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26 Jul 2020

Popular seafood species like orange roughy, common octopus in sharp decline

Research was published in the Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.

20 Jun 2019

How you lock smartphone can reveal your age: Study

The study tracked 134 volunteers, ranging from 19 to 63 years of age, through a custom app installed on their Android phones.

23 Oct 2017

Women with arthritis at higher risk of lung disease

According to researchers, rheumatoid arthritis sufferers have a 47% greater risk of the lung condition.

27 Jun 2017

Fishing fleets dump nearly 10 million tonnes of fish back into oceans every year: Study

The research found that almost 10 per cent of the world's total catch in the last decade was discarded due to poor fishing practices and inadequate management.

27 Apr 2017

A cure for bladder cancer that took Vinod Khanna's life? New drug stops tumour growth

According to the researchers from the University of British Columbia, the drug is found to be effective in chemotherapy-resistant bladder cancer, which is the the fifth most common among the numerous types of cancer.

19 Mar 2017

Why are jokes funny? Let quantum theory explain!

For decades, researchers from a range of different fields have tried to explain the phenomenon of humour and what happens on a cognitive level in the moment when we "get the joke".

26 Dec 2016

New treatment could fast-track elephantiasis elimination

Lymphatic filariasis is caused by parasitic worms, and is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes.

23 Nov 2016

Aerobic exercise may ward off memory decline in elderly

In vascular cognitive impairment, problems with memory and thinking skills result from damage to large and small blood vessels in the brain.

Multiple sclerosis

02 Jun 2016

Genetic mutation can cause multiple sclerosis, say scientists

Multiple sclerosis is known to run in certain families, but attempts to find genes linked to the disease have been elusive.

10 Apr 2016

Common painkiller may hamper our ability to notice errors

For the study, two groups of 30 participants were given a target-detection task called the Go or No Go.

09 Feb 2016

Air pollution increases asthma risk in babies

In addition, children born with a low birth weight were more susceptible to the respiratory effects of air pollution, the study showed.

18 Jan 2016

Many smartphone users unaware of what Android apps are accessing

Consumers are feeling so overwhelmed by requests from their smartphones, PCs and the online services that they habitually use, that they're increasingly blindly clicking 'accept' or 'OK'.

06 Oct 2015

Are fish the greatest athletes on the planet?

The scientists discovered that fish are far more effective at delivering oxygen throughout their body than almost any other animal, giving them the athletic edge over other species.

03 Oct 2015

Powder to instantly stop bleeding comes closer to reality

A team of researchers has created a self-propelled powder to stop bleeding.

21 Sep 2015

New method to map cosmos in 3-D

Researchers have proposed a new method to calculate distances in the cosmos using mysterious bursts of energy.

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