effects of getting high is soon going to be the centre of a new mini-series which will deal with the case of psychedelics influencing one's mind, while scientists are also getting inclined towards a positive role of psychedelics.
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First teaser trailer of Nicole Kidman's 'The Undoing' releases
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 25 (ANI): The first teaser of the limited series 'The Undoing' starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant released on Friday. The upcoming psychological drama is based on Jean Hanff Korelitz's best-selling book 'You Should Have Known'.
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Pleased to see some incremental steps in J-K, says senior US diplomat Alic
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 25 (ANI): Senior US diplomat Alice Wells, who recently visited India, has said that she was pleased to see "some incremental steps, including the partial return of internet service in Kashmir."
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Micro doses of lithium can halt advanced Alzheimer, recover cognitive abil
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 25 (ANI): A study conducted by a team of researchers have found that lithium in doses up to 400 times lower than what is been prescribed for mood disorders is capable of halting signs of advanced Alzheimer's pathology and recovering of lost cognitive abilities.
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Scientists come across 'Vampire' star gorging on victim
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 25 (ANI): Astronomers have discovered a 'vampire' star in the midst of a feeding frenzy, with the help of an automated program that is sifting through archived data from the decommissioned Kepler Space Telescope.
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34 US troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries after Iranian missile
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 25 (ANI): Thirty-four US service members have been diagnosed with concussions and traumatic brain injuries in the aftermath of the Iranian missile attack at Ain al-Asad Air Base in Iraq earlier this month, the Pentagon said on Friday.
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