Weight training cuts diabetes risk by 34 percent
August 7th, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS) Regular weight training can cut the chances of developing diabetes in men by up to 34 percent, a study showed.Adding aerobic exercise, such as brisk walking ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Bats, whales have surprisingly similar bio-sonars
May 9th, 2012 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, May 9 (IANS) Though they evolved separately over millennia in different worlds of darkness, bats and toothed whales use surprisingly similar acoustic behaviour to locate, track, and capture prey ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
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 |
Deep sea trenches could combat climate change
January 18th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 18 (IANS) Deep sea trenches could play a key role in climate change, path-breaking experiments suggest.Probing the deepest part of the world's oceans -- the Mariana Trench in the western ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Deepest secrets of the Marianas Trench revealed
January 17th, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 17 (ANI): Scientists have unveiled the climate secrets of the deepest part of the ocean-the Marianas Trench in the western Pacific Ocean.An international team of scientists used a submersible, designed ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Study finds new answers to age-old question: What is life?
January 14th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 14 (ANI): In a new collection of essays, experts from all walks of life - philosophy, science, and molecular evolution - present a variety of perspectives on defining life.According to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Soon, houses built out of manmade ‘green’ coral!
November 10th, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 10 (ANI): Scientists from several European universities are collaborating to develop a coral that could become an effective, carbon-negative way to "grow" walls.Researchers from the University of Greenwich, the University ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Women most vulnerable to PTSD in their 50s
July 21st, 2010 - 12:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 21 (ANI): Researchers have found that men are most vulnerable to Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) between the ages of 41 and 45 years, while women are most vulnerable at 51 ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Dumb bells can rid working belles of neck, shoulder aches
December 28th, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 28 (IANS) Strength training with dumb bells can reduce aches and improve functioning of the trapezius, the large muscle which extends from the back of the head, down the neck ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
‘You’ll live longer if you look young’
December 14th, 2009 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 14 (ANI): A new study ha shown that people who look young for their age enjoy a longer life than those who look older than their years.The study, conducted by ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Danish journalist detained in Iran returns to Denmark
November 11th, 2009 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Nov 11 (DPA) A Danish student journalist who was detained in Iran a week ago for allegedly working illegally returned to Denmark Wednesday following his release.
Niels Krogsgard, who is studying at ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Mud stirred up by sea worms lead to sulphate hike in oceans 500 mln yrs ago
May 19th, 2009 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 19 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have suggested that a jump in the concentration of sulphate in the world's oceans 500 million years ago was caused by mud stirred ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Smokers at increased pancreatitis risk
March 24th, 2009 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 24 (ANI): People who smoke are at an increased risk of suffering from acute and chronic pancreatitis, according to a new report.Whats more, the risk of developing the disease ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Referendum set to give Greenland more autonomy
November 25th, 2008 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Nuuk (Greenland), Nov 25 (DPA) Voters in Greenland went to the polls Tuesday to vote in a referendum on gaining more autonomy within Denmark.A clear majority of the approximately 39,000 voters ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
New drug cuts heart failure risk in mice
November 19th, 2008 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 19 (ANI): Scientists at Miragen Therapeutics in Boulder, Colorado have found that a new drug seems to protect mice from heart failure even when enormous pressure is placed on ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Why a gift is the universal language of love
October 13th, 2008 - 12:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 13 (ANI): People often rely upon gifts to reveal their feelings to others. But how do items placed in a symbolic manner convey different meanings has long been a ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Like humans, seals too use stars to navigate in open water
August 1st, 2008 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 1 (ANI): Like humans, seals use stars to navigate in open water, according to a group of researchers, who added that the marine mammals can identify a single star ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Poisonous ink likely cause of Biblical text-writing monks deaths
June 28th, 2008 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 28 (ANI): Monks who wrote Biblical texts and other religious materials might have died out of exposure to toxic mercury, with which the red colour ink they used for ... Read more...
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Seals may be able to use stars for navigation
June 17th, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 17 (ANI): A team of biologists from the University of Southern Denmark has suggested that seals may be able to use the stars for navigation.According to a report ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Scientists measure mercury level in human bones from medieval times
June 2nd, 2008 - 2:11 pm ICT by admin
Washington, June 2 (ANI): Scientists have measured the levels of mercury in human bones from the medieval period.Kaare Lund Rasmussen and co-researchers from the University of Southern Denmark in Odense, The ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Staying active, drinking moderately may be the key to longevity
January 9th, 2008 - 12:36 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 9(ANI): Danish researchers have revealed that staying active, and drinking moderately can lower the risk of death from heart disease and other causes.The study led by Professor Morten Gronbaek, Director ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |