Stanford study explores policies for avoiding deforestation as agriculture expands in Africa
Apr 05, 2017, at 02:45 am
New York, Apr 4 (IBNS): Next time you bite into a chocolate bar, think of Africa. The continent produces nearly 70 percent of the world’s cocoa, a growing output that requires carving more than 325,000 acres of new farmland from forests every year – a drop in the bucket of overall agricultural expansion there.
Ultrasound and microbubbles flag malignant cancer in humans, says study
Apr 05, 2017, at 02:21 am
New York, Apr 4 (IBNS): A Stanford-led team of researchers has developed tiny bubbles that bind to malignant tumors, making them visible to ultrasound imaging.
Hookah-tobacco users might want to rethink how they heat up their water pipes, finds study
Apr 05, 2017, at 02:10 am
New York, Apr 4 (IBNS): Hookah-tobacco users might want to rethink how they heat up their water pipes, based on research by chemists at the University of Cincinnati.
New horizons halfway from Pluto to next flyby target
Apr 05, 2017, at 01:43 am
Washington, Apr 4 (IBNS): Continuing on its path through the outer regions of the solar system, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has now traveled half the distance from Pluto – its storied first target – to 2014 MU69, the Kuiper Belt object (KBO) it will fly past on Jan. 1, 2019.
Bullies and their victims obsessed with weight-loss, finds study
Apr 05, 2017, at 01:38 am
London, Apr 4 (IBNS): School bullies and their victims are more obsessed with weight-loss than anyone else, according to new research by the University of Warwick.
Babies cry most in UK, Canada, Italy & Netherlands, says study
Apr 05, 2017, at 01:30 am
London, Apr 4 (IBNS): Babies cry more in Britain, Canada and Italy, than the rest of the world – according to new research by the University of Warwick.
Canada: A news study promotes action on climate change
Apr 05, 2017, at 01:18 am
Toronto, Apr 4 (IBNS): A new study “Biodiversity redistribution under climate change: Impacts on ecosystems and human well-being†by Tero Mustonen and Kaisu Mustonen has been published on Friday in science, indicating some species moving to cooler areas of the planet to survive the climate change, media reports said.
Apr 04, 2017, at 10:07 pm
Nagpur, Apr 4 (IBNS): Vodafone India, one of India’s leading telecom service providers and Grow-Trees.com, the exclusive Indian Planting Partner for United Nation’s Environment Program’s Billion Tree Campaign, on Tuesday announced the successful completion of their joint project to improve Wildlife Corridor between Kanha and Pench wildlife sanctuaries by planting 300,000 trees on approximately 300 hectares of forest and community land over 3-years.
Sankara Eye Hospital opens new centre for autistic kids
Apr 04, 2017, at 04:16 am
Bangalore, Apr 3, (IBNS): Sankara Eye Hospital Bangalore inaugurated 'Milestone – an Early Intervention & Transformation Centre', for children with Autism Spectrum on Monday, with support and contribution from 'Surya', a volunteer initiative established in 2004.
Researchers find new insight into role of male hormones in fertility, polycystic ovary syndrome
Apr 04, 2017, at 02:42 am
Birmingham, Apr 3 (IBNS): Researchers from Britain and the US have gained fresh insight into the role of male hormone in supporting and disrupting the production of eggs by ovarian follicles.
Assam fresh flood: Four people feared dead
Apr 04, 2017, at 02:34 am
Guwahati, Apr 3 (IBNS) : At least four people are feared dead while hundreds of houses and properties damaged as thunderstorm and heavy rains lashed the state over the past few days.
Tree trunks in upland forests emit methane, finds study
Apr 03, 2017, at 09:29 pm
New York, Apr 3 (IBNS): A new study from the University of Delaware is one of the first in the world to show that tree trunks in upland forests actually emit methane rather than store it, representing a new, previously unaccounted source of this powerful greenhouse gas.
"Depression: let’s talk" says WHO, as depression tops list of causes of ill health
Apr 02, 2017, at 02:52 am
Geneva, Apr 1 (IBNS): Depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. According to the latest estimates from WHO, more than 300 million people are now living with depression, an increase of more than 18% between 2005 and 2015.
Apr 01, 2017, at 02:13 pm
Toronto, Apr 1 (IBNS}: The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) had been reminding Canadians, especially travellers, to make sure their measles vaccinations were up to date, media reports said.
Comet that took a century to confirm passes by Earth
Apr 01, 2017, at 02:03 pm
Washington, Apr 1 (IBNS): On Apr 1, 2017, comet 41P will pass closer than it normally does to Earth, giving observers with binoculars or a telescope a special viewing opportunity.
NASA observations reshape basic plasma wave physics
Apr 01, 2017, at 03:11 am
Washington, Mar 31 (IBNS): When NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale — or MMS — mission was launched, the scientists knew it would answer questions fundamental to the nature of our universe — and MMS hasn’t disappointed.
New treatment for antibiotic resistant bacteria, infectious disease: Study
Apr 01, 2017, at 01:19 am
Birmingham, Mar 31 (IBNS): A study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, describes a new treatment pathway for antibiotic resistant bacteria and infectious diseases with benefits for patients and healthcare providers.
Canada: NASA-style Stopwatch measures pulse of laser light
Mar 31, 2017, at 11:49 pm
Toronto, Mar 31 (IBNS): Engineers from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, for the Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) had built a timer to measure pulse of laser light.
India: Water level of 91 major reservoirs goes down by 2 percent
Mar 31, 2017, at 07:23 pm
New Delhi, Mar 31, (IBNS): The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the country for the week ending on Mar 30, 2017 was 52.632 BCM, which is 33 percent of total storage capacity of these reservoirs, a government release stated.
Prostate and male hormone deficiency compromise quality of life in elderly
Mar 31, 2017, at 04:58 am
Ghaziabad, Mar 30 (IBNS): With increase in average life span there is a significant population of elderly people. In this group of people, symptoms like mood swings, anxiety, nervousness, loss of libido, fatigue tiredness, sexual dysfunction, sleep dysfunction, sleep disturbances could be because of age related androgen deficiency.
India gearing up for a hot summer as temperatures soar unusually high in end March
Mar 30, 2017, at 09:18 pm
New Delhi, Mar 30 (IBNS): With temperatures soaring above the annual average in Delhi for the second consecutive day on Thursday, the Met office has also warned temperatures are likely to rise over the next few days, media reports said.
Decoding the causes of foot problem in diabetes
Mar 30, 2017, at 06:40 pm
CMO, Swami Parmanand Chikitsalaya Yoga Avam Anusandhan Kendra, Dr Thampi decodes the cause of foot problems due to diabetes.
Sanofi and Regeneron announce FDA approval of Dupixent
Mar 30, 2017, at 05:11 am
Mumbai/Kolkata, Mar 29 (IBNS): Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Dupixent (dupilumab) Injection, the first and only biologic medicine approved for the treatment of adults with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) whose disease is not adequately controlled with topical prescription therapies, or when those therapies are not advisable.
CSE welcomes Supreme Court judgement on sale of Bharat Stage III vehicles
Mar 30, 2017, at 12:22 am
New Delhi, Mar 29 (IBNS): Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed Wednesday’s judgment of the Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta, directing the automobile industry to stop the sale of Bharat Stage III (BS-III) vehicles from Apr 1, 2017 anywhere in India.
Oncology surgeons from North East India meet surgical robot
Mar 28, 2017, at 10:22 pm
Guwahati, Mar 28 (IBNS):The Dr. Bhubaneswar Borooah Cancer Institute based in Guwahati saw an unusual rise in footfalls last week.
NuSTAR probes puzzling galaxy merger
Mar 28, 2017, at 02:54 pm
Washington, Mar 28 (IBNS): A supermassive black hole inside a tiny galaxy is challenging scientists' ideas about what happens when two galaxies become one.
Mental health care bill passed in Lok Sabha, decriminalises suicide
Mar 28, 2017, at 03:16 am
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): Mental health care bill that decriminalises any suicide attempt was passed in Lok Sabha, on Monday.
We can't exist without nature: Rajnath Singh
Mar 27, 2017, at 01:05 am
New Delhi, Mar 26 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said Indians consider nature as 'mother' and cannot exist without it.
Canada celebrates Earth Hour today
Mar 26, 2017, at 03:31 pm
Toronto, Mar 25 (IBNS): The Earth Hour was celebrated all over the world for last 10 years with the intention of drawing attention to climate change and showing everybody’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, media reports said.
President of India inaugurates ‘World Conference on Environment’
Mar 26, 2017, at 01:51 am
New Delhi, Mar 25 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the ‘World Conference on Environment’ organized by the National Green Tribunal in New Delhi on Saturday.