Washington, Jan 10 : Children under the age of two control speech using a different strategy than previously thought, a new study has found.

In the study, researchers at Queen’s University changed the vowel sounds that the participants heard over headphones as they talked.

Washington, Dec 25  : Scientists have developed a new silk-based microneedle system able to deliver precise amounts of drugs over time and without need for refrigeration.

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 20 : Alcoholic brains work harder to accomplish even simple tasks as compared to their sober counterparts, a new study has found.

Chronic drinking is associated with abnormalities in the structure, metabolism and function of the brain, and one of the consequences of these deficits is impairment of motor functioning.

Washington, Nov 17 : A recent study has revealed that different kinds of sedentary activities may have different consequences on children's health, and high levels of TV viewing poses higher cardio-metabolic risk than high computer use.

Washington, Nov 17  : A team of researchers has found that a novel combination of a specific sugar molecule with a pair of cell-killing drugs prompts a wide variety of cancer cell types to kill themselves, a process called apoptosis or programmed cell death.

Washington, Nov 17  : In case of physically unfit men, high physical work demands are linked to an increased risk of death from ischemic heart disease (IHD), a new study has revealed.

Washington, Nov 16 - Sex during adolescence saddles one with health risks as adults because the nervous system is still under formation.

These findings from a lab animal study, conducted by Ohio State University researchers, could be applied to understanding human sexual development.

Washington, Nov 15 : It takes just 20 seconds to detect whether a stranger is genetically inclined to being trustworthy, kind or compassionate, researchers say.

Washington, Nov 15   : Duke University researchers have found that younger women who undergo hysterectomies face a nearly two-fold increased risk for developing menopause early, confirming what many obstetricians and gynaecologists have suspected.