Questionnaires can be a good predictor of survival rates in multiple sclerosis, says study

Jul 12, 2017, at 12:43 am

London, July 11 (IBNS): The way in which patients with multiple sclerosis answer questionnaires could help to predict their survival rate from the disease, a study has found.

Drinking coffee reduces risk of death from all causes, study finds

Jul 12, 2017, at 12:33 am

London, July 11 (IBNS): People who drink around three cups of coffee a day may live longer than non-coffee drinkers, a landmark study has found.

Congestion on Delhi roads has worsened says new analysis by CSE

Jul 11, 2017, at 10:08 pm

New Delhi, Jul 11 (IBNS): An assessment of travel time and traffic speed in Delhi by the city-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has revealed that India's capital is in the grip of a worsening congestion and pollution crisis.

Your hands may reveal the struggle to maintain self-control, says study

Jul 11, 2017, at 02:08 am

Columbus, July 10 (IBNS): It takes just a few seconds to choose a cookie over an apple and wreck your diet for the day.

Scientists make “squarest” ice crystals ever

Jul 11, 2017, at 02:02 am

Columbus, July 10 (IBNS): You won’t find ice cubes like this in your freezer.

Researchers identify inflammatory biomarkers indicating brain injury

Jul 10, 2017, at 09:53 pm

London, July 10 (IBNS): Researchers at the University of Birmingham have identified inflammatory biomarkers which indicate whether the brain has suffered injury.

New study links antibiotic resistance to common household disinfectant triclosan

Jul 10, 2017, at 09:45 pm

London, July 10 (IBNS): Scientists from the University of Birmingham have discovered a link between a major mechanism of antibiotic resistance and resistance to the disinfectant triclosan which is commonly found in domestic products.

Sufferers of both Type 2 diabetes and sleep apnoea could lose eyesight within four years

Jul 10, 2017, at 09:39 pm

London, July 10 (IBNS): Research led by the University of Birmingham has discovered that patients who suffer from both Type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnoea are at greater risk of developing a condition that leads to blindness within an average period of less than four years.

New device designed by Duke University team may make cervical cancer testing more affordable

Jul 10, 2017, at 07:38 pm

North Carolina/US, Jul 10 (IBNS): Indian-American professor Nimmi Ramanujam and team have developed a new handheld device that will make screening for cervical cancer more accessible and affordable, according to media reports on Monday.

Surface of Mars poses danger to life, tests show

Jul 09, 2017, at 02:56 am

London, July 8 (IBNS) The environment on Mars may be more harmful to Earth-based life forms than previously thought, experiments by Edinburgh scientists have shown.

Learning with music can change brain structure, says study

Jul 09, 2017, at 02:40 am

London, July 8 (IBNS): Using musical cues to learn a physical task significantly develops an important part of the brain, according to a new study.

Particle discovery helps solve physics puzzle

Jul 09, 2017, at 02:30 am

London, July 8 (IBNS): Edinburgh scientists have helped identify a new type of particle in experiments at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.

Sugar intake during pregnancy is associated with allergy and allergic asthma in children, finds study

Jul 09, 2017, at 02:15 am

London, July 8 (IBNS): The team, which included researchers from University of Bristol, used data from a world-leading birth cohort study, the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), also known as ‘Children of the 90s’.

New way of predicting kidney function could improve chemotherapy dosing for many cancer patients

Jul 09, 2017, at 02:05 am

London, July 8 (IBNS): Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a new statistical model which estimates kidney function in patients with cancer.

Fastest stars in the Milky Way are ‘runaways’ from another galaxy

Jul 09, 2017, at 01:55 am

London, July 8 (IBNS): A group of astronomers have shown that the fastest-moving stars in our galaxy – which are travelling so fast that they can escape the Milky Way – are in fact runaways from a much smaller galaxy in orbit around our own.

Astronomers discover a new branch in the family tree of exoplanets

Jul 09, 2017, at 01:31 am

Toronto, July 8 (IBNS): A new study involving scientists from UdeM's iREx reveals super-Earths and larger mini-Neptunes in our galaxy.

Marijuana can increase a teenager's risk of psychosis, finds study

Jul 09, 2017, at 01:25 am

Toronto, July 8 (IBNS): An UdeM study confirms the link between marijuana use and psychotic-like experiences in a Canadian adolescent cohort.

CWRU researchers find a chemical solution shrinks digital data storage

Jul 09, 2017, at 01:07 am

New York, July 8 (IBNS): Chemists at Case Western Reserve University have found a way to possibly store digital data in half the space current systems require.

Four clinical trials suggest doctors focus on heart disease, not just glucose, says study

Jul 09, 2017, at 01:03 am

New York, July 8 (IBNS): Heart disease is a leading cause of death worldwide and exacerbated by type 2 diabetes, yet diabetes treatment regimens tend to focus primarily on blood sugar maintenance. This common approach to type 2 diabetes management can leave patients at risk for heart attack and stroke. But results from four recent randomized clinical trials suggest that using medications that offer glucose control while reducing the risk for cardiovascular disease could improve patient outcomes.

Training of Robotic Surgeons to spur growth of da Vinci Surgical Robots

Jul 08, 2017, at 11:14 pm

New Delhi, July 7 (IBNS): Eminent Robotic surgeons have urged senior specialist surgeons in the country to train themselves ahead of the spread of Surgical Robots in their hospitals.

Tree plantation drive conducted by RWWCO

Jul 08, 2017, at 03:12 am

New Delhi, July 7 (IBNS): In view of Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu’s continued efforts on Tree Plantation in railway areas, the Railway Women’s Welfare Central Organisation (RWWCO) has undertaken Tree Plantation Drive on Thursday at railway premises in New Delhi.

Failure of contraceptives, unplanned pregnancies worrying UK doctors

Jul 07, 2017, at 08:22 pm

New Delhi, Jul 7 (IBNS): One in four women using contraceptives are getting pregnant in the UK, a recent study said.

IMD issues weather warning for the next five days

Jul 07, 2017, at 08:12 pm

New Delhi, Jul 7 (IBNS): The Ministry of Earth Science, on Friday, said that the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued pan-India weather warning for the next five days.

Oral sex, lack of protection helping gonorrhea to spread: Doctors

Jul 07, 2017, at 06:19 pm

New Delhi, Jul 9 (IBNS): Oral sex and the lack of use of protection is developing antibiotics resistant bacteria that is spreading gonorrhea, the World Health Organisation said.

GVK Mumbai International Airport celebrates Van Mahotsav 2017

Jul 07, 2017, at 04:32 am

Navi Mumbai, July 6 (IBNS): On the occasion of Van Mahotsav, a week long annual tree planting festival observed across the country, GVK MIAL, the company that administers Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA), on Thursday joined hands with a local NGO to convert barren forest land into green cover at Rabale in Navi Mumbai.

LHCb experiment announces observation of new particle with two heavy quarks

Jul 07, 2017, at 04:30 am

Geneva, July 6 (IBNS): At the EPS Conference on High Energy Physics in Venice, the LHCb experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider has reported the observation of Ξcc++ (Xicc++) a new particle containing two charm quarks and one up quark.

Saima Hossain appointed WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Autism in South-East Asia Region

Jul 07, 2017, at 03:16 am

New Delhi, July 6 (IBNS): Saima Wazed Hossain, a globally renowned champion for the cause of autism spectrum disorder, has been appointed as WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Autism in South-East Asia Region.

India declares itself free from highly pathogenic avian influenza from Thursday

Jul 06, 2017, at 10:13 pm

New Delhi, Jul 6 (IBNS): India declares itself free from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1 and H5N8), from June 6, 2017, and notified the same to World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), announced the Union Ministry of Agriculture, on Thursday.

Eminent Fortis, Max, Medanta, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Surgeons launch da Vinci Surgical Robot on wheels

Jul 06, 2017, at 06:41 pm

New Delhi July 4 (IBNS): To address constraints to expansion of robotic surgery into smaller towns in India--non availability of trained surgeons, cost of computer assisted procedures and equipment--Vattikuti Technologies and Intuitive Surgical Inc.

Mahindra Hariyali adds 13 million trees to India’s green cover in 10 years

Jul 06, 2017, at 02:42 am

Mumbai, July 5 (IBNS): The Mahindra Group, one of India’s leading business houses, on Wednesday reaffirmed its commitment to the environment with the planting of the 13 millionth sapling under the aegis of its Mahindra Hariyali programme.