Congress accuses BJP of ‘U-turn’ on casino, illegal mining
August 22nd, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 22 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led coalition government has compromised on issues related to illegal mining as well as keeping tabs on the casino industry in ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
‘Conditioning brain could curb impulsiveness’
June 15th, 2012 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 15 (IANS) Conditioning your brain to curb impulsiveness could open the way to treat addiction to gambling, drugs or alcohol as well as impulse-control disorders such ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
New compound staves off obesity
April 5th, 2012 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 5 (IANS) A compound present in red wine, grapes and other fruits could potentially stave off obesity by blocking the development of fat cells.
Kee-Hong Kim, assistant professor ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Excessive protein in scalp linked to male baldness
April 1st, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 1 (IANS) Excessive quantity of the protein Prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) in in men's scalps may be causing hair loss, a new study says.
The finding potentially opens the ... Read more...
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Shammi Kapoor’s leading ladies will miss the star
August 14th, 2011 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) Sharmila Tagore and Saira Banu who made their Bollywood debuts with Shammi Kapoor in "Kashmir Ki Kali" and "Junglee" respectively said they will miss the star ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Amitabh smitten by kids’ singing talent
June 18th, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The little kids in Zee TV's singing reality show "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs" have found a fan in megastar Amitabh Bachchan. ... Read more...
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Graeme Smith is a rock star in bed: Fiancee
June 6th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, June 6 (IANS) Graeme Smith's fiancee Morgan Deane has revealed that the South African cricket captain is a rock star in bed.The Times reported that Deane, an Irish pop ... Read more...
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Psychologist test how people learn, remember in groups
April 30th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 30 (ANI): A psychologist has carried out a test to discover how people learn and remember in groups.Suparna Rajaram, a psychology professor at Stony Brook University, began to specialize in ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Brain imaging demonstrates that former smokers have greater willpower
April 27th, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 27 (ANI): A study has found that former smokers have greater willpower than current smokers and non-smokers.The study by researchers from Trinity College and the Research Institute for a Tobacco ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
A cluttered brain doesn’t remember
April 20th, 2011 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, April 20 (IANS) Lapses in memory occur more frequently with age, yet the reasons for this increasing forgetfulness have not always been clear.However, new research shows that older individuals ... Read more...
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Cluttered memory halts older people from learning new things
April 20th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 20 (ANI): A new research from Concordia University has suggested that older individuals have reduced learning and memory because their minds tend to be cluttered with irrelevant information when performing ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists find new way to ’starve’ cancer cells
April 5th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 5 (ANI): Scientists have developed a new treatment for cancer which rather than attacking tumours directly, prevents the growth of new blood vessels in tumours, starving them of oxygen and ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Practice can make you a perfect liar!
February 9th, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 9 (ANI): Like many other things in life, a person's lying skills get better with practice, according to a new study, which suggested that repeated lying overcomes our tendency for ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Now, give your brain an ‘electric thinking cap’ to solve complex issues
February 3rd, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 3 (ANI): A University of Sydney study has found that it may be possible to stimulate the brain to see the world anew-an electric thinking cap.Research by Richard Chi and ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Pamela Singh Bhutoria To Be The Next Item Through Sudeshna Roy’s ‘Hercules’
January 12th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
.Pamela has been a model and anchor and is now going to sizzle with a six-minute-song in this experimental movie. She is going to be the next hot item girl of ... Read more...
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New fat-fighting drug shows promise
January 8th, 2011 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 8 (ANI): Wouldn't it be great if you could just pop a pill to shed those extra pounds without going through its harmful side effects? Well, it may now be ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How ‘chameleon-like’ HIV virus eludes treatment by mutating
December 16th, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 16 (ANI): A new study has shed light on how chameleon-like HIV virus constantly mutates into forms and gets away even from the best cocktail of current therapies.This understanding may ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Protein that makes tumor cells in breast cancer resistant to treatments
December 15th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 15 (ANI): Scientists have found a protein that makes tumor cells in breast cancer resistant to treatments.Researchers at the Andalusian Institute for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER) and the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Study: Sex is important for men aged between 70-95 years
December 8th, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, Dec 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Australian researchers say men want to continue having sex even at the advanced age of 70 to 95 years.The researchers say they interviewed about 3274 men that ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Mechanism that turns healthy cells into prostate cancer cells discovered
December 3rd, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 3 (ANI): Researchers at the University of California have found a protein that is crucial for regulating the self-renewal of normal prostate stem cells, needed to repair injured cells or ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Aussie stars will have to risk all to regain Ashes: Roebuck
November 14th, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 14(ANI): Noted cricket commentator Peter Roebuck reckons that the Australia's cricketers will have to play 'open and attacking' cricket for a successful Ashes campaign against England.In his syndicated column for ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Social connections affect sensitivity to physical pain: Study
November 9th, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 9 (ANI): A new study from University of Toronto has identified the influence of human social interaction on sensitivity to physical pain."Our study is among the first to show in ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Alba doesn’t like to be centre of attention
November 6th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 6 (IANS) Hollywood actress Jessica Alba has admitted that she doesn't like to be the centre of attention."I don't like being the centre of attention. But when I do comedy, ... Read more...
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Shy Jessica Alba doesn’t like to be the center of attention in films
November 5th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 5 (ANI): Jessica Alba has admitted that she doesn't like to be the center of attention in films."I'm shy. I don't like being the center of attention," Usmagazine.com quoted Alba ... Read more...
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Arianny Celeste “Playboy” Snaps To Hit The Stalls In November
October 9th, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Octagon princess Arianny Celeste has made it to the "Playboy" magazine this November. Last month, when the news was announced, the November issue of "Playboy", became quite an awaited ... Read more...
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Molecular ‘playbook’ to stop heart failure risk factor found
September 24th, 2010 - 12:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 24 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center recently discovered a potential molecular playbook for blocking cardiac hypertrophy, the unwanted enlargement of the heart and a well-known precursor ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Brain area that controls impulsive behaviour located
September 22nd, 2010 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 22 (ANI): Scientists have nailed down the area of the brain that controls impulsive behaviour and say that it can be controlled with training.A Queen's University research team led Scott ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New drugs that disarm MRSA discovered
September 17th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 17 (ANI): A new study has identified anti-pathogenic drugs that, without killing the bacteria, render Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) harmless by preventing the production of toxins that cause disease.Currently, ... Read more...
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Molecule involved in heart failure ‘also leads to heat attack damage’
September 16th, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 16 (ANI): Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University has revealed that a molecule known to be involved in progressive heart failure has now been shown to also lead to permanent damage ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How anxiety can trip our brains
September 14th, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) Researchers have long wondered why people with anxiety can be paralysed when it comes to decision-making.
Yuko Munakata, psychology professor at the University of Colorado in the US, ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Why our brains get tripped up when we’re anxious
September 14th, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 14 (ANI): Scientists have elucidated the brain mechanisms that allow us to make choices and ultimately could be helpful in improving treatments for the millions of people who suffer from ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Deepika Amazed At Marriage Proposal Of Delhi Guy
August 18th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 18, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Deepika Padukone, the fancy of many youngsters, was surprised to receive a marriage proposal from a young guy, when she was at a Delhi mall to ... Read more...
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Taking aspirin daily ‘cuts prostate cancer risk by 30pc’
August 12th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 12 (ANI): A new research has shown that taking a low dose of aspirin every day can cut the risk of prostate cancer by almost 30 per cent.According to scientists ... Read more...
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Dev Eloquent In Praise Of Frieda
August 9th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 9, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Actor Dev Patel, who shot to limelight on strength of his role in the Oscar winning, Slumdog Millionaire, has recently revealed that his girlfriend and co-star ... Read more...
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Migrating birds sleep less, become more impulsive: Study
July 29th, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 29 (ANI): Sparrows and other birds sleep very less and become highly impulsive in migratory seasons, says a new study.University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers said that despite the behaviour, sleep loss ... Read more...
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