Stewart, Pattinson split affecting ‘Breaking Dawn.. 2′ promotion plans
August 31st, 2012 - 3:16 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 31 (IANS) Summit Entertainment, the distributor of the "Twilight" franchise, are hoping that the leading actors of "Breaking Dawn: Part 2" actors Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart ... Read more...
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Less sleep enhances stroke risk among middle-aged
June 11th, 2012 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 11 (IANS) Habitually sleeping less than six hours at night significantly elevates risk of stroke among middle-aged and older adults of normal weight at low risk for ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Violent teens may be emulating parents’ example
April 29th, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 29 (IANS) Teens who fight may be emulating adult relatives or have parents with aggressive attitudes, according to a new study led by an Indian origin researcher.Rashmi Shetgiri, ... Read more...
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Chronic stress clouds thinking, memory
March 11th, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 11 (IANS) Being subject to chronic stress not only clouds your thinking but also impairs memory, new research says.
It uncovered a neural (brain cell) mechanism that directly ... Read more...
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Janeane Garofalo to make her Broadway debut with ‘Russian Transport’
January 31st, 2012 - 12:21 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Jan 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Comedienne Janeane Garofalo will be making her Broadway debut today (30th of January 2012) when she appears on the Erika Sheffer-written play Russian Transport.Garofalo will be ... Read more...
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Chinese student goes blind after blood donation
January 7th, 2012 - 4:38 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 7 (IANS) A woman college student in China collapsed, hit her head on a chair and later became blind in one eye after donating blood, a media report ... Read more...
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Civil servants in China to get ethics training
November 3rd, 2011 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 3 (IANS) China will launch an ethics training campaign for the country's civil servants over next five years that will focus on training senior officials and civil servants ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Can maternal attachment erase TV’s negative impact?
October 13th, 2011 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 13 (IANS) Can teenagers' attachment to their mothers protect them from the negative impact of TV on their sexual attitudes?It depends on their gender, according to a new ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
World’s toughest material spurs next-gen chips
October 10th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 10 (IANS) Graphene, the world's thinnest and toughest material, could spur the development of next generation computer chips, besides revolutionising materials science.Its amazing properties open the way to ... Read more...
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Shaming obese people can backfire
May 4th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 4 (IANS) If you think passing a nasty remark to your obese friend can compel him into doing something about his waistline -- think again. A new finding ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
China to crackdown on obscene online ads
April 21st, 2011 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Apr 21 (ANI): China has launched a nationwide campaign to crack down on false and obscene online advertising about sex-related products.According to a government statement, the sale of such products ... Read more...
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Disney princes, princesses still slaves to some stereotypes
April 2nd, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 2 (ANI): A survey has found that while women may be shedding some of their traditional gender roles, the pretty pink princess culture still abounds in the media and in ... Read more...
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Chinese dungeon rapist sentenced to death
February 1st, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 1 (ANI): A Chinese court has sentenced a man to death for kidnapping and caging two girls in a dungeon and raping 9 other women.40-year-old Zeng Qiangbao was convicted ... Read more...
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Second-hand TV exposure linked to eating disorders
January 9th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 9 (IANS) For parents anxious about the negative influence of TV on their children, here's another worry - having friends who watch a lot of TV can be even more ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Secondhand TV exposure equally harmful for kids: Study
January 7th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 7 (ANI): Just switching off the TV set may not you help keep your kids away from negative influence of the idiot-box, as indirect media exposure, i.e., having friends who ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Nine in 10 Washington elites consider Palin unqualified to be US President: Poll
December 16th, 2010 - 7:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 16(ANI): A new poll has found that nine out of ten Washington elites believe that former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is not qualified to be the United States' next ... Read more...
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Caffeine negatively affects kids: Study
December 16th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 16 (ANI): In a new study, researchers found that 75pc of children surveyed consumed caffeine on a daily basis, and the more caffeine the children consumed, the less they slept.Caffeine ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Nepal braces for supernatural thrill on Christmas
December 2nd, 2010 - 10:45 am ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Dec 2 (IANS) The more Nepali director Dev Kumar Shrestha read in the papers about fatal road accidents at Krishna Bheer - a cliff west of Kathmandu that ... Read more...
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Man City to take 50 million pound dip in selling players
November 19th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 19 (ANI): Manchester City chiefs have decided to take a 50 million pound dip on selling five players.The club will listen to offers in the January transfer window ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Survey shows decreasing trend of smoking in last 30 yrs
November 15th, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 15 (ANI): A new research has shown that the trend of smoking has been steadily declining in the last 30 years.The Minnesota Heart Survey, a population-based, serial cross-sectional study of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How to fight loneliness
September 12th, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 12 (ANI): A new research has suggested that changing how a person perceives and thinks about others is the most effective intervention for loneliness, a known risk factor for heart ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Delinquent kids don’t always take to crime
July 25th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) Children who fall foul of the law early in life don't necessarily take to a life of crime later on.
This is one of the findings of the ... Read more...
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Once a criminal, not always a criminal
July 23rd, 2010 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 23 (ANI): A new study has revealed that kids who come in conflict with the law early on in life do not necessarily become long-term criminals thereafter.Helmut Remschmidt and Reinhard ... Read more...
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China curbs TV dating reality show, terms it ‘vulgar’, ‘materialistic’
July 19th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 19 (ANI): China has curbed the most watched reality television dating program in the country "If You Are the One," produced by Jiangsu TV calling it 'vulgar' for openly discussing ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Beware! Smoking can upset your genes
July 14th, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 14 (IANS) Scientists have found that exposure to cigarette smoke not only upsets gene expression - the process by which genetic information is converted into the structures and functions of ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Smoking ‘influences gene function’
July 14th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 14 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers found that exposure to cigarette smoke can alter gene expression - the process by which a gene's information is converted into the structures ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Afridi does not want ’spoiler’ Shoaib Malik back in team
May 29th, 2010 - 3:44 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, May 29 (ANI): Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi is against the inclusion of former skipper Shoaib Malik in the 15-man squad for the Asia Cup, which would be played in Sri Lanka ... Read more...
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Millions of stressed workers resign or call in sick due to Monday Blues
May 17th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 17 (ANI): Every year millions of workers resign or call in sick, owing to "Monday Blues" due to work stress, says a research.A study for the mental health charity Mind ... Read more...
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‘Bingle had no negative influence on Clarke’
March 18th, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 18 (ANI): Neil D'Costa, who spotted Michael Clarke as a seven-year-old and helped mould him into a cricket star, has rebutted suggestions that Lara Bingle was a negative influence on ... Read more...
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Violent video games ‘worse’ than porn for kids: Ron Jeremy
January 13th, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 13 (ANI): American porn star Ron Jeremy say violent video games are even worse than porn for young children.Jeremy, 56, blasted games like Modern Warfare 2 and said parents should ... Read more...
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Formal education ‘reduces negative effects of Alzheimer’s’
August 12th, 2009 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 12 (ANI): Formal education diminishes the impact of Alzheimer's disease on cognition even if a manifest brain volume loss has already occurred, according to a new study."We know that there ... Read more...
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Formal education reduces Alzheimer impact
August 12th, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) Education reduces the impact of Alzheimer's disease on cognition even if brain volume loss has already occurred, says a study carried out in Germany.
Robert Perneczky, department of ... Read more...
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Facebook use entraps students in a vicious cycle of jealousy
August 7th, 2009 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 7 (ANI): College students who spend most of their time on Facebook are more likely to feel jealous toward their romantic partners, which later traps them into a vicious ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Two thirds of Brit teens don’t believe in God
June 23rd, 2009 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 23 (ANI): Nearly two thirds of Brit teenagers say they don't believe in the existence of God, according to a new survey.The study led by Penguin books to mark this ... Read more...
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Pak among five least popular countries in world: BBC Poll
March 30th, 2009 - 8:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 30 (ANI): According to the annual BBC's World Service Survey, Pakistan stands among the five least popular countries, which have the most negative influence on world affairs.Eighteen countries have ... Read more...
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