RBS to cut 3,500 jobs worldwide
January 12th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 12 (IANS) The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has said it is planning to cut 3,500 jobs across the globe, with most of them to happen this year, ... Read more...
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Dead brain cells erode memory
December 29th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 29 (IANS) Small spots of dead brain cells, found in about one out of four older adults, is linked with memory loss, a study says.
"The new aspect ... Read more...
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IT components supply chain disrupted by Thai floods: MAIT
November 22nd, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Seeking the IT industry and consumers' support and patience in the severe shortage of hardware products, a manufacturers body Tuesday said that unprecedented rains and ... Read more...
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Scientists unravel secret to a long life
July 18th, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 18 (IANS) Scientists have claimed to develop a technique that they say may lead to a longer life. Unfortunately, the treatment is only fit for pets at the ... Read more...
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Scientists develop tool to predict tsunamis, landslides
April 18th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, April 18 (IANS) Natural disasters strike when they are least expected, causing untold devastation and disruption of life, besides laying waste huge swathes of land. Now, meteorologists have developed ... Read more...
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Two-day shutdown called in garment, hosiery industry
March 12th, 2011 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) The readymade garment and hosiery industry Saturday has called for a two-day shutdown in the industry across the country from March 14 to protest imposition of ... Read more...
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Mums, not dads, pass on Alzheimer’s risk: Study
March 1st, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 1(ANI): A new study has suggested that a person is more likely to inherit Alzheimer's disease from his/her mother than his/her father.In general, people who have first-degree relatives with Alzheimer's ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Researchers map how ice sheets shrank during Ice Age
February 13th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 13 (IANS) Researchers have mapped for the first time how the last British ice sheet shrank during the Ice Age.
The maps record the pattern and speed of shrinkage of ... Read more...
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Shrinking brain in dementia prompts overeating
November 16th, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 16 (IANS) Researchers have discovered that a shrinkage in the brain is the reason why some people with dementia are compulsive overeaters, paving the way for better diagnosis and new ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
New drug may halt and even reverse Alzheimer’s effects
November 3rd, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 3 (ANI): A new study has found that a drug derived from blood could halt and even reverse the effects of Alzheimer's disease.Early trials of Kiovig have demonstrated that the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Green’ concrete cuts 90pc more greenhouse gases than ordinary cement
September 29th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 29 (ANI): Louisiana Tech University is developing geopolymer concrete, an innovative and environmentally friendly building material, with a life cycle greenhouse gas reduction potential - as much as 90 percent ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Arctic ice could be gone by 2030, warns US researchers
September 16th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 16 (ANI): US researchers have warned that with the Arctic sea ice melting during the summer to its third lowest level on record, global warming could leave the region ice ... Read more...
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Nanoparticles used to shrink tumors in mice
July 10th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 10 (ANI): Scientists have demonstrated that that mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs), tiny particles with thousands of pores, can store and deliver chemotherapeutic drugs in vivo and effectively suppress tumors in ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Shrinking Glaciers Might Lead To Severe Food And Water Shortage
June 13th, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Dubai, June 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Dutch scientists have concluded that a total number of 60 million people who dwell around the Himalayan belt shall witness severe food shortages in the ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Infrastructure output up 5.1 percent in April
May 28th, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) India's infrastructure output expanded by 5.1 percent for the first month of this financial year as against 3.7 percent in April 2009 on account of growth in ... Read more...
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Women with full lips like Jolie’s look younger
January 11th, 2010 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 11 (ANI): Women, who have full, firm lips like those of Angelina Jolie's, look much younger than they really are, a study has revealed.Jolie's lips have been voted the ... Read more...
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Scientists smarten wool to shake off wrinkles
December 23rd, 2009 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 23 (IANS) Your woollen garments could soon be wrinkle-free, anti-shrinkage and dyeable.
New research could invest wool with a 'brain,' placing it among other "smart" fabrics that shake off wrinkles, ... Read more...
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How to make natural ‘wonder fabric’ - wool - more wonderful
December 23rd, 2009 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 23 (ANI): Chinese researchers have developed a new coating that may improve natural wonders of wool - making the so-called 'wonder fabric' more wonderful.Wool is already regarded as the "wonder ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Campaign to save Western Ghats becomes a mass movement (Feature)
December 18th, 2009 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
By Maitreyee Boruah
Bangalore, Dec 18 (IANS) Long before words like "climate change" came to hit common lexicon, a group of environmentally conscious people in India took up the cause of the Western ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Healthy people with brain plaques at increased Alzheimer’s risk
December 15th, 2009 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 15 (ANI): Healthy people who have an abnormal build-up of a protein in the brain linked with Alzheimer's have a higher risk of developing the disease, two new studies have ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Tea production to go down due to weather: Tea Board chief
November 29th, 2009 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Aparajita Gupta
Kolkata, Nov 29 (IANS) Tea production in India will be marginally lower this year than in the year before due to erratic weather, says Tea Board of ... Read more...
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American glaciers shrinking dramatically in response to global warming
September 6th, 2009 - 11:51 am ICT by ANI
Washington, September 6 (ANI): Reports indicate that most glaciers in Washington and Alaska in the US are dramatically shrinking in response to a warming climate.During the past 50 years, USGS (US Geological ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Key North American glaciers rapidly shrinking due to climate change
September 1st, 2009 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 1 (ANI): A long-term study of key glaciers in western North America has shown that glacial shrinkage is rapid and accelerating, and that it is a result of climate change.William ... Read more...
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India short by 10 mn tonnes of storage capacity: Assocham
August 17th, 2009 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) India is short by 10 million tonnes of cold storage capacity due to which over 30 percent of agricultural produce goes waste every year, according to ... Read more...
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British economy contracts at fastest rate in 51 years
June 30th, 2009 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 30 (IANS) The British economy shrank by 2.4 percent in the first quarter - the fastest rate of shrinkage in more than 50 years, according to official figures released Tuesday.
The ... Read more...
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Glaciers can shrink “in a geologic instant”
June 22nd, 2009 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 22 (ANI): A new research by scientists has revealed that modern glaciers in deep ocean water can undergo periods of rapid retreat, where they can shrink even more quickly than ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Experimental drug leads to remarkable recoveries in 2 prostate cancer patients
June 20th, 2009 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 20 (ANI): Two patients with inoperable prostate cancer have made remarkable recoveries after being given only a single dose of an experimental drug, called ipilimumab.Rodger Nelson and Fructuoso Solano-Revuelta were ... Read more...
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Novel drug raises hope for patients with advanced melanoma
June 2nd, 2009 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 2 (ANI): A drug that can treat the most deadly form of skin cancer in its most advanced, incurable stages has been created by scientists.According to early trial results, an ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
India needs more stimulus measures: Ahluwalia
April 7th, 2009 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) India should have more fiscal stimulus measures to help the economy weather the global slowdown, Planning Commission Deputy Chairperson Montek Singh Ahluwalia said here Tuesday.
"We should have ... Read more...
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Shrinkage of hippocampus could predict Alzheimer’’s development
March 17th, 2009 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington. Mar 16 (ANI): A new study has revealed that people who have lost cells in the hippocampus area of the brain are more likely to develop dementia.For the study, researchers ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Singapore’s economy expected to slightly recover by 2009-end
March 16th, 2009 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, March 16 (DPA) Singapore's economy is expected to recover slightly in the final quarter of 2009, just after sliding even deeper into recession during the first three quarters of the year, ... Read more...
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Two glasses of milk a day can help prevent Alzheimer’’s
March 1st, 2009 - 11:39 am ICT by ANI
London, Mar 1 (ANI): Just two glasses of milk a day can help prevent Alzheimers disease in old age, suggests a new study.University of Oxford researchers have identified a vitamin that ... Read more...
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Tiger killed in turf war in Madhya Pradesh
January 19th, 2009 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 19 (IANS) A four-year-old male tiger was killed in a turf war with another tiger in Madhya Pradesh's Kanha National Park, officials said Monday. The tiger's body, with deep bruises, ... Read more...
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Virus that improves anti-cancer drugs efficacy unveiled
November 8th, 2008 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 7 (ANI): A Canadian researcher team says that the efficacy of anti-cancer drugs in destroying tumours, or in keeping them in check, may be improved with the aid of ... Read more...
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MRI scans can help predict multiple sclerosis progression
November 6th, 2008 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 6 (ANI): MRI scans can help predict disease progression in patients with multiple sclerosis, says a new study led by an Indian origin researcher.The research team led by Dr ... Read more...
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