Upper classes more likely to cheat, cut corners
February 28th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) Upper classes tend to behave unethically, being more likely to believe -- as did Gordon Gekko in the movie "Wall Street" -- that "greed is good," ... Read more...
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Poorer people more compassionate
December 21st, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 21 (IANS) Poorer people are more attuned to suffering and more compassionate than their richer counterparts, says a study.
"It's not that the upper classes are coldhearted," ... 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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Prenatal pesticide exposure tied to lower IQ
April 21st, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 21 (IANS) Prenatal exposure to organophosphate pesticides, widely used on food crops, is related to lower intelligence scores at age seven.
Researchers from the School of Public Health, ... Read more...
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Sleepless nights can lead to euphoria, risky behaviour: Study
March 24th, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 24 (ANI): A new study has warned that a sleepless night can result in short-term euphoria, which can potentially lead to poor judgment and addictive behavior.Researchers at UC Berkeley and ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Real-time ‘eco-driving’ can cut fuel consumption up to 6pc
February 8th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 8 (ANI): Do you know how much fuel can be saved by avoiding stop-and-go traffic, closing your window and not using air conditioning? Well, a new study has all the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Diarrhea-causing bacteria turned into antiviral gene therapy agent
February 8th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 8 (ANI): New studies conducted by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, could one day lead to anti-viral treatments that involve swallowing Salmonella bacteria, effectively using one bug to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Emotional intelligence’ sharpens as we enter our 60s
January 3rd, 2011 - 11:12 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 3 (ANI): Psychologists from the University of California, Berkeley have found that older people have a hard time keeping a lid on their feelings, especially when watching heartbreaking or disgusting ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Emotional intelligence sharpens as we enter our 60s
December 17th, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 17 (ANI): Psychologists from the University of California, Berkeley have found that older people have a hard time keeping a lid on their feelings, especially when watching heartbreaking or disgusting ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Problem of toxic lead in used consumer products extremely widespread
December 2nd, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 2 (ANI): In a new paper, researchers have revealed that the problem of toxic lead in used consumer products is extremely widespread and present at levels that are far beyond ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Jet lag causes memory loss: Study
November 25th, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 25 (ANI): A new study by researchers at the University of California has indicated that chronic jet lag alters the brain in ways that cause memory and learning problems long ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Next gen air vehicles - inspired by birds, snakes and insects!
November 24th, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): The ingenious natural design of falling geckoes, gliding snakes, cruising seagulls, flapping insects and floating maple seeds is now inspiration for many scientists to improve the design of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Ultrathin silicon substitute to revolutionize future electronics
November 23rd, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 23 (ANI): Scientists have successfully come up with an alternative to silicon that has superior electron mobility and velocity, which makes it an outstanding candidate for future high-speed, low-power electronic ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Emotionally-charged global warming messages can backfire: Study
November 18th, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): A new study has pointed out that dire messages about global warming could backfire and actually increase scepticism about climate change among the general public."Our study indicates that ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Antimatter atoms trapped and stored for the first time
November 18th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 18 (ANI): An international team of scientists working at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research near Geneva, Switzerland, has for the first time trapped and stored atoms of antimatter.Scientists ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Couples with daughters ‘at divorce risk’
October 7th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 07 (ANI): Past census data has revealed that having a daughter might raise a couple's risk of divorce.Researchers found that couples with sons are more likely to stick together, unmarried ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Air pollution worsens asthma symptoms in children
October 6th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 6 (ANI): A joint study by researchers at Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley has found that exposure to dirty air is linked to decreased function of a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Women can escape heart disease, if they are regular to dentist
October 2nd, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 2 (ANI): Women, who pay regular visits to dentist, can curb their visits to cardiac surgeon, as a new study states that if a woman takes proper dental care, she's ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New nano-sized particles set to revolutionise data storage
September 18th, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 18 (ANI): Researchers have discovered an entire new class of phase-change materials that could be applied to phase change random access memory (PCM) technologies and possibly optical data storage as ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Alzheimer’s drug enhances perceptual learning in healthy adults
September 17th, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 17 (ANI): Neuroscientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have found that a drug commonly prescribed to Alzheimer's disease patients boosts perceptual learning in healthy adults.In a new study, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
3D mapping portable laser backpack to revolutionize defense missions
September 9th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 9 (ANI): Researchers at University of California, Berkeley, have developed a portable, laser backpack for 3D mapping, which is capable of producing fast, automatic and realistic 3D mapping of difficult ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
US Supreme Court modifies Miranda warning
June 2nd, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Jun 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The United States Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, that the police can use a crime suspect's words against him/ her if the person does not explicitly ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Scientists identify new gecko species in West African rain forests
June 2nd, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 2 (ANI): According to a new report, the West African forest gecko, a secretive but widely distributed species in forest patches from Ghana to Congo, is actually four distinct species ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
9/11 stress ‘tied to increased male baby miscarriages’
May 25th, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 25 (ANI): A new study has linked the psychological stress caused by the 9/11 attacks to miscarriages in women - especially for male babies.Tim Bruckner, assistant professor of public health ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
9/11 attacks linked to loss of male babies
May 25th, 2010 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 25 (IANS) The horrific 9/11 terror attacks may have also led to increased loss of male children in the US, even among those women who had no direct link to ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Scientists capture collision of a comet and Sun
May 25th, 2010 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 25 (ANI): For the first time, solar physicists at the University of California, Berkeley, have captured the collision of a comet with the Sun.Using instruments aboard NASA's twin STEREO spacecraft, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Skin cancer-treating prescription drug could boost effects of HIV vaccines
May 6th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 6 (ANI): A new weapon in the fight against hepatitis C and HIV is available in the form of a prescription drug, say researchers.The drug already approved to treat genital ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Inexpensive metal catalyst for generating hydrogen from water discovered
May 2nd, 2010 - 11:10 am ICT by ANI
London, May 2 (ANI): A team of researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California, Berkeley, has discovered an inexpensive metal ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
The pesticide that turns male frogs into females
March 2nd, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 2 (ANI): Atrazine, one of the world's most widely used pesticides, can turn male frogs into females, according to a new study by University of California, Berkeley, biologists.According to researchers, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Midday napping can make you smarter
February 22nd, 2010 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): Taking a midday nap can dramatically boost brain's learning capacity power, according to a new study.The new research suggests that a biphasic sleep schedule not only refreshes the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Couples who use “we-ness” language do better at resolving conflicts
January 29th, 2010 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 29 (ANI): Spouses who use "we-ness" language are better able to resolve conflicts than those who don't, a new study has found.To reach the conclusion, UC Berkeley researchers analyzed conversations ... Read more...
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Dusting house can increase your chances of becoming pregnant
January 27th, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 27 (ANI): Women who thoroughly dust their house increase their chances of becoming pregnant, says a new study.Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley say flame-retardant chemicals in items like ... Read more...
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Women with flame retardant in blood take longer to conceive
January 27th, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) Women with higher levels in the bloodstream of a type of flame retardant commonly found in household goods take longer to conceive, a new study has found.
The study ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
6.5 Magnitude Quake Hits Eureka
January 10th, 2010 - 7:29 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri,
Eureka, Calif., Jan 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale hit California on January 9, at around 4.37 PM PT. The main region effected was Northern ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Compassion, key to human survival and progress
December 9th, 2009 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) Social scientists have unearthed ample evidence to show that compassion is the key to human survival and progress.
Dacher Keltner, University of California-Berkeley (UC-B) psychologist and author of "Born ... Read more...
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