Junk food could also damage brain, says study
August 30th, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 30 (IANS) Obesity-inducing junk food could also give you dementia through high blood pressure and cholesterol, which interrupt blood supply to the brain, says a study.Some animal studies ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
I’m translating Mahabharata for young English-speaking readers: Bibek Debroy
July 1st, 2012 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Well-known economist Bibek Debroy is addressing a growing need among youngsters bred on English as their staple tongue: He is translating the Indian epic Mahabharata ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Keep wrinkles at bay, protect skin from childhood
May 11th, 2012 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 11 (IANS) If you are able to protect your skin as a child, you might prevent wrinkles and skin damage later on in life, says a new study.
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Posted in Uncategorized |
Violent relationships smother good parenting
March 4th, 2012 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 4 (IANS) Married or cohabiting couples who have been mutually violent during pregnancy are likely to have more trouble parenting as a team, a study reveals.
"This finding ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Chinese experts propose India-China-Africa trilateral
September 18th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Haikou (China), Sep 18 (IANS) Amid attempts by the West to project India and China as rivals in Africa, Chinese scholars have proposed trilateral cooperation between New Delhi, Beijing and ... Read more...
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Novel anti-shingles agent developed
April 22nd, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 22 (ANI): Shingles is a condition that affects mostly elderly and for which no specific treatment exists.Now, researchers at the University of Georgia and Yale University have discovered an effective ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Genetics influence alcohol dependence, brain activity
April 13th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 13 (ANI): Researchers have uncovered a new link between genetic variations associated with alcoholism, impulsive behavior and a region of the brain involved in craving and anxiety.The results suggest that ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How we survived the ‘population bomb’
April 2nd, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 2 (ANI): A University of Michigan economist has explained how the world survived the population bomb.World population will reach 7 billion this year, prompting new concerns about whether the world ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scripps finding on DNA repair brings hope to cancer patients
March 28th, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 28 (ANI): Researchers at the Scripps Research Institute have developed a model of how a powerful DNA repair complex works - a finding that may give hope to various treatment ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Reduced levels of important neurotransmitter linked to multiple sclerosis
February 13th, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 13 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago have demonstrated that damage to a particular area of the brain and a consequent reduction in noradrenaline are associated with ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New finding may have implications for schizophrenia, autism
February 10th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): A surprising mechanism that controls brain formation has been unveiled by a study from The Scripps Research Institute.The findings have implications for understanding a host of diseases, including ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Sun-triggered protein ‘makes skin cancer worse’
February 4th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 4 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that an unexpected immune protein exacerbates cancer due to sun exposure.Their study suggests that drugs blocking the protein might halt tumor growth in skin ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New insights into dynamics of Sun’s photosphere revealed
January 11th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 11 (ANI): A team of researchers has revealed new insights into the small-scale dynamics of the Sun's photosphere.NJIT Professor Philip R. Goode and the research team at Big Bear Solar ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Groundbreaking technology to detect Alzheimer’s developed
January 7th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 07 (ANI): A novel technology that is able to detect the presence of immune molecules specific to Alzheimer's disease in patients' blood samples has been developed by the scientists from ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Thriving rodent population in prehistoric Africa could shed light on human evolution
December 22nd, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 22 (ANI): Rodents have been one of the most common mammals in Africa for the past 50 million years. From deserts to rainforests, they flourished in prehistoric Africa, making them ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Mother’s diet affects kid’s eating habits
December 15th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) A mother's dietary habits have a vital bearing on whether her child consumes enough fruits and vegetables, according to a research. Professor Mildred Horodynski of College of Nursing, ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Quitting smoking improves mood: Study
December 3rd, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 3 (ANI): Conventional wisdom says many smokers use cigarettes to ease anxiety and depression. But a new study has shown that quitting makes people happier.In the new study, researchers ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Fish Oil Supplements Hardly Of Any Use During Pregnancy, Study Says
October 21st, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Pregnant women are often given the advice to have fish oil supplements which are believed to accentuate brain development in the unborn baby while also helping ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Penguins too ‘have gay flings’
October 21st, 2010 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 21 (ANI): A new study has revealed that king penguins do not form long-term homosexual pairs despite same-sex "flirting".Researchers found that over a quarter of the birds in one colony ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Bee colony collapse linked with viral, fungal infection
October 9th, 2010 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 9 (ANI): It seems the long-standing mystery of the sudden death of bee colonies since late 2006 across North America has been solved.Shan Bilimoria of the Texas Tech University said ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Chocolate eaters ‘less likely to have heart disease’
September 23rd, 2010 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 23 (ANI): Good news for chocoholics: A new US study has shown that people who ate chocolate more than five times a week were 57 per cent less likely to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson appeals for international help for flood-ravaged Pak
September 4th, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
United Nations, Sept 4 (ANI): Professor Rajmohan Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi has pitched in for international help for the flood-victims in Pakistan.Financial and material aid need to be increased, as ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Gandhi’s grandson pitches in for Pakistan flood aid
September 4th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 4 (IANS) Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, has asked people for more help in flood relief efforts in Pakistan, saying humanitarian needs should transcend international rift.
"Let us praise ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
‘Rushdie, McEwan, Barnes arrogant and disappointing’
July 29th, 2010 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) Salman Rushdie, British author of Indian-origin, and his contemporaries like Ian McEwan and Julian Barnes are like prep-school boys, arrogant, self-satisfied and "profoundly disappointing", a leading literature expert ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Researchers Discover Most Powerful HIV Antibody
July 9th, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Bethesda, July 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) American researchers have confirmed the discovery of three antibodies which is said to be capable of removing HIV strains by 91 percent. Moving ahead, the ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Scientists find new way to attack cancerous cells
June 8th, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 8 (ANI): A new way to target and destroy a type of cancerous cell has been discovered by Scripps Research Institute scientists.The finding may lead to the development of new ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Pill To Help Human Live Past 100 Due Out in 2012
May 13th, 2010 - 3:21 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a report released by "The Sun" on Wednesday, it was revealed that people may soon be able to obtain a pill which will help them to live ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Neglected infections can be eliminated at a fraction of nuclear weapon cost
April 28th, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 28 (ANI): An editorial published in the journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, has claimed that the 11 nuclear power states (United States, Russia, United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, North ... Read more...
Posted in World |
People more likely to improve diet with written plan, phone calls
April 22nd, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 22 (ANI): A new research suggests that combining telephone counseling calls with a daily written diet plan increases a person's success in improving fruit and vegetables consumption.Zora Djuric, research professor ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Islamic extremists must drink wine to be tolerant: Scholar
February 6th, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb. 6 (ANI): A leading philosopher has advised Islamic extremists to drink wine to become more tolerant.Dr Scruton, research professor for the Institute for the Psychological Sciences in both Oxford and ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Water movements can shape fish evolution
February 5th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 5 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have found that the hydrodynamic environment of fish can shape their physical form and swimming style.Scientists from the University of Minnesota's Institute ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Cell phone exposure may reverse Alzheimer’s
January 7th, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 7 (IANS) A cell phone, much maligned for its radiations that might cause cancer, actually protects or even reverses Alzhemier's, says a new study.
"It surprised us to find that ... Read more...
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Cellphone use can protect against Alzheimer’s disease
January 7th, 2010 - 12:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 7 (ANI): Talking on the cell phone can actually be good for health, for a new study has shown that long term exposure can protect against, and even reverse, Alzheimer's ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Angles can’t fly as they are anatomically flawed, says scientist
December 22nd, 2009 - 3:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 22 (ANI): In a new research, a scientist has claimed that they mythical angles depicted in the bible are anatomically flawed, and thus, would never be able to fly.According ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Magma body beneath Yellowstone supervolcano 20 percent larger than thought
December 14th, 2009 - 3:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 14 (ANI): A new study has shown that the banana-shaped magma chamber of hot and molten rock a few miles beneath the supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park in the US ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |