New study sheds light on painkilling system in brain
August 25th, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 25 (ANI): Repeated boosting of brain levels of one natural painkiller results in shutting down the brain cell receptors that respond to it, thereby killing its painkilling effect, according to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Chile quake shortened our day, NASA says
March 3rd, 2010 - 3:40 am ICT by BNO News
By Michael van Poppel
SANTIAGO, CHILE (BNO NEWS) -- The massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck south-central Chile on early Saturday was so powerful that it affected Earth's rotation, shortened the length of ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Rocky planets around distant star formed from alien dust, say astronomers
January 7th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 7 (ANI): A team of astronomers has found dusty evidence for the formation of young, rocky planets around a star some 500 light-years distant, but one that is completely alien ... Read more...
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Stress linked to cocaine relapse
October 31st, 2009 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 31 (ANI): A new study has found that exposure to stress can precipitate a low mood leading to relapse in cocaine seeking.The research team from University of Washington (UW) has ... Read more...
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Human embryonic stem cells offer new hope for people with retinal degeneration
October 2nd, 2009 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 2 (ANI): Scientists have successfully used cells derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) to reverse retinal degeneration in an animal model, offering new hope that a cure for the ... Read more...
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Giant Pandas bleak to attract potential mates
September 15th, 2009 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sept 15 (ANI): Giant Pandas make bleat calls to attract potential mates, finds a new study.The study led by Dr. Benjamin Charlton has shown that males reveal information about their size, ... Read more...
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Your personality may affect your ability to withstand inflammatory diseases
June 18th, 2009 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 18 (ANI): A new study suggests that the personality of a person affects his/her ability to withstand stress-related inflammatory diseases.Led by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center, the ... Read more...
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Why prostate cancer returns in some patients
May 28th, 2009 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 28 (ANI): A new study has shed new light on why prostate cancer returns in some men despite receiving surgery or radiation therapy.While most men have an excellent outcome with ... Read more...
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First-ever video reveals how HIV spreads
March 27th, 2009 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 27 (ANI): A team of researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the UC Davis Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology has made a breakthrough in understanding how HIV ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Internet program helps teens beat the blues
February 1st, 2009 - 12:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 1 (ANI): A new study has said that an Internet program, called "Project CATCH-IT," helps to reduce depressive symptoms and prevent episodes of clinical depression in adolescent patients at ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Probiotics effective in avoiding diarrhea caused by antibiotics, infection
December 18th, 2008 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 18 (ANI): Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found credible evidence to prove that probiotics are effective in avoiding diarrhea resulting from antibiotic use ... Read more...
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Kids labelled hyperactive may be just naughty, say experts (Re-issue)
July 6th, 2008 - 10:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 6 (ANI): Teachers are labelling children as hyperactive when they are simply naughty, psychiatrists have suggested.A study showed that only 50 percent kids whom teachers suspected of having ... Read more...
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