PARIS, France – Himalayan glaciers and ice caps that supply water to more than a billion people in Asia are losing mass up to 10 times less quickly than once feared, reports a study published Thursday. Based on an improved analysis of [...]

London :  Google is reportedly ready with a pair of heads-up display glasses that would let wearers see the world in a way similar to the cyborg played by Arnold Schwarzenegger in ‘Terminator’ movies. It is believed that the specs provide [...]

London :  A breakthrough vaccine to end heroin addiction could be ready for human use in around five years, researchers say. Mexico’s Health Secretary Salomon Chertorivski revealed that the Government had patented the treatment after successfully [...]

Washington :  Following a total joint replacement, anticoagulation drugs can prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE), a new study has revealed. DVT is a blood clot deep within the extremities, while PE is a condition that [...]

Washington :  Introduction of non-invasive fat removal technologies is opening the door for more people to remove stubborn fat, safely and effectively without undergoing liposuction, researchers say. For many people, getting rid of excess fat [...]

Washington :  A New York City startup has started tapping into the intense water pressure at treatment plants, reservoirs and factories, converting the excess into electricity. The idea for the startup, Rentricity, began following 9/11, when [...]

Melbourne :  Steady drone of motors along busy commercial shipping lanes seems to alter whale behaviour and affect them physically by causing chronic stress, a study claims. According to researchers, the findings were made possible by an event [...]

London :  Researchers have discovered how mutations in the parkin gene lead to the incurable Parkinson’s disease. The University at Buffalo findings reveal potential new drug targets for the disease as well as a screening platform for discovering [...]

London :  Geologists have found a new understanding to the mountain-building process, which had baffled them for decades now, a new study claims. In 1958, geologists discovered a mountain range buried more than a kilometer beneath the East [...]

Washington :  An important step forward has been taken in understanding how insulin secretion is regulated in the body. This discovery has important implications for drugs currently in development to treat Type 2 diabetes, a disease which is [...]