Alzheimer’s can be diagnosed with eye test
August 25th, 2012 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 24 (IANS) Now Alzheimer's can be diagnosed with a simple eye test, according to researchers.Trevor Crawford, psychologist from the Centre for Ageing Research, Lancaster University, said: "The diagnosis ... Read more...
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Clue to why women live longer discovered
August 4th, 2012 - 6:01 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) A genetic clue to why women outlive men has been found in a study of fruit flies by British researchers.The research, published in the journal Current ... Read more...
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Anuj Bidve’s killer jailed for life
July 27th, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) The man who shot dead Indian student Anuj Bidve in a "motiveless" murder in Greater Manchester has been jailed for life, the BBC reported Friday.Kiaran Stapleton, ... Read more...
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‘Psycho’ guilty of murdering Indian student Bidve
July 27th, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
London, July 26 (IANS) A killer who called himself "Psycho" has been found guilty of murdering Indian student Anuj Bidve at random on a British street, The Independent reported Thursday.Kiaran ... Read more...
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Anuj’s parents plead for justice, to return with body Saturday
January 6th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 6 (IANS) The distraught parents of murdered Indian student Anuj Bidve have met with the authorities here and pleaded for justice for their son who was shot dead ... Read more...
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Anuj Bidve’s killer remanded in custody
January 2nd, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 2 (IANS) A man describing himself as "Psycho Stapleton" was charged with murdering Indian student Anuj Bidve who was shot dead on Boxing Day, BBC reported Monday.Kiaran Stapleton, ... Read more...
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British cops meet slain Indian student’s kin (Lead)
January 2nd, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 2 (IANS) British police officers Monday evening visited the grief-stricken family of 23-year-old Indian student Anuj Bidve, who was shot dead in Manchester a day after Christmas. The ... Read more...
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British cops meet slain Indian student’s kin
January 2nd, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 2 (IANS) British police officers Monday evening visited the grief-stricken family of 23-year-old Indian student Anuj Bidve, who was shot dead in Manchester a day after Christmas, his ... Read more...
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British police to visit family of slain Indian student
January 1st, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 1 (IANS) British police officers would visit India to meet the family of 23-year-old Indian student Anuj Bidve who was shot dead in Manchester a day after Christmas, ... Read more...
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Racism not ruled out in Indian student’s killing
December 30th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 30 (IANS) The killing of 23-year-old Indian student Anuj Bidve in Britain is being treated by police as a "hate crime", after a woman who reportedly held the ... Read more...
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Four held over Indian student’s killing
December 28th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 28 (IANS) Four people have been arrested in connection with the killing of 23-year-old Indian student Anuj Bidve in Manchester, a media report said Wednesday.The four people include ... Read more...
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One held as Indian’s killing sparks outrage on Facebook (Second Lead)
December 27th, 2011 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 27 (IANS) A 17-year-old British youth has been arrested over the fatal shooting of Indian student Anuj Bidve in Manchester. The killing triggered condemnation on social networking ... Read more...
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One held as Indian’s killing sparks outrage on Facebook (Lead)
December 27th, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 27 (IANS) A 17-year-old British youth has been arrested over the fatal shooting of Indian student Anuj Bidve in Manchester, triggering condemnation on social networking website Facebook.Bidve, ... Read more...
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British teen held over Indian student’s killing
December 27th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 27 (IANS) A British teenager has been arrested over the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Indian student Anuj Bidve in Manchester Monday, a media report said Tuesday.Bidve was ... Read more...
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Facebook flooded with condemnation for Indian’s killing
December 27th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 27 (IANS) Social networking website Facebook has been flooded with comments condemning the killing of Indian student Anuj Bidve in Manchester with one terming the killers "vermin".The ... Read more...
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Babies laugh and cry in womb
September 16th, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 16 (IANS) Babies in the womb develop a range of facial movements which can be identified as laughing and crying, research shows.Study author Nadja Reissland from Durham University ... Read more...
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Women feel old at 29, men at 58
March 27th, 2011 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
London, March 27 (IANS) "You are as old as you feel", goes an old saying. A study now says women consider themselves old at 29, half the age of men ... Read more...
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Men feel old at 58, but women at 29
March 26th, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 26 (ANI): A new study has revealed that women consider themselves old at 29 - half the age of men who don't feel over the hill until they are 58.A ... Read more...
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New phone app to identify potential paedophiles
January 25th, 2011 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 25 (IANS) Scientists have developed a new phone application to identify potential paedophiles.The software, called Child Defence, enables kids to scan webchat on their mobile phones to verify the ... Read more...
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New cell phone app identifies predatory adults posing as kids
January 25th, 2011 - 11:52 am ICT by ANI
London, Jan 25 (ANI): Worried that your child may be being secretly groomed on the Internet by a predatory paedophile? Well, you can take a breather as scientists have developed a ... Read more...
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Wearing glasses ‘can boost your job prospects’
January 4th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 4 (ANI): Wondering what is the sure-shot way to get a job? Well, wearing you glasses to the interview might help, suggests a new UK study.The research has found that ... Read more...
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Women plagued by ‘double-shift’ stress - at home and work
December 31st, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 31 (ANI): Women constantly juggle two roles, both important - that of a homemaker and a professional, and therefore suffer the double-shift stress syndrome.Double the stress means more symptoms of ... Read more...
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95pc Brits still trust unannounced visitors
December 28th, 2010 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 28 (ANI): It's not uncommon for visitors to throng at our doorsteps, especially during festive seasons - now a survey has found that an astonishing 95 per cent of Britons ... Read more...
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Housework makes fathers happy: Study
November 5th, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 5 (ANI): This may come as good news to working mothers everywhere: Fathers are less stressed when sharing childcare and domestic chores, new research shows.The study revealed that fathers are ... Read more...
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Sunshine causes wrinkles ‘even through a window’
September 7th, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 7 (ANI): Previous research has shown that basking in direct sunlight and shunning the sunscreen leads to wrinkles, but for those who thought their skin was safe while driving or ... Read more...
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Sunlight filtering through glass also can cause wrinkles
September 7th, 2010 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 7 (IANS) Avoiding sunscreen and sun bathing are known to cause wrinkles. But there's some disquieting news for those who thought their skin was safe while driving, or sitting in ... Read more...
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Noisy knees could help diagnose osteoarthritis
August 31st, 2010 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 31 (IANS) Diagnosing the kind of noises a knee makes could be a new way to treat osteoarthritis.
The technique, known as acoustic emission, helps engineers detect faults in bridges and ... Read more...
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Smartphones on holidays make bosses more anxious
July 22nd, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 22 (IANS) Office bosses who carry smartphones during their holidays return "more anxious" than before leaving the workplace as the devices never "escape the onslaught" of e-mails and office reports.
A ... Read more...
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Leading NASA Scientists Issue A Warning About A Solar Space Storm
June 25th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 25, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Leading NASA scientists have discharged a warning that a number of crises could be posed in the direction of Britain by a once-in-a-generation space ... Read more...
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‘Anti-grooming’ software that detects paedophiles on the net created
June 2nd, 2010 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 2 (ANI): Scientists have developed "anti-grooming" software, which can detect whether kids may be chatting with an adult posing as a child or a teenager on the Internet.The program, which ... Read more...
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Boffins called in to study ‘impossible-to-win’ Blackpool hoopla game
May 26th, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 26 (ANI): Forensic scientists were asked to investigate a hoopla game near a seaside - because no one seemed to win it - ever.Calculations revealed that the traditional fairground game ... Read more...
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New clue to explain our existence
May 18th, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 18 (ANI): Scientists say they have come across a clue that could help explain why the universe is comprised of matter and not antimatter.According to the researchers, arriving ... Read more...
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For couples, ‘perfect moment’ of the day will be at 8:44pm
May 3rd, 2010 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 3 (ANI): For worked up couples, the "perfect moment" when they can finally sit down and relax at the end of the day comes at precisely 8.44pm, research has found.The ... Read more...
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Baby swimmers have better balance
April 29th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 29 (ANI): Baby swimmers have better balance and are also better at grasping at things than non-swimmers, a new study has found.This difference persists even when children are five years ... Read more...
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Do babies make for better swimmers?
April 29th, 2010 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 29 (IANS) Teaching babies to swim turns out to be more than just fun. Baby swimmers have better balance and are also better at grasping things than non-swimmers.
This difference ... Read more...
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