Countries in WHO South-East Asia Region to accelerate road safety measures

Dec 02, 2017, at 12:36 am

Phuket, Thailand, Dec  1 (IBNS): Alarmed at the increasing incidence of deaths and injuries in road crashes, mostly involving motorcyclists and other vulnerable road users, countries in WHO South-East Asia Region today committed to accelerate action for road safety.

HIV directly impacts brain: study

Dec 01, 2017, at 10:51 pm

New York, Dec 1 (IBNS): Stellenbosch University (SU) researchers have discovered that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) directly impacts the brain in the early stages of the infection.

FSU researcher finds link between excessive screen time and suicide risk

Dec 01, 2017, at 10:22 pm

New York, Dec 1 (IBNS): New research presents compelling evidence that the more time teenagers spend on smartphones and other electronic screens, the more likely they are to feel depressed and think about, or attempt, suicide.

Union Cabinet approves the National Nutrition Mission

Dec 01, 2017, at 06:57 pm

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet has approved the setting up of National Nutrition Mission (NNM), the media reported on Friday.

Cyclone Ockhi heads for Lakshadweep Islands

Nov 30, 2017, at 11:03 pm

Chennai, Nov 30 (IBNS): Heavy rains lashed Tamil Nadu's coastal areas as a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal has turned to Cyclone Ockhi.

Male-pattern baldness and premature greying associated with risk of early heart disease, finds study

Nov 30, 2017, at 09:59 pm

Kolkata, Nov 30 (IBNS): Male-pattern baldness and premature greying are associated with a more than fivefold risk of heart disease before the age of 40 years, according to research presented at the 69th Annual Conference of the Cardiological Society of India (CSI). 

Parts of Kerala lashed by heavy rain, Cyclonic Storm Ockhi hovering over Comorin region

Nov 30, 2017, at 07:48 pm

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IBNS): Heavy rain lashed southern and central parts of Kerala on Thursday, an outcome of Cyclonic Storm ‘OCKHI’, which lay over Comorin area of the southern peninsula, according to media reports.

Global response to malaria at crossroads: WHO

Nov 30, 2017, at 03:46 pm

Washington, Nov 30 (IBNS): After unprecedented global success in malaria control, progress has stalled, according to the World malaria report 2017.

WASP-18b has smothering stratosphere without water

Nov 30, 2017, at 03:44 pm

Washington, Nov 30 (IBNS): A NASA-led team has found evidence that the oversized planet WASP-18b is wrapped in a smothering stratosphere loaded with carbon monoxide and devoid of water.

Four decades and counting: New NASA instrument continues measuring Solar energy input to Earth

Nov 30, 2017, at 01:39 am

Washington, Nov 29 (IBNS): We live on a solar-powered planet. As we wake up in the morning, the Sun peeks over the horizon to shed light on us, blanket us with warmth and provide cues to start our day. At the same time, our Sun’s energy drives our planet’s ocean currents, seasons, weather and climate. Without the Sun, life on Earth would not exist.

NASA builds its next Mars Rover Mission

Nov 30, 2017, at 01:34 am

Washington, Nov 29 (IBNS): In just a few years, NASA's next Mars rover mission will be flying to the Red Planet.

Bihar to build nine trauma centres in a year to help road accident victims

Nov 29, 2017, at 07:04 pm

Patna, Nov 29 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Bihar will set up at least nine trauma centres along the major national highways within a year to provide immediate medical treatment to road accident victims, which may help to save lives in the process.

Two wild jumbos electrocuted in Assam

Nov 29, 2017, at 05:47 pm

Guwahati, Nov 29 (IBNS): Two wild elephants were found death in middle Assam's Nagaon district on Wednesday morning likely electrocuted.  

Victoria becomes first Australian state to legalise euthanasia

Nov 29, 2017, at 04:38 pm

Melbourne, Nov 29 (IBNS): After a gruelling debate which lasted more than 100 hours, including two whole-night sittings, Victoria has become the first state in Australia to legalise euthanasia or assisted dying, reports said.

Moderate coffee drinking “more likely to benefit health than to harm it”, finds study

Nov 29, 2017, at 01:26 am

London, Nov 28 (IBNS): Drinking coffee is “more likely to benefit health than to harm it” for a range of health outcomes, say researchers in The BMJ.

Decline in atmospheric carbon dioxide key to ancient climate transition

Nov 29, 2017, at 01:24 am

London, Nov 28 (IBNS): A decline in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels led to a fundamental shift in the behaviour of the Earth’s climate system around one million years ago, according to new research led by the University of Southampton.

Earthworms can reproduce in Mars soil simulant, finds study

Nov 28, 2017, at 09:18 pm

New York, Nov 28 (IBNS): Two young worms are the first offspring in a Mars soil experiment at Wageningen University & Research. Biologist Wieger Wamelink found them in a Mars soil simulant that he obtained from NASA. At the start he only added adult worms.

All missions on board for NASA Heliophysics research

Nov 28, 2017, at 09:09 pm

Washington, Nov 28 (IBNS): Scientists have been studying the near-Earth environment for the better part of a century, but many mysteries — like where the energetic particles that pervade the area originate and become energized — still remain.

Brahmaputra recedes in Arunachal, MP sends letter to PM on China tunnel

Nov 27, 2017, at 06:59 pm

Guwahati, Nov 27 (IBNS)  : Raising the fear of  possible diversion of Siang river (Brahmaputra) following the Chinese act of tunnelling in Tibet,  an Arunachal Pradesh MP has recently sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, appealing him to raise the issue  in international forum.

Tiny worms may offer new clues about why it's so hard to quit smoking, finds study

Nov 26, 2017, at 12:17 am

New York, Nov 25 (IBNS): Researchers at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute found that a previously dismissed genetic mechanism may contribute to nicotine dependence, and to the withdrawal effects that can make quitting smoking so difficult.

Heart failure in the UK continues to rise; poorest people worst affected, finds study

Nov 26, 2017, at 12:09 am

London, Nov 25 (IBNS): The number of people being diagnosed with heart failure in the UK continues to grow, and the poorest people are significantly more likely to be affected by the condition, new research from The George Institute for Global Health at the University of Oxford has found.

NASA to test advanced space wireless network and device for returning small spacecraft to Earth

Nov 25, 2017, at 11:20 pm

Washington,Nov 25 (IBNS): NASA launched the Technology Educational Satellite, or TechEdSat-6, to the International Space Station on Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Nov. 12.

Elephant tramples man to death in West Bengal

Nov 24, 2017, at 09:45 pm

Kolkata, Nov 24 (IBNS): In a tragic incident, an elephant  trampled a man to death in Lataguri forest area of West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district, media reports said on Friday.

Teenage depression linked to father’s depression, finds study

Nov 23, 2017, at 02:05 am

Washington, Nov 22 (IBNS): Adolescents whose fathers have depressive symptoms are more likely to experience symptoms of depression themselves, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

Babies understand when words are related, finds study

Nov 22, 2017, at 10:06 pm

Washington, Nov 22 (IBNS): The meaning behind infants’ screeches, squeals and wails may frustrate and confound sleep-deprived new parents. But at an age when babies cannot yet speak to us in words, they are already avid students of language.

NASA links port-city sea levels to regional ice melt

Nov 22, 2017, at 09:51 pm

Washington, Nov 22 (IBNS): A new NASA tool links changes in sea level in 293 global port cities to specific regions of melting land ice, such as southern Greenland and the Antarctic Peninsula.

Cassini image mosaic: A farewell to Saturn

Nov 22, 2017, at 09:50 pm

Washington, Nov 22 (IBNS): In a fitting farewell to the planet that had been its home for over 13 years, the Cassini spacecraft took one last, lingering look at Saturn and its splendid rings during the final leg of its journey and snapped a series of images that has been assembled into a new mosaic.

Solar system’s first Interstellar visitor dazzles scientists

Nov 22, 2017, at 09:48 pm

Washington, Nov 22 (IBNS): Now, new data reveal the interstellar interloper to be a rocky, cigar-shaped object with a somewhat reddish hue.

Video game improves balance in youth with autism, finds study

Nov 22, 2017, at 09:41 pm

New York, Nov 22 (IBNS): Playing a video game that rewards participants for holding various “ninja” poses could help children and youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) improve their balance, according to a recent study in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders led by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

BrahMos missile tested successfully, first in world

Nov 22, 2017, at 09:00 pm

New Delhi, Nov 22 (IBNS): BrahMos missle, which was fired from IAF's Sukhoi 30-MKI, has been tested successfully, media reports said.