London, Feb 11 : Infants who were fed milk directly from their mothers in the first six months of their life are less likely to grow up angry and irritable compared to their bottle-fed counterparts, a new study has revealed.

Scientists believe that the warm attachment to their mother makes them more mild-mannered and less hostile in later life, the Daily Express reported.

London, Feb 10 - While people may be extra cautious about what they wear on a date, a British survey has found slim women wear the least sexiest underwear for such an occasion.

Women size eight and below are most likely to wear sensible cotton pants. But size 16s make the most of their feminine figures by opting for sexier matching sets in lace and silk, the Sun reported.

London, Feb 10 - Mothers opting for delivery through caesarean section could be harming their baby's health, researchers have warned contrary to the widely-held belief that a C-section delivery poses no health risks to the baby.

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London, Feb 10 : Parents could be putting their children at risk if they upload digital photos that are automatically "geotagged" by their camera, a study reveals.

Geotagging is the process of adding geographical identification metadata to various media, including photographs. The tools are often built into camera and camera phones and either use the mobile networks or global positioning system (GPS) to pinpoint a given photo.

London, Feb 9 : Scientists say they have created a revolutionary `putty' that can heal bone fractures in days rather than months.

The University of Georgia Regenerative Bioscience Center scientists used adult stem cells to produce a protein involved in bone healing and generation.

They then incorporated them into a gel, combining the healing properties into something they labelled `fracture putty.'

London, Feb 9 : Frisky pensioners who continue to have sex well into their 70s are less likely to suffer from confusion and memory loss in later life, scientists say.

A team from Rostock University in northern Germany including Professor Peter Kropp and Dr Britta Muller interviewed 170 people aged between 63 and 75 in 2011.

They found that sexual satisfaction was directly linked with a young mind.

London, Feb 8 : 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 testing it on addicted rats.

"The next step is testing on humans," the Daily Mail quoted Chertorivski as saying

London, Feb 8 : 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 new treatments that might mimic the protective functions of parkin.

UB has applied for patent protection on the screening platform.

London, Feb 8 - German anthropologists have decoded the entire genome sequence of a Denisovan, representative of the extinct Asian group related to Neanderthals, from a finger bone fossil, a study reveals.

London, Feb 8 - Men wishing to acquire a higher sex drive can benefit by exposing their body to the sun's rays, as a study by Austrian scientists has found sunshine increases level of male sex hormone testosterone.

According to the study at the Medical University of Graz, Austria, men with high blood vitamin D levels have significantly higher testosterone levels than men with less vitamin D, the Daily Express reported.

London, Feb 7 : British scientists have suggested that soldiers could control weapons systems simply by using their minds.

A study, from the Royal Society, Britain’s national academy of science, described the possible benefits of neuroscience to military and law enforcement.

It predicted new designer drugs that boost performance, make enemy troops fall asleep and ensure captives become more talkative.

London, Feb 7 - Girls born to mothers over 39 years and women who were taller and thinner than the average girl prior to puberty faced higher chances of developing breast cancer.

These findings were based on an analysis of a sample of 3,574 women aged between 45 and 68 years, assisted by the screening programmes of seven of Spain's autonomous communities.

London, Feb 7 : Doctors have for the first time fitted a 3D printer-created lower jaw to an 83-year-old woman's face in the Netherlands.

The transplant was carried out in June, but is publicised only now.

The implant was made out of titanium powder - heated and fused together by a laser, one layer at a time.

London, Feb 7 - Scientists have, for the very first time, recorded live yet detailed images of the nerve cells in the brain of a mouse.

Stefan Hell's team at the Max Planck Institute in Gottingen, Germany, used STED microscopy to explore the most intricate cerebral structures to unravel how it functions.

London, Feb 7 - Smoking may be a risk factor for dementia among the elderly that erodes their problem-solving capacity and self-control and makes them see things which are not there.

London, Feb 6 - Diabetic women who become pregnant are four times more likely than other women to deliver babies with birth defects, which include heart disease and spina bifida, a study reveals.

Spina bifida is a defect in which the backbone and spinal canal do not close before birth. A newborn may have a sac sticking out of the mid to lower back.

London, Feb 6 : Diabetes during pregnancy increases the risk of birth defects, such as congenital heart disease and spina bifida, by four-fold, researchers say.

National guidelines already recommend having good control over blood sugar levels before trying to conceive.

London, Feb 6 : Children are more susceptible to autism if either of their parents is older than 35 at the time of conception, researchers say.

The findings have come as a surprise as it was previously thought that delaying motherhood represented the greatest risk.

London, Feb 4 : A new, extra sensitive blood test could help detect the spread of cancer through the body.

It is hoped the “fluid biopsy”, which tracks malignant cells moving around the body, will help scientists to stop metastasis, the process by which cancers spread.

This is the primary cause of death in nine out of 10 people struck down by the disease.

London, Feb 4 : A strange outbreak of twitching disorder in upstate New York may be spreading through social media as a kind of subconscious mimicry, say experts.

Doctors treating the case of nearly 20 teenagers with the disorder say the symptoms may be spreading faster through the girls' own use of Facebook and other forms of social media.

London, Feb 3 : A new clot-busting pill called rivaroxaban has been found to be much better at preventing strokes while having less potentially fatal side effects, as compared to present-day treatments.

Commonly used anti-clotting agent warfarin is notoriously difficult to control and leaves patients at risk of bleeding on the brain.

London, Feb 3 : Being anemic could more than triple your risk of dying within a year after having a stroke, say researchers.

Anemia is a common condition in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells.

Without red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout the body, fatigue, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat and other symptoms can occur.

London, Feb 3 : Addiction is in part a "disorder of the brain," say scientists.

University of Cambridge scientists have found same abnormalities in the brains of addicts and their non-addicted brothers and sisters.

It has long been established that the brains of drug addicts have some differences to other people, but explaining that finding has been more difficult.

London, Feb 2 : Night-time urination can be a problem for those having an enlarged prostate, but it can affect youngsters, too, reveals a study.