Washington, Feb 5 : Newly divorced middle-aged women are more susceptible to contract HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, a new study has warned.

According to Christopher Coleman, an associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, these women tend to let their guard down with new sexual partners and avoid using protection since they are unafraid of getting pregnant.

Washington, Jan 22 - Tiny portions of ethanol, the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, can more than double the lifespan of a tiny worm known as C elegans.

The worm, found in soils, where they eat bacteria, is used frequently as a model in aging studies, according to University of California Los Angeles biochemists.

Washington, Dec 2  : Scientists have created the first cellular movies showing the destruction underlying type-1 diabetes in real-time in mouse models.

Washington, Nov 12 : Scientists have identified a protein that regulates the reversion of heart muscle cells and is vitally important for the self-healing powers of the heart.

Washington, Nov 4  When a pair of dancers execute complex movements flawlessly, millions of neurons in their brain cortex are hard at work, acting and reacting like a well-oiled machine.

Washington, Oct 27 : Preschool children with relatively poor language skills improve more if they are placed in classrooms with high-achieving peers, a new study has found.

Washington, Oct 12 : Women who take folic acid supplements during their first eight weeks of pregnancy significantly reduce their babies’ risk of having severe language delay when they are three years old, researchers say.

Washington, Sept 28 : Men are believed to be more susceptible to illnesses than women leading to the origin of the common phrase `man-flu'.

Now, a new research seems to lend scientific credence to the idea.

Washington, Sept 24 : A drug used to treat acute heart failure may be a possible treatment for patients facing respiratory failure too, according to researchers in the Netherlands.

Washington, Sept 23 : A new study has claimed that opioids are associated with a higher risk of pneumonia in adults aged 65 to 94.

The study conducted by researchers at Group Health Research Institute and the University of Washington (UW), also found that contrary to opioids - a class of medicines commonly given for pain, benzodiazepines -