Egyptian mummies who lived 3,500yrs ago ‘had clogged arteries’
April 5th, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 5 (ANI): Scientists have detected the first known case of clogged arteries - or atherosclerosis - in the mummy of an Egyptian princess who lived 3,500 years ago.The pressures of ... Read more...
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44-year-old mystery resolved: Fleas jump from toes, not knees
February 11th, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 11 (ANI): A 44-year-old mystery about how fleas are able to jump so high has now been resolved - they push off the ground from their toes, not from their ... Read more...
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NASA’s LRO creates Moon’s most precise landscape yet
December 18th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 18 (ANI): NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has successfully created the most accurate landscape available to date, of the Moon."This dataset is being used to make digital elevation and terrain maps ... Read more...
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Autopsy Results Shows Slipknot Bassist Died Of Morphine Overdose
June 22nd, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Los Angeles, June 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Recently declared autopsy results for Slipknot bassist Paul Gray has revealed that the bassist had died from an overdose of morphine. The medical examiner ... Read more...
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Study suggests possibilities for treatments for anxiety disorders
June 4th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 4 (ANI): A memory of safety can now be induced in rats' brain, mimicking the effect of training.The study, which was carried out with support from the National Institute ... Read more...
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Harold & Kumar’s Kal Penn Robbed At Gunpoint
April 21st, 2010 - 4:03 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actor Kal Penn recently spent a year working for the Obama administration, only to announce earlier this month that he will soon be leaving Washington to return to ... Read more...
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Hugh Laurie’s marriage strained by Hollywood career
April 20th, 2010 - 9:17 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 20, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): English actor Hugh Laurie who plays the role of Dr Gregory House in the TV series house recently said that his successful Hollywood career has put ... Read more...
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Oklahoma physician charged for New Orleans area health care fraud
March 5th, 2010 - 12:58 am ICT by BNO News
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA (BNO NEWS) – An Oklahoma City, Oklahoma doctor was charged with a superseding indictment of health care fraud, U.S. Attorney Jim Letten announced on Thursday.Dr. Gregory Khoury, 55, was ... Read more...
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Termite wings may pave way for hydrophobic materials
February 8th, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 8 (ANI): The unique water-repelling ability of termites might help scientists from James Cook University in Townsville in developing new hydrophobic materials.According to Nanoscience researcher Dr Gregory Watson, water droplets ... Read more...
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Toxicants detected in Asian monkey hair may warn of environmental threats to humans
January 5th, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 5 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have determined that testing hair from Asian monkeys living close to people may provide early warnings of toxic threats to humans and wildlife.In ... Read more...
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Telephone depression program beneficial at a moderate cost
January 4th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 4 (ANI): People undergoing telephone depression program only get a moderate increase in health care costs, according to researchers at Group Health Research Institute, Seattle.The researchers found that patients who ... Read more...
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Heart disease found in 3,000 year old Egyptian mummies
November 19th, 2009 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 19 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have detected hardening of the arteries in Egyptian mummies, some as old as 3,500 years, suggesting that the factors causing heart attack and ... Read more...
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House M.D’s Latest Episode Brave Heart Catches Many Eyeballs
October 20th, 2009 - 7:49 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) House M.D is an extremely popular American medical T.V series, with the plot revolving around an unconventional medical practitioner, Dr.Gregory House and his team of ... Read more...
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Happy National Grouch Day 2009
October 15th, 2009 - 11:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Toronto, Oct 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) You can whine and complain all you want today without any guilt and misgivings. As today, October 15th is the National Grouch Day.Today is the National ... Read more...
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Overweight teen boys with normal BPs may still suffer from heart damage
June 2nd, 2009 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 1 (ANI): Despite normal blood pressures, overweight teenage boys might be at an increased risk of suffering from heart damage, according to a new study led by Indian-origin researcher.The research ... Read more...
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Molecule behind breast cancers spread identified
December 9th, 2008 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 9 (ANI): Scientists at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research in America have found that a biologically active molecule called a chemokine promotes the spread of tumours, particularly in ... Read more...
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Exposure to noxious gas stove emissions worsens asthma in kids
October 14th, 2008 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 14 (ANI): Exposure to high levels of noxious gas emitted from gas stoves can exacerbate asthma symptoms in children, especially preschoolers, say researchers.Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a toxic form of ... Read more...
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Studying body’’s response to stress may help improve BP treatment
August 15th, 2008 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 15 (ANI): Researchers are trying to discern how exactly people cope with blood pressure in response to daily stress, with a view to improving hypertension treatment.
"Research shows that two-thirds ... Read more...
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Mental, physical exercise may help improve Rett syndrome symptoms
June 21st, 2008 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington , June 21 (ANI): By using a mouse model of Rett syndrome, Australian scientists have shown that mental and physical exercise can actually boost coordination and movement problems in this ... Read more...
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iPods do not affect pacemaker function: Study
March 29th, 2008 - 1:49 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 29 (ANI): Disapproving a recent suggestion that errant electronic noise from iPods may cause implantable cardiac pacemakers to malfunction, cardiac electrophysiologists at Children's Hospital Boston say that they have ... Read more...
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Robotic surgery effective in removal of cancer involving the tonsils
December 18th, 2007 - 7:27 pm ICT by admin
Washington, December 18 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, say that a new robotic surgical technique called transoral robotic surgery (TORS) has shown some promise for the removal of cancer ... Read more...
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