Science & Technology

British scientists have suggested that adding wild berries to conventional cancer treatment such as chemotherapy could make it more effective.   The study conducted by the researchers of King’s College Hospital and the University of Southampton found that the berries…

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.   The research, which was carried out by Oxford, Bristol, and Warwick universities, asked around…

Postmenopausal women who eat foods higher in potassium are less likely to have strokes and die than women who eat less potassium-rich foods.   According to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke, researchers studied 90,137 postmenopausal women,…

The World Health Organization has urged governments to put in place tougher rules for electronic cigarettes.   The UN health agency urged governments to limit advertising of the devices and ban their sale to minors. The report documents the findings…

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have suggested the women who experience breastfeeding to their baby could benefit lower risk of post-natal depression.   The study of nearly 1400 mothers indicated that among those ones who started to breastfeed their…

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.   David Thurfjell, Swedish associate professor in religious studies and author of…

New research has suggested that men who eat more than 10 portions of tomatoes each week benefit lower risk of prostate cancer.   British scientists found that those men who consume a variety of tomato products such as fresh tomatoes,…

New research led by the University of Leicester has examined the cellular mechanisms that underlie hearing loss and tinnitus triggered by exposure to loud sound.   It has demonstrated that physical changes in myelin itself -the coating of the auditory…

A smart prayer rug has been recently presented in Dagestan.The prayer rug is equipped with sensors that help Muslims not to lose count of rak’at and correctly perform all the movements.   According to the inventor, if a believer makes…