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Women lawmakers outperform male counterparts, says study
Washington, Sep.16 (ANI): A study conducted by Stanford University and the University of Chicago reaerchers has concluded that women lawmakers in Congress introduce more bills, attract more co-sponsors and bring home more money for their districts than their male counterparts do.
The study, accessed by Politico, examined the performance of House members between 1984 and 2004, [...]
Exercise beats shockwaves for chronic shoulder pain
London, Sept 16 (ANI): Supervised exercise helps ease chronic shoulder pain better than sound shockwave treatment, a new study suggests.
In the study, published in the online British Medical Journal, team of researchers based in Oslo, Norway compared the effectiveness of radial extracorporeal shockwave treatment (low to medium energy impulses delivered into the tissue) with supervised [...]
Olympians should face tests for hidden heart problems
London, Sep 14 (ANI): Athletes who participate in worldwide sports events like the Olympics should be screened for hidden heart problems – and potential disqualification if any are detected, claims a collection of studies, one of which was conducted by an Indian origin researcher.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) ordered to conduct the studies into the [...]
Here’s why sugar in green tea is a healthy idea
Washington, Sept 10 (ANI): A new study has shown that adding ascorbic acid and sugar to green tea can help the body easily absorb helpful compounds that help fight health problems.
Mario Ferruzzi, lead researcher and associate professor of food science and nutrition at Purdue University, insists that adding ascorbic acid to green tea would increase [...]
Oregano, garlic essential oils can be effective barriers against E. coli
Washington, Sept 6 (ANI): Essential oils from common spices like oregano, allspice and garlic can act as a natural barrier against bacteria like E-Coli, Salmonella and Listeria, according to a new US government study.
Oregano oil has been found to be the most effective antimicrobial, followed by allspice and garlic.
Researchers at Processed Foods Research and Produce [...]
Oral asthma controllers more effective than inhalers
Washington, Aug 26 (ANI): Asthmatic patients are more likely to benefit from oral controllers than inhalers, say Mayo clinic researchers.
“Clinical superiority of the inhaled products has been well documented in clinical trials and the HealthCore study confirmed this for those [...]
Slow motion testing probes how full-scale buildings collapse in earthquakes
Washington, August 26 (ANI): Scientists have recently tried an innovative “slow motion earthquake” testing that may provide a safer, far less expensive way to learn about how and why full-scale buildings collapse during quakes.
The method was developed by researchers at the University [...]
Soon, soundwaves may help find early dental decay
Washington, Aug 25 (ANI): Aussie researchers are developing a tool that can use sound waves to identify early stages of tooth decay by measuring the mineral content of teeth.
Tooth decay begins by acid-forming bacteria eating away at the enamel, causing minerals to leach from it, softening, and weakening the tooth.
Sometimes dentists can identify this demineralisation [...]
Cheap BP drug could help treat multiple sclerosis
Washington, Aug 18 (ANI): A cheap blood pressure drug could help keep multiple sclerosis at bay, claim researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
The study’s boffins came to the conclusion after finding a link, in mice and in human brain tissue, between high blood pressure and multiple sclerosis.
While neurology professor Lawrence Steinman, MD, [...]
Coaching should be aimed at honing cricketers’ natural skills: Rashid Latif
Karachi, Aug. 9 (ANI): Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has said that coaching techniques aimed at honing the natural skills of a player are more effective than those that fidget with the abilities of a player.
Speaking ahead of the start of the three-week NCA coaching camp, Latif [...]
Delhi Stock Exchange teams up with IBM to re-start its operations
New Delhi, July 15 (ANI): IBM today announced that it has signed a 10-year information technology (IT) services agreement with Delhi Stock Exchange, one of the leading stock exchanges in India. As part of this Rs 11 crore agreement,
IBM will provide [...]
Drug trials point the way to understanding aviation and climate change
Southampton (UK), July 14 (ANI): A unique collaboration between the University of Southampton’s Schools of Engineering Sciences and Medicine, which has presented the most comprehensive review of the impact of aviation on climate this century, has been awarded the Royal Aeronautical Society Silver Medal [...]
New water desalination system helps cut costs, time in producing clean water
Washington, July 14 (ANI): Scientists have developed a new water desalination and filtration system that helps cut costs and time in producing clean water.
The new mini-mobile-modular (M3) “smart” water desalination and filtration system has been made by researchers at the UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science.
In designing [...]
Males’ sperm travel faster when females are attractive
Melbourne, July 10 (ANI): A new piece of research on red junglefowl, an ancestor of chickens, has shown that males can adjust the speed and effectiveness of their sperm, based on whether they find their mate attractive.
Published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the study adds to the growing body of evidence that [...]
What makes good teachers even better
Washington, July 8 (ANI): The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in the UK has made some findings as to what makes good teachers even better.
Professor Christopher Day, Professor Pam Sammons and Dr Alison Kington at the School of Education University of Nottingham carried out the two-year Effective Classroom Practice (ECP) at the School of [...]
Award-winning device to revolutionise treatment of hand injuries
Washington, July 8 (ANI): Bioengineering students at Rice University have invented a device to measure intrinsic hand muscle strength, called PRIME, which could revolutionise the diagnosis and treatment of hand injuries [...]
Evidence of muscle rubs’ pain relieving effects not enough, say researchers
Washington, July 8 (ANI): A systematic review by Cochrane Researchers says that there is a lack of proof using gels and creams containing rubefacients are helpful in treating chronic and acute pain.
According to background information in the report, rubefacients cause irritation and reddening of the skin, due to increased blood flow.
The review focused [...]
Internet-based intervention may help treat insomnia
Washington, July 7 (ANI): A new study has suggested that an online insomnia intervention based on established face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy techniques could help patients get a good night’s sleep.
Cognitive behavioral therapy-a psychological treatment focusing on the behaviours and dysfunctional thoughts that contribute to sleep problems-is one of the most effective treatments for insomnia.
“Unfortunately, [...]
Incisionless procedure ‘reverses weight gain after gastric bypass surgery’
Washington, June 30 (ANI): Scientists have offered an incisionless procedure to reverse weight gain after gastric bypass surgery.
To perform the procedure, known as ROSE (Restorative Obesity Surgery, Endolumenal), a small, flexible endoscope and [...]
Britain considered dropping millions of poisoned darts on German troops in final stages of WW II
London, June 26 (ANI): During the final stages of the Second World War, Britain considered dropping millions of poisoned darts packed into bombs and released from the air on German troops with the potential to kill or incapacitate anyone within 10,000 sq yds, according to released secret files.
Created by British and Canadian scientists, the [...]
