Schizophrenia originates early in pregnancy, “mini-brainâ€, research suggests
Nov 21, 2017, at 01:54 am
New York, Nov 20 (IBNS): Symptoms of schizophrenia usually appear in adolescence or young adulthood, but new research reveals that the brain disease likely begins very early in development, toward the end of the first trimester of pregnancy. The finding opens up a new understanding of this devastating disease and the potential for new treatment possibilities in utero.
For older women, every movement counts, new study finds
Nov 21, 2017, at 01:30 am
New York, Nov 20 (IBNS): Folding your laundry or doing the dishes might not be the most enjoyable parts of your day.
Two wild jumbos killed after hit by passenger train in Guwahati
Nov 20, 2017, at 01:45 am
Guwahati, Nov 19 (IBNS): Two elephants were killed after they were hit by a passenger train at Chandrapur area, outskirts of Assam’s capital city Guwahati on Saturday night, officials said on Sunday.
The changing colors of our living planet
Nov 19, 2017, at 12:33 am
Washington, Nov 18 (IBNS): NASA satellites can see our living Earth breathe.
Rajasthan: 4.2 earthquake hits Jodhpur
Nov 18, 2017, at 11:37 pm
Jaipur, Nov 18 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter Scale hit Rajasthan's Jodhpur city on Friday.
India will lead global fight against TB: JP Nadda at WHO conference
Nov 18, 2017, at 01:54 am
Moscow, Nov 17 (IBNS): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Global Coalition Against TB (GCAT), an Indian policymaker’s forum, co-hosted a meeting for high burden countries (HBCs), at the sidelines of the first ‘WHO Global Ministerial Conference on Ending TB’ in Moscow on Friday.
India will lead global fight against TB: JP Nadda at WHO conference
Nov 18, 2017, at 01:50 am
Moscow, Nov 17 (IBNS): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Global Coalition Against TB (GCAT), an Indian policymaker’s forum, co-hosted a meeting for high burden countries (HBCs), at the sidelines of the first ‘WHO Global Ministerial Conference on Ending TB’ in Moscow on Friday.
World Diabetes Day observed by Kolkata Metro Railways
Nov 16, 2017, at 11:25 pm
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IBNS): Metro Railways, Kolkata in association with Rotary Calcutta Metro City, Rotary District 3291 and SRL Ltd organized Two mega Diabetes Detection Camps at the Park Street and Central stations from 9 am- 1 pm where over 450 beneficiaries were screened for Diabetes on the occasion of the World Diabetes Day on Tuesday.
World Diabetes Day observed by Eastern Railways at Sealdah Station
Nov 16, 2017, at 11:14 pm
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IBNS): Eastern Railways, in association with Rotary Calcutta Metro City, Rotary District 3291 and SRL Ltd, organized a diabetes screening camp at the Sealdah Railway Station where 325 tests were conducted on the occasion of World Diabetes Day on Tuesday.
Eating regular variety of nuts associated with lower risk of heart disease
Nov 16, 2017, at 10:29 pm
Washington, Nov 16 (IBNS): People who regularly eat nuts, including peanuts, walnuts and tree nuts, have a lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease or coronary heart disease compared to people who never or almost never eat nuts, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The study is the largest to date looking at frequency of nut consumption in relation to incident cardiovascular disease.
Research shows low chance of sudden cardiac arrest after sex
Nov 16, 2017, at 10:23 pm
Washington, Nov 16 (IBNS): A small percentage of sudden cardiac arrest events are related to sexual activity, but survival rates in those cases remain low, according to a research letter published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2017.
NASA's Mars 2020 Mission performs first supersonic parachute test
Nov 16, 2017, at 07:40 pm
Washington, Nov 16 (IBNS): Landing on Mars is difficult and not always successful. Well-designed advance testing helps. An ambitious NASA Mars rover mission set to launch in 2020 will rely on a special parachute to slow the spacecraft down as it enters the Martian atmosphere at over 12,000 mph (5.4 kilometers per second). Preparations for this mission have provided, for the first time, dramatic video of the parachute opening at supersonic speed.
Nov 16, 2017, at 01:39 am
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IBNS): Young women in urban areas are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes as 65% women were found to not exercise at all, according to the ‘Diabetes and Women’s Health’ survey conducted by Novo Nordisk India (a leading diabetes care company) in partnership with Kantar IMRB.
Nov 16, 2017, at 12:03 am
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IBNS): Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) would like to thank the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) for responding to the smog crisis in Delhi and taking the drastic proactive measure to advance introduction of Bharat Stage VI fuel norms from Apr 1, 2018, well before the schedule date of April 2020 nation-wide.
Canada based RoboGarden announces strategic partnership with Ed-tech startup Eupheus Learning
Nov 15, 2017, at 02:03 am
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IBNS): To make learning to code easier for students in India, ed-tech Company Eupheus Learning has entered in an exclusive strategic partnership with RoboGarden Inc., an international, award-winning, product development and consulting firm that operates in a wide range of technical sectors in Alberta, Canada.
Bonn Climate Conference: Demonstrators walk out of US organised pro-coal event
Nov 15, 2017, at 12:52 am
Bonn, Nov 14 (IBNS): At COP23, the 23rd session of the Conference of Parties in Bonn, Germany, while hundreds of events and presentations were dedicated to the role of renewable energy in tackling climate change, the US government, held its first press briefing and panel on “The Role of Cleaner and More Efficient Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power in Climate Mitigation” – leading to a demonstration by protestors who interrupted the event and staged a walk out.
Iraq-Iran quake: Battered by calamity, survivors spend second night outdoors
Nov 14, 2017, at 06:29 pm
Tehran, Nov 14 (IBNS): Thousands of Iranians have been forced to sleep outdoors, battling the harsh cold for the second consecutive night after quake struck the Iraq-Iran border region on Sunday, report said.
Scientists discover new mechanisms that bacteria use to protect themselves from antibiotics
Nov 14, 2017, at 04:38 am
Birmingham, Nov 13 (IBNS): Researchers at the University of Birmingham have identified new mechanisms used by bacteria to resist infection-fighting antibiotics.
Record high CO2 emissions delay global peak, finds study
Nov 13, 2017, at 11:28 pm
Washington, Nov 13 (IBNS): Global carbon emissions are on the rise again in 2017 after three years of little-to-no growth, according to researchers at the University of East Anglia and the Global Carbon Project.
2017 likely to be third warmest year on record, finds study
Nov 13, 2017, at 11:18 pm
Washington, Nov 13 (IBNS): 2017 is likely to be one of the warmest years for global average surface temperature, according to research from the University of East Anglia.
Crested pigeons use mystery feather to signal danger, says study
Nov 13, 2017, at 12:50 am
Sydney, Nov 12 (IBNS): Scientist have solved the mystery of how crested pigeons create an alarm without using their voice to prompt other birds to flee danger.
New study sheds light on how earliest forms of life evolved on Earth
Nov 13, 2017, at 12:47 am
Sydney, Nov 12 (IBNS): A new study led by ANU has shed light on how the earliest forms of life evolved on Earth about four billion years ago.
Age-friendly workplaces could make people healthier in later life, says study
Nov 13, 2017, at 12:44 am
Sydney, Nov 12 (IBNS): Australians could have longer careers and be healthier in later life if workplaces were more age-friendly and promoted healthy lifestyles to their employees, a new ANU study has found.
Nov 12, 2017, at 07:15 pm
Bangalore, Nov 12 (IBNS): About 69.1 million people in India are suffering from diabetes, according to the International Diabetes Federation South-east Asia.
Air quality improving, people need not panic: Dr. Harsh Vardhan
Nov 11, 2017, at 11:54 pm
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS): Emphasising that air quality has been improving over the last two days, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan said that the people of Delhi need not panic, as several steps are being taken by the Government to mitigate air pollution.
Delhi’s toxic smog may hit tourism badly: ASSOCHAM
Nov 11, 2017, at 09:43 pm
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IBNS): The ongoing tourism season which is yet to pick up, could see a maximum hit with the Delhi and NCR pollution likely to economic impact in sectors like tourism, transport, automobile and real estate, an ASSOCHAM paper has said.
NGT okays Odd-Even scheme in Delhi to fight pollution, allows no exemption
Nov 11, 2017, at 07:44 pm
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IBNS) : The National Green Tribunal on Saturday gave go-ahead to the Delhi Government for implementation of the ODD-EVEN scheme for vehicles for five days starting on November 13 in order to check air pollution in the city, reports said.
NASA shares hot news from the Antarctic underground
Nov 11, 2017, at 04:16 am
Washington, Nov 10 (IBNS): A new NASA study adds evidence that a geothermal heat source called a mantle plume lies deep below Antarctica's Marie Byrd Land, explaining some of the melting that creates lakes and rivers under the ice sheet.
Bangladesh steps up vaccination for new Rohingya arrivals as measles cases rise
Nov 10, 2017, at 11:52 pm
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Nov 10 (IBNS): An increase in the number of suspected measles cases among the newly arrived Rohingya and their host communities in southern Bangladesh has prompted the Government and UN partners to step up immunization efforts in overcrowded camps and makeshift shelters close to the border with Myanmar.
This World Pneumonia Day, the Indian Academy of Pediatrics calls for “No More Pneumoniaâ€
Nov 10, 2017, at 11:49 pm
Kolkata, Nov 10 (IBNS): This year on World Pneumonia Day, November 12, experts from the Indian Academy of Pediatrics are stressing on the importance of preventing pneumonia, one of the leading causes of death amongst children under 5 years of age in the country.