India: Centre for Science and Environment study finds the growth in sale of unapproved GM foods
Jul 28, 2018, at 12:16 pm
New Delhi, July 28 (IBNS): Indian consumers are facing a looming threat as unapproved genetically modified (GM) foods fill up racks in markets, a new research suggested.
Jul 28, 2018, at 08:19 am
New York, July 28 (IBNS): Millions of people globally who have viral hepatitis are unaware or unable to receive treatment, the United Nations health agency said Friday, on the eve of World Hepatitis Day, raising the alarm to “find, test and treat the missing millions.”
Hyperloop gains traction worldwide
Jul 27, 2018, at 05:53 pm
Transportation pioneers in the United States and India have converged on a sustainable, futuristic solution -- the hyperloop, a high-speed pod in a vacuum tube travelling at airplane speed. Yanqi Xu and Brooke Vaughan from USA and Souryaprokas Bhaduri and Maiyankini Bose from India report
Immunity protein at birth reduces likelihood of childhood malaria: Study
Jul 27, 2018, at 04:53 pm
New York, July 27 (IBNS): Newborn babies who were born with high levels of an immune-related protein in their blood cells were less likely to develop malaria throughout their early childhood, new research led by Curtin University has found.
Saturn and Mars team up to make their closest approaches to Earth in 2018
Jul 27, 2018, at 09:26 am
Washington, July 27 (IBNS): NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has photographed Saturn and Mars near their closest approaches to Earth in June and July 2018.
UNESCO gives sustainable development a boost; designates 24 new biosphere reserves
Jul 26, 2018, at 09:43 am
New York, July 26 (IBNS): Protecting mangroves, tropical rainforests and other biodiversity hotspots, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) bumped up its World Network of Biosphere Reserves by 24 new sites on Wednesday, which means that 686 unique natural sites in total are being preserved globally.
Italian researchers find first lake of water on Mars
Jul 25, 2018, at 11:01 pm
Tampa, USA, July 25 (IBNS): In an unprecedented discovery, a massive underground lake has been detected on Mars for the first time.
Jul 25, 2018, at 06:40 pm
New Delhi, July 25 (IBNS): In the first review of its kind, new research has found that depression and the use of antidepressants are each associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE).
Thinner retinas are early sign of cognitive decline: Study
Jul 25, 2018, at 05:03 pm
New York, July 25 (IBNS): Thinner retinas in the human eye are a clear sign a person is at significant and increased risk of future mental decline, a UCL-led study has concluded.
Turmeric eye drops could treat glaucoma: Study
Jul 25, 2018, at 04:59 pm
London, July 25 (IBNS): A derivative of turmeric could be used in eye drops to treat the early stages of glaucoma, finds a new study led by UCL and Imperial College London researchers
Population decline of mammals and birds linked to rapid warming of climate
Jul 25, 2018, at 04:53 pm
The rate at which our planet is warming has been found to be a critical factor in explaining the decline of bird and mammal species, reveals new research by UCL and ZSL (Zoological Society of London).
Is Mars’ soil too dry to sustain life?
Jul 25, 2018, at 09:19 am
Washington, July 25 (IBNS): Life as we know it needs water to thrive. Even so, we see life persist in the driest environments on Earth. But how dry is too dry?
Ending marginalization of persons with disabilities ‘a matter of justice’, UN-backed summit told
Jul 25, 2018, at 09:12 am
New York, July 25 (IBNS): Inclusive education, economic empowerment and technological innovations were the focus of discussion on Tuesday as world leaders gathered in London for the first-ever United Nations-backed Global Disability Summit.
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo declared over, now let’s tackle other health challenges: WHO chief
Jul 25, 2018, at 09:06 am
New York, July 25 (IBNS): The Ebola virus outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been declared over, thanks to a concerted national and international effort to contain the threat, the UN’s top health official said on Tuesday.
More ‘political commitment’ needed urgently for HIV prevention: UNAIDS chief
Jul 25, 2018, at 09:00 am
New York, July 25 (IBNS): As HIV infections continue to rise, UNAIDS — the UN agency leading the global effort to end the public health threat posed by the virus — called on Tuesday for countries to boost prevention measures and continue facilitating access to treatment.
'Data science may help Hollywood make movies people really want to see'
Jul 24, 2018, at 11:01 pm
Birmingham, July 24 (IBNS): Data science could help Hollywood producers generate ‘personalised’ movies after researchers established that a film’s emotional content could help to predict box-office success.
Possibility of moon life seen by researcher
Jul 24, 2018, at 02:55 pm
Washington, July 24 (IBNS): While the moon is uninhabitable today, there could have been life on its surface in the distant past.
Scientists reveal possible origin of human speech
Jul 23, 2018, at 06:43 pm
New York, July 23 (IBNS): Most animals, including our primate cousins, communicate: they gesture, grimace, grunt, and sing. As a rule, however, they do not speak. So how, exactly, did humans acquire their unique talent for verbal discourse? And how do our brains manage this complex bit of communicative magic?
Jul 23, 2018, at 01:28 pm
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): Delhi-based think tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), in a new global study -‘Clunkered: Combating Dumping of Used Vehicles - A roadmap for Africa and South Asia’, has lifted the lid on the dark underbelly of a large-scale global trade in old and used vehicles from high income to low and middle income countries of Africa and South Asia.
Overuse of antibiotics not what the doctor ordered : Study
Jul 22, 2018, at 04:18 pm
Sydney, July 22 (IBNS): With an increased use of antibiotics worldwide linked to growing antibiotic resistance, a world-first study co-authored by a QUT researcher has highlighted the growing impact of non-prescription supply of antibiotics in community pharmacies, and the urgent need for better enforcement of laws.
Jul 21, 2018, at 05:04 pm
London, July 21 (IBNS): A clinical trial of the use of adrenaline in cardiac arrests has found that its use results in less than 1% more people leaving hospital alive - but almost doubles the risk of severe brain damage for survivors of cardiac arrest.
Jul 20, 2018, at 06:57 pm
Boston, July 20 (IBNS): Women who eat a high amount of fruits and vegetables each day may have a lower risk of breast cancer, especially of aggressive tumors, than those who eat fewer fruits and vegetables, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Diabetes raises risk of cancer, with women at even greater likelihood, a major new study has found
Jul 20, 2018, at 04:19 pm
New York, July 20 (IBNS): A global review involving almost 20 million people has shown that having diabetes significantly raises the risk of developing cancer, and for women the risk is even higher.
Warming rivers make marked contribution to global greenhouse gas levels: Study
Jul 19, 2018, at 10:42 pm
Birmingham, July 19 (IBNS): Warming streams and rivers could be disproportionately contributing to the amount of planet-warming greenhouse gases, according to a new study.
Jul 19, 2018, at 09:58 pm
Birmingham, July 19 (IBNS): Scientists at the University of Birmingham are one step closer to developing an eye drop that could revolutionise treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Study finds climate determines shapes of river basins
Jul 19, 2018, at 08:47 am
New York, July 19 (IBNS): There are more than 1 million river basins carved into the topography of the United States, each collecting rainwater to feed the rivers that cut through them.
Funding shortfalls threaten health services for a million vulnerable Iraqis, says UN health agency
Jul 19, 2018, at 08:36 am
New York, July 19 (IBNS): Almost one million vulnerable Iraqis will have to go without basic medicines and other life-saving healthcare if funding is not found to save critical health facilities, the United Nations health agency said on Tuesday.
‘Prevention crisis’ is hampering global HIV response, warns head of UNAIDS
Jul 19, 2018, at 08:28 am
New York, July 19 (IBNS): Complacency over HIV and AIDS has created a “prevention crisis” that risks destabilizing efforts to reach the key 2020 target of fewer than 500,000 new HIV infections per year, the head of the UN agency in charge of fighting the pandemic warned on Wednesday.
Chandra may have first evidence of a young star devouring a planet
Jul 19, 2018, at 08:24 am
Washington, July 19 (IBNS): Scientists may have observed, for the first time, the destruction of a young planet or planets around a nearby star.
Cabinet approves establishment of Medical College, Salempur at Deoria
Jul 18, 2018, at 05:45 pm
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of the State Government of Uttar Pradesh for establishment of new medical college at Deoria at a cost of Rs.250 crore under Phase-II of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme.