Sydney, Nov 17(ANI): Australian skipper Ricky Ponting believes all rounder Shane Watson has the capability to become the world's premier all-rounder in the coming years. Ponting said that with England's Andrew Flintoff retiring ...

Washington, November 5 (ANI): A physicist from the University of Alberta in Canada has identified a mysterious core left by an exploding star. The physicist in question is University of Alberta physics professor ...

Washington, Oct 21 (IANS) Pacifier, baby bottle or thumb sucking may hamper a child's speech development if the habit goes on too long, says a new study. The children were more likely to ...

Washington, Oct 21 (ANI): Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have found that antiepilectic drug treatments administered when the brain is developing could trigger schizophrenia-like behaviour. A history of seizures during infancy leaves ...

London, October 18 (ANI): A new study has found that mothers who work during infancy do not necessarily harm their children's mental development. In the survey published last month by the Institute of ...

Washington, Oct 14 (ANI): Children born with low birth weight are at a higher risk of developing asthma later in life, says a new study. The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, is ...

Washington, Aug 29 (ANI): Almost 15 pct of the preschoolers suffer from high levels of depression and anxiety, according to a Canadian study. The five-year investigation showed that children with atypically high depression ...

Washington, Aug 27 (ANI): Want to know the chances of your death in the near future along with its cause? Well, then log on to www.DeathRiskRankings.com. The new website, developed by researchers and ...

Washington, Aug 8 (IANS) Babies receptive to new information at the age of six months and one year also excel in academics as adults, according to a new study. The study, led ...

The dynamics of the passage of time and it's association with the unpleasant but apparently inevitable process of aging, has been one that has always been the matter of scientific curiosity, but ...

New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Targeting users of business and smart phones, computer services major IBM Wednesday announced a $100-million investment in the mobile services space globally, including India. "IBM is investing to ...

Washington, June 2 (IANS) Watching TV is likely to set back the development of language skills among children, says a new study. Young children and their adult care givers were found to utter ...

Lahore, May 29 (ANI): Dismissing global fears about Pakistan's nuclear arsenal falling into the Taliban's hand's, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said the nuclear command and control system is in safe ...

Washington, May 3 (ANI): Infants born to depressed mothers are more likely to suffer from sleep disturbances at 2 weeks postpartum until 6 months of age, say researchers. Sleep disturbances in infancy ...

London, May 3 (ANI): A team of archaeologists has determined that bones found at a former hospital in Worcestershire, UK, show evidence of early amputations and other medical research in the 19th ...

London, May 2 (ANI): A team of archaeologists has determined that bones found at a former hospital in Worcestershire, UK, show evidence of early amputations and other medical research in the 19th ...

Washington, May 1 (ANI): Infants born to depressed mothers are more likely to suffer from sleep disturbances at 2 weeks postpartum until 6 months of age, say researchers. Sleep disturbances in infancy ...

Sydney, April 28 (IANS) Former Australian Davis Cupper Geoff Masters Tuesday supported Tennis Australia's (TA) decision not to send the team to India, while recalling how his team decided ...

London, April 27 (ANI): Babies who put on weight very fast in the first months of their lives are more likely to grow into overweight adults, a new study has revealed. According to ...

London, Apr 26 (ANI): Breast milk has less protein than formula, a new study has claimed. It has been believed that formula-fed babies, who tend to be bigger, are "programmed" to store fat ...

London, Apr 24 (ANI): Breast milk has less protein than formula, a new study has claimed. It has been believed that formula-fed babies, who tend to be bigger, are "programmed" to store fat ...

Washington, April 5 (ANI): Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Chicago have identified a novel compound that primes a plant's immune system, which may lead to the ...

Washington, April 4 (ANI): Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Chicago have identified a novel compound that primes a plant's immune system, which may lead to the ...

Washington, April 2 (ANI): Children who had low weight at the time of their birth may be at an increased risk of inflammatory processes in adulthood, which are linked with chronic conditions ...

Washington, Mar 30 (ANI): Rapid changes in weight during infancy increase children's risk of later obesity, says a new study. According to a new study led by researchers in the Department of Ambulatory ...

Washington, Mar 30 (ANI): Rapid changes in weight during infancy increase children's risk of later obesity, says a new study. According to a new study led by researchers in the Department of Ambulatory ...

Washington, March 30 (IANS) Researchers have found that rapid weight gain during the first six months of life may place a child at risk for obesity by age of three. "There is increasing ...

London, Mar 28 (ANI): Traditional parenting methods such as breastfeeding, discipline are likely to bring up well adjusted kids, say researchers. In the study involving 1,136 mothers, the researchers found that breastfeeding is ...

London, Mar 28 (ANI): Traditional parenting methods such as breastfeeding, discipline are likely to bring up well adjusted kids, say researchers. In the study involving 1,136 mothers, the researchers found that breastfeeding is ...

By Subhash K. Jha Film: "Straight"; Cast: Vinay Pathak, Gul Panag, Anuj Chaudhri, Sid Makkar; Director: Parvati Balagopalan; Rating: **1/2 Let's get one thing, er, straight. Homosexuality is finally out of the closet in ...