Ultra low cost scanner reveals foetal defects
September 17th, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 16 (IANS) A hand-held scanner, costing as low as 40 pounds and of the size of a computer mouse, if plugged into any computer can reveal vital information ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Smartphone users reject apps over privacy issues
September 6th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sept 6 (IANS) Smartphone users are rejecting or uninstalling some apps because of concerns over intrusive nature of collecting personal information, according to a US survey.The Pew Internet Project ... Read more...
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Russian physicist Sergei Kapitsa dies at 84
August 14th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 14 (IANS /RIA Novosti) Russian physicist and popular science TV show host Sergei Kapitsa died Tuesday in Moscow. He was 84.He made contributions to physics in supersonic aerodynamics, applied ... Read more...
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Ancient Mayans first domesticated turkey
August 9th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 9 (IANS) Turkey, one of the most widely consumed birds worldwide, was domesticated by the ancient Mayans, more than 1,000 years earlier than previously believed.The discovery of ... Read more...
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Pakistani TB patients tell a different story - through photos
January 17th, 2012 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 17 (IANS) A caged parrot, a flock of pigeons about to take off, a young girl with bright eyes and a ladder that signifies the resolve to stand ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
‘Arab Spring will lead to long, cold Arab Winter’
December 8th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The Arab Spring will lead to a long and cold Arab Winter as the countries that have seen forcible regime changes either fragment along tribal ... Read more...
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Switching to natural gas won’t slow climate change
September 9th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 9 (IANS) Burning natural gas emits far less carbon dioxide (CO2) than coal, but switching over to this medium won't slow down climate change, claims a new study.Tom ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Stress and alcohol ‘feed’ off each other
July 17th, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 17 (IANS) Acute stress seems to precipitate alcohol drinking, but the reasons why it does are still not clear.
"Anecdotal reports suggest that alcohol dampens the physiological or ... Read more...
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No more online chat with partner, woman assures court
July 4th, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) A Mumbai-based woman who allegedly emotionally blackmailed her online chat partner - an MNC employee working in Gurgaon - after he refused to marry her, ... Read more...
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Mumbai woman issued warrant on chat partner’s plea
June 27th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday issued a bailable warrant against a Mumbai-based woman who allegedly emotionally blackmailed her on-line chat partner, employed in an MNC ... Read more...
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Nintendo Wii keeps idle people fit
May 5th, 2011 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 5 (IANS) Nintendo Wii, a popular fitness game console, could get inactive or overweight people back into the exercise regime.A study on Nintendo Wii Fit found that participants, ... Read more...
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New mothers can learn from their babies
May 3rd, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 3 (IANS) The best teacher for a young mother is her baby, contend experts who train social workers to interact with first-time moms.
"We like to think of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Young moms can develop natural talents for mothering from their babies
May 3rd, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 3 (ANI): The best teacher for a young mother is her baby, according to researchers who train social workers to interact with first-time moms."We like to think of babies as ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Chemistry of mosquito sex could be key to controlling dengue fever
March 20th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 20 (ANI): A new study has suggested that understanding the sex life of a mosquito may reveal the key to controlling diseases such West Nile virus and dengue fever.Researchers at ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
NASA’s Messenger set to solve tantalizing mysteries about Mercury
March 16th, 2011 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 16 (ANI): NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, launched in 2004, is scheduled to enter into Mercury's orbit on March 17 after a harrowing 4.7 billion mile journey that involved 15 loops around ... Read more...
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Zimbabwe to sell uranium to Iran in exchange for fuel
March 7th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
Harare, Mar 7 (ANI): Zimbabwe's Foreign Minister, Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, has said it was unfair to put sanctions on Iran, prohibiting member states from providing raw material to that country to make nuclear ... Read more...
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Scientists generate pluripotent stem cells from horses
February 28th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 28 (ANI): For the first time ever, Canadian researchers have generated pluripotent stem cells from horses.The findings will help enable new stem cell based regenerative therapies in veterinary medicine, and ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Language use can go on a roller-coaster ride during childhood
February 25th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): A North Carolina State University study has found that language use can go on a roller-coaster ride during childhood as kids adopt and abandon vernacular language patterns."We found ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Gene may explain how leopards got its spots
February 25th, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): How did the leopard get its spots? How did the zebra get its stripes?The answer may be a gene, which scientists have found governs colour patterns in deer ... Read more...
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Two thirds of permafrost likely to melt by 2200
February 17th, 2011 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 17 (IANS) Two-thirds of permafrost is likely to melt by 2200, thanks to global warming which will loft vast quantities of carbon into the air. "The carbon resides in permanently ... Read more...
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Robot therapy can improve arm, shoulder mobility in stroke patients
February 11th, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 11 (ANI): A new research has shown that therapy in which robots manipulate paralyzed arms, combined with standard rehabilitation, can improve arm and shoulder mobility in patients after stroke.Patients on ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
India to protest envoy’s ‘pat down’ search in US
December 9th, 2010 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) India will strongly take up the issue of Indian Ambassador to the US Meera Shankar being put through a "pat down" search at a US airport, External ... Read more...
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Gene that prevents stem cells from turning cancerous identified
October 15th, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 15 (ANI): A research from Rockefeller University has Identified a gene that can inhibit stem cells from developing into cancer.Having too many stem cells, or stem cells that live for ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Test providing new pathway for identifying obesity, diabetes drugs developed
September 17th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 17 (ANI): Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute have developed a new molecular test that will allow researchers to look for potential drugs targeting a human metabolic enzyme believed to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists modify rice to grow well on saline soil
September 13th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 13 (IANS) Scientists have successfully used genetic modification (GM) to improve the salt tolerance of rice, often grown on salty soil.
"Rice is the staple food for billions of people around ... Read more...
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Tinkered-gene rice fights salinity, increases yield
September 10th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Sep 10 (IANS) A team of scientists in Australian claimed to have altered the genes of rice so as to improve its tolerance to toxic sodium ion and increase the crops' ... Read more...
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Common Alzheimer’s drug improves patients’ driving skills: Study
June 10th, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 10 (ANI): A study found that a type of medication often prescribed for Alzheimer's disease (AD), improved some cognitive skills in patients with mild AD - skills that are necessary ... Read more...
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Popular antidepressants may give cardiovascular health a boost
April 27th, 2010 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 27 (ANI): A class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may improve cardiovascular health by affecting the way platelets, small cells in the blood involved in clotting, ... Read more...
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Definitions of ‘had sex’ not consistent
March 4th, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 4 (ANI): If someone says he or she "had sex," one can't really define what exactly transpired, because there is no uniform consensus on what it exactly means, a new ... Read more...
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Even bosses snub the doctor’s orders
March 3rd, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 3 (ANI): A new study has shown that only 68 percent of corporate executives in the US took their cholesterol lowering medication as prescribed by a doctor.Overall, the executives who ... Read more...
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‘Biological clock’ key to longer life
March 2nd, 2010 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 2 (ANI): A not-so-good night's sleep could reduce your ability to handle oxidative stress, cause impacts to your health, speed aging and ultimately cut short your life.In a study based ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
“Shell crusher” shark swam Cretaceous Kansas 90 mln yrs ago
February 24th, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 24 (ANI): A team of paleontologists has identified the remains of a gigantic, 88.7-million-year-old shark nicknamed the "shell crusher", which could pulverize large, shelled animals with its 1,000 teeth, while ... Read more...
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Insomnia ‘can shrink your brain’
February 17th, 2010 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 17 (ANI): Individuals battling insomnia are losing out on more than just sleep - they may be missing brain matter.With the help of brain imaging, researchers have linked chronic insomnia ... Read more...
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Simple strategies can help develop kids’ language skills
February 5th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 5 (IANS) Children with below average language skills can perform nearly as well as their normally developing peers if their parents make a few simple changes in the way they ... Read more...
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Cold War limited bird species invasions
January 8th, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 8 (ANI): A recent study has found out that the Cold War offered an odd benefit, as in it limited bird species invasions.The research found that during an extended ... Read more...
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