Alien find likelier after NASA finds evidence of over 1,200 more planets
February 3rd, 2011 - 11:58 am ICT by ANI
London, Feb 3 (ANI): After NASA revealed that it has found evidence for over 1200 planets more, the chances of discovering alien life are a lot higher.And according to some experts, 54 ... Read more...
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Research Ascertains That Kids Residing In Apartments Are Exposed Additionally To Secondhand Smoke
December 14th, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
December 14, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The canvassers from Harvard and Rochester Universities have reported in a fresh study that kids residing in flats have 45% more exposure to tobacco smoke ... Read more...
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Kids Living In Apartments Are More Exposed To Tobacco Smoke, Study Says
December 14th, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Dec 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new study has highlighted rather interesting details about the exposure of kids to tobacco after the findings of the research were published in the online ... Read more...
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Flat-dwelling kids ‘more likely to be exposed to tobacco smoke’
December 14th, 2010 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 14 (ANI): A US study has shown that kids living in flats have 45pc more exposure to tobacco smoke than those in detached houses.According to researchers from Harvard and Rochester ... Read more...
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HIV-positive porn actor did not infect others, says clinic
November 6th, 2010 - 4:07 pm ICT by ANI
Los Angeles, Nov 06 (ANI): A porn actor, who tested HIV-positive, has not infected other adult performers reveal officials at a clinic where the test had been conducted.Sherman Oaks facility officials have ... Read more...
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Scientist wins solar probe instrument award, place on solar mission
October 1st, 2010 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 1 (ANI): An astrophysicist at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and his science team have secured a proposal award of 8.2 million dollars to help build parts ... Read more...
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Was Alexander the Great’s half-brother buried at Vergina?
September 9th, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 9 (ANI): University of Bristol researchers have challenged a claim that the brother of Alexander the Great, Arrhidaios, was indeed buried at Vergina.The tomb was discovered during the excavation ... Read more...
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Dr. Oz Talks About His Cancer Scare
September 6th, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Sep 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) "The Dr. Oz Show" host Dr. Mehmet Cengiz Oz is a Turkish-American cardiothoracic surgeon and author. The talk show host who discusses about the importance of ... Read more...
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Home Cooking Might Be Hazardous, New Study Suggests
September 6th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Sep 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Although many might feel that eating at restaurants might not be a healthy options considering the hygiene conditions, a new study reveals that most of the ... Read more...
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Saturn’s auroral heartbeat discovered
August 5th, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 5 (ANI): Uncovering what could be 'one of the most perplexing puzzles in planetary science', researchers at the University of Leicester have discovered that Saturn's aurora, an ethereal ultraviolet ... Read more...
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Should tuberculosis (TB)-preventive therapy (IPT) be given to all?
August 2nd, 2010 - 11:40 pm ICT by admin
By Bobby Ramakant – CNSA raging issue on the first day of XVIII International AIDS Conference was whether Isoniazid (INH) Preventive Therapy (IPT) be given to all –regardless whether people have TB ... Read more...
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‘US building secret bases in Afghanistan to attack Russia’
July 11th, 2010 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 11 (ANI): The United States is building secret bases in Afghanistan from which they intend to attack Russia, said Kremlin officials.According to the Daily Express, the claim has emerged in ... Read more...
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‘America is building secret bases in Afghanistan to attack Russia’
July 11th, 2010 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 11 (ANI): America is building secret bases in Afghanistan from which they intend to attack Russia, says Kremlin officials.According to Express.co.uk, the claim has emerged in the wake of the ... Read more...
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New surgery shows promise in patients of severe flat foot deformity
July 9th, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 9 (ANI): New surgery, developed at Hospital for Special Surgery, could improve patient outcomes in individuals with severe adult flat foot deformity, a problem that is increasingly being seen in ... Read more...
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Men’s involvement in pregnancy can make them ‘deskilled’ at parenting
May 31st, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 31 (ANI): Men who involve themselves in their partner's pregnancy and are present at the time of childbirth can jeopardise the father-child relationship later in life, according to a Brit ... Read more...
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Most women scheduled for gynaecologic surgery not afraid of its effects on sex
April 13th, 2010 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 13 (ANI): Majority of women scheduled for gynaecologic surgery to address non-cancerous symptoms are not worried about the effects of the procedure on their sex lives, according to a new ... Read more...
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Where to hunt for iron on Mars
February 25th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 25 (ANI): A new study by scientists could help future Martian explorers to locate minerals deposits of iron on Mars, as well as aid in the search for life on ... Read more...
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New method may lead top more energy efficient solar panels
February 21st, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): A scientist has come up with a new method to reconfigure the way solar panels are connected, which could lead to solar arrays in the future that are ... Read more...
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Sheen’s wife suffered from ‘rare’ medical nightmare: docs
January 23rd, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jan 23 (ANI): Actor Charlie Sheen's wife Brooke Mueller is said to be facing more dental problems after her impacted wisdom tooth escalated to a serious infection.According to People magazine, ... Read more...
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‘Mini’ transplant may safely reverse severe sickle cell disease in adults
December 10th, 2009 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 10 (ANI): "Mini" stem cell transplantation may safely reverse severe sickle cell disease in adults, according to a preliminary study by scientists at the National Institutes of Health and Johns ... Read more...
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Mars turned red due to grinding rocks, not water
September 19th, 2009 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 19 (ANI): Recent laboratory studies have shown that Mars is not red due to the rocks being rusted by the water that once flooded the planet, but due to the ... Read more...
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World’s largest bats on the verge of extinction in Peninsular Malaysia due to hunting
August 26th, 2009 - 4:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 26 (ANI): The world's largest species of fruit bat, Pteropus vampyrus, could be driven to extinction in Peninsular Malaysia at the current hunting rate, scientists have warned.They say that around ... Read more...
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Astronomers spot a pair of solar systems in the making
July 2nd, 2009 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 2 (ANI): Two University of Hawaii astronomers have found a binary star-disk system in which each star is surrounded by the kind of dust disk that is frequently the ... Read more...
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Porn industry hit by HIV outbreak
June 13th, 2009 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 13 (ANI): The multi-billion dollar adult film industry in the US has been left facing a storm after 22 porn actors were reported to have contracted HIV.State health officials in ... Read more...
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Genetic make-up may influence one’s economic decisions
May 6th, 2009 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 6 (ANI): It's the genetic make-up of a person that determines how he or she would take economic decisions on the basis of whether the options have been framed negatively ... Read more...
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Binge drinking can lead to long-term brain damage
December 29th, 2008 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 29 (ANI): While binge drinkers are already known to be at increased risk of accidents, violence and engaging in unprotected sex, it has now emerged that only a few ... Read more...
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Sphinx may have originally had a lions face
December 9th, 2008 - 7:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 9 (ANI): New evidence has emerged that suggests the Sphinx may have originally had the face of lion, and not that of an ancient pharaoh, as generally believed by ... Read more...
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Individuals with specific gene variant at higher fatty liver risk
September 26th, 2008 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 26 (ANI): Researchers at UT South-western Medical Centre have revealed that individuals who carry a specific form of the gene are at an increased risk of developing fatty liver ... Read more...
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Moving baby fat cells around the body may harbour obesity cure
September 19th, 2008 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 19 (ANI): Experiments on mice conducted at UT Southwestern Medical Center suggest that immature fat cells may play a crucial role in treating obesity.
The researchers have discovered that such ... Read more...
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Offsprings from the same father tend to stick together
September 4th, 2008 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, September 4 (ANI): A new research has indicated that in the animal kingdom, offsprings from the same father tend to stick together, a prominent example being the small tropical fish ... Read more...
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Faulty Swiss Commission advice may see HIV infection quadrupling: Study
July 30th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 30 (ANI): Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have warned that infection with HIV could be four times higher in certain populations if people with HIV ... Read more...
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Scientists develop new test for faster drug-screening in sports
June 19th, 2008 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 19 (ANI): With Olympics round the corner, scientists from University of Utah have come up with a new anti-doping test that can help in quick and accurate detection of ... Read more...
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Tiny sunflower seed protein may halt prostrate cancer spread
May 1st, 2008 - 3:54 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne, May 1 (ANI): Researchers in Australia reveal that a tiny protein found in sunflower seeds may help halt the spread of prostrate cancer.The boffins found that the sunflower mini-protein was ... Read more...
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