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Worlds fastest personal supercomputer unveiled

December 5th, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI -
London, December 5 (ANI): An American company has unveiled the worlds first personal supercomputer, which is 250 times faster than the average PCs. David Kirk, chief scientist at the company NVIDIA, ...

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Pakistan is capable of launching nuclear missiles within ten minutes

December 5th, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Dec 5 (ANI): Nuclear scientist Dr Samar Mubarakmand has said that Pakistan is competent to launch nuclear missiles at a short notice of ten minutes in case India attacks Pakistan. "Pakistan''s ...

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Gene behind placebo effect identified

December 4th, 2008 - 3:38 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Dec 4 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a gene behind increased vulnerability to the placebo effect the mysterious capacity which enables some people to benefit from sham treatments. The finding could be ...

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Extract of the plant cat’’s claw may harbour dengue cure

December 3rd, 2008 - 6:57 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, December 3 (ANI): A plant from the Amazon region called the cats claw has been found to be effective in combating dengue. Reports appearing in the Brazilian media say ...

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Pioneering stem-cell therapy helps treat stroke patient

December 3rd, 2008 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Dec 3 (ANI): In the only clinical trial of its kind, scientists have used a pioneering stem-cell therapy to successfully treat a stroke patient. And the patient, a 49-year-old man, has ...

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Rapid speed of ice shelf spread results in a quicker break-off

November 28th, 2008 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 28 (ANI): A team of Penn State University researchers has derived a new variable which suggests that the faster an ice shelf spreads, the more rapid is its break-off. This ...

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Bacteria may serve as future bio-robots for disease diagnosis

November 25th, 2008 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 25 (ANI): Scientists struggle to create robots tiny enough to imprint microscopic patterns onto microchips and for medical purposes may soon be over, for UC Berkeley researchers have said ...

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Mitochondria powers new explosives detector

November 24th, 2008 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): Scientists have borrowed the technology that living cells use to produce energy, namely mitochondria, to develop a tiny, self-powered sensor for rapid detection of hidden explosives. The ...

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Waiting for results more stressful than knowing youve failed (Re-issue)

November 23rd, 2008 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): Individuals often face uncertainty in their daily life, however, the ambiguity can sometimes be more stressful than clear negative feedback for some people, says a new study. The ...

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Waiting for results more stressful than knowing youve failed

November 21st, 2008 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 21 (ANI): Individuals often face uncertainty in their daily life, however, the ambiguity can sometimes be more stressful than clear negative feedback for some people, says a new study. The ...

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Extremist ideologies, political or economic, harmful: PM (Lead)

Extremist ideologies, political or economic, harmful: PM (Lead)

November 21st, 2008 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Extremist ideologies, political or economic, are harmful, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Friday, while expressing confidence that "India can and will survive the global economic crisis".Speaking ...

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New diamond dialysis implant works at ordinary blood pressures

November 20th, 2008 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI -
London, November 20 (ANI): Scientists have made a new kind of filter from a series of diamond layers that can be implanted inside the body to work as a dialysis machine. ...

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Now, a gadget that gives drivers 360-degree view around their car

November 20th, 2008 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 20 (ANI): Constantly checking the side-view and rear-view mirrors to ensure your car doesnt get a scratch could soon become a thing of the past, thanks to scientists who ...

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Why ”relearning” tends to be easier than starting ”from scratch”

November 18th, 2008 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 18 (ANI): Ever wondered why is it easier to re-learn riding a bicycle, even if we haven''t practiced for years? Well, now scientists at the Max Planck Institute of ...

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Lousy taste preventing lifesaver beer from going on sale

November 17th, 2008 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 17 (ANI): BioBeer might have been publicised as being capable of boosting life expectancy and avoiding illness, but it also has a rather sour pointit tastes lousy. BioBeer is a ...

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Children distressed by parental fights have higher stress levels (re-issue)

November 16th, 2008 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 16 (ANI): Children who get distressed because of constant parental conflicts have higher levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, according to scientists. While it is known that children who witness ...

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Elderly dogs to be made young again

November 16th, 2008 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 16 (ANI): Elderly dogs may soon be able to run around like puppies, thanks to the new genetic enhancement technology, which could be approved by next year. Professor Lee ...

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Scaffolds can speed slipped disc recovery

November 15th, 2008 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 15 (ANI): The efficacy of conventional surgical methods used for slipped discs is being increasingly questioned. Now, scientists from University of Michigan have come up with an alternate treatment ...

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Relationships with caregivers in childcare affect kids” stress levels

November 15th, 2008 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 15 (ANI): Children''s relationships with their caregivers play a significant role in controlling their stress levels, according to a new study. The study by researchers at Washington State University, Auburn ...

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Children distressed by parental fights have higher stress levels

November 15th, 2008 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 15 (ANI): Children who get distressed because of constant parental conflicts have higher levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, according to scientists. While it is known that children who witness ...

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Viagra has no effect on patients with chronic end-stage liver disease

November 12th, 2008 - 6:50 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 12 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have established that sildenafil, a drug also sold as Viagra and known for treating erectile dysfunction (male impotence) and pulmonary arterial hypertension ...

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How lying saves crabs lives

November 12th, 2008 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 12 (ANI): A team of Australian ecologists has discovered that crabs bluff about there fighting ability. They found that some male fiddler crabs lie about their fighting ability by growing ...

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Patients with chronic pain more likely to contemplate suicide

November 12th, 2008 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 12 (ANI): Patients suffering from chronic pain are more likely to contemplate suicide than other, say researchers. The research led by University of Michigan scientists found that people who suffered ...

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Coming soon, mini nuke plants that can power 20,000 homes

November 9th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI -
!-- NO IMAGE -- London, Nov 9 (ANI): Nuclear power plants, which are smaller than a garden shed and are able to power 20,000 homes, shall be available within five years, according ...

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Self-diagnosing aircraft can help ward off unnecessary hard landings

November 6th, 2008 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 6 (ANI): Futile hard landings, which may turn out to be dangerous for both the passengers and for aircraft, could now be avoidedthanks to hard-landing detector that can be ...

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Self-replicating materials may pave way for microelectronics

November 4th, 2008 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 4 (ANI): While organisms are known for their ability to reproduce, scientists have now successfully created an artificial material that can repeatedly copy itself. The scientists claimed that a careful ...

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Rainforest fungus that makes myco-diesel discovered

November 4th, 2008 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 4 (ANI): Scientists have found a fungus that produces a new type of fuel, which they call myco-diesel. Gary Strobel, Montana State University professor of plant sciences and plant pathology, ...

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Blame your genes for post-natal depression

November 3rd, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 3 (ANI): The most acute form of post-natal depression might be linked to genes, says researchers. The study led by Cardiff University, Birmingham University and Trinity College, Dublin suggests that ...

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Caesars British landing site confirmed to be near the northeast

November 3rd, 2008 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 3 (ANI): Scientists have pinned down the British landing site of Roman emperor Julius Caesar as near the northeastwards. When Julius Caesar arrived off the coast of Britain with his ...

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President urges students to develop special skills

November 2nd, 2008 - 9:40 pm ICT by ANI -
Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Nov 2 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Sunday urged students to develop special skills and use education for the welfare of mankind. Patil was speaking at the concluding ceremony ...

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