Daimler-Benz, the epitome of swank cars, is now all set to enter the world of multimedia ventures, announced Edzard Reuter, the group's chairperson. Currently, Daimler-Benz is holding "exploratory"

Exposure to lead little has a weak but significant effect on the intelligence of children

Those who crave for the comfort of a cotton shirt but hate ironing out its kinkiness can now look forward to wrinkleless cotton. Agracetus Inc, a US biotech company, is about to test cotton from a

Are chemicals used during the Gulf War causing sperm mutations among the war's soldiers?

Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences has become the country's first hospital to launch a new technique to detect artherosclerosis -- a disease of the blood vessels caused by cholesterol

Bacteria can be used to produce paper

There is more to pigs than pork. Researchers at Purdue University in the US have cannibalised discarded swine to reconstruct damaged human arteries, veins, ligaments and tendons. Stephen F Badylak

Now in the US if a passenger lights up during a flight, the purser may sue the manufacturer for "health problems" caused by passive smoking. The ruling, passed by a Miami judge, has triggered off a

Certain fruits and vegetables guard the body against cancer

Australian researchers reported in January that a gene for a vitamin D receptor was a possible culprit behind osteoporosis, a disease that causes the bones to become brittle. Now, a clinical study at