Mums’ booze binges ’cause disorders in kids’
July 9th, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 9 (ANI): Binge drinking women are fuelling a surge in the number of babies born with learning disabilities, a British government adviser has warned.Professor Barry Carpenter said that there had ... Read more...
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Human body louse genome sequenced
June 22nd, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 22 (ANI): Scientists have successfully sequenced the genome of the human body louse.The achievement is expected to yield new insights into louse - and human - biology and evolution.The ... Read more...
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Pacific Islands are growing, not sinking
June 3rd, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 3 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that many low-lying islands in the Pacific are growing and not sinking.Islands in Tuvalu, Kiribati and the Federated States of Micronesia are among those that ... Read more...
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Belief in Obama’s Muslim faith rumours catch researchers’ eye
March 11th, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 11 (ANI): Researchers have turned their attention to people's belief in rumours that significantly misrepresented Barack Obama's faith during the 2008 presidential campaign.Experts at University of Georgia found that ... Read more...
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Australia’s megafauna may have gone extinct due to humans 40,000 years ago
January 22nd, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Adelaide, January 22 (ANI): A new research by scientists has found strong evidence that humans, not climate change, caused the demise of Australia's megafauna at least 40,000 years ago.The research, by two ... Read more...
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Anaesthesia can give you ’sexual hallucinations’
December 16th, 2009 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 16 (ANI): A researcher from Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) has raised concerns over the increasing number of patients complaining "sexual hallucinations" while under the influence of ... Read more...
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Erasing drug-associated memories may help addicts stay clean
August 13th, 2008 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 13 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Cambridge have found that erasing drug-associated memories may help recovering addicts to stay clean.In the study, led by Professor Barry Everitt, the ... Read more...
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Music professor reveals what Beethoven actually meant to write
January 3rd, 2008 - 5:37 pm ICT by admin
London, Jan 3 (ANI): A music professor from the University of Manchester has made a daring move by revising the music penned by Beethoven.After spending 10 years studying the German composer's 35 ... Read more...
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Aussie expert calls for tax on babies to save planet!
December 10th, 2007 - 4:15 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, Dec 10(ANI): If Aussie medical expert Professor Barry Walters gets his way, then couples in the country could be paying a tax for having more than two children - to compensate ... Read more...
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Kyoto Protocol not enough to curb climate change: Experts
November 24th, 2007 - 2:04 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Nov.24 (ANI): The Kyoto Protocol of 1997 was a valiant first attempt to tackle global carbon emissions, but according to a letter co-authored by a University of Adelaide climate change expert, ... Read more...
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