Hospitals register 40% rise in Asthma attacks
Feb 27, 2017, at 09:11 pm
Gurgaon, Feb 27 (IBNS): With the seasonal change and excessive pollution levels, Gurgaon is seeing a rise in the number of asthma attacks. While annually, hospitals are seeing an increase of 10-15% in the cases of asthma attacks, this period of seasonal change affects a 30-40% increase in the number of patients who come to the hospital.
High levels of chemicals found in indoor cats, says study
Feb 27, 2017, at 09:01 pm
London, Feb 27 (IBNS): A study from Stockholm University has now established what was previously suspected, that the high levels of brominated flame retardants measured in cats are from the dust in our homes.
Watching birds near your home is good for your mental health, says study
Feb 27, 2017, at 08:58 pm
London, Feb 27 (IBNS): People living in neighbourhoods with more birds, shrubs and trees are less likely to suffer from depression, anxiety and stress, according to research by academics at the University of Exeter, the British Trust for Ornithology and the University of Queensland.
Feb 27, 2017, at 07:43 pm
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS): Two quakes jolted Nepal on Monday.
Child obesity ‘35-40%’ inherited from parents, study finds
Feb 27, 2017, at 02:48 am
London, Feb 26 (IBNS): Around 35-40 per cent of a child’s BMI – how fat or thin they are – is inherited from their parents, a new study has found.
Online media use shows strong genetic influence, says study
Feb 27, 2017, at 12:08 am
London, Feb 26 (IBNS) Online media use such as social networking and gaming could be strongly influenced by our genes, according to a new study by researchers from King’s College London.
Deprivation in early childhood can affect mental health in adulthood, says study
Feb 26, 2017, at 11:50 pm
London, Feb 26 (IBNS): Despite living in strong and supportive families for over 20 years, many children exposed to severe early deprivation in Romanian institutions aged 0-3 experience a range of mental health problems in early adulthood, according to new King’s College London research.
Maths and maps make you nervous? It could be in your genes, says study
Feb 26, 2017, at 11:45 pm
London, Feb 26 (IBNS): Our genes play a significant role in how anxious we feel when faced with spatial and mathematical tasks, such as reading a map or solving a geometry problem, according to a new study by researchers from King’s College London.
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Canada, U.S. concern with reappearance of Mumps
Feb 25, 2017, at 03:17 am
Toronto, Feb. 24 (IBNS): The outbreak of mumps in young adults in several provinces in Canada had been a cause of great concern to the public health officials, media reports said.
Get OPD booking, other facilities at govt hospitals through web portal
Feb 24, 2017, at 07:19 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS): The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has launched an online portal where a host of facilities can be availed with regard to government hospitals.
Blue Abadi Fund raises US$ 23 million to sustain Indonesia’s Bird’s Head Seascape
Feb 24, 2017, at 05:29 pm
Bali, Indonesia: Feb 24 (Just Earth News)– At the World Ocean Summit Friday, Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, World Wildlife Fund and the Indonesian government announced US$23 million in support for the Blue Abadi Fund, which is on track to be the world’s largest marine conservation trust.
Feb 23, 2017, at 06:20 pm
Nicosia, Cyprus, Feb 23 (Just Earth News): An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said that Cyprus has a competent and dedicated radiation safety regulatory body that works for the continuous improvement of safety, but noted that a legal framework review and other steps would further enhance safety.
NASA telescope reveals largest batch of Earth-size, habitable-zone planets around single star
Feb 23, 2017, at 05:58 pm
Washington, Feb 23 (IBNS): NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed the first known system of seven Earth-size planets around a single star. Three of these planets are firmly located in the habitable zone, the area around the parent star where a rocky planet is most likely to have liquid water.
Google hails NASA's exoplanets discovery, doodles
Feb 23, 2017, at 04:36 pm
Mountain View, Feb 23 (IBNS): Tech giant Google on Thursday dedicated a doodle to celebrate NASA's latest discovery, where the agency found out about seven Earth-like exoplanets.
Feb 22, 2017, at 04:35 am
Tokyo/ New Delhi, Feb 21 (IBNS) The Japanese government will soon lift evacuation orders for 6,000 citizens of Iitate village in Fukushima prefecture where radiation levels in nearby forests are comparable to the current levels within the Chernobyl 30km exclusion zone – an area that more than 30 years after the accident remains formally closed to habitation.
Highly polluted Bengaluru lake catches fire
Feb 17, 2017, at 07:28 pm
Bengaluru, Feb 17 (IBNS) : Flames continued to leap from the highly polluted waters of Bellandur lake in Bengaluru since Thursday after toxic froth caught fire, media reports said.
NASA: Snow science in support of our nation’s water supply
Feb 17, 2017, at 06:55 pm
Washington, Feb 17 (IBNS): Researchers have completed the first flights of a NASA-led field campaign that is targeting one of the biggest gaps in scientists' understanding of Earth's water resources: snow.
SAIL supplies steel for ISRO's 104 satellites
Feb 16, 2017, at 12:57 am
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IBNS): Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) has supplied steel to ISRO for the launch of a record 104 satellites in a single rocket on Wednesday.
Assam govt likely to take legal action against BBC, centre to review all permissions
Feb 15, 2017, at 09:50 pm
Guwahati, Feb 15 (IBNS): The Assam government is all set to take legal action against British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and its South Asia correspondent Justin Rowlatt for a recently aired documentary film on Kaziranga National Park.
Assam: Poachers kill another rhino in Kaziranga and remove horn
Feb 15, 2017, at 08:06 pm
Guwahati, Feb 15 (IBNS) : Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP) continue to be plagued by poaching as one more one-horned rhinoceros inside the park was killed in the wee hours of Wednesday.
Feb 15, 2017, at 03:25 pm
Sriharikota, Feb 15 (IBNS); In a major move, ISRO on Wednesday launched a record 104 satellites on a single rocket from the spaceport here.
Lasers could give space research its 'Broadband' moment
Feb 15, 2017, at 03:12 pm
Washington, Feb 15 (IBNS): Thought your Internet speeds were slow? Try being a space scientist for a day.
Discovery presents explorer Levison Wood’s record-breaking journey across the Nile
Feb 14, 2017, at 10:10 pm
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IBNS-NotinTown): Dauntless explorer and former British Army paratrooper Levison Wood walked the Nile - from source to sea - to uncover its many perplexities and to be the first person ever to endure something of extraordinary magnitude.
Septage management needed to fulfil Clean Ganga Mission, building toilets not the answer
Feb 14, 2017, at 07:59 pm
Luciknow, Feb 14 (IBNS): Simly building toilets will not improve sanitation in the Ganga basin pointed out experts from Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) at a recent media briefing organised on the theme ‘Challenges and concerns of septage management in the National Mission for Clean Ganga’.
Hospitals register 40% rise in Asthma attacks
Feb 13, 2017, at 09:42 pm
Patiala,Feb 13 (IBNS): With the seasonal change and excessive pollution levels, Patiala is seeing a rise in the number of asthma attacks. While annually, hospitals are seeing an increase of 10-15% in the cases of asthma attacks, this period of seasonal change effects a 30-40% increase in the number of patients who come to the hospital.
Scientists shortlist three landing sites for Mars 2020
Feb 13, 2017, at 02:40 pm
Washington, Feb 13 (IBNS): Participants in a landing site workshop for NASA’s upcoming Mars 2020 mission have recommended three locations on the Red Planet for further evaluation.
Comet’s trip past Earth offers first in a trio of opportunities
Feb 12, 2017, at 12:35 am
Washington, Feb 11 (IBNS): Comet hunters still have a chance to see comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková in the next few days using binoculars or a telescope. It’s the first of a trio of comets that will -- between now and the end of 2018 -- pass close enough to Earth for backyard observers to try to spot and for scientists to study using ground-based instruments.
Next generation batteries could provide power to microsatellites, cubesats
Feb 12, 2017, at 12:32 am
Washington,Feb 11 (IBNS): Sometimes good things come in very small packages. Just ask Dr. Luke Roberson, senior principal investigator for Flight Research within the Exploration Research and Technology Directorate at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Asteroid resembles dungeons and dragons dice
Feb 12, 2017, at 12:30 am
Washington, Feb 11 (IBNS): Radar images of asteroid 2017 BQ6 were obtained on Feb. 6 and 7 with NASA’s 70-meter (230-foot) antenna at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex in California.
Pharma and Med Tech Zone to be set up soon at Bengaluru: Ananthkumar
Feb 11, 2017, at 09:45 pm
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IBNS): Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs Ananthkumar inaugurated the 2nd edition of India Pharma & India Medical Device International Conference in Bengaluru on Saturday.