London | 3 hours ago
Coffee lowers risk of dying
London, May 17 - Coffee drinkers may live longer as new research has found they are less likely to die than non-coffee drinkers.According to a 14-year study, men who consumed six or more cups daily were 10 percent less likely to die compared with those who did not drink coffee. For women, there were 15 percent fewer deaths for those drinking six cups or more. The findings showed that there was a m ... read more

New Delhi | 4 hours ago
Indian parliamentarians for a global parliament at UN
New Delhi, May 17 - In order to improve the democratic character of global governance, Indian parliamentarians have lent their support to a global campaign for the creation of an elected global parliamentary assembly at the United Nations.Speaking Wednesday at the presentation of an Indian edition of a new book titled 'A Global Parliament', Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said th ... read more

Stockholm | 1 day ago
Most people brush their teeth the wrong way
Stockholm, May 16 - Almost all Swedes regularly brush with fluoride toothpaste, yet only one in 10 knows how to wield the brush to prevent tooth decay.In two separate studies, Pia Gabre and her colleagues at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, studied the brushing habits of 2,013 Swedes in various age groups ranging from 15 to 80 years, how often and for how long.The results show th ... read more

Brussels | 1 day ago
'People see bold pictures of women as objects'
Brussels, May 16 - Perfume ads, beer billboards, movie posters: everywhere you look, women's sexualised bodies are on display, which men and women see as objects, says a new study.Sexual objectification has been well-studied, but most of the research is about looking at the effects of this objectification. What's unclear is we don't actually know whether people at a basic level recognise sexualise ... read more

London | 1 day ago
'Looks may decide whether to trust a person'
London, May 16 - Looks more likely decide who we would trust with our money rather than their reputation, says a new study.Researchers from Britain's University of Warwick Business School and the University College London along with colleagues at the Dartmouth College, US, carried out a series of experiments to see if people made decisions to trust others based on their faces.They found people are ... read more

Sydney | 1 day ago
Clue to early diagnosis of pregnancy-related disease
Sydney, May 16 - Doctors will now be able to identify early on whether a mother will develop pre-eclampsia, the most common and severe pregnancy-related disease, a study says.It develops in mothers out of the blue, usually in the last three months of pregnancy, causing high blood pressure, kidney and liver damage and severe blood changes, said Ralph Nanan, professor from the University of Sydney M ... read more

Washington | 2 days ago
A leisurely stroll could energise your cellphone
Washington, May 15 - Charging your cellphone by taking a leisurely stroll might not be all that utopian but something of a working reality in the near future -- thanks to a wafer-thin device embedded in the sole of your shoe.The device, developed by scientists from the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab -, harnesses harmless viruses to turn mechanical energy into electricity with the movement of your ... read more

Toronto | 2 days ago
Walk in park boosts memory
Toronto, May 15 - A walk in the park benefits people suffering from depression, say researchers on the basis of new evidence.Marc Berman, post-doctoral fellow at Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute, working with Michigan and Stanford Universities, said: Our study showed that participants with clinical depression demonstrated improved memory performance after a walk in nature, compared to a walk i ... read more

Tel Aviv | 2 days ago
'Dip Chip' warns of toxicity in real time
Tel Aviv, May 15 - Now, there's a quick check for synthetic chemicals and poisons that contaminate water or food supplies and generate bodily reactions from minor illness to painful death.Yosi Shacham-Diamand, professor of engineering at Tel Aviv University, and Shimshon Belkin of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, have married biology and engineering to design a biosensor called the Dip Chip, wh ... read more

Washington | 2 days ago
Tilting cars on assembly line to protect autoworkers
Washington, May 15 - Letting autoworkers sit as they reach a car's interior could help prevent shoulder and back strain - but another solution might be to tilt the entire car so that workers can stand up.That's the finding of two recent studies, which tested two ways to protect auto workers from injury. Sitting on a cantilevered chair reduced the stress on the workers' backs and shoulders for thre ... read more