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Researchers at Britain's University of Exeter and the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology say that edible gifts given by male crickets to their female partners during mating contain unique proteins which could affect the females' behavior. The study was published in the journal PLOS ONE.

Cipla Medpro (Pty) Ltd., South African subsidiary of Cipla Ltd. has recently entered into an exclusive agreement with the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, Serum Institute of India (SII) in South Africa. The partnership will not only enable affordable and accessible vaccines for South Africans, but will also facilitate a reliable supply stream to the South African Government.

What has previously been known as good cholesterol - high density lipoprotein (HDL) - may actually contribute to heart diseases in women while they are transitioning through menopause, new research has found.

A new discovery by Indian researchers suggest that brain cells also have different moods, a finding that could impact artificial intelligence and management of healthcare issues like autism and alcoholism. These brain cells called Purkinje cells, located in the cerebellum at the base of the brain, are essential for our body's balance, co-ordination and the capacity to learn new skills such as riding a bicycle or playing a piano.

A cheap, widely available drug used to treat gout could help heart attack survivors live longer and healthier lives, a new study led by an Indian-origin scientist in Australia has found. The study led by Dr Sanjay Patel from the Heart Research Institute (HRI) shows that an anti-inflammatory medication used to treat gout and combat arthritis also improves the heart health of people who have suffered a heart attack or other major heart event. The researchers said they have proved that the widely available drug is both safe and profoundly effective in reducing local cardiac inflammation.

Nearly one billion people could be at risk of blindness by the middle of the century if an emerging short-sightedness (myopia) epidemic is ignored, said researchers.

The ebola virus has again been detected in a Scottish nurse who first contracted it in December 2014, a media report said.

Researchers have identified a type of vaginal bacteria that can protect women from the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as well as other sexually transmitted infections.