Why kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder move around a lot
March 10th, 2009 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 10 (ANI): A new study has explained why children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder move around a lot it helps them stay alert to complete challenging tasks.Researchers from ... Read more...
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The latest weapons against superbugs curtains and pyjamas!
March 1st, 2009 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 1 (ANI): Hospital beddings, curtains and even patients pyjamas could become weapon against superbugs that kill thousands of people every year, according to researchers from Imperial College London.They have ... Read more...
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Myth of 1 in 10 kids born to ”wrong” father debunked
February 11th, 2009 - 3:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 11 (ANI): Scientists have debunked the myth that one in 10 kids are illegitimate without their legal fathers knowing that they have been cuckolded, saying that the real figure ... Read more...
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Chink in the armour of viral ”tummy bug” identified
December 24th, 2008 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 24 (ANI): Scientists have taken a major step towards the treatment for the dreaded ''viral tummy bug'' or rotavirus after finding a chink in the armour of these rotaviruses.Rotaviruses ... Read more...
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Why plastic bends rather than break when put under stress
November 28th, 2008 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 28 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered the mechanism behind plastic''s most useful but puzzling quality - the ability to bend rather than break when put ... Read more...
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Usain Bolt’’s world record of running 100m in 9.69s can go as low as 9.48s
November 28th, 2008 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 28 (ANI): A Stanford University researcher has predicted that male sprinters may one day break Usain Bolt''s current world record of running 100 metres in 9.69 seconds, created at ... Read more...
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Earths plate tectonics may have started more than 4 billion years ago
November 27th, 2008 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 27 (ANI): A new research by geochemists at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), has suggested that plate tectonics may have started more than 4 billion years ago, ... Read more...
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Frequent ecstasy causes memory loss
November 8th, 2008 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 8 (ANI): Frequent use of ecstasy, which is one of the most widely used illegal drugs in the UK, causes memory problems, according to a new study by Swansea ... Read more...
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Arctic sea ice hits second lowest extent during 2008 melt season
October 3rd, 2008 - 3:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 3 (ANI): Arctic sea ice extent during the 2008 melt season dropped to the second-lowest level since satellite measurements began in 1979, reaching the lowest point in its annual ... Read more...
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How gut bacteria can cause colon cancer
September 22nd, 2008 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 22 (ANI): American scientists claim to have uncovered how a common gut bacterium causes colon cancer.The researchers have found that a molecule produced by common gut bacteria Enterococcus faecalis ... Read more...
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Online gamers are no ”couch potatoes”, claim US researchers
September 18th, 2008 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 18 (ANI): The stereotype of computer gamers being ''couch potatoes,'' is completely baseless, claim US researchers, who say that many people fond of gaming are in much better shape ... Read more...
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How a high tech Bioglass-of-milk-a-day helps bones mend
August 27th, 2008 - 3:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 27 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Warwick have found how a high tech glass of milk helps bones mend.The researchers at the new Nuclear-Magnetic Resonance unit at the ... Read more...
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Drug-infused polymer implants offer new hope for epilepsy patients
June 25th, 2008 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 25 (ANI): Experiments on rats have shown that drug-infused polymer implants, which can deliver small amounts of necessary medication directly into the brain, may help treat people who suffer ... Read more...
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Earthlings may all be ETs after all
June 14th, 2008 - 12:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 14 (ANI): Analysing the meteorite fragments that crashed in Australia in 1969, scientists have come to the conclusion that an important component of early genetic material might have originated ... Read more...
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Human visual system equipped with ability to foresee the future
May 16th, 2008 - 2:09 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 16 (ANI): A new study from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute suggests that the human visual system is equipped with the ability to foresee the future.Assistant Professor Mark Changizi says ... Read more...
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Chemotherapy shown to cause delayed neurological damage in mice
April 22nd, 2008 - 2:46 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 22 (ANI): Scientists have for the first time shown that chemotherapy may make patients susceptible to chemobrain, a syndrome of delayed degeneration in the central nervous system (CNS).Their finding ... Read more...
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Scientists cast light on the genetics of height
April 7th, 2008 - 12:23 pm ICT by admin
London, April 7 (ANI): Scientists have identified dozens of genes and genetic regions that influence height in humans.This advancement results from the efforts of a team of researchersincluding Dr. Tim Frayling ... Read more...
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Scientists unravel Viking past of men in North West England
February 9th, 2008 - 1:47 pm ICT by admin
Washington, February 9 (ANI): A collaborative study suggests that the blood of the Vikings is still running through the veins of men living in the North West of England.Researchers from The ... Read more...
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Oz scientists’ breakthrough in making bird flu testing safe
February 2nd, 2008 - 6:23 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, Feb 2 (ANI): Australian scientists have made a breakthrough in the fight against bird flu, by developing a safe technique to study the virus.
According to Griffith University's Professor Mark von Itzstein ... Read more...
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Hospital superbug ‘could be treated at home’
January 7th, 2008 - 3:54 pm ICT by admin
London, Jan 7(ANI): People suffering from MRSA, a bacterium responsible for difficult-to-treat infections in humans can be treated at home with antibiotics and can also reduce the lavish cost of the treatment, ... Read more...
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New untreatable hospital infection may be killing hundreds: Expert
November 19th, 2007 - 1:46 pm ICT by admin
London, November 19 (ANI): A leading expert from Imperial College, London has warned that a new untreatable hospital infection has been claiming hundreds of lives each year.Professor Mark Enright, an authority ... Read more...
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Booze bender culture puts 40% more Brit kids in rehab
November 14th, 2007 - 8:29 am ICT by admin
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Confidence boosting video games may be the best stress busters
November 14th, 2007 - 2:44 am ICT by admin
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Middle class tipplers as bad as binge drinkers
November 14th, 2007 - 2:19 am ICT by admin
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