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Pak Army’s plans to use private militia against Taliban may backfire: Report
Washington, Sep.18 (ANI): The Pakistan Army’s initiative to sponsor local militias, or the lashkars, as they are commonly known, may have been working in its favour against the Taliban, however some people feel such move could back fire in future.
Backed by the [...]
Genes controlling insulin ‘alter’ body clock
Washington, Sept 18 (ANI): Scientists at University of California, San Diego have identified certain insulin-regulating genes that can also alter the timing of the body clock.
They said that the findings can lead to new approaches to treating disorders such as metabolic syndrome that can result, at least in part, from chronic disruption of the sleep-wake [...]
Findings from India’s Chandrayaan to provide new understanding of lunar surface
London, September 18 (ANI): India’s Chandrayaan-1 X-ray Spectrometer (C1XS) has gathered data for a total of 30 solar flares, giving the most accurate measurements to date of magnesium, aluminum, silicon, calcium, [...]
Karzai unlikely to claim Afghan election victory soon
Washington, Sep.17 (ANI): With accusations of vote fraud piling up around Afghanistan’s presidential election, incumbent Hamid Karzai is unlikely to claim victory any time soon.
At the very least, a national electoral complaints commission investigating fraudulent voting will take weeks to determine how much of [...]
‘Zero tolerance’ policy has zero effect
Washington, Sep 17 (ANI): Amid an ongoing debate about changing the drinking age from 21 to 18 in the US, a Sam Houston State University economist has raised voice against a related law- the “zero tolerance” policy.
Darren Grant studied data from 30,000 fatalities in [...]
New air filter system can destroy up to 99.9 per cent of bugs on aircraft
London, September 16 (ANI): British researchers have developed an air filter system that destroys up to 99.9 per cent of infectious viruses and bacteria as well as pollutants that can circulate in the confines of an aircraft, especially on long-haul flights.
According [...]
Delay in becoming a mum may be risky
London, September 16 (ANI): Women who have their first baby at an advanced maternal age may be more at risk of complications, says a recent UK study.
The team at the University of Cambridge found women who started menstruation early, from the age of 12 onwards, were more likely to require medical assistance during childbirth such [...]
Scientists make first high-resolution 3D images of a polymer solar cell’s insides
Washington, September 14 (ANI): Researchers from the Eindhoven University of Technology and the University of Ulm in Germany have made the first high-resolution 3D images of the inside of a polymer solar cell.
This gives them important new insights in the nanoscale structure of polymer solar cells and its effect on the performance.
The investigations shed [...]
Declining CO2 levels helped in Antarctic formation 34 million years ago
Washington, September 14 (ANI): In a major research study, the link between declining carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the earth’s atmosphere and the formation of the Antarctic ice caps some 34 million years ago has been confirmed for the first time.
The research was carried out by a team of scientists from Cardiff, Bristol and Texas [...]
Shiv Sena activists burn Pakistan national flag in Amritsar
Amritsar Sep. 13 (ANI): Outraged over the rocket firing incident by Pakistan on Friday night in Attari Sector of Punjab’s Amritsar district, a group of Shiv Sena (Hindustan) activists on Sunday burnt Pakistan’s national flag here.
The Shiv Sena (Hindustan) is a local outfit.
A number of activists assembled at the Hathi Gate Chowk of [...]
Charles Dickens ‘displayed mild OCD symptoms’
London, Sept 13 (ANI): Charles Dickens developed a ritualistic routine in his domestic life, together with an obsessive approach to work, which is consistent with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and can be seen reflected in some of his characters, claims a new biography.
Dickens had a habit of rearranging furniture whenever he stayed in a hotel [...]
New test to detect tainted milk
Washington, Sept 13 (ANI): Researchers have developed a simple test that would help detect tainted milk within few hours.
Amer AbuGhazaleh, from Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s College of Agricultural Sciences, and Salam Ibrahim, a food microbiologist from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, have shown that the combination of certain bacteria and a common purple [...]
How people lose muscles as they get older
Washington, Sep 12 (ANI): Even the most well-built people tend to loose their muscles and develop thinner arms and legs as they get older, and researchers in Nottingham have now explained why this happens.
As age catches up, it becomes harder to keep our muscles healthy-they get smaller, which decreases strength and increases the likelihood of [...]
Weight gain in adulthood linked to prostate cancer risk
Washington, Sep 12 (ANI): Body size and weight gain in younger and older adulthood may help weigh a man’s proneness to prostate cancer, according to a study by researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Cancer Research Center of Hawaii.
Led by Dr. Brenda Hernandez, the researchers said that the risk varies among different [...]
India, Nepal agree to review Air Service Agreement
New Delhi, Sep 11 (ANI): India and Nepal signed here a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for review of Air Service Agreement (ASA) and a technical accord.
As per the understanding reached between the delegation from the two countries, [...]
Men’s sweat ‘boosts their attractiveness in the eyes of women’
London, Sept 11 (ANI): A naturally present chemical in men’s sweat may act as a primitive love potion that increases their attractiveness in women’s eyes, says a new study.
The substance is derived from the male sex hormone testosterone.
To reach the conclusion, Tamsin Saxton of the University [...]
Cabinet approves recognition of ancient Sowa-Rigpa medical system
New Delhi, Sep 10 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today approved the Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2009 for amending the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970.
“Sowa-Rigpa” commonly known as ‘Amchi’ is one of the oldest surviving [...]
Vitamin C can help protect DNA damage of skin cells
Washington, Sept 10 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Leicester and Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology in Portugal have found that vitamin C can help protect DNA damage of skin cells and lead to better skin regeneration.
Previous research has shown that DNA repair is upregulated in people consuming vitamin C supplements.
In the new [...]
Noisy roads up high BP risk
Washington, Sept 10 (ANI): Individuals living near noisy roads are at greater risk of developing high blood pressure, according to a new study.
The study has been published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Environmental Health.
Theo Bodin worked with a team or researchers from Lund University Hospital, Sweden, to investigate the association between living close to [...]
Aarushi murder case: CBI reconstitutes team
New Delhi, Sep 9 (ANI): The CBI has reconstituted its team of officials investigating the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case.
CBI chief Ashwani Kumar took the decision in this effect, as he did not agree with the line of investigation taken by the team, sources said.
The new will most probably [...]
