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Around 350 “dangerous prisoners” currently in British jails have been caught taunting people on Facebook to which they logged in through smartphones smuggled inside prisons. The ministry of justice said all the prisoners’ profiles were closed after a probe but there could be hundreds more who have used the site without the knowledge of officials. Two years ago, a 44-year-old [...]
Even so-called inanimate matter — DNA, water and planets included — are all alive, asserts a revolutionary new theory. “Modern science lacks a unifying, interdisciplinary theory of life. In other words, current theories are unable to explain why life is the way it is and not any other way,” says molecular biologist Erik Andrulis, who propounded the theory. His “Theory [...]
The anti-outsourcing measures US President Barack Obama announced last week are unacceptable and will hurt both American and Indian economies, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said. Talking to mediapersons at the end of a two-day visit here, Mukherjee said outsourcing of jobs had helped increase the profitability of American companies and any move to discourage such activities would hurt them. [...]
Around 40 cancer patients from India and abroad who successfully underwent bone marrow transplants here last year came together Sunday to spread the message that blood cancer is curable. The event was organised in the run-up to World Cancer Day Feb 4 by Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre (RGCIRC) which treated the patients in collaboration with Cancer Sahyog, [...]
Having supportive friends can mitigate the effects of bad experiences and confer psychological benefits. “Having a best friend present during an unpleasant event has an immediate impact on a child’s body and mind,” says study co-author William M. Bukowski, psychology professor and director of the Concordia University Centre for Research in Human Development. “If a child is alone when he [...]
A new technique diagnoses brain tumours non-invasively, eliminating the need for surgery in patients whose tumours are located in areas too dangerous for biopsy. The new magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) technique provides a definitive diagnosis of cancer, based on imaging a protein tied with mutated gene, found in 80 percent of low-and intermediate-grade gliomas (brain or spinal cancers). “To our [...]
Scientists have figured out how cholera bugs invade our guts, infecting millions and killing more than 100,000 people worldwide every year, reveals a study. The discovery potentially paves the way for more effective treatments against the bug, Vibrio cholerae, which is able to colonise the gut after consumption of contaminated water or food. The bug secretes a toxin that causes [...]
Some billions of synapses connect our nerve cells and keep our memories intact and alive for decades with the help of self-copying clusters or oligomers of a synapse protein, a study has revealed. The finding is based on a study on fruit flies conducted by neuroscientists at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas University. It supports a surprising new [...]
Stung by a government order debarring him and three other reputed space scientists from occupying official posts, former Indian space agency chairman G. Madhavan Nair has demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh immediately enquire into the case. “As I am not aware who took the decision in the PMO (Prime Minister’s Office), I want the prime minister to investigate the [...]
An itch can be the most vexing when it occurs on your ankles or your back, also providing the greatest relief when the particular part is scratched, reveals a study pointing to specific nerve fibres. The results of a study show that an itch was perceived most intensely at the ankle and back, while the perception of scratching relief was [...]
It isn’t just one angry Indian against Google and Facebook. Internet freedom is on trial in India! The ham-handed, state-backed censorship of Salman Rushdie at the Jaipur Literary Festival earlier this month grabbed headlines — “The Republic bows before the Mob”. Yet, a far more serious free-speech drama was quietly playing out. It started with Vinay Rai, editor of a [...]
Ukraine plans to launch its first telecommunications satellite in 2013, an official said. “The satellite will be launched in the fourth quarter of 2013,” head of the country’s State Space Agency Yury Alexeyev told reporters Friday, adding that the pay-off period of the satellite was between seven to eight years. The project, which has cost $292 million, is financed with [...]
Building roofs painted white are able to deflect heat and cool them by three percent on hot days, a study says. “Reflective white paint on commercial building roofs reduces the energy used to cool the building,” said Dominique Hes, senior lecturer in sustainable architecture at the Melbourne University, who led the study. For instance, if the roofs of the buildings [...]
Chinese scientists have claimed to have identified 10 susceptibility genes for leprosy to date, a finding that will help identify high-risk individuals and aid in the prevention of the infectious disease. Over 200,000 new cases are reported worldwide annually, with China being home to about one-tenth of the world’s infected population, Xinhua reported. A research team from the Shandong Provincial [...]
Unusual patterns of eye contact could help detect developing autism symptoms in babies just six months old, reveals a study. La Trobe University psychologist Kristelle Hudry, a key researcher in the study, says the results of the study are linked with emerging autism. Hudry and her UK colleagues studied six to 10-month-old babies who were at risk of developing autism [...]
British teenagers are now being offered a smartphone application that gives them directions to the nearest health clinic where they can pick up free condoms and seek treatment for sexually transmitted diseases. Since its launch in Kent county earlier this month, at least 85 teenagers have downloaded the free application, the Daily Mail reported. Though there are no restrictions on [...]
China’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging and battery swapping station has been put into operation in Beijing, Xinhua reported quoting sources in the city’s power supply authorities. Located in the eastern Beijing’s Chaoyang district, the Gaoantun charging station can charge up to eight vehicles simultaneously and it takes only four to six minutes to swap a battery of an EV. [...]
Male house mice produce melodious songs to attract mates, but being in the ultra-sonic range our ears cannot detect them. Through analyses of the vocalizations of wild house mice, researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, have found that the songs of male mice contain signals of individuality and kinship. It has been known for some time that house [...]
Boys exposed to high levels of testosterone in the foetal stage are twice as likely to experience retarded language development. “An estimated 12 percent of toddlers experience significant delays in their language development,” said Andrew Whitehouse, associate professor at Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research. “While language development varies between individuals, boys tend to develop later and at a [...]
The Andhra Pradesh government has sent a proposal to the Union Human Resource Development Ministry (HRD) for booking 10,000 Aakash tablets. The state government is planning to distribute the much awaited tablet among its students, according to reports. The state officials have reportedly planned to distribute the tablet in two phases. In the first phase, students from state universities, engineering [...]
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