FIFA’s Bin Hammam ban annulled
July 19th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Ex-FIFA presidential candidate Mohammed bin Hammam Thursday saw his life ban from the organization overturned on appeal by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Researchers debunk findings about Facebook and depression
July 10th, 2012 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 10 (IANS) New evidence thrown up by researchers debunks the finding that spending time on Facebook and other social sites causes depression.The University of Wisconsin School of ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Diabetes drug spurs growth of brain cells
July 6th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 6 (IANS) Popular diabetes drug metformin offers an unexpected yet alluring side effect - it encourages the growth of new brain cells.The discovery is an important step toward ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Experts find new evidence supporting John the Baptist bones theory
June 15th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sveti Ivan Island, June 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Archaeology experts have found new evidence that the remains discovered in the ruins of a Bulgaria 5th century monastery belong to St John the Baptist. ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Snorers at higher risk of dying from cancer
May 21st, 2012 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 21 (IANS) Mild snorers have a negligible risk of dying from cancer, but doubles in moderate cases and shoots up to nearly five times in case of severe ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Living along roadways increases death risk for heart patients
May 8th, 2012 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 8 (IANS) Heart attack survivors living within 100 metres of major roadways face increased risk of death from all causes.A survey of 3,547 heart attack survivors (average age ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Swine flu shot may hasten sleeping disorder
March 29th, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 29 (IANS) Children vaccinated with the pandemic H1N1 swine flu shot were 13 times more likely to develop narcolepsy, a condition characterised by excessive sleepiness, even during daytime.
... Read more...
Posted in World |
Facebook in row over moderation process
March 3rd, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 3 (IANS) Social networking website Facebook has been criticized for employing content moderators in the developing world and allowing them to access people's personal information, The Telegraph ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Genes drive gender specific behaviours in parenting, sex
February 3rd, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 3 (IANS) Men and women tend to behave differently, especially when it comes to sex and parenting, thanks to the role their genes and sex hormones play.New evidence ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Coronation Street’s star Tracy Barlow wedding to Steve McDonald to be sabotaged by Becky
November 25th, 2011 - 9:08 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Nov 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Becky McDonald, played by Katherine Kelly, will be leaving the Coronation Street at the end of the year. The Daily Star reports that Becky will exact her ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Water found on Jupiter moon
November 17th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 17 (IANS) NASA's Galileo spacecraft has found evidence of water beneath the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa, researchers said.The data suggest there is significant exchange between Europa's ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Amanda Knox’s family invites her ex-boyfriend to Seattle
October 7th, 2011 - 12:29 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Seattle, Oct 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) British newspaper The Times has reported that Amanda Knox’s family has extended an invitation to her former boyfriend. Raffaele Sollecito was also acquitted after the defense team ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Poor diet can bring on mental health problems
September 23rd, 2011 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 23 (IANS) Poor diet may be linked to mental health problems during adolescence, researchers found.In a study of 3,000 adolescents, Deakin University researchers revealed that diet quality could ... Read more...
Posted in World |
India slips in economic freedom: Report
September 22nd, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) India has slipped to 94th position in the world in terms of economic freedom as compared to 90th position last year, according to a study, ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Sea levels might rise or fall if warming continues
September 12th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 12 (IANS) Sea levels might rise or fall if the trend of more recent warming continues unabated, as in the past, during a period known as the Last ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Amanda Knox may be acquitted
September 7th, 2011 - 11:10 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Perugia, Sept 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) American student Amanda Knox may be acquitted, some criminal experts predict. On Wednesday, the Italian judge handling the case threw out a petition for a fresh DNA ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Court dismisses plea to make Tata, Ambani co-accused
July 13th, 2011 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to hear a plea seeking direction to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to make industrialists Ratan Tata and ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Some fish smart enough to use tools
June 28th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 28 (IANS) Fish are not exactly known to be smart, but new evidence suggests that they may even be able to use simple tools.Researchers from Macquarie University and ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Court rejects pleas to make Anil Ambani, Ratan Tata 2G co-accused
June 2nd, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) A special trial court Thursday rejected a petition to include industrialists Anil Ambani and Ratan Tata as co-accused in the second generation (2G) spectrum case ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Ancient sea monsters lived without been discovered for millions of years
May 26th, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, May 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists have discovered that they underestimated the size of some ancient monsters. The researchers say the animals also lived much longer than they initially thought.For ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Woman exonerated after spending 17 years behind bars
May 9th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Utah, May 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An inmate in Utah prison, Debra Brown, will become the first person to get out of jail using a 2008 law. Brown was jailed for the 1993 ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Osama plotted attacks on key US cities, railways (Lead)
May 6th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 6 (IANS) Al Qaeda was planning attacks on key US cities and railways timed to significant dates, a treasure trove of material taken from Osama bin Laden's hideout ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Osama was planning attacks on US railways, big cities
May 6th, 2011 - 10:33 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 6 (IANS) A treasure trove of materials taken from Osama bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan indicates that Al Qaeda was mulling attacks on key US cities and railways ... Read more...
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Exercise protects heart via nitric oxide
May 5th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 5 (IANS) Exercise both reduces the risk of a heart attack and protects it from injury if a heart attack has occurred, researchers say.
For years, doctors have ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Exercise protects heart from injury through nitric oxide
May 5th, 2011 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 5 (ANI): A study has found new evidence that the nitric oxide generated during physical exercise protects the heart from injury.Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have identified the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Pike river miners may have survived first blast, evidence reveals
April 28th, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Greymouth, (New Zealand), Apr 28 (ANI): Workers who died in New Zealand's Pike River mine disaster may have survived the first blast, new evidence has revealed.A video footage shows images of a ... Read more...
Posted in World |
UK doc ’sexually assaulted patients and told a colleague to keep quiet’
April 19th, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 19 (ANI): A UK doctor had sexually assaulted patients and told a colleague to keep quiet, a hearing was told.Dr Adil Shareef, a general practitioner facing charges of sexual ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Star formation linked to sonic booms
April 14th, 2011 - 11:21 am ICT by ANI
Washington, April 14 (ANI): An intricate network of tangled gaseous filaments, revealed by ESA's Herschel Space Observatory, has provided new evidence on how stars form from the diffuse interstellar medium.Each filament ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Paul Ceglia alleges that he owns 50% of Facebook
April 13th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, April 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has been sued by a former wood-pellet salesman. Paul Ceglia is claiming that he has an arrangement with Zuckerberg that entitles him ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
Berlusconi’s girls were described as ‘parcels’ to be ‘delivered’ to PM
April 2nd, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 2 (ANI): Silvio Berlusconi's women were referred to in code as 'parcels' to be 'delivered' to the prime minister, it has emerged.New evidence emerged from the 20,000 pages of prosecution ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Humanity’s influence on climate began 8,000yrs ago, say researchers
March 26th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 26 (ANI): Scientists have come up with new evidence in support of the theory that human agriculture was changing the climate 8,000 years ago.They have found new evidence to back ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Short DNA ‘end-caps’ linked to diabetes risk
March 25th, 2011 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 25 (ANI): Johns Hopkins scientists have found new evidence from studies in mice that short telomeres or 'caps' at the ends of chromosomes may predispose people to age-related diabetes.Telomeres are ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Here’s how optimism can make you overweight
March 23rd, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 23 (ANI): New evidence has emerged to suggest that certain characteristics may influence one's health, for example, optimists are more likely to be overweight.Dr Martin Hagger, a health psychologist at ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
US man ‘not angry’ even after 20 years wrongful imprisonment
March 17th, 2011 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 17 (ANI): A man freed after spending 20 years in a Los Angeles jail for a crime a court has now ruled he may not have committed said that he ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Did Europeans use magic mushrooms to get high 6000 yrs ago?
March 7th, 2011 - 11:07 am ICT by ANI
London, Mar 7 (ANI): New evidence suggests that Europeans may have used magic mushrooms in religious rituals 6000 years ago.A cave mural found in Spain depicts fungi with hallucinogenic properties - the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |