Higher heart rate at rest is risky
October 27th, 2010 - 10:44 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Oct 27 (IANS) Your higher heart beat at rest indicates a higher risk of dying from heart disease and other cardiovascular causes, said a Canadian study Tuesday.The study, presented at the ... Read more...
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Kalam to be honoured by Canadian university
September 23rd, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Sep 23 (IANS) A top Canadian university will confer an honorary doctorate degree on former Indian president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam next week.The University of Waterloo, in the city of ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Reports of problems with blood-thinner wrong: study
August 30th, 2010 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 30 (ANI): A set of new findings have proven wrong the earlier reports that people with a certain genetic make-up don't benefit from the blood-thinner clopidogrel, also known as Plavix.Previously ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Lighter weights too can build bulging biceps
August 13th, 2010 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 13 (IANS) Gym goers keen on building bulging biceps might be tempted to rely on the heavy dumbbells. But researchers in Canada have found that lifting lighter weights for longer ... Read more...
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You don’t have to lift heavy weights to build muscle, suggests study
August 12th, 2010 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 12 (ANI): It is widely believed that lifting heavy weights is the key to build muscle size. However, a new study has shown that a similar degree of muscle building ... Read more...
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Canada launches global study to find dengue cure
July 16th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, July 16 (IANS) With no drugs available for dengue fever and the disease assuming endemic proportions in countries like India and reaching the US for the first time in ... Read more...
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Indian students head for Canada to join research internships
July 12th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 12 (ANI): Some of the brightest Indian students will be spending this summer in Canada taking part in cutting-edge research internships at Canadian universities.According to a Canadian High Commission ... Read more...
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10 risk factors trigger 90pct of strokes
June 19th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto, June 19 (ANI): Ten common risk factors trigger more than 90 per cent of strokes, a new research reveals.The Canadian-led study appears in The Lancet.The researchers, led by Salim Yusuf ... Read more...
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First images of electrons’ secret dance that causes them to change form
June 3rd, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 3 (ANI): Scientists from McMaster University, Cornell University, the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven and Los Alamos National Laboratories have captured the first images of electrons that appear to take ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
2 glasses of milk a day keeps fat at bay in women
May 27th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, May 27 (IANS) Women who drank two large glasses of milk daily after their weight-lifting routine gained more muscle and lost more fat compared to women who drank sugar-based energy drinks, ... Read more...
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Two glasses of milk a day tones muscles, keeps the fat away in women
May 27th, 2010 - 11:21 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 27 (ANI): Two glasses of milk a day after weight-lifting routine helps tone muscles and keep the fat off in women, claims a new study."Resistance training is not a typical ... Read more...
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Lifeline for ‘antibiotic of last resort’ unveiled
April 12th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 12 (ANI): For the first time, researchers at Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, have uncovered how bacteria recognize and develop resistance to a powerful antibiotic used to ... Read more...
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Why are women vulnerable to HIV?
April 9th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, April 9 (IANS) Women are susceptible to the HIV virus that causes AIDS as it breaks the resistance of epithelial cells - the protective barrier that keeps infection out in the ... Read more...
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New way HIV infects women discovered
April 9th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 9 (ANI): A group of scientists has found a new way by which HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, can infect women.Women are susceptible to HIV, but scientists have been ... Read more...
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‘No time to exercise’ won’t work, intense bursts would
March 15th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, March 15 (IANS) Now, you may no longer use the common excuse of "lack of time" for not doing enough exercise. Researchers have found that short-term high-intensity interval training is a ... Read more...
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Short bursts of intensive exercise as good as hours of training
March 13th, 2010 - 11:44 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 13 (ANI): The secret to staying fit is doing less exercise. Shocked? Well, a new study says short but intensive bursts of exercise lasting ten minutes are as effective as ... Read more...
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Eat chocolates, lower stroke risk
February 12th, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Feb 12 (IANS) Eating chocolate may lower your risk of a stroke, says an analysis of available research.
Chocolate is rich in antioxidants called flavonoids, which may have a protective effect ... Read more...
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Fountain of youth discovered at health food store!
February 12th, 2010 - 12:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 12 (ANI): A cocktail of ingredients - found at local health food stores - that forestalls major aspects of the aging process has been developed by researchers at McMaster University.Ingredients ... Read more...
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‘A chocolate a day keeps strokes at bay’
February 12th, 2010 - 10:52 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 12 (ANI): Eating chocolate every day might protect you against strokes, says a new study.According to an analysis of available research that will be released today and presented at the ... Read more...
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Short-term radiation therapy works well for breast cancer patients
February 11th, 2010 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 11 (ANI): Researchers in Canada have found that an intense three-week course of radiation therapy is just as effective as the standard five-week regimen for women with early-stage breast cancer.In ... Read more...
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Concussions should be taken seriously: Study
January 18th, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 18 (ANI): A new study suggests that concussions in children are not being taken seriously enough.The study, from McMaster University researchers, found kids diagnosed with concussions returned to school quicker ... Read more...
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Soon, simple test to detect peanut allergy
January 12th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto, Jan 12 (ANI): Scientists from University of Manchester in Britain are testing a new diagnostic tool that may help predict life-threatening peanut allergy.Lead researcher Adnan Custovic suggests that testing for a ... Read more...
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Electric field used on worm to test new medicines
January 6th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 6 (ANI): A team comprising scientists of Indian origin from the McMaster University has come up a with a new way to drive and direct microscopic worms like C. elegans ... Read more...
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Stars thrive as vampires, sucking hydrogen from others
January 6th, 2010 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Jan 6 (IANS) Like Hollywood villains, stars in distant galaxies too seem to bank on vampirism to thrive, new research says. The stars appear in two groups -- those which ... Read more...
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Study: Women have a better sense of touch
January 2nd, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Jan 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There was a study done by the McMaster University, women have a much better sense of touch than their male counterparts. The study says that ... Read more...
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Women Have Better Sense Of Touch: Says Study
December 29th, 2009 - 6:41 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri,
Dec 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A study conducted recently tells us that the women are much more sensitive to the feeling of a touch than their male counterparts. The study carried ... Read more...
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Women have a finer sense of touch
December 28th, 2009 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Dec 28 (IANS) Women seem to be gifted with a finer sense of touch, thanks to their slender, smaller fingers.
"Neuroscientists have long known that some people have a better sense ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Air pollution can lead to hospitalisations for pneumonia in seniors
December 23rd, 2009 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 23 (ANI): Prolonged exposure to higher levels of the pollutants found in car exhaust fumes and industrial air pollution can lead to hospitalization for pneumonia in adults aged 65 and ... Read more...
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Women have ‘more sensitive touch because of small fingers’
December 16th, 2009 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 16 (ANI): Scientists have come up with a novel explanation to why women are more sensitive than men - they say it's all in the fingertips.They have found that petite ... Read more...
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Smaller fishes prefer bigger, bossier fishes for protection
December 15th, 2009 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Dec 15 (IANS) Smaller fishes of the cichlid group prefer bigger, bossier ones for company and protection from other predators.
"It seems that cichlids potentially prefer groups of dominant members for ... Read more...
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Bigger and bossier better for fish families
December 15th, 2009 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 15 (ANI): When it comes to fish families, the bigger and bossier the better, a new study has found.Among cichlids, a species that lives in groups, members make strategic decisions ... Read more...
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World’s largest telescope spells golden age of astronomy
December 3rd, 2009 - 9:27 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Dec 3 (IANS) Hailing it as the beginning of a golden age of astronomy, researchers say the latest data beamed back to earth by the Herschel Space Observatory (HSO) is providing ... Read more...
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Data from Herschel to shed new light on star formation in nearby galaxies
December 2nd, 2009 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 2 (ANI): The latest data delivered back to Earth by the Herschel Space Observatory (HSO) is providing astronomers with a better understanding of the composition, temperature, density and mass of ... Read more...
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New test can rapidly trace pesticides in food
November 12th, 2009 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Nov 12 (IANS) Scientists have come up with a fast, inexpensive dipstick test which can identify traces of pesticides in food and beverages.
Their paper-strip test is more practical than conventional ... Read more...
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Oral contraceptives ‘beneficial’ for asthmatic women
November 6th, 2009 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 6 (ANI): A new study has found that oral contraceptives might benefit women with asthma.The research team from McMaster University in Hamilton, ON, Canada found that women with asthma who ... Read more...
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