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Washington, Sept 10 (ANI): Chinese scientists have found that the roots of a plant have powerful natural substances that can kill the H1N1 virus.

Researchers Fang-Rong Chang and Yang-Chang Wu identified chemicals in the extracts of the “Dung of the Devil” plant, which were more effective against the H1N1 virus than the antiviral drug currently available [...]

Washington, July 10 (ANI): Eating nutritious foods, especially fruits and vegetables, could reduce pregnant women’s risk of developing an upper respiratory tract infection (URTI), according to a new study.

Researchers Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that consumption of at least seven servings per day of fruits and vegetables moderately reduced the risk of [...]

Washington, May 25 (ANI): One of several astonishing reconstructions of ocean life in olden days suggests that about the ocean around New Zealand teemed with about 27,000 southern right whales, about 30 times as many as today, before [...]

Washington, April 17 (ANI): Experiments on rats conducted by researchers at the University of Puerto Rico have shown that isolation during early development alters the brain sensitivity to cocaine.

Researchers Natasha Lugo-Escobar, Nicole Carreras, and Annabell C. Segarra say that they wanted to study the impact of stressful early life events like social isolation on [...]

Washington, March 18 (ANI): A new research has found that families of animals grouped together by a similar body plan, with the greatest diversity of species, were also those with the largest range of body sizes.

The research was carried out by the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) researchers in the US, as part of [...]

Mulling over the window or the aisle seat on your next flight? Pick the aisle to help avoid dangerous blood clots — and flying business class will make no difference, according to a U.S. study.
A review of medical issues associated with commercial flights found that in-flight medical events are becoming more common as more elderly [...]

Washington, January 27 (ANI): People are increasingly inclining towards additional genetic testing for life altering and threatening medical conditions like mental retardation, blindness, deafness, cancer, heart disease, dwarfism and shortened lifespan from death by 5 years of age.
This has emerged following a study by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center.
The study, however, has also shown [...]

Washington, Jan 26 (ANI): In a bid to tackle the role of bystanders in bullying, including the teacher, scientists have successfully conducted trails of a new psychodynamic approach to bullying in schools, which is called CAPSLE (Creating a Peaceful School Learning Environment).
The researchers at University College London (UCL) have shown that an easily implemented school-wide [...]

Washington, January 21 (ANI): A group of researchers from Brown University and University of Victoria says that the simplest way to reduce racial bias may be to teach people to distinguish between faces of individuals of a different race.

The researchers revealed that they learnt this through a new measurement system and protocol they developed to [...]

Keeping a high pedigree and good looking dog has become a style statement these days. This is quite evident when we see world celebrities like socialite Paris Hilton and pop diva Britney Spears, who are often photographed carrying “handbag dogs.”
However, a new study has suggested that pedigree dogs might look extremely cute and attractive, but [...]

Washington, January 20 (ANI): While a clinical trial was halted early following the observation that patients using a cream comprising a commonly used acne drug called tretinoin seemed more likely to die than those using a placebo, evidence does not show that the excess deaths were caused by the therapy.
“The potential of retinoid compounds to [...]

Washington, January 16 (ANI): A team of Duke University engineers has produced a new type of cloaking device, which is significantly more sophisticated than a prototype they unveiled in 2006 at cloaking in a broad range of frequencies.
The researchers attribute this breakthrough to the development of a new series of complex mathematical commands, known as [...]

Washington, January 16 (ANI): A team of Duke University engineers has produced a new type of cloaking device, which is significantly more sophisticated than a prototype they unveiled in 2006 at cloaking in a broad range of frequencies.
The researchers attribute this breakthrough to the development of a new series of complex mathematical commands, known as [...]

London, January 12 (ANI): Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have announced the discovery of an enzyme that plays a very important role in controlling the breakdown of fat.
The researchers said that in a study conducted by them, mice that had this enzyme disabled remained lean despite eating a high-fat diet, and losing a [...]

Washington, Jan 10 (ANI): An American study has revealed that high levels of insulin increase the risk of breast cancer in women.
Lead researchers Marc Gunter and Howard Strickler, of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, revealed that they examined the role of insulin in breast cancer while controlling for oestrogen levels.
This [...]

Toronto, Jan 9 (ANI): Police officers, fire-fighters and family or general practice physician have been ranked among occupations with the highest levels of work-life conflict while taxi drivers, insurance adjusters and bank tellers are among those with the least, a new study has revealed.
The study found that the people who have to interact a lot [...]

London, Jan 9 (ANI): A team of International researchers has identified genetic markers associated with risk for ulcerative colitis.
Ulcerative colitis is a chronic, relapsing disorder that causes inflammation and ulceration in the inner lining of the rectum and large intestine.
The most common symptoms are diarrhea (oftentimes bloody) and abdominal pain. Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’’s disease, [...]

London, Jan 9 (ANI): The classic hourglass figure made famous by Sophia Loren and Marilyn Monroe is dying out, and the people responsible for it are the high-powered career women, say experts.
According to experts, working women are less likely to have the classic curvy shape of a tiny waist, wide hips and big boobs.
Ladies today [...]

Washington, Jan 9 (ANI): An international team of scientists has identified six new obesity genes that are active in brain cells.
In addition to the FTO and MC4R genes already known, it was now possible for six more obesity genes to be identified: TMEM18, KCTD15, GNPDA2, SH2B1, MTCH2, and NEGR1.
The gene expression analyses have shown that [...]

Washington, Jan 9 (ANI): A new study has predicted that a powerful solar storm in the future could shut down the United States for months together.
According to a report by Fox News, the study, from the National Academy of Sciences, outlines grim possibilities on Earth for a worst-case scenario solar storm.
Damage to power grids and [...]