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Working too hard can drive you to booze: study
It's true: working too hard can drive you to drink, said researchers who warned of the health risks of such dual excess.
14 January 2015
Facebook 'likes' reveal your true personality
A computer program that analyzes your Facebook "likes" may be a better judge of your personality than your closest friends and family.
13 January 2015
New clues in quest for HIV cure: researchers
Scientists seeking a cure for AIDS said they had found important clues about how HIV manages to skirt detection after being suppressed by drugs.
08 January 2015
'Small screens' prevent kids from sleeping: US study
Children who have access to tablets or smartphones in their bedrooms get less sleep than children who do not have the devices with them at night.
05 January 2015
Not all obese people prone to poor health: study
US scientists encouraged 20 obese people to eat extra fast food for several months, and found that about a quarter stayed in good health.
03 January 2015
Top Japan lab dismisses ground-breaking stem cell study
Japan's top research institute hammered the final nail in the coffin of what was once billed as a ground-breaking stem cell study.
26 December 2014
Dutch scientists use smell to recreate JFK, Diana and other famous deaths
Dutch scientists are recreating the deaths of some of the world's most famous personalities by reconstructing their last moments using scents and sounds.
26 December 2014
Genes linked to developmental disorders
British scientists said they had discovered 12 genes linked to developmental disorders in children that can cause heart defects, seizures and intellectual disability.
25 December 2014
Birds can sense a coming storm and flee: study
Birds appear to be able to sense a coming storm and fly away before it hits, according to research out on golden-winged warblers in the United States.
19 December 2014
Almaty students develop robot to find radiation source in mines
Students from Almaty have assembled a robot that can identify sources of radiation and harmful gases.
08 December 2014
Obesity clips up to 8 years off your life, says study
Obesity and extreme obesity can reduce life expectancy by up to eight years and deprive people of as much as 19 years of good health.
05 December 2014
E-cigarettes have 10 times carcinogens: Japan researchers
E-cigarettes contain up to 10 times the amount of cancer-causing agents as regular tobacco, Japanese scientists said.
27 November 2014
Atyrau student wins silver in Brazil research competition
A student from Kazakhstan has been awarded a silver medal in Brazil for his study of Mercedes-Benz trademark.
20 November 2014
Google going where no search engine has gone before: Amit Singhal
Google search guru Amit Singhal believes the search-engine of the future will be "a perfect personal assistant" -- knowing what you want, when you want it.
05 November 2014
Italian physicist Gianotti first woman to lead Cern
Italian physicist Fabiola Gianotti was chosen to lead the Cern particle physics research centre, the first woman to head up the globally renowned laboratory.
05 November 2014
What makes a criminal? Gene trawl raises questions
Is a violent criminal born that way, or shaped by childhood experiences and circumstances?
28 October 2014
Pop stars climb stairway to heaven early: Australian study
A new Australian study has added scholarly credibility to the adage, finding that US musicians die up to 25 years earlier than the general population.
28 October 2014
Plan won't save Great Barrier Reef: Australian scientists
Australian government plans to protect the Great Barrier Reef are inadequate, short-sighted and will not prevent its decline.
28 October 2014
'Sexting' still prevalent among US teens: researchers
"Sexting," or sending sexually explicit images by phone, remains prevalent among US teenagers despite the well-known risks and consequences.
10 October 2014
Trio win Nobel medicine prize for brain's 'GPS'
British-American researcher John O'Keefe won the Nobel Medicine Prize with May-Britt and Edvard Moser, for discovering an "inner GPS" that helps the brain navigate.
07 October 2014