Mosquitoes sniff out victims for blood
July 3rd, 2012 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 3 (IANS) Mosquitoes have an uncanny ability to sniff out potential victims for blood, thanks to a large part of their tiny brains being devoted to the sense ... Read more...
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Researchers measure addiction to Facebook
May 8th, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Oslo, May 8 (IANS) Are you a social media enthusiast or simply a Facebook addict? Researchers from Norway have developed a new tool to measure this phenomenon -- the ... Read more...
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38 tonnes of drug-making chemicals seized in Mexico
April 9th, 2011 - 8:58 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, April 9 (IANS/EFE) Around 38 tonnes of a chemical substance used to make synthetic drugs has been seized by the Mexican navy, officials said.The chemicals arrived in the ... Read more...
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Bus crash kills 21 people in central Mexico
October 18th, 2010 - 10:15 pm ICT by BNO News
MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) -- A total of 21 people were killed on early Monday morning after a passenger bus was involved in a crash in central Mexico, officials said.The accident happened ... Read more...
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Bomb detection technology to detect fake medicines in developing countries
September 2nd, 2010 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 2 (ANI): Soon, scientists could be introducing a technique that detects fake medicines - a problem that is plaguing developing countries, especially Africa, where half of the malaria medication sold ... Read more...
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Kellogg’s Cereal Recall Explained By The Company
June 29th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
June 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Massive Kellogg Recall affecting 28 million boxes of cereal has become a headline. The packs had to be recalled because a chemical substance is getting ... Read more...
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“Bionic” English Cat Gets Prosthetic Paws
June 28th, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
London, June 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) "Oscar" the cat has just received it's new prosthetic paws which makes him the first "bionic" cat in the world. Reportedly, Oscar lost two of ... Read more...
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Clam Boat Canisters Make Crewmen Fall Sick
June 8th, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by GD
A fishing boat which had been dredging for clams back at the Long Island of New York accidentally netted 10 canisters. Out of them, one was broken and it released a ... Read more...
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Robbers steal 250 boxes of chewing gum in Russia
December 28th, 2009 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 28 (RIA Novosti) Three thieves stole 250 boxes of chewing gum estimated to cost 1.7 million roubles ($57,500) from a truck in southern Russia, police said Monday.
The incident took place ... Read more...
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Body odour attracts mosquitoes
October 27th, 2009 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 27 (IANS) A dominant odour given off by humans and birds tempts mosquitoes to prey on both, transmitting the West Nile virus and other lethal diseases, a new study has ... Read more...
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Why mosquitoes like to feast on human blood
October 27th, 2009 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 27 (ANI): Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered why mosquitoes like to feast on the blood of humans.They have identified a dominant odour naturally produced in humans ... Read more...
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Novel analgesic 50 millionth chemical substance to be recorded
September 12th, 2009 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 12 (IANS) A novel analgesic is the 50 millionth chemical substance to be recorded with Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), the world's most comprehensive compendium of such information.
Significantly, CAS had ... Read more...
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50 millionth unique chemical substance recorded in CAS Registry
September 11th, 2009 - 11:50 am ICT by ANI
Washington, September 11 (ANI): Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) has announced that it has recorded the 50 millionth unique chemical substance in its registry, which is the world's most comprehensive and high-quality compendium ... Read more...
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Smoking linked to brain damage, say Indian researchers
June 24th, 2009 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) There is a direct link between smoking and brain damage, according to new research conducted by Debapriya Ghosh and Dr. Anirban Basu from the Indian National Brain ... Read more...
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Indian scientists find link between smoking and brain damage
June 24th, 2009 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 24 (ANI): Scientists from Indian National Brain Research Centre (NBRC) have found that smoking can lead to severe brain damage.The study shows that a compound in tobacco provokes white blood ... Read more...
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New technique to detect metabolites from a single drop of blood
June 19th, 2009 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 19 (ANI): A single drop of blood could soon be able to identify various blood related metabolites-such as sugars, fatty acids, amino acids and other organic substances-from plant or animal ... Read more...
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Six minors sustain burn injuries in Chandigarh
March 18th, 2009 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 18 (IANS) Six children, in the age group of three to six, sustained burn injuries Wednesday when they ignited a chemical substance while playing near their home in a Chandigarh ... Read more...
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Hezbollah chief appears on TV to deny poison report
October 26th, 2008 - 7:07 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, Oct 26 (DPA) Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah late Saturday denied an Iraqi website report that he had been poisoned and then saved by Iranian doctors."This information is totally unfounded," the head ... Read more...
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Methadone can kill resistant forms of cancer
August 1st, 2008 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 1 (IANS) Researchers have discovered that methadone, an agent used to break addiction to drugs, has killing power against leukaemia cells, including resistant forms of cancer. Their lab study suggests ... Read more...
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Body’s natural pain-relief system may block phobias
May 21st, 2008 - 4:07 pm ICT by admin
London, May 21 (ANI): A new study has revealed that body's natural pain killing system may aid in blocking phobias.It has long been known that combining an innocuous stimulus (such as ... Read more...
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Soup of life detected in galaxy 250 mln light years away
January 15th, 2008 - 12:41 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 15 (ANI): Astronomers have detected for the first time two important building blocks of life in a galaxy 250 million light years away.Observed from the Arecibo Observatory radio telescope in ... Read more...
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Influencing brain mechanisms may help control nicotine addiction
December 9th, 2007 - 3:19 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 9(ANI): Researchers at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) have revealed that influencing brain mechanisms may help people break their addiction to nicotine.Researchers discovered that nicotine has significant effects on ... Read more...
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Indian scientist shows green tea has antitumor effect in breast cancer
December 8th, 2007 - 12:34 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 8 (ANI): A new study, led by Dr. Radha Maheshwari, professor of Pathology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) and Rajesh Loganathan Thangapazham, a graduate student, ... Read more...
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