Asian nuclear conference starts MondayCHENNAI - Senior officials of India’s nuclear energy establishment will discuss all aspects and potential of atomic power with their global counterparts at the three-day International Conference on Asian Nuclear Prospects (ANUP 2010) starting here Oct 11. Dudhwa National Park to be named after AmbedkarLUCKNOW - The Dudhwa National Park, rated as the second largest wildlife reserve after the Corbett National Park, will soon be renamed as Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar National Park, a top government official said Saturday. Sunny day in Delhi, mist likely SundayNEW DELHI - A sunny day with a nip in the air in the morning was experienced in Delhi Saturday, and the weatherman predicted a misty start to Sunday. India’s fast breeder test reactor going strong at 25CHENNAI - Even as it celebrates 25 years of operations Sunday, the 13MW fast breeder test reactor (FBTR) in Kalpakkam is still going strong and is expected to serve as the test bed for new technologies developed by Indian scientists for a decade more, an official said. Kids learn from ‘few grazed knees or bruised elbows’LONDON - In a bid to get rid of Britain’s ‘cotton wool culture’ and encourage youngsters to play outdoors, new Health and Safety regulations have recommended that children should be encouraged to climb trees and graze knees. Coast Guard commissions pollution control vesselMUMBAI - The Indian Coast Guard’s state-of-the art indigenously built pollution control vessel ICGS Samudra Prahari was commissioned at the naval dockyard here Saturday by Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan. New pics suggest water flowed through MarsWASHINGTON - New images from ESA’s Mars Express have suggested that water flowed across Mars in the past. Now, a ‘Levytator’, an escalator that twists and bends in any directionWASHINGTON - A researcher in Britain has given a new twist to the good-old escalator, and come up with what he calls a ‘Levytator’- an escalator that, well, twists and bends in just about any direction. How to cut the risks in multiple pregnanciesWASHINGTON - Researchers are investigating how to reduce the risks linked with multiple pregnancies. Neurons guide decision-making by casting votesWASHINGTON - A new research has revealed that our brain accumulates evidence when faced with a choice and triggers an action once that evidence reaches a tipping point. Bee colony collapse linked with viral, fungal infectionWASHINGTON - It seems the long-standing mystery of the sudden death of bee colonies since late 2006 across North America has been solved. New tool to make fight against tuberculosis easierWASHINGTON - Researchers have developed an algorithm that integrates genomic and metabolic data and enables cell-scale simulations. Lizards too have family valuesWASHINGTON - While lizards are known for laying their eggs and never looking back, desert night lizards are actually against this stereotype-they have family values, just like humans, found a study. Turtle, Dugongs ‘at risk due to climate change’WASHINGTON - Scientists have revealed that the northern Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and Torres Strait region, is under immense pressure due to climate change from human actions such as fishing, hunting, onshore development and pollution. Plants initiated evolutionary drama of Earth’s oxygenationWASHINGTON - An international team of scientists has taken a major step toward unlocking the secrets of oxygenation of the Earth’s oceans and atmosphere. New laser beam can cook tumours in the headWASHINGTON - Researchers at Washington University have developed a laser beam that can cook brain tumours. New babies come online before they’re even born: surveyLONDON - Rushing to the hospital to see your best friend’s newborn baby is a thing of the past, for now most people are using something far more convenient for their first glimpse of a baby- the Internet. Animals have spiritual experiences tooWASHINGTON - Just like human beings even animals have spiritual experiences, says a prominent neurologist. Monster galaxies’ blasts superheated early universeWASHINGTON - New Hubble observations have suggested that monster galaxies with supermassive black hole hearts released fierce blasts that superheated the early universe. New therapy shows promising result for HER2-positive metastatic diseaseWASHINGTON - Researchers have reported that a new type of breast cancer treatment has shown encouraging activity as a first-line therapy in HER2-positive metastatic disease. IVF breakthrough raises pregnancy chancesMELBOURNE - A groundbreaking way to measure the health of an embryo and the likelihood of a successful pregnancy through IVF treatment has been developed by the Scientists from the University of Melbourne and Repromed. People who sweat to shocking images are more likely to voteLONDON - If your heart starts pouncing and you start sweating by watching some awful pictures, then you are most likely to vote, say researchers. ‘Telehealth’ monitoring system to send body organs’ updates to your phoneLONDON - A new type of wireless body area network (BAN) has been unveiled that can keep a check on the function of vital body organs and warn the patients in case anything goes wrong, and that too via their cellphones. New therapeutic target for some breast cancers discoveredWASHINGTON - Scientists have discovered a new therapeutic target for some breast cancers. A protein that pumps calcium out of cells also moonlights as a signal to get massive quantities of the stuff to flow in, according to Johns Hopkins scientists. New research holds promise for development of novel osteoporosis drugWASHINGTON - Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have discovered a group of substances in the body that play a key role in controlling bone density. ADHD in childhood linked to depression in adolescenceWASHINGTON - A new study has found that young children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at greater risk for adolescent depression and/or suicide attempts five to 13 years after diagnosis. X-rays may increase childhood leukemia riskWASHINGTON - A new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley’s School of Public Health has revealed that diagnostic X-rays may increase the risk of developing childhood leukemia. Experimental vaccine against Alzheimer’s disease createdWASHINGTON - Researchers have successfully created an experimental vaccine against the small protein that forms plaques in the brain and is believed to contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s disease. Mobile phone giants accused of burying warnings in small printLONDON - Mobile phone giants have been accused of keeping the warnings about the health risks of using their handsets undercover-by keeping them buried deep inside the manual. Robotic swan dancing to the remix of 133-year-old opera debutsLONDON - More that a century old opera Swan Lake has entered the age of robotics-a robotic swan that dances to a remix of Tchaikovsky’s classic has been created. Critics raise concern about direct-to-consumer genetic testsWASHINGTON - Critics have raised concern about the safety risks of Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests available from retailers and the Internet, which let people learn about their genomes without going to a doctor. Evidence of unusual drug-resistant breast tumours foundWASHINGTON - Scientists have found how gene expression that contributes to drug resistance is ramped up in unusual types of breast tumours. Scientists trick bacteria to incorporate foreign small molecules into cell wallWASHINGTON - Researchers at Yale University have artificially created the cell wall of the Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, tricking it into incorporating foreign small molecules and embedding them within the cell wall. New discovery could change how the body receives medicineWASHINGTON - Queen’s University scientists have found how molecules in glass or plastic are able to move when exposed to light from a laser. Sunny day in DelhiNEW DELHI - There was a slight nip in the air Saturday morning, but the weatherman said Delhi would see a sunny day ahead with a breeze keeping the city cool. |
