Science & Technology

New studies show that multitasking kills the performance and may even damage the brain.

A total lunar eclipse rose above people across a large swath of the world today.

A new neurological study indicates that regular physical exercise changes the brain in ways that protect it against stress-induced depression.

British scientists have suggested that adding wild berries to conventional cancer treatment such as chemotherapy could make it more effective.

A sleep-promoting circuit located deep in the primitive brainstem has revealed how we fall into deep sleep. This is only the second ‘sleep node’ identified in the mammalian brain whose activity appears to be both necessary and sufficient to produce…

A collaborative study has shown that experiencing regular bullying by a sibling as a child almost doubles the risk of depression when one is older.

Postmenopausal women who eat foods higher in potassium are less likely to have strokes and die than women who eat less potassium-rich foods.

The World Health Organization has urged governments to put in place tougher rules for electronic cigarettes.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have suggested the women who experience breastfeeding to their baby could benefit lower risk of post-natal depression.

A course on Shia studies will be included in the curriculum of the Historical and Contemporary Studies Department at the Theology Faculty of Sodertorn University in Stockholm, Sweden.