Agartala, May 20 (ANI): Unidentified assailants attacked the office of a Tripura-based newspaper over the weekend, and killed three employees including the manager.

Washington, May 19 (ANI): People who have asthma may be at higher risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin.

Washington, May 17 (ANI): Researchers have come a step closer towards limiting arterioscelorosis disease - an illness in which hardening of arteries occurs and the supply of oxygen-rich blood throughout the body is squeezed off.

Washington, May 17 (ANI): A gene involved in neurodegenerative disease also plays a critical role in the proper function of the circadian clock, according to Northwestern University scientists.

Washington, May 16 (ANI): Researchers have linked four genes in baboons that regulate levels of "bad" cholesterol.

Lahore, May 15 (ANI): The Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf has decided to move Supreme Court and Election Commission of Pakistan in order "to seek justice" after it identified "significant rigging instances" in as many as 20 constituencies in the Punjab province.

Washington, May 15 (ANI): An international team of scientists has identified a new species of ichthyosaur (a dolphin-like marine reptile from the age of dinosaurs) from Iraq, which revolutionises our understanding of the evolution and extinction of these ancient marine reptiles.

Washington, May 15 (ANI): Many of the biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease that could potentially predict which patients will develop the disorder later in life have already been identified.

Washington, May 14 (ANI): Scientists from the Technische Universitat Munchen (TUM) have identified the compound that gives ripe strawberries their characteristic caramel-like aroma.

London, May 14 (ANI): A new study has identified pathogens associated with moderate-to-severe diarrhoea in infants.

Washington, May 14 (ANI): Researchers have identified the dose of dengue virus in human blood that is required to infect mosquitoes when they bite.

Washington, May 23 (ANI): Scientists have identified four new genetic variants associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer.

Washington, May 13 (ANI): Researchers conducting the first large-scale sequencing analysis of congenital heart disease have taken an important step in unlocking the cause of the most common type of birth defect.

Washington, May 11 (ANI): A new study has suggested that patients with two forms of leukemia, who currently have no viable treatment options, may benefit from existing drugs developed for different types of cancer.

Washington, May 11 (ANI): A new study from MIT led by an Indian origin scientist has identified influenza viruses circulating in pigs and birds that could pose a risk to humans.

Washington, May 9 (ANI): Small pieces of genetic material called microRNAs are identified as the missing link between the 2 defining features of muscle fitness-fuel-burning and fiber-type switching-providing a potential new target for interventions that boost fitness in people with chronic illness or injury.

Islamabad, May 9 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son has been kidnapped by unidentified armed men from Pakistan People's Party (PPP) corner meeting in Multan.

Washington, May 9 (ANI): A University of Alberta researcher has identified 4 dinosaur species.

Washington, May 9 (ANI): Michigan State University researchers have identified a test that can determine which children with malaria are likely to develop cerebral malaria, a much more life-threatening form of the disease.

Washington, May 7 (ANI): UCLA life scientists including one of an Indian origin have identified a gene previously implicated in Parkinson's disease that can delay the onset of ageingand extend the healthy life span of fruit flies.

Washington, May 7 (ANI): A protein that is critical to the ability of mammals to smell has been identified by researchers at the Monell Center and collaborators.

Washington, May 6 (ANI): A group of proteins that are mutated in about one-fifth of all human cancers has been identified in a recent study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

Washington, May 4 (ANI): A researcher at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has tried to identify a human gene that is more active after sleep deprivation by studying fruit flies.

Washington, May 4 (ANI): Former Basketball player Magic Johnson's house was recently checked by the police after a shooting incident was reported by an unidentified caller.

Washington, May 4 (ANI): Fossil remains found in northwestern China have been identified as a new species of small theropod, or meat-eating, dinosaur.