New doubts arise over Amy Winehouse’s inquest
February 1st, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Feb 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Amy Winehouse’s official inquest may be declared invalid because the Coroner who carried the procedure was not qualified to do so. Suzanne Greenaway carried out the inquest ... Read more...
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Obsession with cleanliness ‘could be making people depressed’
April 20th, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 19 (ANI): Scientists have claimed that a growing obsession with cleanliness could be making people depressed.They believe that eliminating bacteria and viruses has actually made our immune systems weaker, and ... Read more...
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Sreesanth replaces injured Praveen Kumar in Indian WC squad
February 8th, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 8 (ANI): Kerala pacer S Sreesanth has replaced Praveen Kumar in the Indian squad after the latter was ruled out of the upcoming World Cup because of an ... Read more...
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Australian writes sky-high apology to wife
February 2nd, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 2 (IANS) A piece of sky-writing here left many people puzzled, as some commuters thought it might be a marriage proposal by someone deeply in love. In fact, it urned ... Read more...
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Poor sleep affects 1 in 3 Brits
January 27th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 27 (ANI): Amid a growing epidemic of insomnia, a new survey has found that one in three Brits is suffering from sleep problems.The Great British Sleep Survey of 5,000 people ... Read more...
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Archaeologists unearth 127-km long ‘Great Wall’ of Vietnam
January 27th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 27 (ANI): Archaeologists have recently uncovered a 127-km long wall in Vietnam, which locals call as "Vietnam's Great Wall".The team of archaeologists discovered the wall in the mountain foothills of ... Read more...
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New B-Keeper software gives drummers the freedom to set their own pace
January 13th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 13 (ANI): Scientists have developed a new software that will give drummers the freedom to speed up or slow down the pace of any pre-programmed music, the material following their ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Gangster birds running protection racket shed light on co-evolution
November 19th, 2010 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 19 (ANI): A new research on Kalahari Desert drongos, which act like gangsters running a protection racket for other birds in order to steal a cut of their food catch, ... Read more...
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Younger women regret one-night stands more than their older counterparts
November 16th, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 16 (ANI): A UK survey has revealed how Brit women really feel about one-night stands, and abortion.The poll asked almost 1,000 women, all of them married or in long-term partnerships, ... Read more...
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Rare US Gold Coins Found In London Garden
October 19th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
October 19, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A total of 80 rare gold coins from the US was found in an East London garden today. The coins were discovered in Hackney ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Interactive robots to improve personalized orthopaedic surgeries
October 12th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 12 (ANI): A number of new technologies and surgical techniques promise to "personalize" orthopaedic operations such as hip and knee replacement, according to a new research.The research will be presented ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Vultures use ‘face flushing’ for instant status updates
October 7th, 2010 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 7 (ANI): While humans use social networking sites to instantly update their 'status', vultures use 'face flushing' technique to do the same when interacting with peers and rivals, according to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Boy buried near Stonehenge 3,550 years ago ‘was from Mediterranean Sea’
September 29th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 29 (ANI): A chemical test of the teeth of a boy, who was buried with around 90 amber beads at Stonehenge 3,550 years ago, has revealed that he had grown ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Premature Brit baby survives after being kept warm in bubble wrap bag
September 28th, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 28 (ANI): A premature British baby who was on the verge of dying survived after being kept warm in a bubble wrap bag.Lexi Lacey weighed just 14oz when she was ... Read more...
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CWG athletes advised to stay within security bubble of Games venues
September 24th, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept.24 (ANI): Though chaotic last-minute construction and cleaning has been brought under control at venues slotted for the XIXth Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi from October 3 ... Read more...
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Lockerbie bomber ‘manipulated’ illness for his release
August 21st, 2010 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 21 (IANS) Amid mounting pressure on Britain to hold an independent inquiry into circumstances that led to the release of the lockerbie bomber from Scotland, media reports revealed that Abdelbaset ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Weight training may help arthritis patients
August 5th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 05 (ANI): A new research has found that regular weight-training regime may help treat rheumatoid arthritis.The study, which included 28 patients, found that those who pumped iron saw improvements ... Read more...
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Women really do have better memories than men
July 14th, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 14 (ANI): Wondering how your wife manages to remember the wedding anniversary everytime? Well, scientists at Cambridge University have found an explanation - women really do have better memories than ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Prevention of mental decline in aging rats offers hope to patients with Alzheimer’s
July 9th, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 9 (ANI): A compound, called P7C3, could restore the capacity to form new memories in aging rats, likely by improving the survival of newborn neurons in the brain's memory hub, ... Read more...
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Why ‘cosmic clocks’ are not perfect
June 29th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 29 (ANI): Scientists have taken a major step towards solving a 30-year-old puzzle: why the "cosmic clocks" called pulsars aren't perfect.CSIRO astronomer George Hobbs and colleagues in the UK, Germany ... Read more...
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Oz smokers being shunned in their own homes: Study
May 27th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 27 (ANI): An Australian study has found that smokers are increasingly being shunned even in their own homes.The research by the NSW Government and the University of Sydney found that ... Read more...
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Mad Cobra Shot In Shoulder, Doctors Calls It Serious
May 12th, 2010 - 6:13 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
St. Catherine, May 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) "Dancehall" star Mad Cobra took a bullet in his shoulder and ended up bleeding in the Spanish Town Hospital. The hospital authorities told the ... Read more...
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Regular aspirin use raises risk of Crohn’s disease by 5 times
May 4th, 2010 - 11:59 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 4 (ANI): People who take aspirin regularly for a year or more could be increasing their risk of developing Crohn's disease, says a new study.The study by University of East ... Read more...
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Olive oil may help protect against ulcerative colitis
May 2nd, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 2 (ANI): Olive oil may help prevent ulcerative colitis, according to a new study co-ordinated by medical researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA).Presented at the Digestive Disease Week ... Read more...
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Century of whaling has released 100 mln tonnes of CO2, say scientists
February 27th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 27 (ANI): Scientists have said that a century of whaling may have released more than 100 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere.Whales store carbon within their ... Read more...
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Peanut allergy cure could be available within 3yrs: Expert
February 22nd, 2010 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 22 (ANI): Parents of children allergic to peanuts can now heave a sigh of relief, thanks to a British doctor, who believes a cure for such allergies could be available ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Monkeys more sensitive to damage to their habitat than previously thought
February 22nd, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): A new research has determined that monkey populations in threatened forests are far more sensitive to damage to their habitat than previously thought.The research was conducted by Dr ... Read more...
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Virginia doctor guilty in conspiracy with Swiss bank account
February 17th, 2010 - 1:25 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – A Virginia doctor pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to impede the United States and to making a false statement, the Department of Justice said.Dr. Andrew Silva of ... Read more...
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Just one energy drink can cause “serious heart conditions”
January 31st, 2010 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 31 (ANI): Just one energy drink, designed to increase stamina and improve physical performance, can cause 'serious heart conditions,' according to a new study.According to Adelaide Now, the study has ... Read more...
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Molecular switch that helps pancreatic cancer beat drugs identified
January 29th, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 29 (ANI): Researchers at University of California, San Diego, have identified a molecular switch that helps pancreatic cancer become resistant to drugs.The molecular switch steps up pancreatic cancer cell survival ... Read more...
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Some genes boost odds for distributing variety of traits, drive evolution
December 28th, 2009 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 28 (ANI): Two Johns Hopkins scientists have said that genes that don't themselves directly affect the inherited characteristics of an organism but leave them increasingly open to variation may be ... Read more...
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Molecular link bridging two inherited disorders found
December 25th, 2009 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 25 (ANI): A new research has found a molecular link which ties two rare inherited disorders - Fanconi Anemia (FA) and Bloom's Syndrome (BS).The study, which also explains why these ... Read more...
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New species of chameleon discovered in Tanzania
November 24th, 2009 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 24 (ANI): A team of scientists has discovered a new species of chameleon in Tanzania.Dr Andrew Marshall, from the Environment Department at the University of York, first spotted the animal ... Read more...
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Junk food diet ‘can give you depression’
November 2nd, 2009 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 2 (ANI): People who indulge in diets high in processed food face an increased risk of depression, says a new study.To reach the conclusion, researchers at University College London ... Read more...
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Astronomers set their eyes on ‘last blank space’ on the map of the Universe
October 29th, 2009 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 29 (ANI): Two international teams of astronomers have reported their observations of what they refer to as the 'last blank space on the map of the Universe', namely, a gamma-ray ... Read more...
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