Mechanism discovered to help treat inflammation
September 3rd, 2012 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 3 (IANS) The discovery of a crucial step in the body's process for healing wounds could open a new way of treating inflammation, which is the immune system's ... Read more...
Posted in World |
New way to inject oxygen excites medical science
June 30th, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 30 (IANS) A new way of administering oxygen into blood, that could allow people to stay alive without breathing, has been discovered.The amazing breakthrough could change medical science ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Beyonce writes open letter to Michelle Obama
April 14th, 2012 - 7:32 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 14 (IANS) Singer Beyonce has penned an open letter to the US' First Lady, Michelle Obama, thanking her for fostering a positive environment for black women.According ... Read more...
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New Indian consumer: Caught between tech and tradition
March 21st, 2012 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The Indian market is high on growth and consumer confidence but mythology still rules Indian consumption that is still rooted in "existential fear", say ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Life has been rough since divorce: Aguilera
January 12th, 2012 - 3:54 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 12 (IANS) Singer-actress Christina Aguilera says her life has been tough after parting ways with husband Jordan Bratman."That was a rough year. Between my divorce and the ... Read more...
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Aguilera not crumbling under ‘weight’ issues
January 9th, 2012 - 8:39 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 9 (IANS) Singer Christina Aguilera's figure has changed considerably after giving birth to her son, but she is not fretting and says her boyfriend likes her ... Read more...
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Study reveals that bacteria laden soap is not clean
May 9th, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Ohio, May 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Soap is good at keeping bacteria off but being careless with it can be worse, a new study has found. The researchers studied soap dispensers at some ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Emma Watson sympathizes with Kate Middleton
April 14th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 14 (ANI): With the royal wedding just two weeks away, Kate Middleton is getting sympathy from someone who knows firsthand the pressures of being in the limelight - Emma Watson.The ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
World’s smallest wedding rings from DNA created
April 12th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 12 (ANI): A just-married German researcher has created the world's smallest wedding rings from DNA strands.Prof Alexander Heckel and his doctoral student Thorsten Schmidt from the Goethe University interlocked the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Engineers invent lens for 3D microscope
March 22nd, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 22 (IANS) Engineers have designed a lens that enables microscopic objects to be seen from nine different angles at once to create a 3D image.
Other 3D microscopes ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Cellular images now captured in 3D
March 6th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 6 (IANS) Researchers can now peer right into cellular processes and that too in 3D, thanks to an amazing microscope.
The microscopy technique takes images at high speed, ... Read more...
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Jolie has a message for Pitt in pendant
February 26th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 26 (IANS) Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has reportedly got a special pendant made for her partner Brad Pitt. Based on ancient Egyptian amulets, the gift has a secret love ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Angelina Jolie has diamond pendant designed for partner Brad Pitt
February 26th, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 26 (ANI): Angelina Jolie has come up with an unusual necklace for her partner, Brad Pitt, worth a six-figure sum.She has commissioned London-based jeweller Robert Procop to make a ... Read more...
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Jessica Simpson enlists celeb trainer to get her in shape for wedding day
February 19th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb 19 (ANI): Jessica Simpson has hired celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson to help her get in shape for her big day.Anderson, the fitness guru to Madonna and Jennifer Aniston, ... Read more...
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LiLo faces a life-long battle against addiction, says mum
February 19th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 19 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan's mother Dina has said that her daughter faces a 'life-long' battle against addiction.The 48-year-old said she believes the troubled 'Mean Girls' actress has made progress, ... Read more...
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Microsponges from seaweed may help diagnose diseases quickly
February 10th, 2011 - 7:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): A new study has found that microsponges derived from seaweed may help diagnose heart disease, cancers, HIV and other diseases quickly and at far lower cost than current ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How LCD projectors ’switch neurons on-off like light bulbs’ in worms
January 17th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 17 (ANI): Researchers have developed a novel way to control the brain and muscles of tiny organisms, including freely moving worms, using inexpensive components from ordinary liquid crystal display (LCD) ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New ‘Spaser’ technology to fuel future nano-technologies
January 13th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 13 (ANI): Tel Aviv University researchers have developed a new technology called 'Spaser', a laser that can be as small as needed to fuel nano-technologies of the future.Prof. David Bergman ... Read more...
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Study finds new tool for early detection of bowel disease
December 7th, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 7 (ANI): Researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) have developed a new kind of endoscope to aid the early detection and diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease.The Confocal Laser ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Now, high-powered laser that unblocks arteries in minutes
November 28th, 2010 - 4:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 28 (ANI): People whose arteries get blocked due to cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes may now get a quicker treatment as a high-powered laser, which unblocks arteries in minutes, has been ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Laser blasts open blocked arteries
November 28th, 2010 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 28 (IANS) A high-powered laser, which unblocks arteries in minutes, is being used on patients for the first time in London.
The Turbo Elite 'drill' fitted to a new ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
‘Magnificent’ Ponting sailing Oz Ashes ship on his own: Botham
November 18th, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 18(ANI): Former England all-rounder Ian Botham insists that a third Ashes series defeat out of four against England for Australian captain Ricky Ponting would not be his fault.Botham had ... Read more...
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Border backs besieged Hussey, North to lift their game
November 17th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 17 (ANI): Former Australian skipper Allan Border has backed besieged batsmen Mike Hussey and Marcus North to lift their game against EnglandCritics had claimed that the Australian selectors uncertainty ensures ... Read more...
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Sarah and Todd Palin laugh off divorce rumours
November 11th, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 11 (ANI): Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin and her husband Todd have rubbished the rumours of a divorce.A tabloid reported that Sarah and Todd Palin were on the verge ... Read more...
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Brain bleeding ‘common among older individuals’
November 9th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 9 (ANI): Brain bleeding is a common occurrence among older individuals, according to a UC Irvine study."In this study, deep regions of the brain were closely examined under a microscope, ... Read more...
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New test ‘to triple’ chances of IVF success
November 8th, 2010 - 11:56 am ICT by ANI
London, Nov 8 (ANI): A new screening technique developed by UK-based researchers could double or triple current IVF success rates.The test allows for any chromosomal abnormalities, the biggest cause of early pregnancy ... Read more...
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UK man’s 33-yr-old ache was due to tooth stuck in ear!
October 18th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 18 (ANI): A man's earache in the UK that made him partially deaf and kept him in pain for 33 years, has been cured after a tooth was removed from ... Read more...
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Lyme Disease Cyber Scam Cracked In Kansas
September 25th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Sep 25, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It has been reported that a person named Robert W. Bradford, with three other companions, were convicted for involving in a fraudulent cyber scam, whereby, they ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
California Man Pleads Guilty to Lyme Disease Fraud
September 25th, 2010 - 12:55 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A man from Southern California had pleaded guilty to fraud after devising a fake way to diagnose and treat the life threatening tick bourne illness known as Lyme ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Now, England’s T20 World Cup triumph comes under match fixing scanner
September 9th, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.9 (ANI): England's triumph in the World Twenty20 is sensationally the latest event to come under the match-fixing microscope.Sun Sport has learned that the ICC is investigating the Pakistan squad that ... Read more...
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Pachauri to stay despite adverse review of UN climate panel
August 31st, 2010 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Aug 30 (IANS) Rajendra Pachauri, the Indian chairman of the UN climate panel, Monday said he would not quit despite an independent review finding flaws in its structure and suggesting ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
‘Under fire’ Strauss says he doesn’t need to prove himself
August 26th, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 27 (ANI): England skipper Andrew Strauss, who is under pressure due to bad form and criticism of his tactics, has said that he doesn't need to prove himself.Strauss was one ... Read more...
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Karan Did Not Ask Kareena To Lose Weight For Short Term Shaadi
August 25th, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 25, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): A recent rumor suggested that filmmaker Karan Johar has asked the Bollywood queen Kareena Kapoor to get rid of some kilos for an upcoming movie. But ... Read more...
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New finding could lead to novel HIV treatments
August 25th, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 25 (ANI): Scientists have identified the key components of a protein called TRIM5a that destroys HIV in rhesus monkeys.Senior researcher Edward M. Campbell, of Loyola University Health System, said that ... Read more...
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Akmal brothers, Malik under scanner for poor performance
July 24th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, July 24 (IANS) Pakistan may be on the verge of winning its first cricket Test against Australia in 15 years but the poor performance of three of the team's leading players ... Read more...
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