Is it time to drop the ‘complete the course’ message for antibiotics?
Jul 31, 2017, at 03:52 am
London, July 30 (IBNS): Oxford researchers are among a group of infectious disease experts to argue that the advice that patients should complete a course of antibiotics is not supported by evidence and should be dropped.
Mosquito-spread encephalitis found in Wisconsin horses
Jul 30, 2017, at 11:39 pm
Washington, July 30 (IBNS): Two horses who died this week in the Tomah area were infected with eastern equine encephalitis virus, according to the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (WVDL) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Two decades of changes in Helheim Glacier, compiles NASA
Jul 30, 2017, at 10:45 pm
Washington, July 30 (IBNS): Helheim Glacier is the fastest flowing glacier along the eastern edge of Greenland Ice Sheet and one of the island’s largest ocean-terminating rivers of ice.
Asteroid flyby will benefit NASA detection and tracking network
Jul 30, 2017, at 10:23 pm
Washington, July 30 (IBNS): NASA scientists are excited about the upcoming close flyby of a small asteroid and plan to use its upcoming October close approach to Earth as an opportunity not only for science, but to test NASA’s network of observatories and scientists who work with planetary defense.
NASA finds Moon of Saturn has chemical that could form ‘Membranes’
Jul 30, 2017, at 04:05 am
Washington, July 29 (IBNS): NASA scientists have definitively detected the chemical acrylonitrile in the atmosphere of Saturn’s moon Titan, a place that has long intrigued scientists investigating the chemical precursors of life.
Clemson professor’s research tackles contaminated dietary supplements’ impact on athletes
Jul 30, 2017, at 03:43 am
New York, July 29 (IBNS): Contaminated dietary supplements may cause health problems in users and render athletes ineligible to play, according to a Clemson University professor.
Faster-acting antidepressants may finally be within reach
Jul 30, 2017, at 03:42 am
London, July 29 (IBNS): Some activity patterns in the brain can be dangerous, producing persistent dark moods that drain people’s motivation, pleasure, and hope.
India observes Global Tiger Day on July 29
Jul 29, 2017, at 07:20 pm
New Delhi, Jul 29 (IBNS): Tiger protection is still a challenge all over the world, said Union Environment & Forest Minister Dr Harshvardhan while addressing a Global Tiger Day event in New Delhi on Saturday.
GVK MIAL observes World Hepatitis Day 2017
Jul 29, 2017, at 04:52 am
Mumbai, July 28 (IBNS): For the first time in the history of any airport, GVK MIAL, the company that administers Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA), on Friday observed World Hepatitis Day 2017 by organizing a free check-up camp, a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative.
Vitamin E-deficient embryos are cognitively impaired even after diet improves, says study
Jul 28, 2017, at 11:36 pm
New York, July 28 (IBNS): Zebrafish deficient in vitamin E produce offspring beset by behavioral impairment and metabolic problems, new research at Oregon State University shows.
Forecast for rapid rise in water levels of rivers of several Indian states
Jul 28, 2017, at 06:41 pm
New Delhi, July 28 (IBNS) Rainfall Forecast issued by India Meteorological Department for the next two days indicate that heavy to very heavy with extremely heavy downpour very likely in East Madhya Pradesh, North Chhattisgarh, East Rajasthan and heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places in West Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, north Madhya Maharashtra, Gujarat on July 28 and 29,
Met office issues severe weather warning for July 27 to 31
Jul 27, 2017, at 09:56 pm
New Delhi, Jul 27 (IBNS): The India Meteorological Department has issued severe weather warning for the period of July 27-31, 2017.
Indian monsoons have strengthened over past 15 years, says MIT study
Jul 25, 2017, at 11:15 pm
New York, July 25 (IBNS): An MIT study published today in Nature Climate Change finds that the Indian summer monsoons, which bring rainfall to the country each year between June and September, have strengthened in the last 15 years over north central India.
Bhopal Surgeons have a date with a Roving Robot
Jul 25, 2017, at 10:57 pm
Bhopal, July 24 (IBNS): A da Vinci surgical robot is being taken around to visit 20 Indian cities. Now, on July 24, it makes its way to Bhopal where its impressive minimally invasive precision will be live-demoed to surgeons from different specialties.
Alcohol boosts recall of earlier learning, says study
Jul 25, 2017, at 10:12 pm
London, July 25 (IBNS): Drinking alcohol improves memory for information learned before the drinking episode began, new research suggests.
Second World Congress of Optometry will focus on 'Accessible, quality vision and eye health'
Jul 25, 2017, at 12:35 am
Hyderabad, Jul 24 (IBNS): City of the Nizams, Hyderabad in India, will host the World Congress of Optometry in September this year where experts from various related fields will meet to discuss 'Accessible, quality vision and eye health'.
How physical exercise prevents dementia, finds study
Jul 24, 2017, at 01:22 am
Frankfurt, July 23 (IBNS): Numerous studies have shown that physical exercise seems beneficial in the prevention of cognitive impairment and dementia in old age.
Depression changes brain structure, study suggests
Jul 22, 2017, at 10:19 pm
London, July 22 (IBNS): Changes in the brain’s structure that could be the result of depression have been identified in a major scanning study.
Jul 22, 2017, at 02:34 am
New Delhi, July 21 (IBNS): The Ministry of AYUSH is mandated to promote and propagate AYUSH systems of medicine across the globe.
NIH-supported scientists elicit broadly neutralizing antibodies to HIV in calves, says study
Jul 22, 2017, at 02:22 am
New York, July 21 (IBNS): Scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health have achieved a significant step forward, eliciting broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) to HIV by immunizing calves.
Hearing a sound can alter perception of finger size, says study
Jul 22, 2017, at 02:13 am
London, July 21 (IBNS): Hearing an ascending sound while pulling their own finger can make a person think their finger is longer than it is, finds a new study led by UCL and the Institute of Philosophy, School of Advanced Study, University of London.
Buried alive: Aquatic plants survive in ‘ghost ponds’ under agricultural fields, says study
Jul 22, 2017, at 02:07 am
London, July 21 (IBNS): Aquatic plants in ‘ghost ponds’ are able to survive more than 100 years buried beneath cropped agricultural fields, according to new UCL research.
Jul 22, 2017, at 02:03 am
London, July 21 (IBNS): The study, published in the BMJ, is the largest research project in the world looking at lifestyle interventions in pregnancy, involving more than 50 researchers from 41 institutions.
Reducing hospital readmissions does not increase mortality rates, says study
Jul 22, 2017, at 01:26 am
London, July 21 (IBNS): Recent advances in reducing hospital readmission rates for three key medical conditions occurred without causing an increase in death rates, according to a new Yale study.
Spare the surgery: Drugs may combat hydrocephalus, Yale study finds
Jul 22, 2017, at 01:09 am
London, July 21 (IBNS): Clinically available drugs may help combat a potentially lethal form of hydrocephalus now treated mainly by brain surgery, a new Yale-led study has found.
A healthy lifestyle increases life expectancy by up to seven years, says study
Jul 22, 2017, at 12:55 am
New Delhi, July 21 (IBNS): A new study published today in Health Affairs shows that people who refrain from engaging in risky health behaviors not only have a very long life — longer than the famously long-lived Japanese - but that most of these additional years of life are spent in good health.
Loma Linda University researchers find links between meal frequency and BMI
Jul 21, 2017, at 10:30 pm
New York, July 21 (IBNS): A study by researchers from Loma Linda University School of Public Health (LLUSPH) and the Czech Republic has found that timing and frequency of meals play a role in predicting weight loss or gain.
Bank of Baroda organizes blood donation camps across India, collects 5700 units of blood
Jul 21, 2017, at 10:07 pm
New Delhi,July 21 (IBNS): Bank of Baroda, as a prelude to its 110th Foundation Day Celebrations, collected 5700 units of blood across Pan India recently.
Strong quake rocks Greece and Turkey, kills 2
Jul 21, 2017, at 03:13 pm
Athens/Ankara, Jul 21 (IBNS): A strong earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter Scale hit Turkey and Greece on Friday morning, killing at least two people and injuring 200 others, reports said.
Six killed in Doda cloudburst in Jammu
Jul 20, 2017, at 06:05 pm
Srinagar, Jul 20 (IBNS) : Six people were killed in cloudburst and heavy rain in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday night, media reports said.