Brain doesn’t allow math, memory to mix
September 4th, 2012 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 4 (IANS) There is a limit to multi-tasking after all. The brain is not wired to allow you to balance your chequebook while introspecting, say researchers who have ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
2 killed in Cupertino shooting
October 6th, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
California, Oct 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 45-year-old quarry employee is wanted by the police after killing two people and shooting six others in a shooting spree. Shareff Allman is believed to ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Vigilance against skin cancer may lead to vitamin D deficiency
October 19th, 2010 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 19 (ANI): A new study has suggested that vigilance against skin cancer can cause vitamin D deficiency.Patients with basal cell nevus syndrome-which might lead to non-melanoma skin cancers-are at a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Love is a powerful painkiller
October 14th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 14 (IANS) Intense romantic love is like a drug and can be as effective as morphine in relieving pain, says a new study.
Passions triggered by the early flushes ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Miscarrying women can also have successful pregnancy
May 31st, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 31 (IANS) There's good news for women who have gone through multiple miscarriages and all the pain it entails.
Even among the more than 80 percent who've had two or ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Waking up ’sleeping’ eggs may boost fertility
May 18th, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 18 (ANI): Scientists in the US say that aging women or women who froze ovaries prior to cancer treatments may have a chance to have babies based on a novel ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Mouse study points to Down syndrome treatment
November 19th, 2009 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): A new American study suggests a fresh new approach of slowing down cognitive dysfunction that takes place in Down syndrome.Down's syndrome is caused by the presence of all ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Liposuction leftovers can boost stem cell production
September 8th, 2009 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 8 (IANS) Blobs of fat removed during liposuction conceal cells that can be more quickly and easily converted into stem cells than skin cells most often used by researchers.
"We've identified ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Antibodies in blood may help prevent Alzheimer’s
July 7th, 2009 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 7 (ANI): Stanford University Medical Centre scientists have identified certain antibodies in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid of healthy people that may help prevent Alzheimer's disease.They say that the levels ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Cellular rhythms help brain function at optimum levels
April 27th, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 27 (IANS) Cells need to follow specific rhythms in order to keep the brain working at peak levels, according to a new study.
If these rhythms in nerve cells or ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Now, CyberKnife technology to treat cancer in India
March 14th, 2009 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Offering hope in several cases of technically inoperable tumours, the most advanced CyberKnife robotic radio surgery system will be available to cancer patients from next week at ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Caner-stricken Patrick Swayze just cant kick the butt
August 19th, 2008 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug 19 (ANI): American actor Patrick Swayze has been spotted having a smoke on the sets of his new A&E TV series ''The Beast'', despite battling cancer.Swayze, who announced ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Regular running can slow ageing process
August 12th, 2008 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 12 (ANI): Regular running can slow the ageing process, say a group of researchers, who added that the physical activity also reduces disability in later life.The study, which has ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Molecule that helps kill kidney cancer cells identified
July 8th, 2008 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 8 (IANS) A new molecule identified by researchers will help kill kidney cancer cells and eliminate the necessity of removing the organ to save the patient. Stanford University medical researchers ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Scientists develop anti-scar bandage
May 13th, 2008 - 5:49 pm ICT by admin
London, May 13 (ANI): Scientists from Stanford University Medical Centre in California have developed a bandage that could prevent formation of scars on skin.Keloid scars are the red lesions that form ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Cell fusions that occur during inflammation may protect neurons
April 21st, 2008 - 1:14 pm ICT by admin
London, April 21 (ANI): Scientists at the Stanford University Medical Center have found in a study on mice that inflammation triggers cell fusions that may protect neurons.The study suggests that ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Indian American develops tool to image tumours
April 1st, 2008 - 12:04 pm ICT by admin
New York, April 1 (IANS) A team of researchers led by Indian American Sanjiv Gambhir has developed a new type of imaging system capable of picturing tumours to a precision of a ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |