Unusual increase in houses in two Pakistani provinces
August 29th, 2012 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 29 (IANS) An abnormal increase in the number of houses in Pakistan's Sindh and Balochistan provinces left a government-run statistics bureau so worried that it promptly brought it ... Read more...
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Seven-foot tall woman draws crowds in Bengal
July 3rd, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 3 (IANS) Standing at over seven feet and weighing nearly 120 kg, 25-year-old Siddika Parvin from West Bengal's South Dinajpur district is hogging the limelight, specially after being ... Read more...
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Scientists discover gene linked to clear vision
December 20th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) A new research has discovered a gene that plays a key role in maintaining clarity of cornea and vision in humans and mice, potentially opening the ... Read more...
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Gene discovery could shed light on foetal, childhood growth retardation
March 6th, 2011 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 6 (ANI): A new discovery University of Montreal researchers could improve our understanding of many disorders such as foetal and childhood growth retardation, abnormal development of body parts and cancer.By ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How omega-3 fatty acids keep blindness at bay
February 10th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): Previous research has shown that omega-3 fatty acids - commonly found in fish oil - can prevent retinopathy, a major form of blindness that affects people with diabetes ... Read more...
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How broccoli fights cancer
January 27th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 27 (ANI): Scientists have discovered how broccoli and its veggie cousins fight cancer.They found for the first time that certain substances in the vegetables appear to target and block a ... Read more...
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Faulty gene behind more than a third of kidney cancers
January 20th, 2011 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 20 (IANS) A faulty gene is linked to more than a third of all kidney cancers.
The finding will help researchers understand how the cancer develops and may in ... Read more...
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Mechanism that turns healthy cells into prostate cancer cells discovered
December 3rd, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 3 (ANI): Researchers at the University of California have found a protein that is crucial for regulating the self-renewal of normal prostate stem cells, needed to repair injured cells or ... Read more...
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Gene that triggers human cancer identified
November 10th, 2010 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 10 (ANI): Early cancer diagnostic may now be possible, as researchers have identified the gene responsible for initiating human cancer.The study paves the way for developing early cancer diagnostic tests, ... Read more...
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‘Lion King’ musical star Shannon Tavares dies at age 11
November 3rd, 2010 - 1:29 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- Actress Shannon Tavares, who starred in the famous Broadway musical "The Lion King", died at age 11 on Monday after a battle with leukemia, her family confirmed ... Read more...
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Teenager Elisany Silva stands tall at 6 feet 9 inches & is all set to model
August 27th, 2010 - 11:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Ajuruteua, Aug 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Elisany Silva, a 14 year old aspiring model star might arguably be the tallest model on planet Earth! In fact she ranks among the tallest youth in ... Read more...
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Probe ordered into milk powder causing breast growth in Chinese infants
August 10th, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 10 (ANI): China's Health Ministry has ordered probe into claims that the milk powder manufactured by a Chinese company is causing infant girls to grow breasts.According to English.news.cn, Ministry ... Read more...
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Doctors Find A Way To Cure Giant Woman
June 5th, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 5, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Doctors of Tanya Angus, the woman suffering from gigantism, seem to have found a cure for her condition. Angus, who is referred to as a ... Read more...
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Skin cells can predict cancer risk elsewhere in body
October 16th, 2009 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 16 (ANI): Just inexpensively culturing a few skin cells can predict a person's cancer risk, revealed a cell biologist from the University of California, Berkeley.Harry Rubin, professor emeritus of molecular ... Read more...
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Popular Indian foods have genetically modified components: Greenpeace
September 9th, 2009 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Food products of Nestle, Cadbury, Kellogg, Britannia, and Safal are among those on a 'red list' in a guide prepared by NGO Greenpeace about common food products ... Read more...
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Cottonseed-based drug may help treat severe brain cancer
May 29th, 2009 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 29 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) say that an experimental drug derived from cottonseeds appears to be efficacious in treating the recurrence of glioblastoma multiforme, ... Read more...
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Study to check if workouts cut down breast cancer risk
April 3rd, 2009 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 3 (IANS) Can workouts help women vulnerable to breast cancer cut down the risk? A new study conducted by the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (UPSM) will examine two ... Read more...
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Key protein linked to pancreatic cancer growth identified
February 2nd, 2009 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 2 (ANI): Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a protein that plays an important role in pancreatic cancer growth.In a study on mice, they found that ... Read more...
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3D analysis indicates Hobbit was not human
January 21st, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 21 (ANI): Using a 3D analysis, a scientist has determined that the fossil of a species found in Indonesia in 2003, popularly called the Hobbit, is not human.The scientist ... Read more...
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Scientists cast light on the genetics of height
April 7th, 2008 - 12:23 pm ICT by admin
London, April 7 (ANI): Scientists have identified dozens of genes and genetic regions that influence height in humans.This advancement results from the efforts of a team of researchersincluding Dr. Tim Frayling ... Read more...
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Researchers characterize missing link in a heart disease pathway
December 23rd, 2007 - 6:19 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 23 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Michigan have helped distinguish a previously unknown link in the chain of biochemical reactions implicated in some forms of heart disease.A team ... Read more...
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Chemo, targeted therapy combo shrinks metastatic brain tumours
December 17th, 2007 - 1:13 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 17 (ANI): According to a report, a combination of a targeted therapy and chemotherapy reduces metastatic brain tumours by at least 50 percent in patients with aggressive HER2-positive breast cancer.The ... Read more...
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