New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) If all goes well, the 2011 census will refine its questionnaire in a bid to determine how many to Indians really suffer from disability.
The 2001 census came up with a figure of 2.13 percent of the Indian population. This, experts say, is way off the mark.
And since government schemes are [...]
Toronto, March 15 (IANS) Canadian researchers have decoded opium poppy which will lead to cheaper and mass production of the current costly pain killers. Currently, the morphine is the most used painkiller around the world.
Researchers at Canada’s University of Calgary revealed Sunday that they have decoded the unique genes in the opium poppy that allow [...]
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) A woman’s risk of heart disease intensifies drastically around the time of menopause, which for most women is around 50 years, research says.
Experts explain that understanding risk factors is an important first step, and reassure women that there are ways to lower the risk.
“Many women younger than 50 have not yet [...]
London, Feb 23 (IANS) Flexible working hours might benefit employees’ health, including their blood pressure (BP), sleep patterns and mental health, says a new study.
Police officers who rescheduled working hours significantly improved psychological wellbeing, compared to peers who started work at a fixed hour, the study found.
“Flexible working seems to be more beneficial for health [...]
Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) Using a treadmill could help infants with pre-natal complications or who were injured at birth walk earlier and better, according to new research.
Prenatal injuries can often be self-correcting, but sometimes toddlers get a more serious diagnosis, such as cerebral palsy, says Rosa Angulo-Barroso, associate professor of movement science at the University [...]
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): Scientists have found an iridescent blue-green beetle that looks like it did 600,000 years ago when it was alive, as its natural body colors have been preserved.
According to a report in Discovery News, the leaf beetle, Plateumaris sp., is one of just two such advanced age insect fossils that retain substantial [...]
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): Dry winters are linked to seasonal outbreaks of influenza, suggests a new study.
The study, which has appeared in PLoS Biology, also discovered that the onset of outbreaks might be encouraged by unusually dry weather conditions, at least in temperate regions.
For a long time scientists have suspected a link between humidity and [...]
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): A collection of recent reviews has offered a timely update on how new genetic evidence, together with archaeological and linguistic evidence, has enriched our understanding of human history on earth.
“To understand what it is to be human, it is essential to understand the human past,” said Colin Renfrew of the University [...]
Sydney, Feb 22 (IANS) People are much better at recognising faces of their own racial group than of others. But a new study says that drinking alcohol almost eliminates that recognition bias.
The study led by Kirin Hilliar, Richard Kemp and Tom Denson from University of New South Wales (UNSW) School of Psychology tested about 140 [...]
London, Feb 15 (ANI): American scientists have identified new effects of drugs approved by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drugs, which can help shift cellular energy metabolism and may even come useful in the treatment of cardiovascular disease.
The findings of the study team, led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers, have appeared in Nature Biotechnology.
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