Climate change forces mirgration of Australian tropical fish
August 17th, 2012 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 17 (IANS) Australian scientists have unearthed "striking evidence" of mass migration of tropical fish southwards owing to climate change.Compiled by over 80 of Australia's leading marine experts for ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Hepatitis C vaccine undergoing trials
August 16th, 2012 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 16 (IANS) Australian scientists have developed a vaccine for deadly Hepatitis C, which is undergoing trials. The disease affects 200 million people worldwide.Hepatitis C is an infectious disease ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Alga blooming in Antarctica can be seen from space
March 6th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, Mar 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Australian scientists have produced images from space which shows giant algae floating on the surface of Antarctica. It is not clear how the algae got there but ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Algae bloom can be seen from space
March 6th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 6 (IANS) Snow blown off the Antarctica into the nearby ocean is believed to have caused a field of bright green algae that is so large it is ... Read more...
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Oldest living organism - seagrass discovered
February 8th, 2012 - 12:30 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, Feb 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Australian scientists have discovered the world’s oldest living organisms – seagrass. They inhabit more than 2000 miles ranging from the country of Spain to Cyrus. The scientists ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Drinking tea cuts blood pressure
January 28th, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 28 (IANS) Drinking up to eight cups of tea a day lowers blood pressure and could prevent heart disease, Australian scientists have found.Researchers at the University of Western ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
David Domoney: ‘Viagra is good for plants too’
January 19th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Jan 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Plant lovers have the excuse to buy Viagra. In the first of its kind, the blockbuster drug has been found to be beneficial to plants as well. ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
‘Touch-screen devices distract drivers’
December 21st, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, Dec 21 (IANS) Portable touch-screen devices in cars distract drivers and increase the risk of accidents, Australian scientists said Wednesday.The research team was led by author Kristie Young from ... Read more...
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New digital map reveals more secrets about Antarctica
December 16th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 16 (IANS) A new digital map configured by British and Australian scientists has revealed astonishing new geological facts about Antarctica, not known till now.BEDMAP2 is a detailed digital ... Read more...
Posted in World |
A new discovery can double submarine speeds
May 30th, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 30 (IANS) A discovery by Australian scientists could potentially open up ways for sea vessels like submarines to go much faster under water.
A team led by a ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Oz scientists find 10,000-year-old stone carvings
February 12th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 12 (ANI): Australian scientists have stumbled upon ancient stone carvings in an East Timorese cave dating back at least 10,000 years.Though they had been looking for the fossilised remains of ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Malaria parasite caught invading red blood cells
January 20th, 2011 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 20 (ANI): Using new image and cell technologies, Australian scientists have for the first time caught malaria parasites in the act of invading red blood cells.The researchers, from the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Oz scientists’ defective gene discovery solves colorectal cancer mystery
January 17th, 2011 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 17 (ANI): Australian scientists have discovered a 'defective' gene that may solve the age old mystery of why some colorectal cancer patients respond very well to radiotherapy but others not ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Indian, Australian joint team studying penguin evolution
January 7th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 7 (IANS) A joint team of Indian and Australian scientists is studying molecular changes in Adelie, a penguin species commonly found along the entire Antarctic coast, triggered by global warming.The ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Possible treatment for peanut allergy identified
December 10th, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 10 (ANI): Australian scientists have possibly identified world's first treatment for the often-lethal peanut allergy- "fragments" of peanuts.The research identified peanut proteins that lab tests showed were able to interact ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Dementia drug could be ‘within our grasp’, say Oz scientists
October 29th, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 29 (ANI): Australian scientists say that a drug treatment that could slow the onset of certain types of dementia could be 'within our grasp'.Dr John Kwok and colleagues from ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Oz scientists open new window on brain by investigating nose stem cells
October 27th, 2010 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 27 (ANI): Australian scientists have found that stem cells picked from deep within the nose are similar to the ones found in the brain.Research team of the Griffith University ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
IVF breakthrough boosts pregnancy chances
October 13th, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 13 (IANS) A breakthrough achieved in the process of In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) could boost the chances of pregnancy for women relying on the treatment.
Australian scientists have developed a technique ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
How ’silent HIV virus’ attacks immune system
September 21st, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept 21 (ANI): Australian scientists have discovered how the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) keeps a grip on the human immune system that renders any anti-HIV treatment incomplete.They explain that the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New breed of pineapple has double Vitamin C
September 6th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sept 6 (ANI): Australian scientists have come up with a new breed of pineapple that has twice as much Vitamin C as regular pineapple.A 15-year joint government and industry breeding-program has ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Alzheimer’s disease caused by brain ‘rust’, says Oz scientist
September 6th, 2010 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sep 06 (ANI): Australian scientists have revealed that accumulation of brain "rust" is a cause of Alzheimer's disease.An imbalance in the metals needed for healthy brain function has been found at ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Child survivors of cancer remain at risk
September 5th, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 5 (IANS) Survivors of cancer during childhood remain at risk of developing the disease again, and need to have a "good follow-up health care", Australian scientists have said.
Researchers reviewed cases ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Protein that promotes cancer found
August 21st, 2010 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Aug 21 (IANS) Australian scientists have uncovered a new protein that blocks DNA damage in the cell and thus help spread various cancers, a breakthrough that could pave the way for ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Reforestation captures more carbon than industrial plantations: Study
July 31st, 2010 - 12:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 31 (ANI): Reforestation of damaged forests captures more carbon than controversial softwood monoculture plantations, says new research.The new find by Australian scientists challenges traditional views on the efficiency of industrial ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Sea snail saliva could revolutionize severe pain treatment
July 29th, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 29 (ANI): Scientists have developed what they claim could be the most potent treatment for severe pain - as potent as morphine.A sea snail's saliva contains chemicals that help the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists shed new light on how our vision works
July 28th, 2010 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 28 (ANI): Australian scientists have shed new light on how our vision works. The findings could lead to the development of new tests for eye diseases such as glaucoma.Colour-sensing ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Mystery of gut disease finally cracked
July 22nd, 2010 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 22 (ANI): Scientists have cracked the mystery of coeliac disease - a feat that could pave the way for treatments for the condition that blights the lives of millions of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
15 million year old fossils found in Outback
July 19th, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, July 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists in Sydney have discovered a cave that contains fossils, which date back to 15 million years ago. The fossils are that of prehistoric marsupials in ... Read more...
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Oz boffins report breakthrough in lung cancer treatment
June 16th, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 16(ANI): Australian scientists have discovered that targeting a protein involved in cell division could result in reducing deaths from lung cancer.According to the researchers at the University of New ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Quantum dot’ promises super-fast, super-powerful computing
May 24th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 24 (ANI): Australian scientists have developed a new transistor in a computer chip that is 10 times smaller than those currently in use.The invention marks the start of a new ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Treatment for baldness: Australian scientists discover key gene
May 24th, 2010 - 9:04 am ICT by IANS
Melbourne, May 24 (IANS) Australian scientists claim to have discovered a gene responsible for baldness in women which may lead to an effective treatment for hair loss.
Researchers at the University of Melbourne ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Half Of The Earth Could Become Uninhabitable Within 300 Years
May 15th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 15, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The headline of an account of an American magazine, USA Today, has recently screeched that climate change could make much of the globe uninhabitable. This ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
500 top Australian scientists may lose jobs
May 5th, 2010 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, May 5 (IANS) Australia's top scientists are bracing for up to 500 job cuts as the government may reduce financing for the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in the budget.
Any ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Mathematical model to help in installation of tsunami detection buoys
April 29th, 2010 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 29 (ANI): Australian scientists have come up with a mathematical model that promises to pin point ten optimal sites for the installation of tsunami detection buoys and sea-level monitors.The quick ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Losing just 6kgs ‘enough for big health gain’
April 20th, 2010 - 3:32 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, April 20 (ANI): Losing just six kilograms results in a major health gain, says a new study.Australian scientists said that obesity raises the risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and ... Read more...
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