Gene test aims to spare chronic chest pain patients unneeded angiograms to spot heart disease
Gene test aims for better heart disease detection NASA sky-mapping craft runs out of coolant, enters new phase of mission
NASA sky-mapping telescope runs out of coolant HEALTHBEAT: More aggressive care for sepsis urged as scientists find new clue to what fuels it
New clue to sepsis as more aggressive care urged Lieberman says efforts over health care, midterm politics killed energy bill
Lieberman: Health care, politics nixed energy bill California man dies in fall off overlook at Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona
Calif. man dies in fall at Grand Canyon in Ariz. New York-based theater group The Civilians awarded a $700K National Science Foundation grant
NY-based theater group wins $700K government grant Oregon man says great white shark knocked him off surfboard but he got away uninjured
Ore. man reports close call with great white shark World Space Week begins with ‘Sputnik’NEW DELHI - Sky gazers and students Monday gathered at the Russian Center here for the screening of “Sputnik” - a movie on the Russian space mission - marking the start of the week-long World Space Week (WSW). Skies clear in Delhi as Games competitions beginNEW DELHI - The sun shone bright and skies remained clear in the national capital Monday, the first day of the Commonwealth Games competitions, and the weatherman has predicted clear skies Tuesday too. Meet the woman whose cancer cells helped save millions of livesLONDON - An African/American woman who died in 1951, has been hailed as the person who contributed the most to science, after the cancer cells that were removed from her helped saved millions of lives. Delegates to climate change talks told to search for common ground before Cancun summit
Delegates told to ID achievable goals on climate Test-tube baby pioneer Robert Edwards of Britain wins 2010 Nobel Prize in medicine
Nobel Prize given for test tube baby research British pioneer of In Vitro Fertilization wins Nobel PrizeNEW YORK - Britisher Robert Edwards has won the 2010 Nobel Prize in medicine for the development of in-vitro fertilization, a breakthrough that has helped millions of infertile couples to have children. Interactive video games likely to cause broad range of injuriesWASHINGTON - While relatively new, interactive gaming devices are gaining popularity, they are likely cause a broad range of injuries, from abrasions and sprains to shoulder, ankle and foot injuries, reveals a study. Telemedicine may now improve geriatric depressionWASHINGTON - Researchers have developed a telemedicine-based depression care protocol in home health care in order to curb the high rate of depression among elderly homebound individuals. Now, a new system to kill tumours from insideLONDON - Researchers have managed to deliver a dormant toxin into tumour for anti-cancer therapy and chemically trigger the toxin to de-cloak and attack from within. Children, males and blacks at high risk of food allergiesWASHINGTON - A new study has revealed that children, non-Hispanic blacks and males have higher risk for food allergies than other populations. Why we mimic some language stylesWASHINGTON - New research reveals that people match each other’s language styles more during happier periods of their relationship than at other times, and the phenomenon is called language style matching or LSM. Overprotective parents put their kids at higher risk of food allergiesMELBOURNE - Over protective parents, who are scared of childhood food allergies, and hence delay the introduction of troublesome foods, could be unwittingly raising their child’s risk. It’s a small watery world after all: Marine animal census shows how interconnected sea life is
Census shows connectedness of world’s marine life Men reach orgasm after vaginal intercourse while women with oral sexWASHINGTON - Men are more likely to orgasm when sex includes vaginal intercourse and women are more likely to orgasm when they engage in a variety of sex acts, a new study has revealed. Excerpts from the citation for the 2010 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine
Citation excerpts for 2010 Nobel medicine prize Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine
Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in medicine Inventors to fight out in 20 mn-pound moon-flight contestLONDON - Backyard inventors are hoping to land their own weird contraptions on the moon after Google launched a 20 million-pound competition. Scientists discover new DNA repair mechanismLONDON - Researchers have discovered a new mechanism that detects and repairs a common form of DNA damage called alkylation. Unemployment affects physical and mental health of childrenWASHINGTON - In a new study, researchers have directly linked an increased unemployment rate to child maltreatment one year later. Sundarbans tigers are ‘half the weight of other Bengal tigers in South Asia’LONDON - A study has found that tigers in the Sundarbans in Bangaldesh are nearly half the weight of other wild Bengal tigers in South Asia. 1,000-year-old Andean tattoos reveal ancient acupuncture techniquesWASHINGTON - A team of archaeologists has discovered tattoos on a 1,000-year-old Andean woman that reveals the practice of acupuncture. Our oceans home to 750,000 undiscovered speciesLONDON - The oceans are bustling with far greater diversity of life than previously thought, says the first Census of Marine Life — 10 years in the making. Putting laptop on lap for long can cause ‘toasted skin syndrome’LONDON - Resting your laptop on the lap might not be a good thing for your skin, for it might just leave you with a condition called ‘toasted skin syndrome’, warned researchers. 750,000 undiscovered species beneath the waves: studyLONDON - In a decade long first census of marine life, it has been revealed that the world’s oceans are teeming with far greater diversity of life than was previously thought. New ’stretchy’ technique generates 3 times more stem cells than usualLONDON - A new technique discovered at the Centenary Institute, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the University of Sydney allows researchers to generate up to three times more stem cells than using current methods alone. Report: British scientist who developed test tube fertilization could win Nobel Prize
Report: Test tube scientist could win Nobel Prize Half of women don’t check their breasts for cancerLONDON - Almost fifty percent of women do not check their breasts for signs of cancer, claims a new survey. Romans too recycled glass: studyLONDON - Apart from being pro at making beautiful vessels, ornaments and plates from glass, Romans were also good at recycling the stuff, just like we do today. New research could ‘protect newborn babies from HIV infection’LONDON - A new research at Oregon Health and Science University may have uncovered a new weapon for combating HIV as it is passed from mother to newborn child. Now, biodegradable tents that perish when the party is overWASHINGTON - A tent that would perish naturally after the party fun is over and doesn’t take a toll on your pocket, has now become a reality. Tiger kills young man in Uttar PradeshLUCKNOW - A tiger killed a 20-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district, officials said Monday. |
