India's ISRO launches GSAT-7A satellite
Dec 19, 2018, at 05:23 pm
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): Adding one more feather to its crown, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday launched nation's newest satellite GSAT-7A.
Mindfulness training could enhance weight loss programs in national efforts to tackle obesity
Dec 19, 2018, at 03:22 pm
London, Dec 19 (IBNS): Mindfulness training may improve the effectiveness of intensive weight management programs, suggesting that it could be an excellent strategy for healthcare providers in preventing and managing obesity.
MTaI welcomes govt’s decision to create a NMDPC
Dec 19, 2018, at 03:11 pm
Kolkata, Dec 19 (IBNS): Medical Technology Association of India, which represents leading global research-based medical technology companies with significant investments in Manufacturing, R&D and HCP training in India, welcomed the central government’s decision to set up a National Medical Devices Promotion Council (NMDPC) and boost the Medical Device Industry in India.
Serious loneliness spans the adult lifespan but there is a silver lining: Study
Dec 19, 2018, at 09:46 am
New York, Dec 19 (IBNS): In recent years, public health officials have warned about a rising epidemic of loneliness, with rates of loneliness reportedly doubling over the past 50 years.
Dec 19, 2018, at 09:26 am
New York, Dec 19 (IBNS): Though not quite as warm as October, November 2018 ranked as the fifth hottest November on record, with the year to date coming in as fourth hottest for planet Earth, according to scientists with NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information.
One small flight for a drone, one ‘big leap’ for global health
Dec 19, 2018, at 09:22 am
New York, Dec 19 (IBNS): On a small island in the remote South Pacific, a one-month-old baby has become the world’s first child to be given a vaccine delivered by a drone, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced.
Goods train runs over three lions in Gir forest
Dec 18, 2018, at 07:43 pm
Ahmedabad, Dec 18 (IBNS): A train ran over and killed three Asiatic lions in western India's Gir forest shortly after midnight on Tuesday, reports said.
University of Birmingham leads discussions on boosting ‘clean cold’ in India
Dec 18, 2018, at 06:04 pm
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IBNS): Experts from the University of Birmingham led discussions on broadening the use of sustainable cooling technology in India and supporting the Indian Government’s drive to meet key development targets.
Cyclonic storm Phethai makes landfall in Andhra Pradesh
Dec 17, 2018, at 05:16 pm
Hyderabad, Dec 17 (IBNS): Cyclonic storm Phethai made a landfall in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday.
Is your leg under attack? Know from the specialist
Dec 17, 2018, at 12:30 pm
Smart people think on their feet and act. And then we stand tall on our feet all day long, walk and run around to get our chores done. So your legs are not just your wheels in the journey of life, but almost have a heart of its own. And yet our legs are perhaps the most neglected body part.
Cyclone Phethai to hit Andhra Pradesh on Monday
Dec 16, 2018, at 08:44 pm
Visakhapatnam, Dec 16 (IBNS): Cyclonic storm Phethai is "very likely" to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm and make landfall in Andhra Pradesh on Monday afternoon, the India Meteorological Department has said.
6.1 earthquake hits Indonesia, no casualty
Dec 16, 2018, at 06:14 pm
Jakarta, Dec 16 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale hit eastern Indonesia on Sunday, as per the U.S. Geological Survey.
Scientists find a young star caught forming like a planet
Dec 16, 2018, at 05:44 pm
London, Dec 16 (IBNS): Astronomers have captured one of the most detailed views of a young star taken to date, and revealed an unexpected companion in orbit around it.
Treatment shown to improve the odds against bone marrow cancer: Study
Dec 16, 2018, at 04:09 pm
London, Dec 16 (IBNS): In the largest study of its kind, researchers at Newcastle University have led national research into the treatment of patients with newly diagnosed myeloma.
At COP24, countries agree concrete way forward to bring the Paris climate deal to life
Dec 16, 2018, at 04:04 pm
New York, Dec 16 (IBNS): After two weeks of crunch negotiations – with overtime – the almost 200 parties gathered in Katowice, Poland, for the United Nations COP24 two-week climate change conference, adopted on Saturday a “robust” set of implementing guidelines for the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement, aimed at keeping global warming well below 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels.
A co-worker's rudeness can affect your sleep and your partner's, new PSU study finds
Dec 15, 2018, at 05:43 pm
New York, Dec 15 (IBNS): Rudeness. Sarcastic comments. Demeaning language. Interrupting or talking over someone in a meeting. Workplace incivilities such as these are becoming increasingly common, and a new study from Portland State University and University of Illinois researchers found this behavior has the potential to not only negatively affect an employee's sleep but their partner's as well.
Dec 15, 2018, at 04:18 pm
New York, Dec 15 (IBNS): Since the 1960s, scientists have known of a modification that occurs to a particular molecule in muscles, especially after exercise. What scientists haven’t known is how that modification happens, or even why.
Poachers kill one- horned rhino in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park
Dec 15, 2018, at 02:01 pm
Guwahati, Dec 15 (IBNS) : Poachers killed another one-horned rhino in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park on Friday night.
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Neandertal genes influence brain development of modern humans
Dec 14, 2018, at 06:31 pm
Amsterdam, Dec 14 (IBNS): A characteristic feature of modern humans is the unusually round skull and brain, in contrast to the elongated shape seen in other human species.
Pre-cyclone watch issued for Andhra Pradesh Coast
Dec 14, 2018, at 12:42 pm
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IBNS) : The deep depression over southeast Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards with a speed of 13 kmph and lay centred over southeast Bay of Bengal, about 700 km east-southeast of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), 960 km east-southeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and 1130 km south-southeast of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh) on Friday.
Better care, stronger laws needed to save 30 million babies on the brink of death
Dec 14, 2018, at 08:45 am
New York, Dec 14 (IBNS): Nearly 30 million babies each year - nearly a quarter of the total - are born too soon, too small or become sick, requiring specialized care to survive beyond the first month of life, according to a new report by a global coalition that includes the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO).
Pre-cyclone watch issued for Andhra Pradesh Coast
Dec 13, 2018, at 01:03 pm
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IBNS) :A tropical low in the Bay of Bengal is being seen as a cyclonic threat to Southeastern India.
Masina Hospital in Mumbai to hold free health check-up camp on Dec 16
Dec 13, 2018, at 12:38 pm
Mumbai, Dec 13 (IBNS): Masina Hospital in the city is organizing a free health check-up camp on Dec 16 (Sunday) in association with Rotary Club of Bombay North, along with free consultation with oncologist, ophthalmologist, gynaecologist, ENT specialist, cardiologist, paediatrician, dentist and orthopaedic surgeon.
Better care, stronger laws needed to save 30 million babies on the brink of death
Dec 13, 2018, at 09:26 am
New York, Dec 13 (IBNS): Nearly 30 million babies are born too soon, too small or become sick, requiring specialized care to survive beyond the first month of life, according to a new report by a global coalition that includes the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO).
UN space-based tool opens new horizons to track land-use on Earth’s surface
Dec 13, 2018, at 09:16 am
New York, Dec 13 (IBNS): Satellite-based tracking to chart how land is being used on the earth’s surface is about to get much easier and more accessible, the UN food agency has announced, launching a new online portal developed in collaboration with the United States Space Agency, NASA.
Dec 13, 2018, at 09:02 am
New York, Dec 13 (IBNS): With roadblocks continuing at the COP24 climate change conference over how to implement the historic 2015 Paris Agreement, United Nations chief António Guterres returned to Poland on Wednesday, to challenge the more than 100 Government leaders gathered in Katowice to find consensus and “finish the job.”
UN pushes for universal health care on International Day
Dec 13, 2018, at 08:58 am
New York, Dec 13 (IBNS): Universal health care for all, leaving no one behind, by 2030: that’s the call going out on International Universal Health Coverage Day, which this year falls on Wednesday. Why 2030? Because that’s the target date for completion of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), one of which (SDG3), calls for the promotion of healthy lives and well-being for all.
COP24: World sports join team UN in race against climate change
Dec 13, 2018, at 08:55 am
New York, Dec 13 (IBNS): Major organizations from the world of sport are joining an increasing number of private sector businesses in the race to beat global warming. At the United Nations’ COP24 conference in Poland on Wednesday, 17 major players representing sporting bodies, athletes and fans, added their names to the collective scoreboard, with the launch of the Sports Climate Action Framework.
More Glaciers in east Antarctica are waking up: NASA
Dec 12, 2018, at 04:08 pm
New York, Dec 12 (IBNS): East Antarctica has the potential to reshape coastlines around the world through sea level rise, but scientists have long considered it more stable than its neighbor, West Antarctica.
Human antibody discovery could save lives from fungal killer: Study
Dec 12, 2018, at 04:01 pm
London, Dec 12 (IBNS): A new way to diagnose, treat and protect against stealth fungal infections that claim more than 1.5 million lives per year worldwide has been moved a step closer, according to research published in Nature Communications.