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...
Posted in Feature |
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...
Posted in Health Science |
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...
Posted in Health Science |
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...
Posted in Health Science |
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...
Posted in Life Style |
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...
Posted in World News |
‘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 |
Flashing brain with light can erase fear
March 10th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 10 (IANS) Suffering from panic attacks and anxiety? Help may be at hand as researchers have pinpointed a brain mechanism that makes individuals fearless.The condition can severely damage ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
How man, but not chimp, evolved to have spike-free penis
March 10th, 2011 - 11:36 am ICT by ANI
London, Mar 10 (ANI): Sex would be a very different, not to mention painful, proposition had man not evolved to lose spikes that once existed on the male penis.Researchers at Stanford University ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
UAE committed to promote entrepreneurship: Minister
March 8th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, March 8 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates intends to promote entrepreneurship in the country and believes it should be made an integral part of the eduction system in ... Read more...
Posted in World |
13 genes behind heart disease uncovered
March 7th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, March 7 (IANS) Scientists have uncovered 13 genes linked to increased risks of coronary artery disease (CAD).CAD symptoms include chest pain, also called angina, shortness of breath during exercise, ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Australia-India Institute announces Amitabh Mattoo as its first director
March 1st, 2011 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar.1 (ANI): The Australia India Institute has announced the appointment of its inaugural Director, Professor Amitabh Mattoo.Professor Mattoo is one of India's leading thinkers and writers on international relations. He ... Read more...
Posted in National |
‘Super skin’ that can sense a fly land
February 25th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) 'Super skin' so sensitive to touch that it can sense a fly land on it has been developed and could allow robots or other devices to perform ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Looking at a pic of a loved one ‘cuts pain by 44pc’
February 25th, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 25 (ANI): Scientists at Stanford University have discovered that pictures of loved ones have the power to dull pain.Their study showed that an image of a romantic partner dulls activity ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Fatty liver ‘independently increases Type 2 diabetes risk’
February 25th, 2011 - 11:44 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have found that individuals with fatty liver were five times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than those without fatty liver.This higher ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Metaphors can sway thinking on crime fighting
February 24th, 2011 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) Imagine robberies are on the rise, homes are being broken into, and murder rates have nearly doubled. What should city officials do - hire more cops and lock ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Chemist claims oil droplets mimic early life
February 24th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Chemist claims oil droplets mimic early lifeLondon, Feb 24 (ANI): A new study by a chemist claims that oil droplets mimic early life in the manner they that creep purposefully through their ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists find proteins that reverse learning problems in Down’s mice
February 19th, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 19 (ANI): In a new study, scientists were able to reverse developmental problems in mice that had Down's syndrome by injecting their mothers with two proteins while they were still ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
A wireless radio that is twice as fast
February 15th, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 15 (IANS) Researchers, several of them of Indian origin, have developed the first wireless radio that can send and receive signals at the same time. This makes them twice as ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
How using Facebook can lead to a roller coaster of emotions
February 9th, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): Does Facebook makes you feel that everyone's having fun except you? You may be just overestimating your friends' happiness, suggests a new study.A Stanford University research has ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
US varsities taking holistic view of Asian students’ applications
February 5th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The focus is shifting from the entrance test scores to a holistic assessment of the profiles of Indian and Asian students aspiring to pursue higher education in ... Read more...
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Chelsea Clinton’s husband leaves job & wife for ski slopes
February 1st, 2011 - 1:10 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Jan 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Marc Mezvinsky left his banking job and headed to the mountains for some time off. Mezvinsky is the son-in-law of Bill and Hillary Clinton.He is said ... Read more...
Posted in World |
I don’t regret Iraq war, says Condoleezza Rice
January 21st, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 21 (IANS) Former US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice has said that she does not regret the Iraq war but admitted "the mistake...was to put a spotlight simply on the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
New technique points out cellular-level changes within deep brain regions
January 19th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 19 (ANI): Scientists say that a groundbreaking technique can help explore changes taking place within the deep regions of the brain at the cellular level.The findings could lead to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
IIT conclave as part of Vibrant Gujarat summit
January 9th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Jan 9 (IANS) To give a thrust to the technological development of Gujarat, the state government, along with the 500-strong Pan-IIT Gujarat Alumni Association will be organising a conclave on technology ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Crab Nebula shoots off surprising flares
January 7th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 7 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that the Crab Nebula, one of our best-known and most stable neighbours in the winter sky, has a propensity for fireworks-gamma-ray flares set off by ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Tiny 3-D images shed light on origin of Earth’s core
December 17th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 17 (ANI): Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory scientists' new method of capturing detailed, three-dimensional images of minute samples of material under extreme pressures is shedding light on the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Cam Newton Wins Heisman Trophy, Detractors Silenced
December 12th, 2010 - 4:34 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Dec 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Heisman Trophy ceremony is associated with suspense and excitement and people involved with it for years know that very well. However, this year's ceremony which ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Tunku Varadarajan is Newsweek international editor
December 8th, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 8 (IANS) Noted British Indian Journalist Tunku Varadarajan, writer-at-large for the Daily Beast website and an alumnus of Forbes, has been appointed editor of Newsweek's international editions.Varadrajan, 48, ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
‘China keen on economic stability with N. Korea than condemning its nuke program’
December 8th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Dec 8 (ANI): America's hope that China would condemn North Korea over its nuclear enrichment seems to be a 'distant dream,' as Beijing is more interested in developing Pyongyang's economic stability ... Read more...
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Risk of developing radiation-induced cancer may be lower than thought
December 2nd, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 2 (ANI): Scientists have suggested that the risk of developing radiation-induced cancer from computed tomography (CT) may be lower than previously thought.The researchers at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists may have found ‘elixir of eternal youth’
November 29th, 2010 - 11:37 am ICT by ANI
London, Nov 29 (ANI): The elixir of eternal youth may soon be reality, thanks to scientists from the Harvard University.Such a drug might not just increase life span, but also allow men ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Engineered DNA device could make cells differentiate or die on demand
November 26th, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 26 (ANI): Biologists have constructed a programmable genetic 'circuit' that can rewire cells to respond on demand to just about any signal desired - it could coax cells to differentiate ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Females put off when males lose brawls
November 25th, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 25 (IANS) A female who fancies a particular male is most likely to be put off when he loses a slugfest.In such an eventuality, some primitive parts of the female's ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
North Korea could make two nuclear bombs per year, warns scientist
November 24th, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
Pyongyang, Nov 24 (ANI): North Korea, which carried out attacks on the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong yesterday, could make one or two bombs' worth of enriched uranium per year once the ... Read more...
Posted in World |