Sprints better than marathon for heart health
April 6th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 06 (ANI): New research has suggested that high intensity exercise is more beneficial than traditional endurance training when it comes to heart health."Our research examines the effects of brief, intense ... Read more...
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Experts say Thorpe’s peak years are over
February 4th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb.4 (ANI): Experts have said that champion Olympian swimmer Ian Thorpe knows that his peak years are all but over, but he still hopes that his best is yet to come.Thorpe's ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Trigger that sets off pulsating aurorae found
October 2nd, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 2 (ANI): Scientists have discovered the elusive trigger that sets off the most striking visual outbursts, known as pulsating aurorae or blinking lights around Earth's polar regions.Though typical auroras ... Read more...
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‘Neptune water’ soon in labs
July 22nd, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 22 (ANI): Scientists plan to simulate conditions in lab to show exactly how water behaves in the extreme conditions that Neptune presents.The new Facility for Antiprotons and Ion Research (FAIR) ... Read more...
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LHC sets new beam collision record
June 28th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 28 (ANI): The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's highest-energy particle accelerator, has produced a record-breaking particle collision rate - almost two times the previous rate.According to physicist Andrei ... Read more...
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Boffins refine ways to generate and control “Airy beams”
June 18th, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 18 (ANI) Israeli scientists have demonstrated new ways to generate and control "Airy beams". "Airy beams" are named after English astronomer Sir George Biddell Airy, who studied the parabolic trajectories ... Read more...
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Blues make people prefer greys
February 9th, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 9 (IANS) People with anxiety and depression are most likely to use a shade of grey to represent their mental state.
Researchers describe the development of a colour chart, The ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Depressed people ‘feel gray, not blue’
February 9th, 2010 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): Depressed people are most likely to use a shade of gray to represent their mental state, concludes a new study.In the open access journal BMC Medical Research Methodology, ... Read more...
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Eyeless urchins can “see” with spines
February 7th, 2010 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 7 (ANI): A new study has confirmed that the spiky body of an eyeless sea urchin acts as one big, spine-covered eye.Sea urchins, like their close relatives the starfish, ... Read more...
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Brief exercise regimen key to heart health
January 24th, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 24 (ANI): When it comes to heart health, even a little bit of exercise can prove beneficial, suggests a new study.John Quindry, director of Auburn University's Cardioprotection Research Laboratory, said ... Read more...
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SRK-Karan Johar launches Ravi K Chandran’s website
January 12th, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Possibly, he could be one of the favorite cinematographers in the current lot of cinematographers out there in the tinsel town. Be it superstar Khans of Bollywood or ace filmmaker Manirathnam ... Read more...
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Vigorous workout can cut down breast cancer risk (Oct 1-7 is Breast Cancer Week)
October 2nd, 2009 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 2 (IANS) Post-menopausal women can cut down their risk of breast cancer by engaging in a moderate to vigorous workout, says a new study.
"With an estimated 182,460 new cases ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
‘NanoPen’ may revolutionise electronics sector, medical diagnostic tests
September 3rd, 2009 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 3 (ANI): A team of scientists in California have announced the creation of a 'NanoPen' that can simplify the method of laying down patterns of nanoparticles-from wires to circuits-for making ... Read more...
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Ten steps to extended massive orgasm
June 23rd, 2009 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 23 (ANI): While majority of couples wish to have extended massive orgasm (EMO), not everybody comes down to experiencing these repeated orgasmic waves.Lovers experiencing one of these massive orgasms have ... Read more...
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Cost-effective forest management practices can substantially reduce carbon emissions
July 15th, 2008 - 4:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 15 (ANI): A team of botanists has determined that cost-effective forest management practices can substantially reduce carbon emissions, thus mitigating the effects of global climate change.A key aspect ... Read more...
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Researchers show leaky muscle cells lead to fatigue
February 12th, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 12 (ANI): Researchers at the Columbia University Medical Center have found a similarity between marathoners and heart failure patients - leaky muscle cells.According to the study, the fatigue that marathoners ... Read more...
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Researchers reveal the key to sexy saxophone playing
February 8th, 2008 - 1:28 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 8 (ANI): Amateur saxophonists have long been wondering why they cant hit the sharp high notes like jazz legend John Coltrane. Now researchers have given an answer by finding that ... Read more...
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