New video technology can be used in CCTVs, surgery and football fields!
January 19th, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 19 (ANI): A new video technology developed by University of Warwick researchers can perform a multitude of operations - from surveillance camera operators and surgeries to camera crews following a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New pathway used by malaria parasite to infect human cells identified
September 25th, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 25 (ANI): A researcher has identified a new pathway used by the malaria parasite to infect human cells.The discovery, by researchers at The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, provides ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
People angrier on Thursdays than any other day of week, Twitter study
July 22nd, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 22 (ANI): People are angrier on Thursdays than any other day of the week, at least that's what a study that tracked the moods of Twitter users has to ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Why the 60s were slimmer
March 1st, 2010 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 1 (ANI): In the 1960s people were slimmer simply because they were more active, according to the British government.Since then obesity rates in English adults have risen from 1-2 percent ... Read more...
Posted in World |
‘Macho’ men at increased cancer death risk: Scottish study
January 23rd, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 23 (ANI): Men who feel they can never get cancer should rethink, as figures suggest otherwise.It has been found in Scotland, men are 40 per cent more likely to die ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Brit kids’ fitness levels ‘declining’
December 22nd, 2009 - 3:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 22 (ANI): A new British study has found that most kids are staying away from physical activity and this idle lifestyle is making children unhealthy even if they are not ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New insight into horse evolution
December 11th, 2009 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 11 (ANI): Scientists studying ancient DNA from extinct horse species have discovered new evidence on the evolution of Equidae over the past 55 million years.The study was conducted by an ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Genetic information from extinct bison could improve modern agricultural livestock
October 21st, 2009 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Adelaide, October 21 (ANI): In a new study, University of Adelaide researchers have determined that genetic information from an extinct species of bison preserved in permafrost for thousands of years could help ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
School stars ‘enjoy better health in adulthood’
September 29th, 2009 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 29 (ANI): Children who are the most popular and powerful at school tend to go on to enjoy better health as adults, a new study suggests.The study, which was based ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Advanced nations most likely to face terror attacks: Study
September 18th, 2009 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 18 (IANS) Countries with advanced economies as well as a high degree of civil liberties are most likely to face the brunt of terror attacks, says a new study.
Economic ... Read more...
Posted in World |
‘Wonder drug’ a true cancer-buster
September 16th, 2009 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 16 (ANI): A promising pill may be able to treat more types of cancer than first thought, according to researchers.The wonder pill can tackle five other forms of the disease ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
A simple cuppa a day, or glass of juice, can cut heart disease risk
September 6th, 2009 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 6 (ANI): A cup of tea everyday can cut down your risk of heart disease, a new study claims.The study in Glasgow and France has led to the conclusion that ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
60-year-old drug may help treat deadly cancers
August 27th, 2009 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 27 (ANI): A drug developed back in 1940s has a potential to treat some of the most deadly cancers, it has emerged.Scientists from Institute of Cancer Research in London have ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Diabetes risk highest among poorest people
July 27th, 2009 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 27 (ANI): A charity in Britain has warned that people who are the poorest in the country may be more than twice likely to develop diabetes at any age, compared ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Ginkgo biloba is environmentally friendly pesticide
June 16th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 16 (IANS) Organic gardeners can now look forward to a new, natural pest control thanks to an extract from the ginkgo biloba tree that has revealed its potential to act ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Studying asteroid before impact may lead to advance warning system for Earth
March 26th, 2009 - 12:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 26 (ANI): Astronomers, for the first time, have observed a rare asteroid as it was hurtling towards our planet and have captured the only spectrum of it before it exploded ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Shopping online is 24 times more eco-friendly than taking a car to market
March 17th, 2009 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
Edinburgh, March 17 (ANI): A new study has suggested that online shopping for books, clothes, CDs and DVDs is 24 times greener than taking the car to the shops and seven ... Read more...
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Scientist seeks origin of creativity
March 9th, 2009 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 9 (ANI): In a unique study, a British scientist is trying to pinpoint the origins of creativity by examining the lives of more than 100 eminent 20th-century scientists, historians ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Size matters in football
March 3rd, 2009 - 3:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 3 (ANI): Scientists have claimed that football sides are more successful if their best players are taller and leaner.According to a report in Telegraph, professors at Wolverhampton University in ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists bring 2000-year-old statue of Amazon warrior to virtual life
January 13th, 2009 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 13 (ANI): A team of scientists in the UK is digitally restoring a 2000-year-old painted statue of an Amazon warrior to her original glory.The scientists are from WMG Solutions ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Words linked to Christianity, British history dropped from kids dictionary
December 7th, 2008 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 7 (ANI): Words linked to Christianity, the monarchy and British history have been taken out from a leading dictionary for kids.Oxford University Press has dropped words like "aisle", "bishop", ... Read more...
Posted in National |
New device may revolutionize breast cancer screening
November 12th, 2008 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 12 (ANI): The world''s first radar breast imaging system, developed by scientists at Bristol University, may revolutionise the way women are scanned for breast cancer.The system is being tested ... Read more...
Posted in National |
New test to detect genetic disorders in embryos developed
October 26th, 2008 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 26 (ANI): Couples opting for IVF would soon be able to know whether their child is suffering from any genetic disorder, courtesy British researchers, who have developed a gene-mapping ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Revolutionary test to detect genetic diseases in unborn children developed
October 24th, 2008 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 24 (ANI): British scientists have developed a revolutionary universal test that can enable prospective parents to screen embryos to detect almost any genetic disease in unborn children.
The 1,500-pound ... Read more...
Posted in National |
New test raises hope for early arthritis diagnosis
August 23rd, 2008 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 23 (ANI): A new way of scanning joints that promises to diagnose arthritis in its early stages could soon be available, thanks to the efforts of a group of ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Targeting malarias sticky proteins could put an end to the disease
July 10th, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 10 (ANI): A team of Australian researchers have identified a key mechanism that enables malaria-infected red blood cells to stick to the walls of blood vessels and avoid being ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Kissing cousins can still have healthy offspring
June 4th, 2008 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 4 (ANI): The belief that babies born to first-cousins will suffer from some kind of deformities is all a myth, say researchers in Australia.According to an earlier Australian research ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Harry Potter joins Shakespeare, Dickens in Brit schools!
April 28th, 2008 - 11:53 am ICT by admin
London, Apr 28 (ANI): Kids in the UK can now look forward to studying something besides Shakespeare and Dickens in school, for they will soon have the adventures of Harry Potter ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
European Union funds PS4.6mln project to build swarms of tiny robots
March 13th, 2008 - 4:47 pm ICT by admin
London, March 13 (ANI): The European Union is funding a 4.6million-pound project to develop a prototype team of self-organising, shape-changing mini robots that work as a team.
The results of the Symbrion ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Genetic variation linked with increased risk of Gout
March 10th, 2008 - 12:57 pm ICT by admin
London , Mar 10 (ANI): Gout has long been believed to be caused by unhealthy lifestyles, but now researchers at the MRC Human Genetics Unit, in Edinburgh have found that a gene ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How breast and ovarian cancers may become resistant to therapy
February 11th, 2008 - 12:57 pm ICT by admin
London, February 11 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that mechanism by which found out breast and ovarian cancers caused by a faulty BRAC2 gene may develop resistance to treatment.The researchers say that ... Read more...
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Health loss by type 2 diabetes may be more than double by 2023
January 13th, 2008 - 11:52 am ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 13 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Queensland's (UQ) School of Population Health have predicted that health loss by type 2 diabetes will be more than double in Australia by ... Read more...
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