Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): For anyone trying to remember a new skill, sleeping on it may be a good advice, says a new study.

Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a direct link between insulin-a hormone long linked to metabolism and metabolic disorders such as diabetes-and core body temperature.

Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): Traditional endoscopes provide healthcare experts with the ability to look inside patients' bodies. A University of Florida engineering researcher has now taken the utility of the endoscope to a new level.

Washington, November 20 (ANI): A team of astronomers has captured the first direct, well-resolved infrared images of a circumstellar disk around a young massive star called HD 200775, to illuminate a massive star formation process.

London, November 20 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have determined that killer bees may be among the most feared of all insects because of their sting, but they aren't too smart.

Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have said that surgery does not lead to memory loss and other cognitive problems in older adults.

Washington, November 20 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that defects in carbon nanotubes could lead to supercapacitors that could possibly be used for improving charge and energy storage systems in portable electronic devices such as cell phones.

Washington, November 20 (ANI): Scientists are reporting evidence that air pollution - a well-recognized problem at major airports - may pose an important but largely overlooked health concern for people living near smaller regional airports.

London, Nov 20 (ANI): Scientists from Institute for Cancer Research have discovered an enzyme that plays a critical role in turning breast tissue into tumours.

Washington, November 20 (ANI): A team of scientists has proposed a smart home network system that works by integrating well-known Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology into the Open Service Gateway Initiative (OSGi) to allow people to access a video monitoring and media system throughout their household or even remotely.

Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): Asthma is a significant risk factor for severe disease in children who get H1N1 virus compared with the seasonal flu, says a new study led by researchers from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, Ontario.

Washington, November 20 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have found that ant farmers, like their human counterparts, depend on nitrogen-fixing bacteria to make their gardens grow.

Washington, November 20 (ANI): In a new research, scientists from the University of Bristol, UK, have used a mathematical model to explain some of the remarkable features of mosquito hearing.

London, November 20 (ANI): Scientists have developed a Star Trek-like phaser, capable of causing paralysis with a beam of light, whose effects have been proven on worms.

Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): A single cigarette butt is enough to kill 50 percent of fish in ponds, lakes, streams and the ocean, reveals a new study.

Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): High irradiances of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) can worsen skin cancer, and thus should not be used over melanomas, say researchers.

London, Nov 20 (ANI): A new method of using human embryonic stem cells to create new skin could help serious burns victims, according to French researchers.

Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, scientists have found that a synthetic bone matrix could offer hope for babies born with craniosynostosis- a condition that causes the plates in the skull to fuse too soon.

Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): When it comes to choosing a partner, people prefer marrying those with similar ancestry, but their decisions are not necessarily based on hair, eye or skin colour, according to a new study.

Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): An experimental spray, used just five minutes before sexual intercourse, has been found to effectively delay premature ejaculation in men, say researchers.

Washington, November 19 (ANI): A new research has determined that despite the economic effects of the global financial crisis (GFC), carbon dioxide emissions from human activities rose 2 per cent in 2008 to an all-time high of 1.3 tonnes of carbon per capita per year.

Washington, November 19 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have detected hardening of the arteries in Egyptian mummies, some as old as 3,500 years, suggesting that the factors causing heart attack and stroke are not only modern ones; they afflicted ancient people as well.

London, Nov 19 (ANI): How about going for shopping and being greeted by a robot to guide you to the relevant floors of a shopping store. That's what happened at a shop in Tokyo, Japan.

Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): Scientists from Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Research have made a novel discovery that can speed up the development of more effective Parkinson's drugs.

Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): A new study by American and British scientists has tried to explain why bird flu has not become a pandemic disease.

Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): People who smoke are more likely to have seizures than those who don't, says a new study by Boston-based researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): Scientists say they are investigating how some viruses, known for attacking humans and animals, instead attack bacteria.

Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): An innovative therapy has offered new hope to patients with Borderline Personality Disorder.

Washington, November 19 (ANI): Experts from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the US are lending their expertise to India to promote energy efficiency.

London, November 19 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that a cannibalistic ritual in which the brains of dead tribes people were eaten by their relatives has triggered one of the most striking examples of rapid human evolution on record.

Washington, November 19 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have discovered a new giant wormlike amphibian species that can survive on land with no nostrils, lungs, or legs.

Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): Scientists have found that patients with recent-onset schizophrenia have higher levels of inflammatory substances in their brains.

Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): A new American study suggests a fresh new approach of slowing down cognitive dysfunction that takes place in Down syndrome.Down's syndrome is caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome and significantly reduces contextual learning and memory. People affected by Down's syndrome have a below average cognitive ability, and those who reach middle age show start showing Alzheimer's-like dementia by the time they are 50 or 60.

London, November 19 (ANI): Reports indicate that social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace have refused to embed a report button that would allow users to report abuse.

Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): Scientists from University of California, Los Angeles have developed a novel device that grabs cancer cells circulating in the blood, and help improve diagnosis, prognosis and treatment monitoring.

Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified a molecular trigger that may explain how dietary restriction and high-caloric diet produce protective effects against aging and disease.

London, November 19 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have determined that the world is on track to warm by a whopping 6 degrees Celsius by the end of this century.

Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): Wondering how blind people appear to fearlessly navigate busy sidewalks or roads with just a cane? Well, UCLA researchers claim to have found the answer for you.

Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): A new study has revealed that protein content of women's saliva changes with advancing age.

Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): A new discovery may help explain the long-standing mystery of why the hepatitis B virus (HBV) sexually discriminates - hitting men harder than women.

London, November 19 (ANI): Mobile phones will soon be upgraded to monitor noise pollution.

London, Nov 19 (ANI): One of the Bangaldeshi twins separated in a 25-hour operation in Australia has awoken from an induced coma.

Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): A new study has revealed that common pain relief medication such as morphine can actually encourage the growth and spread of cancer cells.