J P Nadda inaugurates Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY office and launches mobile app
Feb 05, 2019, at 08:58 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi, Feb 5 (IBNS): Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare J. P. Nadda on Tuesday inaugurated the newly constituted National Health Authority (NHA) by inaugurating the office of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya (AB PM-JAY).
Feb 05, 2019, at 09:24 am
Kathmandu, Feb 5 (IBNS): A comprehensive new study of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region, known as the world’s “Third Pole” for its vast store of ice, and home to Mount Everest, K2 and other soaring peaks, finds that even the most ambitious Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees by the end of the century would lead to a 2.1 spike in temperatures and the melting of one-third of the region’s glaciers, a critical water source to some 250 million mountain dwellers and the 1.65 billion others living in the river valleys below.
World Cancer Day: Early cervical cancer diagnosis could save lives of over 300,000 women
Feb 05, 2019, at 09:20 am
New York, Feb 5 (IBNS): Cervical cancer kills more than 300,000 women every year, with one woman diagnosed every minute, despite the fact that it is one of the most preventable and curable forms of the disease.
Exercise is best defense against deep abdominal fat: Study
Feb 04, 2019, at 11:28 pm
Dallas, Feb 4 (IBNS): Scientists know that the type of fat you can measure with a tape isn’t the most dangerous. But what is the most effective way to fight internal, visceral fat that you cannot see or feel? The answer is exercise.
Poor diet may have caused nosedive in major Atlantic seabird nesting colony
Feb 04, 2019, at 06:33 pm
London, Feb 4 (IBNS): The observed population crash in a colony of sooty terns, tropical seabirds in one of the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs), is partly due to poor diet, research led by the University of Birmingham has found.
Fathers are happier parents than mothers, new study shows
Feb 04, 2019, at 05:43 pm
A study of 18,000 people shows that fathers experience more well-being from parenthood than mothers.
Earthquake measuring 6.1 on Richter Scale hits Afghanistan, tremors felt in India, Pakistan
Feb 02, 2019, at 07:43 pm
New Delhi/Kabul/Islamabad, Feb 2 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale hit Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan on Saturday as tremors were also felt in several parts of Pakistan and India, officials said.
Every cancer survivor deserves a good nights sleep: Study
Feb 02, 2019, at 05:30 pm
New York, Feb 2 (IBNS): Dr. Sheila Garland and a team of researchers at Memorial University’s Sleep, Health and Wellness Lab are seeking participants interested in sleeping and living better after cancer treatment.
Feb 02, 2019, at 04:33 pm
New York, Feb 2 (IBNS): The dramatic rise of teens who use electronic cigarettes threatens to unravel five decades of public health gains regarding tobacco use, as evidence shows these teens are significantly more likely to move on to traditional cigarettes, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Scientists find new, giant bacterial virus in human gut
Feb 02, 2019, at 03:57 pm
New York, Feb 2 (IBNS): A new giant virus that infects bacteria commonly found in the human gut has been discovered by an international team led by researchers from UCL and UC Berkeley.
Genetic study provides novel insights into the evolution of skin colour
Feb 02, 2019, at 03:53 pm
New York, Feb 2 (IBNS): Skin colour is one of the most visible and variable traits among humans and scientists have always been curious about how this variation evolved. Now, a study of Latin American populations led by UCL geneticists has identified new genetic variations associated with skin colour.
Earth’s largest extinction likely took plants first: Study says
Feb 02, 2019, at 03:29 pm
Washington, Feb 2 (IBNS): Little life could endure the Earth-spanning cataclysm known as the Great Dying, but plants may have suffered its wrath long before many animal counterparts, says new research led by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Feb 02, 2019, at 10:21 am
New York, Feb 2 (IBNS):“High impact weather” has gripped much of the world so far this year, the UN weather agency, WMO, reported on Friday, with “dangerous and extreme cold in North America, record high heat and wildfires in Australia, heavy rains in parts of South America, and heavy snow on the Alps and Himalayas.
Feb 02, 2019, at 10:05 am
New York, Feb 2 (IBNS): “Brave” UN teams and partners leading the fight against deadly Ebola disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) along with Government authorities and peacekeepers there, have been key in helping protect communities, a top World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Friday, six months after the latest outbreak began.
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Astronomers find dark energy may vary over time
Feb 01, 2019, at 07:04 pm
Washington, Feb 1 (IBNS): A new study using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton suggests that dark energy may have varied over cosmic time, as reported in our latest press release.
NASA's AIRS captures polar vortex moving in over US
Feb 01, 2019, at 06:59 pm
Washington, Feb 1 (IBNS): The U.S. Midwest has been gripped by the lowest temperatures it has seen in years. An unusually cold Arctic air mass, called a polar vortex, is responsible for the severe temperatures, which in many areas have plunged well below 0 degrees Fahrenheit (-18 degrees Celsius).
More die after surgery than from HIV, TB, and malaria combined: Study
Feb 01, 2019, at 06:50 pm
New York, Feb 1 (IBNS): Around the world 4.2 million people die every year within 30 days after surgery – with half of these deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), a new study reveals.
Huge cavity in Antarctic glacier signals rapid decay: NASA
Feb 01, 2019, at 06:34 pm
Washington, Feb 1 (IBNS): A gigantic cavity — two-thirds the area of Manhattan and almost 1,000 feet (300 meters) tall — growing at the bottom of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica is one of several disturbing discoveries reported in a new NASA-led study of the disintegrating glacier.
Captain Amarinder Singh names Indus River Dolphin as the 'State Aquatic Animal' of Punjab
Feb 01, 2019, at 06:27 pm
Amritsar, Feb 1 (IBNS): State Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday named Indus River Dolphin as the State Aquatic Animal of Punjab.
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Feb 01, 2019, at 06:15 pm
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IBNS): Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur is going to set-up an Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Hub for Healthcare Technologies in collaboration with Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR). The initiative will be aligned with the upcoming 400-bed super specialty hospital at IIT Kharagpur.
What will rising temperatures mean for the future of work?
Feb 01, 2019, at 05:55 pm
Melbourne, Feb 1 (IBNS): A University of Sydney expert will urge for the future of work debate to be re-framed in the face of climate change at the Sydney Environment Institute's inaugural Iain McCalman Lecture on 6 February.
Boom in Artificial Intelligence patents, points to ‘quantum leap’ in tech: UN report
Feb 01, 2019, at 08:42 am
New York, Feb 1 (IBNS): The “upsurge” in patent applications for devices and machines powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the last five years, suggests that it could soon revolutionize all areas of daily life far beyond the tech world, a UN report suggested on Thursday.
Heavy drinking may change DNA: Study
Jan 30, 2019, at 08:45 pm
New York, Jan 30 (IBNS): Binge and heavy drinking may trigger a long-lasting genetic change, resulting in an even greater craving for alcohol, according to a Rutgers-led study in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.
Research sheds light on body clock and links to mental health and disease
Jan 30, 2019, at 05:59 pm
New York, Jan 30 (IBNS): A large-scale genomic analysis has revealed some of the inner workings of the body clock, shedding new light on how it links to mental health and disease.
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Vitamin D could lower risk of developing diabetes: Study
Jan 30, 2019, at 05:53 pm
New York, Jan 30 (IBNS): The benefits of vitamin D in promoting bone health are already well known.
Persistent sore throat could be larynx cancer warning: Study
Jan 30, 2019, at 05:45 pm
New York, Jan 30 (IBNS): GPs should consider larynx cancer when patients report a persistent sore throat, particularly when combined with other seemingly low-level symptoms.
Jan 30, 2019, at 03:33 pm
London, Jan 30 (IBNS): Pre-teens who use a mobile phone or watch TV in the dark an hour before bed are at risk of not getting enough sleep compared to those who use these devices in a lit room or do not use them at all before bedtime.
Pharmacists could help reduce smoking rates: Study
Jan 30, 2019, at 03:31 pm
Ontario, Jan 30 (IBNS): Enlisting the help of pharmacists could help in the quest to get people to quit smoking, according a white paper released by the University of Waterloo.
New report sets climate tests for project assessments
Jan 30, 2019, at 03:29 pm
Ontario, Jan 30 (IBNS): A new report by climate and assessment experts has developed a set of tests that could help determine whether federal projects support Canada’s commitment to the Paris Agreement.
Warming seas may increase frequency of extreme storms: Study
Jan 30, 2019, at 08:58 am
Washington, Jan 30 (IBNS): A new NASA study shows that warming of the tropical oceans due to climate change could lead to a substantial increase in the frequency of extreme rain storms by the end of the century.