Feb 24, 2016, at 10:35 pm
Kathmandu, Feb 24 (IBNS): A 4.5 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal on Wednesday, officials said.
Talc-cancer case: Johnson & Johnson asked to pay $72m
Feb 24, 2016, at 08:51 pm
Missouri, Feb 24 (IBNS) A Missouri jury has directed Johnson & Johnson to pay $72m to the family of a woman whose death was allegedly linked to the use of a Baby Powder talc produced by the company, media reports said.
K. N. Vyas takes over as Director, BARC
Feb 24, 2016, at 05:28 pm
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IBNS) Distinguished Scientist and Associate Director, Reactor Projects Group of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), K. N. Vyas, took over as Director, BARC on Tuesday from Dr. Sekhar Basu, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Atomic Energy.
NASA, UN announce final winner of #whyspacematters photo competition
Feb 24, 2016, at 03:35 pm
California, Feb 23 (IBNS) As astronaut Scott Kelly’s one-year mission aboard the International Space Station draws to a close, NASA and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) are announcing the final winner of a global photography competition highlighting how the vantage point of space helps us better understand our home planet and provide benefits to humanity.
More investment needed in developing female-controlled HIV prevention options – UN agency
Feb 24, 2016, at 03:18 pm
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on Tuesday welcomed the “encouraging†results of two studies from Africa in which women modestly reduced their risk of infection by inserting a vaginal ring coated with the antiretroviral drug dapivirine once a month.
Fiji receives relief supplies in wake of Cyclone Winston as UN backs up Government response
Feb 24, 2016, at 03:08 pm
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The United Nations has begun its work of providing international assistance to the Pacific islands of Fiji, hit by a powerful tropical cyclone that left at least 28 people dead and some 14,000 people sheltering in evacuation centres.
Graphic images may not scare smokers off cigarettes, says study
Feb 24, 2016, at 02:40 am
Illinois, Feb 23 (IBNS) Images of disease and suffering should move smokers to kick the habit – at least, that’s the thinking behind graphic warning labels used on cigarette packages in much of the world, and maybe someday in the U.S.
Eating chocolates help perform better on multiple cognitive tasks: Study
Feb 24, 2016, at 02:21 am
Sydney, Feb 23 (IBNS) With Easter about a month away, its good news for chocolate lovers as new research has revealed that those who eat chocolate at least once per week performed better on multiple cognitive tasks, compared to those who ate chocolate less frequently.
Using sugar to detect malignant tumours: Study
Feb 24, 2016, at 01:31 am
London, Feb 23 (IBNS) Ordinary sugar could become a contrast agent of the future for use in magnetic resonance tomography examinations of tumours.
Patience is indeed a virtue: NUS study finds impatient young women age faster
Feb 24, 2016, at 01:22 am
Sinagapore City, Feb 23 (IBNS) For young women seeking longevity and youth, a little patience may help you live longer. A group of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found that the cells of impatient young women are ageing faster than their more patient peers, as characterised by shorter leukocyte telomeres.
With Zoctr healthcare comes home
Feb 23, 2016, at 08:42 pm
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IBNS) Not everyone can afford long hospital stays. Hospitals too are trying to cut down average length of stay of patients in order to provide critical care to more. In such a situation there’s a huge imperative for home healthcare services that can take over when the hospital visit ends.
Fiji Cyclone: Death toll reaches 28
Feb 23, 2016, at 04:34 pm
Suva, Feb 23 (IBNS) At least 28 people have died in the cyclone hit Fiji, according to reports.
Fiji: UN and Government assess needs in wake of ‘catastrophic’ Cyclone Winston
Feb 23, 2016, at 03:12 pm
New York, Feb 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The United Nations has begun its assessment of the needs for international assistance to the islands of Fiji, hit by a powerful tropical cyclone that left at least 21 people dead and more than 8,000 people sheltering in evacuation centres over the weekend.
NASA Global Hawk flies Pacific storm mission
Feb 23, 2016, at 02:50 pm
California, Feb 23 (IBNS) Extreme weather predictions on the West Coast could become more accurate with help from NASA's remotely piloted Global Hawk. Flights to look at Pacific storms as they develop began Feb. 12.
NASA sees category 5 Southern Pacific tropical cyclone hit Fiji
Feb 23, 2016, at 02:43 pm
California, Feb 23 (IBNS) NASA satellites provided data on Tropical Cyclone Winston before and after it made an historic landfall in eastern Fiji.
Philippines healthcare providers administer vaccine approved for prevention of Dengue
Feb 23, 2016, at 05:00 am
Kolkata/Lyon, Feb 22 (IBNS): Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, announced on Monday that vaccinations with Dengvaxia have commenced in the Philippines following official receipt of the first shipment of the vaccine earlier this month.
258 Indian villages electrified under DDUGJY
Feb 23, 2016, at 02:08 am
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS) A total of 258 villages have been electrified across the country from Feb 15 to 21 under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna (DDUGJY).
Health Minister gives go ahead for expansion of AIIMS Trauma Centre
Feb 23, 2016, at 02:06 am
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS) In a bid to strengthen the public health infrastructure and medical education in the country, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda gave a nod for the expansion of AIIMS Trauma Centre attached to AIIMS New Delhi on Monday.
Harsh Vardhan, Y.S. Chowdary release Seismic Microzonation reports for Delhi , Kolkata
Feb 23, 2016, at 02:01 am
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS) Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan released Seismic microzonation reports for Delhi and Kolkata in New Delhi on Monday.
European Nuclear researchers' delegation calls on Jitendra Singh
Feb 23, 2016, at 01:59 am
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS) A delegation representing task force of “European Organization for Nuclear Researchâ€, known in French as “Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire†(CERN) called on the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh here on Monday and discussed with him wide range of issues of mutual interest including the status of application put in by the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, recently for the associate membership of CERN.
SOFIA begins fourth year of observations
Feb 23, 2016, at 01:26 am
California, Feb 22 (IBNS) NASA’s “flying†telescope, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aboard a highly modified Boeing 747SP jetliner, began its fourth series of science flights on Feb. 3.
Brain activity patterns during sleep consolidate memory: Study
Feb 23, 2016, at 01:19 am
London, Feb 22 (IBNS) A question on sleep and its importance was tackled by a new research at the University of Bristol that revealed how brain activity during sleep sorted through the huge number of experiences one encounters every day, filing only the important information in memory.
Fiji: UNICEF on stand-by with supplies and personnel in wake of Cyclone Winston
Feb 22, 2016, at 02:13 pm
New York, Feb 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS) In the wake of Tropical Cyclone Winston that struck the island nation of Fiji Saturday night, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said it is on stand-by to provide emergency supplies and additional personnel to support the Government as it works to determine critical needs.
Feb 21, 2016, at 02:49 am
New York, Feb 20 (IBNS)Adimab, LLC, a global leader in the discovery of human antibodies, recently reported the isolation of a broad panel of neutralizing anti-Ebola virus antibodies from a survivor of the recent Zaire outbreak.
Zika Outbreak: WHO's global emergency response plan
Feb 20, 2016, at 09:54 pm
New York, Feb 20 (IBNS) WHO has launched a global Strategic Response Framework and Joint Operations Plan to guide the international response to the spread of Zika virus infection and the neonatal malformations and neurological conditions associated with it.
NASA invites public to send artwork to an Asteroid
Feb 20, 2016, at 03:37 pm
California, Feb 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS) NASA is calling all space enthusiasts to send their artistic endeavors on a journey aboard NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft.
Record number of Americans apply to #BeAnAstronaut at NASA
Feb 20, 2016, at 03:30 pm
California, Feb 20 ( (Just Earth News/IBNS) More than 18,300 people applied to join NASA’s 2017 astronaut class, almost three times the number of applications received in 2012 for the most recent astronaut class, and far surpassing the previous record of 8,000 in 1978.
NASA scientists, engineers receive Presidential early career awards
Feb 20, 2016, at 03:29 pm
California, Feb 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS) President Obama Thursday named six NASA researchers as recipients of the 2016 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). These recipients, and 100 other federal researchers, will receive their awards in a ceremony later this year in Washington.
Bees can help boost food security of two billion small farmers at no cost – UN
Feb 20, 2016, at 02:48 pm
New York, Feb 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Friday highlighted the publication of a new study that quantifies, for the first time, how much crop yields depend on the work of bees that unknowingly fertilize plants as they move from flower to flower.
From asthma to Zika, UN tackles links between environment and health
Feb 20, 2016, at 02:45 pm
New York, Feb 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The list of health conditions that can be linked to environmental pollution and degradation is long and growing, including skin cancer, lung cancer, asthma, lead poisoning, mercury poisoning, malaria, Ebola and Zika, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).