As body mass index increases, blood pressure may as well: Study
Aug 18, 2018, at 07:52 pm
New York, Aug 18 (IBNS): Body mass index is positively associated with blood pressure, according to the ongoing study of 1.7 million Chinese men and women being conducted by researchers at the Yale Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) and in China. These findings appear in the Aug. 17 issue of JAMA Network Open.
5Things You Should Know About Sickle Cell Anaemia
Aug 18, 2018, at 01:14 pm
The rate of people having sickle cell anaemia is close to almost 35 percent in few Indian communities, according to the Anthropological Survey of India. The disease is still not documented in the country as it should be and thus there is utter ignorance and unawareness amongst the people. In central India, especially in the Deccan Plateau, the disease is now a thing to be really concerned about as it has become a widespread phenomenon.
Child victims of DRC Ebola outbreak need ‘special attention and care’: UNICEF
Aug 18, 2018, at 08:22 am
New York, Aug 18 (IBNS): An ongoing deadly Ebola outbreak in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has particularly affected children, the UN’s children agency, UNICEF, said on Friday.
Kerala Flood: Rahul speaks to PM Modi, urges to increase Army, Navy deployment
Aug 16, 2018, at 02:17 pm
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Kerala flood situation, urging the latter to increase the deployment of Army and Navy in the southern state.
Kerala flood situation : More rain and more deaths as Centre prepares massive operations
Aug 16, 2018, at 01:57 pm
Thiruvanthapuram/Kochi/New Delhi, Aug 16 (IBNS) : The flood situation in Kerala remained critical as rains continued to pour pour down heavily leading to flooding of dams and rivers and triggering fresh landslides causing 12 fresh deaths on Thursday and forced collapse of the public transport system and train services in many areas and suspension of Kochi metro , media reports said.
Mixing energy drinks with alcohol could enhance the negative effects of binge drinking: Study
Aug 15, 2018, at 03:51 pm
New York, Aug 15 (IBNS): A key ingredient of energy drinks could be exacerbating some of the negative effects of binge drinking according to a new study.
Kerala flood : Kochi airport shut till Saturday as calamity continues
Aug 15, 2018, at 01:53 pm
Kochi, Aug 15 (IBNS) : Suspension of air services in Kerala's Kochi airport has been extended till Saturday afternoon as the runways and the parking area were flooded with a vast part of the state ravaged by incessant rain and release of excess water from the dams, reports said.
Aug 15, 2018, at 09:40 am
New York, Aug 15 (IBNS): Following a two-day mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday repeated his call for warring parties in conflict-riven North Kivu to stop fighting, and allow health teams access to areas affected by the recent Ebola outbreak in the region.
Fears for food security and the future of farming families, as Fall Armyworm spreads to Asia
Aug 15, 2018, at 09:36 am
New York, Aug 15 (IBNS): An “invasive pest” that devours more than 80 different plant species, including many staple crops, could threaten the food security and livelihoods of millions of small-scale farmers in Asia, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Tuesday.
Deaths from hepatitis C have fallen by 11 per cent in the last year: PHE
Aug 14, 2018, at 09:57 am
London, Aug 14 (IBNS): New data published by Public Health England (PHE) show that deaths from hepatitis C-related end-stage liver disease have fallen by 11% in 2017 compared to the previous year.
Aug 13, 2018, at 04:40 pm
New York, Aug 13 (IBNS): Women with intellectual and developmental disabilities have nearly double the rate of having another baby within a year of delivering compared to those without such disabilities, according to a new study by researchers at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES).
NASA finds Amazon drought leaves long legacy of damage
Aug 13, 2018, at 04:07 pm
Washington, Aug 13 (IBNS): A single season of drought in the Amazon rainforest can reduce the forest's carbon dioxide absorption for years after the rains return, according to a new study published in the journal Nature.
Assam: Pregnant woman carried over 9 km to hospital in table tied to hand-cart
Aug 13, 2018, at 01:22 pm
Guwahati, Aug 13 (IBNS): Two days ahead of India's 72nd Independence Day, in Assam the family members of a pregnant woman were forced to carry her to a government run hospital in a hand-cart by crossing three rivers and 9 km of roads.
6.4 earthquake hits Alaska, no casualty
Aug 13, 2018, at 08:54 am
Washington, Aug 13 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale hit a remote part of Alaska on Sunday, as per US Geological Survey.
NASA, ULA launch Parker Solar probe on historic journey to touch Sun
Aug 12, 2018, at 04:42 pm
Washington, Aug 12 (IBNS): Hours before the rise of the very star it will study, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launched from Florida Sunday to begin its journey to the Sun, where it will undertake a landmark mission.
Study helps solve mystery under Jupiter’s coloured bands
Aug 11, 2018, at 06:30 pm
Sydney, Aug 11 (IBNS): Scientists from Australia and the United States have helped to solve the mystery underlying Jupiter's coloured bands in a new study on the interaction between atmospheres and magnetic fields.
Psychopaths struggle to recognise genuine emotion: Study
Aug 11, 2018, at 05:55 pm
Sydney, Aug 11 (IBNS): New research from The Australian National University (ANU) has found people with high levels of psychopathic traits have difficulty telling when someone is genuinely afraid or upset, based on people's facial expressions.
Earth at risk of entering a hothouse climate: Study
Aug 11, 2018, at 05:50 pm
Sydney, Aug 11(IBNS): An international study has found the Earth is at risk of entering a hothouse climate that could lead to global average temperatures of up to five degrees Celsius higher than pre-industrial temperatures and long-term rises in the sea level of between 10 and 60 metres.
Laziness helped lead to extinction of Homo erectus:Study
Aug 11, 2018, at 05:29 pm
Sydney, Aug 11 (IBNS): New archaeological research from The Australian National University (ANU) has found that Homo erectus, an extinct species of primitive humans, went extinct in part because they were 'lazy'.
Water is destroyed, then reborn in ultrahot Jupiters
Aug 10, 2018, at 07:25 pm
Washington, Aug 10 (IBNS): Imagine a place where the weather forecast is always the same: scorching temperatures, relentlessly sunny, and with absolutely zero chance of rain. This hellish scenario exists on the permanent daysides of a type of planet found outside our solar system dubbed an "ultrahot Jupiter." These worlds orbit extremely close to their stars, with one side of the planet permanently facing the star.
U of T scientists draw new connections between climate change and warming oceans
Aug 10, 2018, at 03:52 pm
Toronto, Aug 10 (IBNS): It happened once before, and it could happen again.
Aug 10, 2018, at 11:49 am
One of the deadliest diseases plaguing humankind, cancer strikes fear in the mortal heart. In a chat with Dr. V R Ramanan, Deputy Director, Medical, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, Sudipto Maity and Ranojoy Saha try to decode the disease, problems related with it and how to keep it at bay. Excerpts:
PM Modi to attend event to mark World Biofuel Day 2018
Aug 09, 2018, at 03:05 pm
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend an event to mark World Biofuel Day, at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Friday.
At least 20 killed in Kerala rain and landslides
Aug 09, 2018, at 02:04 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 9 (IBNS): At least 20 people have been killed and several others are reported missing in landslides triggered by severe rain across Kerala, NDTV reported.
Indonesia: Fresh 6.2M quake strikes Lombok, triggers panic
Aug 09, 2018, at 01:18 pm
Jakarta, Aug 9 (IBNS): A new earthquake measuring 6.2 magnitude in the Richter Scale struck Indonesia's Lombok region on Thursday afternoon, triggering panic.
Lombok quake death toll rises to 131; Red Cross says 'exceptionally destructive'
Aug 09, 2018, at 12:41 pm
Jakarta, Aug 9 (IBNS): The toll in quake-hit Lombok region in Indonesia has touched 131, reports said.
Planet at risk of heading towards irreversible “Hothouse Earth†state
Aug 08, 2018, at 06:03 pm
New York, Aug 8 (IBNS): Keeping global warming to within 1.5-2°C may be more difficult than previously assessed.
Beware the big backpack, warns study
Aug 07, 2018, at 04:24 pm
Washington, Aug 7 (IBNS): All that reading, writing and arithmetic really can add up.
Two wild elephants in Assam die in lightning
Aug 07, 2018, at 02:56 pm
Guwahati, Aug 7 (IBNS): Two wild elephants have died when they were struck by lightning in central Assam’s Hojai district, officials said on Tuesday.
Lombok earthquake: Death toll touches 98, may rise; search on for survivors
Aug 07, 2018, at 11:52 am
Jakarta, Aug 7 (IBNS): The toll in the Lombok earthquake in Indonesia has touched 98.