Houseflies have more than 152,000 cousins!
April 19th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 19 (ANI): Houseflies have more than 152,000 cousins that have been described and named, and least that many more that haven't yet been discovered and described, a new research has ... Read more...
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Middle-aged are grumpiest, says expert
April 18th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 18 (IANS) The middle-aged happen to be the grumpiest of the lot because happiness follows a U-shaped curve during one's lifetime, experts say.
Overall satisfaction begins to drop ... Read more...
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Research says that multitasking takes toll on old people’s memory
April 11th, 2011 - 11:19 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, April 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new research has found that multitasking takes its toll on the memory of old people. The researchers say older people have trouble with their memory ... Read more...
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Russia to invest $7 bn in space programmes in 2011
April 8th, 2011 - 5:34 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has earmarked about 200 billion rubles ($7 billion) for space programmes in 2011, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said.Putin said Russia would develop a ... Read more...
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Brain growth in babies liked to mothers’ ‘investment’
March 29th, 2011 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 29 (ANI): A new Durham University research has revealed that brain growth in babies is linked to the amount of time and energy mothers 'invest'.The study of 128 mammal species, ... Read more...
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Happiness reaches peak in our eighties
March 28th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 28 (IANS) Easing of responsibilities, combined with maturity and the ability to focus on our likings, makes old age far more enjoyable than we might expect.We are happier ... Read more...
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New study paves way for controlling chronic pain
March 9th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 9 (ANI): University of California researchers have discovered a "cross-talk" between two major biological pathways that involve pain-research that may pave the way for new approaches to understanding and controlling ... Read more...
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World’s most ‘typical’ human face is a 28-yr-old Chinese man
March 5th, 2011 - 12:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 5 (ANI): The most typical human face in the world is a 28-year-old Chinese man, after experts discovered there are nine million of them in the world.The 'Face of ... Read more...
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Nuclear physicist who helped create China’s first atom bomb dead
February 27th, 2011 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Feb.27 (ANI): Zhu Guangya a nuclear physicist who developed China's first atom and hydrogen bombs, died on Saturday.Guangya was 87, The Xinhua reported.He contributed to China's breakthrough in atomic and hydrogen ... Read more...
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Man behind China’s first atom bomb dies
February 26th, 2011 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) Zhu Guangya, who contributed to the development of China's first atom and hydrogen bombs, died Saturday. He was 87.Zhu was a senior academician at the Chinese Academy of ... Read more...
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Cloud-seeding will not hurt the environment, say experts
February 17th, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): Atmospheric experts in China have said that cloud seeding experiments to encourage rain will not hurt the environment.The concern is that silver iodide - the catalyst used ... Read more...
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Protein that turns off stress identified
February 9th, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 9 (IANS) How does the body recover from responding to shock or acute stress? This question is at the heart of a research which has identified a protein family central ... Read more...
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Scientists grow arteries with most elastic protein reported
February 1st, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 1 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have grown arteries that exhibit the elasticity of natural blood vessels at the highest levels reported.The new development could overcome a major ... Read more...
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China ‘on verge of stem cell breakthrough’
January 29th, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 29 (ANI): China is on the verge of achieving a breakthrough in stem cell research, says a top scientist in the field.Zhou Qi, chief scientist with the stem cell ... Read more...
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Fish decide quicker, better when in groups: Study
January 25th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 25 (ANI): Here's evidence that two heads are better than one in making big decisions.This may not always work for humans, but a new research has shown for the first ... Read more...
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Longer words get message across faster, more effectively
January 25th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 25 (ANI): A new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge has found that longer words carry more information and therefore, are more efficient in getting a message ... Read more...
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China to test endurance of its astronauts in space
January 18th, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Jan.18 (ANI): China plans to test the endurance of its astronauts in space through long-term missions.According to the China Daily, the aim is to establish the astronauts' operational and decision-making abilities ... Read more...
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Life expectancy for ‘early modern and late archaic humans was same’
January 12th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 12 (ANI): A new study from Washington University in St. Louis has found that the life expectancy was probably the same for early modern and late archaic humans.Erik Trinkaus examined ... Read more...
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Fish may have once swum across the Sahara
January 3rd, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 3 (ANI): A new discovery that fish may have once swum across the Sahara could shed light on how humanity made its way out of Africa, say researchers.The cradle of ... Read more...
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Babies as young as seven months old can ‘read minds’
December 24th, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 24 (ANI): Babies as young as seven months old can take into consideration the perspective of others, according to a new study.This ability, called 'theory of mind', is central to ... Read more...
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‘Anti-growth’ hormone could reverse signs of aging
December 24th, 2010 - 11:30 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 24 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that a compound that acts opposite to a growth hormone could reverse the process of aging.Saint Louis University researcher John E. Morley and his colleagues ... Read more...
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New mechanism for controlling blood sugar level discovered
November 30th, 2010 - 11:44 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 30 (ANI): Scientists have discovered for the first time a new mechanism through which our body controls the levels of sugar in our blood after a meal.They have found ... Read more...
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Newborns can also daydream
November 3rd, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 3 (IANS) Babies come into the world with brains capable of daydreaming and introspection.Researchers made the discovery after scanning the brains of 70 babies.It had been thought that 'resting state ... Read more...
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Lactate levels in brain help in monitoring aging process
November 3rd, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 3 (ANI): Scientists have demonstrated that they may be able to monitor the aging process in the brain, by using MRI technique to measure the brain lactic acid levels.The findings ... Read more...
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Bacteria can lead to evolution of new species
November 2nd, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 2 (ANI): A new study has suggested that bacteria that live on the fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster can affect their host's choice of mate by altering the fly's pheromones.This in turn ... Read more...
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How brain is wired for attention
November 2nd, 2010 - 11:56 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 2 (ANI): Scientists have created a wiring diagram that shows how the brain pays attention to visual, cognitive, sensory, and motor cues.The study, conducted by researchers at University of Utah, ... Read more...
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Dose of the ‘blues’ could help people overcome depression
October 26th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 26 (ANI): A new research suggests that a dose of the "blues" could help people overcome depression and other mood disorders.A team, led by Dr Gilles Vandewalle from the University ... Read more...
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Computational model of swimming fish could inspire medical prosthetics
October 19th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 19 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Maryland and Tulane University have developed a computational model of a swimming fish that will help design medical prosthetics for humans, which work ... Read more...
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On Facebook, the more apps you add ‘the more popular you are’
October 12th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 12 (ANI): An Oxford University-led research has found that users calculate their popularity quotient based on how many Facebook applications they add onto their profile.The researchers found people display ... Read more...
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Turn off the light at night to lose weight
October 12th, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 12 (ANI): It is well known that too much junk food and lack of exercise makes us fat. But a new research suggests there may be another factor at play: ... Read more...
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Nobel prize winner Maurice Allais dies at 99
October 11th, 2010 - 2:33 am ICT by BNO News
PARIS (BNO NEWS) -- Nobel economics prize winner Maurice Allais died in France on Sunday, the government said. He was 99.Maurice was awarded the 1988 Nobel prize for his "pioneering contributions to ... Read more...
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Fossil of new dinosaur species found in China
October 10th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 10 (IANS) Scientists in China have discovered the fossils of a previously-unknown dinosaur species - a meat-eating theropod.The fossils of the dinosaur were unearthed at Longshan in Yi Autonomous Prefecture ... Read more...
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‘Great events’ concerning UFOs to come out in China in next 2yrs
October 7th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 7 (ANI): A scientist in China has predicted that "great events" concerning UFOs were going to come out in the country in the next two years.Wang Sichao, a research ... Read more...
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Women With Big Thighs & Bottoms Have Less Disease Risk
October 6th, 2010 - 2:05 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
According to recent studies, women who have larger thighs and bottoms are actually healthier and at less risk for disease. Those women who have too much fat on the bellies, have a ... Read more...
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81-year-old to sail around the world
October 4th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Oct 4 (IANS) Eightyone-year-old V. Radhakrishnan, who is an eminent radio astronomer and the son of Nobel Laureate C.V. Raman, is all set to sail around the world from here within ... Read more...
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