Exercise helps you cope with stress, anxiety
September 17th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) Moderate exercise not only keeps one fit and healthy but also helps him or her to cope with anxiety and stress, suggests a new study."While it ... Read more...
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Now, a robot that will understand emotions
August 24th, 2012 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Helsinki, Aug 24 (IANS) A robot being developed in Finland will be capable of recognising human emotions and understanding speech and gestures.Being created at the University of Oulu in Finland, ... Read more...
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Jennie Garth spotted with a mystery man
August 17th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Aug 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The 90210 star has announced last week that she is dating again after splitting from her husband of many years Peter Facinell. The 40 years old ... Read more...
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Puerto Rican to prepare menu for manned mission to Mars
August 9th, 2012 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Orlando (Florida), Aug 9 (IANS/EFE) A Puerto Rican scientist will be in charge of creating the menu for the first manned mission to Mars.Yajaira Sierra Sastre, a 35-year-old native of ... Read more...
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Multi-linguilism shapes children’s emotional development
August 3rd, 2012 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 3 (IANS) In television classic "I Love Lucy", Ricky Ricardo switched into rapid-fire Spanish whenever he was upset, despite the fact that Lucy had no idea what ... Read more...
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Humans, animals still share primitive fear response
January 18th, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 18 (IANS) Our primitive response to fear, a trait we share with other animals, can override our conscious anticipation or assessment of danger.These findings have implications for how ... Read more...
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Now RGV wants Maria to see ‘Not A Love Story’
August 16th, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, who had earlier refused to show his film "Not A Love Story" to Maria Susairaj, says he is now keen ... Read more...
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Study says that Tai Chi is good for heart patients
April 26th, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, April 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard have concluded a study that suggest that heart attack patients’ lives are improved if they practice the ... Read more...
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Reporter recalls how she fought Gaddafi’s goons to try to rescue raped woman
April 3rd, 2011 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 3 (ANI): Sky News foreign affairs correspondent Lisa Holland has opened up how she fought Libyan dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's henchmen to try to protect a raped woman and how ... Read more...
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Scientists say that chickens are capable of empathy
March 9th, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists claim that chickens have the ability to feel the pains of others.The correct term for such feeling is empathy and for a very long time ... Read more...
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Mother hens ‘can feel their chicks’ pain’
March 9th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 9 (ANI): The ability to feel someone's pain or see their point of view was once thought to be uniquely human. But recent studies suggest that animals may also experience ... Read more...
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Human cues to improve computer’s user-friendliness
March 6th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 6 (IANS) Researchers are using human cues to improve a computer's user-friendliness by going beyond the scope of the traditional keyboard and mouse.
"Our research in computer graphics ... Read more...
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Soon, computers to understand how you feel!
March 5th, 2011 - 12:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 5 (ANI): A Binghamton University researcher wants computers to understand inputs from humans that go beyond the traditional keyboard and mouse.Lijun Yin and team have developed ways to provide information ... Read more...
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Deep brain stimulation ‘can treat severe OCD’
February 19th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 19 (ANI): Scientists have found that an electrical treatment which zaps away symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) can help extreme sufferers unable to cope with everyday life.By inserting ... Read more...
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Club drug ecstasy good for autism, post-traumatic stress patients
January 2nd, 2011 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jan 2 (ANI): Ecstasy pills-a favourite among club goers-may help people who have trouble connecting to others, suggests a new study.The drug, also known as MDMA, has been known to ... Read more...
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Longoria not adopting a baby
December 2nd, 2010 - 2:53 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 2 (IANS) Contrary to some media reports, actress Eva Longoria is not planning to adopt a child from Haiti, sources close to her say.Recent media reports said that the 35-year-old ... Read more...
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Lizzie Cundy Separates From Husband
October 11th, 2010 - 8:12 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 11, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Lizzie Cundy's fourteen year old marriage is on the rocks, with her husband having left her and their two children to move in with Hannah Pedley, ... Read more...
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RGV: Rakta Charitra Will Be The Most Violent Film Ever
October 9th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 9, 2010Â (Sampurn Wire: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma is going all gaga about his upcoming trilingual film Rakta Charitra, starring Vivek Oberoi in the lead role.RGV added that the film ... Read more...
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Indian woman sets hubby’s penis on fire to stop him from cheating
September 28th, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sept 28 (ANI): A woman in Australia was so enraged by her husband cheating on her that she believed setting fire to his penis would make him mend his ways.But Rajini ... Read more...
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Vitamin C intake improves mood of acutely hospitalised patients
September 24th, 2010 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 24 (ANI): A new study has revealed that treatment with vitamin C rapidly improves the emotional state of acutely hospitalised patients.Researchers at the Montreal's Jewish General Hospital (JGH) carried out ... Read more...
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Japanese read voice tones while Dutch read faces to assess others’ emotions
September 16th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 16 (ANI): Japanese people gauge others' emotions via voice tone, while Dutch people pay more attention to the facial expression to know how others are feeling, found a new study.The ... Read more...
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Just like humans, animals too make choices based on their emotions
August 4th, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 4 (ANI): Just like humans, animals too make choices based on their emotional states, says a new study.Bristol University's Professor Mike Mendl and Dr Liz Paul and Lincoln University's Dr ... Read more...
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Why laughter is contagious
July 23rd, 2010 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 23 (ANI): How many times has it happened that when one person starts laughing, it takes no time till everybody else in the group starts rolling too? And now, researchers ... Read more...
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Twitter mood maps reveal happiness quotient of America
July 22nd, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 22 (ANI): A twitter mood map developed by a computer scientist has revealed the emotional state of hundreds of millions of Americans.Computer scientist Alan Mislove at Northeastern University in Boston ... Read more...
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Motherhood made Sheryl Crow’s music better
July 19th, 2010 - 3:06 am ICT by IANS
London, July 19 (IANS) American singer Sheryl Crow believes motherhood has made her music much better.
The Grammy Award-winning artist - who has adopted sons Wyatt, three, and two-month-old Levi - thinks ... Read more...
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Brain abnormality ’causes aggression in teens’
July 6th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 6 (ANI): Abnormality in brain could be the cause for aggression and anti social tendencies in teenagers, according to a new study.The find could help government help sufferers and their ... Read more...
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Being anxious affects our attention to what happens around us
June 11th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 11 (ANI): Being of a nervous disposition and being anxious at a given moment affects our attention to what happens around us, found a new study at the University of ... Read more...
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Have you ever been infected by an earworm?
May 27th, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, May 27 (IANS) Some 98 to 99 percent of the population has, at some point, been "infected" with a song they just can't seem to shake off. Researchers in Canada have ... Read more...
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Why we can’t get a song out of our head
May 27th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 27 (ANI): You must have at some point been "infected" with a song, which you just can't shake off. Scientists have now revealed how earworms can linger on for days ... Read more...
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Duped by Indian adoption agency, US family cautions couples
May 23rd, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Sugandha Pathak
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) US-based Desiree and David Smolin were elated when they adopted two girls from Hyderabad. But their happiness was shortlived. Within weeks, the couple discovered that ... Read more...
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Three Americans jailed in Iran meet with their mothers
May 20th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- Three Americans jailed in Iran met with their mothers at a hotel in Tehran on Thursday, just over a week after the country granted their relatives visas ... Read more...
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Movie Review: Remember Me(2010)
May 14th, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 14, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Remember Me- For Robert Pattinson fansRating: 3 out of 5*Starring: Starring – Robert Pattinson, Pierce Brosnan and Emilie de RavinDirector – Allen CoulterIn this romantic drama current ... Read more...
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Now, software that decodes emotions over the phone
May 6th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 6 (ANI): An Israeli company called eXaudios has developed a new computer program that can not only predict a caller's emotional state over the phone, but may also diagnose a ... Read more...
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Jesse James in a terrible emotional state, says William Shatner
May 3rd, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 3 (ANI): William Shatner, Sandra Bullock co-star from Miss Congeniality, voiced his sympathy for the actress' estranged hubby Jesse James.Bullock left James after a model announced her 11-month affair ... Read more...
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White House urges Iran to release detained American hikers
April 24th, 2010 - 5:30 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- The White House on Friday urged Iranian authorities to release three American hikers who were detained nearly nine months ago when they strayed into the country while ... Read more...
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