Climate change and multilateralism figure high on first day of UN General Assembly debate
Sep 26, 2018, at 11:20 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): If there was one issue that was a recurrent theme on Tuesday on the first day of the United Nations General Assembly's annual general debate, it was the potentially catastrophic impact of climate change , from Secretary-General António Guterres’s opening address warning global Heads of State and Government that “its speed has provoked a sonic boom SOS across the world”, to individual leaders highlighting their individual vulnerabilities.
Ebola-hit DRC faces ‘perfect storm’ as uptick in violence halts WHO operation
Sep 26, 2018, at 09:41 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): A "perfect storm" of active conflict and traumatized communities in Ebola-affected areas of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could enable the deadly disease to spread, but there are “no plans” to pull UN workers out of the country despite concerns for their security, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Two mild intensity earthquakes hit Assam
Sep 25, 2018, at 10:29 am
Guwahati, Sep 25 (IBNS): Two mild intensity earthquakes rocked Assam on Tuesday morning.
More people should be encouraged to play golf and enjoy its health benefits: Experts
Sep 24, 2018, at 05:30 pm
London, Sept 24 (IBNS): More people should be encouraged to play golf and enjoy its many health benefits, an international panel of experts has concluded.
Eight of ten with cancer risk genes don’t know it: Study
Sep 23, 2018, at 07:01 pm
New York, Sept 23 (IBNS): A genomic screening approach of more than 50,000 people shows that more than 80 percent of those who carry an identifiable genetic risk for breast, ovarian, prostate, and pancreatic cancer don’t know it despite frequent interaction with the healthcare system.
Insulin shows great potential against chronic Colitis: Study
Sep 22, 2018, at 05:26 pm
New York, Sept 22 (IBNS): Diabetes is not the only disease on which insulin has an effect, it appears. In a new study that involved tests on mice researchers from the University of Copenhagen, among others, have discovered a new method for treating chronic colitis with regular insulin.
Breast milk may help babies’ brain development: Study
Sep 22, 2018, at 05:07 pm
London, Sept 22 (IBNS): Babies born before their due date show better brain development when fed breast milk rather than formula, a study has found.
Sep 22, 2018, at 07:58 am
New York, Sept 22 (IBNS): New Ebola virus hotspots in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are threatening progress made in tackling the deadly disease and increasing its risk of spreading, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday.
Alcohol abuse kills three million people a year, most of them men – WHO report
Sep 22, 2018, at 07:47 am
New York, Sept 22 (IBNS): More one in 20 deaths in 2016 – 3 million people, mostly men – were caused by harmful use of alcohol, according a report released on Friday by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Mediterranean-style diet may lower women’s stroke risk: Study
Sep 21, 2018, at 06:22 pm
Londo, Sept 21 (IBNS): Following a Mediterranean-style diet may reduce stroke risk in women over 40 but not in men – according to new research led by the University of East Anglia.
Adults with varied sleep-wake times weigh more, have higher blood sugar, risk of disease: Study
Sep 21, 2018, at 05:11 pm
Durham, Sept 21 (IBNS): Sufficient sleep has been proven to help keep the body healthy and the mind sharp. But it’s not just an issue of logging at least seven hours of Z’s.
A Rotarian accounts the success story of Polio Eradication
Sep 21, 2018, at 04:37 pm
Ashok Mahajan, Past Rotary International Director and Past Trustee The Rotary Foundation in conversation with Subhojit Roy
Study shows new technology can predict fatal heart attacks
Sep 21, 2018, at 03:44 pm
London, Sept 21 (IBNS): Researchers at the University of Oxford, working with colleagues in Erlangen, Germany and at the Cleveland Clinic, USA, have developed a new technology based on analysis of computed tomography (CT) coronary angiograms that can flag patients at risk of deadly heart attacks years before they occur.
Scientists identify earliest known animal
Sep 21, 2018, at 09:43 am
Sydney, Sept 21 (IBNS): Scientists from ANU and overseas have discovered molecules of fat in an ancient fossil to reveal the earliest confirmed animal in the geological record that lived on Earth 558 million years ago.
Sep 21, 2018, at 08:31 am
New York, Sept 21 (IBNS): Unrelenting conflict and rapid climate change is continuing to reshape agriculture across the world, and contributing to major food shortages across 39 countries, which continue to rely on help from the United Nations to meet their food needs, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday.
WHO congratulates India for significantly reducing child deaths
Sep 19, 2018, at 09:29 pm
New Delhi, Sept 19 (IBNS): WHO has commended India for its concerted efforts to reduce child deaths, which have resulted in under-five mortality estimates to have fallen below the one million mark.
Blood test could aid cattle health and productivity, finds study
Sep 19, 2018, at 03:58 pm
London, Sept 19 (IBNS): A simple blood test could be used in the future to predict the health and productivity of dairy cows, research shows.
Strength-based exercises could help child obesity fight, study finds
Sep 19, 2018, at 03:55 pm
London, Sept 19 (IBNS): Encouraging young people to do strength-based exercises – such as squats, push ups and lunges – could play a key role in tackling child obesity, research suggests.
Sep 19, 2018, at 08:49 am
New York, Sept 19 (IBNS): Countries are not doing enough to end tuberculosis – the world’s deadliest infectious disease – by 2030, warned the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, at the release of the latest Global Tuberculosis Report.
Sep 18, 2018, at 05:30 pm
New York, Sept 18 (IBNS): A new computer program can analyze images of patients’ lung tumors, specify cancer types, and even identify altered genes driving abnormal cell growth, a new study shows.
The microbiota in the intestines fuels tumour growth: Study finds
Sep 18, 2018, at 03:18 pm
New York, Sept 18 (IBNS): The team of Professor Dirk Haller at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) made an unexpected discovery while investigating the triggering factors of colon cancer
Muscle relaxants increase risk of respiratory complications: Study
Sep 18, 2018, at 03:13 pm
New York, Sept 18 (IBNS): Muscle relaxants are a necessary part of anesthesia during certain major operations. Studies have, however, hinted at respiratory risks connected with these drugs.
Space X names Japanese businessman as its first passenger to space
Sep 18, 2018, at 08:52 am
Washington, Sept 18 (IBNS): SpaceX on Monday revealed that Japanese billionaire businessman Yusaku Maezawa is going to be their first tourist to space.
UN chief concerned over havoc of Typhoon Mangkhut in the Philippines
Sep 18, 2018, at 08:35 am
New York, Sept 18 (IBNS): Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday that he was saddened by the “loss of life and extensive destruction” caused by Typhoon Mangkhut across the Philippines
Tiny fossils reveal how shrinking was essential for successful evolution: Study
Sep 17, 2018, at 09:56 pm
Birmingham, Sept 17 (IBNS): Getting smaller was a key factor contributing to the exceptional evolution of mammals over the last 200 million years, according to a new study published today in Nature.
Supreme Court lifts ban on sale of Saridon and two other drugs
Sep 17, 2018, at 02:11 pm
New Delhi, Sept 17 (IBNS): Days after the Centre's ban on 328 combinationdrugs, the Supreme Court on Monday allowed the sale of Saridon and two other drugs for now, media reports said.
Sep 17, 2018, at 10:00 am
New York, Sept 17 (IBNS): New UN-backed commitments to take action against the damaging effects of climate change, could result in $26 trillion in economic benefits worldwide, and help create 65 million new “low-carbon jobs” by 2030 – the deadline for the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Now is a ‘pivotal time for climate action’ says UN chief, looking to ozone layer gains
Sep 17, 2018, at 09:48 am
New York, Sept 17 (IBNS): With record-breaking heat once again enveloping the earth this year, United Nations Secretary-GeneralAntónio Guterres said it was also “a pivotal time for climate action”, marking the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, on Sunday.
NASA, ULA launch mission to track Earth's changing ice
Sep 17, 2018, at 09:28 am
Washington, Sept 17 (IBNS): NASA’s Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) successfully launched from California at 9:02 a.m. EDT Saturday, embarking on its mission to measure the ice of Earth’s frozen reaches with unprecedented accuracy.
Landmark study reveals: Can aspirin prolong good health?
Sep 17, 2018, at 09:10 am
Canberra, Sept 17 (IBNS): Three groundbreaking papers published in today’s New England Journal of Medicine, led by a team of Monash University researchers in Melbourne, reveal the results from a seven-year study of the benefits and risks of a low daily dose of aspirin to the lives of people over 70.