Children’s sleep not significantly affected by screen time, new study finds
Nov 09, 2018, at 05:23 pm
London, Nov 9 (IBNS): Screen-time has little impact on children’s sleep, according to new Oxford University research.
Violence in childhood leads to accelerated aging, study finds
Nov 09, 2018, at 04:29 pm
Washington, Nov 9 (IBNS): A study led by the University of Washington finds that children who are exposed to violence tend to age faster.
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo conflict zone ‘remains dangerous and unpredictable’ – UN chiefs
Nov 09, 2018, at 09:06 am
New York, Nov 9 (IBNS): While new measures to tackle the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are working, the epidemic remains dangerous and unpredictable, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Poor diets threaten health more than malaria, tuberculosis, measles – new UN report
Nov 08, 2018, at 08:53 am
New York, Nov 8 (IBNS): With one-in-five deaths associated with poor-quality diets, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) issued a co-authored report on Wednesday, urging policymakers to reduce food loss and waste, to improve access to nutritious and healthy food.
Nov 08, 2018, at 08:35 am
New York, Nov 8 (IBNS): The World Health Organization (WHO), and Ugandan Ministry of Health, have begun vaccinating frontline health workers in the country against Ebola, in a bid to stop an outbreak in the neighbouring Democratic of Congo (DRC) from crossing the border.
Nov 07, 2018, at 07:40 pm
London, Nov 7 (IBNS): Risk factors of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease accumulate in children who have poor aerobic fitness, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.
Exercise, diet and wellness apps are powerful learning resources for young people – study
Nov 07, 2018, at 04:20 pm
London, Nov 7 (IBNS): Young people can judge which health-related apps are relevant to their age and bodies, source appropriate digital content and dismiss app content that might be harmful to them – a new study reveals.
Polio-free awareness car rally held in Kolkata
Nov 06, 2018, at 04:32 pm
Kolkata, Nov 5 (IBNS): Rotary District 3291 and different Rotary clubs brought out a car rally for the cause Polio free India recently starting from Kolkata's Rotary Sadan area.
Seven in eight children’s tonsillectomies are unnecessary, study reveals
Nov 06, 2018, at 03:53 pm
London, Nov 6 (IBNS): Seven in every eight children who have their tonsils removed are unlikely to benefit from the operation, according to a new study.
Healing of ozone layer gives hope for climate action: UN report
Nov 06, 2018, at 08:14 am
New York, Nov 6 (IBNS): The findings of a new UN-backed report, released on Monday, showing the ongoing healing of the ozone layer, are being hailed as a demonstration of what global agreements can achieve, and an inspiration for more ambitious climate action to halt a catastrophic rise in world temperatures.
AI will match human intelligence by 2062, claims UNSW expert
Nov 05, 2018, at 03:24 pm
Sydney, Nov 5 (IBNS): Scientia Professor Toby Walsh tells the Festival of Dangerous Ideas that Artificial Intelligence is less than 50 years away from matching humans.
Potential markers identified for early detection and prevention of liver cancer: Study
Nov 04, 2018, at 08:19 pm
London, Nov 4 (IBNS): Liver cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, claiming 700,000 lives each year.
Genetic factors tied to obesity may protect against diabetes: Study
Nov 04, 2018, at 08:02 pm
London, Nov 4 (IBNS): Some genetic variations associated with obesity actually protect against Type 2 diabetes, heart attack and stroke, new findings suggest.
I am deeply saddened by the way tigress Avni was brutally murdered: Maneka Gandhi
Nov 04, 2018, at 06:38 pm
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IBNS): Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Sunday attacked Maharashtra government over the killing of a tigress in the state.
6.0 earthquake hits Philippines, no casualty
Nov 04, 2018, at 04:14 pm
Manila, Nov 4 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter Scale hit southeast of Sapad, Philippines on Sunday, U.S. Geological Survey said.
World Heritage sites under threat from climate change: Study
Nov 03, 2018, at 04:47 pm
London, Nov 3 (IBNS): UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Mediterranean such as Venice, the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Medieval City of Rhodes are under severe threat of coastal erosion and flooding due to rising sea levels within the next 100 years, a study published in Naturemagazine reports this week.
Treatment for moderately high blood pressure may be best saved for those at high risk: Study
Nov 03, 2018, at 04:44 pm
London, Nov 3 (IBNS): The largest study of people with mild hypertension shows that medical treatment may not be worthwhile in those who are at low risk of heart attack and stroke.
Group therapy most effective treatment for anxiety in young people: Study
Nov 03, 2018, at 04:39 pm
London, Nov 3 (BNS): Group-based talking therapies shown to be most effective treatment for young people with anxiety disorders
Zika Virus strain that causes microcephaly not found in Rajasthan: Indian government
Nov 03, 2018, at 04:21 pm
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IBNS): Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) under Department of Health Research is in the forefront of advanced research in virology and the ICMR-National Institute of Virology (NIV) is at par with leading scientific establishments across the world. ICMR-NIV, Pune has sequenced 5 Zika virus strains collected at different time points of the Jaipur outbreak.
Man-eater tigress Avni shot dead in Maharashtra
Nov 03, 2018, at 04:09 pm
Mumbai, Nov 3 (IBNS): A man-eater tigress was killed in Maharashtra's Borati-Warud area on Friday, media reports said.
Tsunamis account for $280 billion in economic losses over last twenty years: UNISDR
Nov 03, 2018, at 03:32 pm
Geneva, Nov 3 (IBNS): The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) has called attention to the significant loss of life and economic losses associated with tsunamis, notably for countries bordering the Indian and Pacific Oceans, over the last twenty years.
Ozone hole could've been a big one this year – but it wasn’t: Finds study
Nov 03, 2018, at 03:19 pm
New York, Nov 3 (IBNS): The ozone hole that forms over the Antarctic each September is primarily driven by two factors: the amount of ozone-destroying chlorine in the polar stratosphere and the availability of ice crystals in stratospheric clouds for the chlorine to bind to.
Plastic-busting fungi may help tackle pollution, climate change: UN Environment
Nov 01, 2018, at 12:13 pm
New York, Nov 1 (IBNS): When it comes to helping green our world, organic mushrooms from the local market may be just the tip of the iceberg. A new United Nations-backed report reveals that fungi could help ween the world off its plastic addiction, by degrading polyurethane in just a matter of weeks.
Body Mass Index associated with deaths from most causes: Study
Oct 31, 2018, at 08:48 am
New York, Oct 31 (IBNS): Body Mass Index (BMI), a measure of body fat, is linked to risk of death from every major cause except transport accidents, according to new research published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology.
Security Council urges responder-safety focus, as DR Congo Ebola outbreak worsens
Oct 31, 2018, at 08:08 am
New York, Oct 31 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council has voiced “serious concern” over the impact of deteriorating security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on the response to the deadly Ebola outbreak and fears that the virus could spread further into the country and the wider region.
WWF report reveals staggering extent of human impact on planet
Oct 30, 2018, at 05:14 pm
New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): Humanity and the way we feed, fuel and finance our societies and economies is pushing nature and the services that power and sustain us to the brink, according to WWF’s Living Planet Report 2018.
6.1 earthquake hits New Zealand, no casualty
Oct 30, 2018, at 09:16 am
Wellington, Oct 30 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale hit New Zealand' North Island on Tuesday, as per the US Geological Survey.
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More than 90% of the world’s children breathe toxic air every day: WHO
Oct 29, 2018, at 07:11 pm
New York, Oct 29 (IBNS): Every day around 93% of the world’s children under the age of 15 years (1.8 billion children) breathe air that is so polluted it puts their health and development at serious risk. Tragically, many of them die: WHO estimates that in 2016, 600,000 children died from acute lower respiratory infections caused by polluted air.
5.4 earthquake hits Japan's Torishima island, no casualty
Oct 29, 2018, at 09:41 am
Tokyo, Oct 29 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter Scale hit Japan's Torishima island on Monday, officials said.
Gut microbiota products can favor diabetes: Study
Oct 28, 2018, at 07:37 pm
New York, Oct 28 (IBNS): A study published in the journal Cell shows that the gut microbiota has the ability to affect how cells respond to insulin, and can thus contribute to type 2 diabetes. The findings demonstrate an hereto unknown pathological mechanism.