News for '-current-biology'

Want to lose weight? Exercise alone won't help

Want to lose weight? Exercise alone won't help

Rediff.com29 Jan 2016

It's time to stop assuming that more physical activity always means more calories.

IAAF blocked study showing 'widespread doping among elite athletes'

IAAF blocked study showing 'widespread doping among elite athletes'

Rediff.com16 Aug 2015

"The IAAF's delaying publication for so long without good reason is a serious encroachment on the freedom of publication," the researchers said in a statement.

IAAF suppressed study of admitted dope cheats: Sunday Times

IAAF suppressed study of admitted dope cheats: Sunday Times

Rediff.com16 Aug 2015

World athletics' governing body has suppressed a 2011 survey that reveals that up to a third of the world's top competitors admitted using banned performance-enhancing techniques, Britain's Sunday Times and German broadcaster ARD/WDR reported.

Mystery over the DRESS that broke the Internet solved

Mystery over the DRESS that broke the Internet solved

Rediff.com17 May 2015

MIT scientists have cracked the science behind the dress that went viral on the Internet after some saw it as black and blue while others perceived it to be gold and white.