Research looks at impact on honeybees from chemicals and mites PhysOrg | Scientists have been trying to explain the bee-killing malady known as Colony Collapse Disorder, which causes honeybees to abandon their hives, become ill and die. Ellis’ lab has been studying how combinations of environmental factors — chemicals, pathogens, natural enemies — affect...
Blood test `may show women at post natal depression risk` The Siasat Daily Washington, May 17: | In a new study, scientists have discovered a way of identifying which women are most at risk of postnatal depression (PND) by checking for specific genetic variants. | The findings of the study, conducted by researchers at Warwick Medical School, could lead to the development o...
Blood test `may show women at post natal depression risk` The Siasat Daily Washington, May 17: | In a new study, scientists have discovered a way of identifying which women are most at risk of postnatal depression (PND) by checking for specific genetic variants. | The findings of the study, conducted by researchers at Warwi...
Whales can adjust their hearing BBC News For many whales and dolphins, the world is shaped by sound; they hunt and navigate by listening for echoes. | Navigating in this way requires super-sensitive hearing. And scientists have now found that, for some whales, this sense is adjustable. | Re...
Sugar may make you stupid: Study Toronto Sun | Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, have found a high fructose diet is not only bad for the body but also slows the brain and curbs memory and learning. | "Our findings illustrate that what you eat affects how you think...
Sugar can make you dumb, say scientists Independent online Washington - Eating too much sugar can eat away at your brainpower, according to US scientists who published a study on Tuesday showing how a steady diet of high-fructose corn syrup sapped lab rats' memories. | Researchers at the University of Califo...
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Sleeping too much puts heart at risk The Times Of India SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweetSleeping too much puts heart at risk (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images) An Indian origin scientist has revealed that getting too little sleep - or even too ...
'Hydrogen is tomorrow's biofuel' say scientists PhysOrg | Currently, Brazil is the world’s most intensive user of bioethanol as an alternative to gasoline for powering transport. There are questions about whether the mass productio...
Bigger is better: Brain size affects intelligence The Siasat Daily Melbourne, May 10: | "Size does matter" could be true for human brains as well, as a new study shows that brain size can have an affect not only on people`s thoughts and behaviour, but intelligence also. | A largest global study on human brain, invol...
Platini concerned for City's future if owners quit Premier League champions The Daily Mail | Michel Platini has warned Manchester City to curb their spending or face oblivion if their owners decide to quit. | The UEFA president is overseeing the implementation of new Financial Fair Play rules which will require clubs to balance their football-related expenditure over a three-year period up to the 2014–15 season. | Clubs will initia...
Facebook set to make market splash with $100bn floatation The Independent | The social media giant is now valued at more than 100 billion dollars (£66 billion) and stands to reap up to 18.4 billion dollars (£11.6 billion) from the sale of hundreds of millions of shares. | Founded in a Harvard dorm room eight years ago, the social networking site is expected to launch its initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq Stoc...
