Deflecting solar rays could improve food supply
January 23rd, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) Deflecting solar rays from the earth could be one way of improving food output, as global warming aggravates the likelihood of crop failures in the heat-stressed ... Read more...
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To make Pakistan behave, strengthen India ties
December 22nd, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) Noting that Pakistan deliberately uses terrorism against India, a US scholar has advocated stronger ties with New Delhi and asking Islamabad to start cooperating or lose ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Brain’s crossed wires cause depression
December 9th, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) New research has used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to show that those suffering from depression had decreased connectivity between several key regions of the brain ... Read more...
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‘Impatient people have lower credit scores’
December 4th, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 4 (IANS) Impatient people default on their mortgages, because they are more likely to chose immediate gain over a larger reward later, researchers say.
"Most often, the reasons ... Read more...
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Angina treatment worsens heart attack severity
November 3rd, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 3 (IANS) Nitroglycerin, routinely used to dilate blood vessels in heart disease patients, could end up damaging the heart muscles.A Stanford University team found that rats dosed with ... Read more...
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Can it hurt consumers to tell white lies?
October 23rd, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 23 (IANS) Consumers who tell little white lies to avoid offending service providers are actually shielding those who inconvenience them.
"Most consumers have told an inquiring server that ... Read more...
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Amjad Ali Khan to teach at Stanford University
October 21st, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, Oct 21 (IANS) Amjad Ali Khan, the sarod maestro, will be teaching for two and half months at Stanford University, according to an announcement from the university.Khan will be ... Read more...
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Apple to hold Steve Jobs memorial Sunday
October 15th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Apple Inc. has extended invitations to Silicon Valley's big names to attend a private memorial service for late Steve Jobs Sunday, the Wall Street Journal ... Read more...
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Add Steve Jobs’ speech to school curriculum, says BJP MP
October 7th, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesman Tarun Vijay Friday described Apple co-founder Steve Jobs as "a self-realised yogi and a spiritual achiever" and demanded that ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
India was the source of spirituality to Steve Jobs
October 6th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 6 (IANS) Apple's visionary co-founder Steve Jobs had a spiritual side too shaped by a "spiritual retreat to India" and "traversing through the country had sparked Jobs' conversion ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish: Steve Jobs’ speech at Stanford
October 6th, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 6 (IANS) This is the "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish" address delivered by Steve Jobs in 2005 at Stanford University:I am honored to be with you today at your ... Read more...
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Tweaking plants’ bio-clock can revolutionise food output
September 4th, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 4 (IANS) Tweaking the biological clock of plants could make global food shortages a thing of the past.
"Farmers are limited by the seasons, but by understanding the ... Read more...
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Gaddafi kept album of Condoleezza Rice’s photos
August 26th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 26 (IANS) Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi kept a photo album filled with pictures of former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and claimed to "love" and "admire" her ... Read more...
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IIT Patna seeks partnerships with US varsities
August 24th, 2011 - 10:29 am ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 24 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology-Patna (IIT-Patna) has initiated moves to establish collaboration with premier universities in the US for student and faculty exchange programmes.According to Bihar ... Read more...
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Distraction could help you deal with strong emotions
July 6th, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 6 (IANS) The intensity of emotions at any particular time could drive our responses to life's ups and downs.
For instance, emotions are useful - for example, fear ... Read more...
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Whale Orca’s ears inspire ultrasensitive mike
June 26th, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 26 (IANS) Orca whale's ears have inspired researchers to develop a microphone so sensitive that it can be used at any ocean depth, capable of recording anything from ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Obama’s half-brother writes book on life in China
June 25th, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 25 (IANS) US President Barack Obama's half-brother - who has adopted China as his country - has written a book which he hopes will help China and ... Read more...
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Snag-hit American Airlines flight departs for Chicago
June 21st, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) An American Airlines flight, which made an emergency landing soon after taking off from the Indira Gandhi International Airport here around Monday midnight, finally departed ... Read more...
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Ants use chemical weapon to vanquish invaders
June 9th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 9 (IANS) Argentine ants are marching over the world, spreading into Mediterranean and subtropical climates, vanquishing native ant species, a latest research reports. However a native ant species ... Read more...
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Hotter summers in the pipeline
June 7th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, June 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) If the current trend continues, the next 20 to 60 years the planet will be irreversibly changed, summer temperature wise, a new scientific study reveals. The ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Scientists forecast irreversibly hotter summers
June 7th, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 7 (IANS) Tropical regions are likely to experience irreversibly hotter summers within the next 20 to 60 years, warns a climatologist.
"Large areas of the globe are likely ... Read more...
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India’s Bharat Biotech to sell $1 diarrhoea vaccine
June 6th, 2011 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 6 (IANS) Leading bio-pharma company Bharat Biotech Monday announced that ROTAVAC®, India's first indigenously developed rotavirus diarrohea vaccine, will be sold to global public markets, UN procurement agencies ... Read more...
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Stem cell revolution can defeat Alzheimer’s
June 5th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 5 (IANS) Healthy adults will be able to boost their chances of surviving cancer and diseases such as Alzheimer's by freezing stem cells taken from their blood.
A ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Why do some get hooked to depression?
June 3rd, 2011 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jun 3 (IANS) We all have a fight with a friend, sometimes a divorce, the loss of a parent. But most of us get over it. Only some go ... Read more...
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Supernova remnant erupts in enormous flares
May 12th, 2011 - 3:40 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- The famous Crab Nebula supernova remnant has erupted in an enormous flare five times more powerful than any flare previously seen from the object. The outburst was ... Read more...
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Rice originated 9,000 years ago in China, say genome researchers
May 3rd, 2011 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 3 (ANI): In a study tracing back thousands of years of evolutionary history through large-scale gene re-sequencing, a team of genome researchers has concluded that rice originated in China.Their findings ... Read more...
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Raman effect makes cancer detection possible
April 21st, 2011 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 21 (IANS) Scientists have found a method to detect cancer by combining the use of gold nanoparticles with Raman spectroscopy - a technique developed by Indian physicist C.V. ... Read more...
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Four Pulitzer winners who made India proud
April 19th, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Four eminent and enterprising personalities of Indian origin have won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize. Here is a quick look at them.Gobind ... Read more...
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Diet of emails, texts, tweets and status updates can drain your brain!
April 19th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 19 (ANI): A new study has shown emails, texts, tweets and status updates could be detrimental to our mental health.It suggested that modern technology could be damaging our minds by ... Read more...
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Study of sea squirt may help prevent rejection of transplanted organs
April 17th, 2011 - 11:28 am ICT by ANI
Washington, April 17 (ANI): Scientists at UC Santa Barbara has indicated studies of the small sea squirt may ultimately help solve the problem of rejection of organ and bone marrow transplants in ... Read more...
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Aimless protein plays crucial role in pathogen-based disease
April 3rd, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 3 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that a supposedly inactive protein actually plays a crucial role in the ability of one the world's most prolific pathogens to cause disease, findings that ... Read more...
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Thinking about choices makes people less sympathetic to others
March 30th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 30 (ANI): A new study has suggested that thinking about choices could make people less sympathetic to others and less likely to support policies that help people.In the United States, ... Read more...
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Here’s how optimism can make you overweight
March 23rd, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 23 (ANI): New evidence has emerged to suggest that certain characteristics may influence one's health, for example, optimists are more likely to be overweight.Dr Martin Hagger, a health psychologist at ... Read more...
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Hardee’s shapes up turkey burger
March 22nd, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Restaurant chain Hardee is trying to carve a new image for itself after the eatery came up with the first sub-500 calorie turkey burger.Hardee a few ... Read more...
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‘Don’t work too hard, don’t stress’ advice may not be the key to longevity
March 12th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 12 (ANI): It's long been said that always looking at the positive side of things and not working too hard will lead to a long and happy life, but a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
