Do you have the impulsive habit of checking Facebook, Snapchat, Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter or other social media accounts while driving, while talking to other people, while in a classroom or at other times? Beware, this impulsive act could lead to negative consequences has been linked to a deficiency in the balance between two cognitive-behavioral systems in the human brain,...
SeaWorld San Diego starts a new program, which will entertain as well as educate its visitors. The park's killer whales will no longer be in Shamu-style shows.
This new show serves the purpose of educating the younger generation about the orcas. With, Granny, the oldest female orca's death last year, and the death of another orca earlier this week, it is...
Mixed drinks have always been a popular way to make a good weekend a great one. Just recently a new mix is getting a lot of attention for its unexpected and dangerous attack on unsuspecting students looking for a good time.
Scientists found the brain reacts in similar ways to caffeinated energy drinks, like Red Bull, mixed with alcohol as...
63 million people living in rural India do not have access to clean water, said Wild Water, a report on the state of the world’s water.
Despite being one of the fastest growing economies in the world, India continues to face a major challenge of ensuring water security for its growing population. According to the report by WaterAid released on...
As many as 20 per cent of Canadians diagnosed with high blood pressure may not have the condition, all because they’ve been misdiagnosed by doctors using outdated blood pressure monitors.
“About 20 per cent of people receiving treatment for hypertension don’t actually have a problem and do not need medication. This is due mainly to the fact that their blood...
Director of Google’s Engineering Department, Ray Kurzweil has said the artificial intelligence (AI) singularity will take place in the year 2029, and just a few years later human beings will merge with machines. Artificial Intelligence drives the human’s future, and human beings may take a position of the backseat. However, Ray Kurzweil is a prominent futurist, who has made a...
Humans inherit their nose shape from their parents or grandparents, but ultimately, the size and shape of someone’s nose and that of their parents was formed by a long process of adaptation to local climate, according to new research. Birthplace, local climate conditions and temperature can all have an effect on the size and shape of the human nose....
Ibuprofen and other common painkilling medications are linked to an increased risk of cardiac arrest-- when your heart abruptly stops working, researchers have warned after discovering it increases the risk of cardiac arrest by 31 per cent. A new study from Denmark published on Wednesday (January 15) in the European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy.
Ibuprofen, currently available in supermarkets...
Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan launched the world’s first mobile app on breast health, at an event organised by Ushalakshmi Breast Cancer Foundation on Wednesday.
The app named 'ABC of Breast Health' aims to spread awareness, providing information on breast cancer and benign non-cancer breast health issues. It has been launched in 12 languages- English, Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam,...
With the end of winter, Mumbai has recorded poorer air quality than Delhi for the past two weeks.
The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) examined the quality of air in Delhi, Mumbai, and Pune from February 27 and March 13, 2017.
The study found that 20% of the days in Mumbai had ‘very poor’ air quality,...
