Canadians and Americans are likely to pay more for recycling in the future
Apr 01, 2018, at 02:36 pm
Ottawa, Apr 01 (IBNS): There is a likelihood that Canadian and American municipalities would have to pay more in the future for their recyclable material after China's decision last year to crack down on foreign waste, media reports said.
HEALYNC hosts cancer treatment and prevention workshop
Apr 01, 2018, at 04:09 am
Kolkata, Mar 31 (IBNS): The HEALYNC Solution LLP on Friday hosted cancer treatment and prevention workshop in the city.
Mar 31, 2018, at 10:26 pm
New York, Mar 31 (IBNS): The gut microbiome — a collection of bacteria and other microbes in the gut — could be a highly accurate predictor of hospitalizations for patients with cirrhosis, according to a recently published study led by a researcher at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Sahara Desert is expanding, according to new UMD study
Mar 31, 2018, at 10:09 pm
New York, Mar 31 (IBNS): The Sahara Desert has expanded by about 10 percent since 1920, according to a new study by University of Maryland scientists.
Kaziranga National Park shelters 2413 rhinos presently
Mar 31, 2018, at 03:42 am
Guwahati, Mar 30 (IBNS): The number of world famous one-horned rhinos in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park has increased to over 2,400.
Social awareness increases prove brain changing in adults with autism
Mar 30, 2018, at 09:27 pm
Dallas, Mar 30 (IBNS): Researchers at the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas, in collaboration with co-leading authors at George Washington University and Yale, have demonstrated in a pilot study that a clinician-driven virtual learning platform, tailored to young adults on the autism spectrum, shows improved social competency.
Climate chaos to continue in 2018, UN chief warns; Will the world rise to challenge?
Mar 30, 2018, at 02:09 pm
New York, Mar 30 (JEN): Climate change “is still moving much faster than we are,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Thursday, calling for the political will, innovation and financing to cut global emissions by at least 25 per cent over the next two years.
GSLV successfully launches GSAT-6A Satellite
Mar 30, 2018, at 01:51 am
Sriharikota , Mar 29 (IBNS): India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F08) successfully launched GSAT-6A Satellite into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) on Thursday.
NASA prepares to launch next mission to search sky for new worlds
Mar 29, 2018, at 07:21 pm
Washington, Mar 29 (IBNS): NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is undergoing final preparations in Florida for its Apr 16 launch to find undiscovered worlds around nearby stars, providing targets where future studies will assess their capacity to harbor life.
Kepler beyond planets: Finding exploding stars
Mar 28, 2018, at 03:38 pm
Washington, Mar 28 (IBNS): Stellar explosions forge and distribute materials that make up the world in which we live, and also hold clues to how fast the universe is expanding.
Reef 'sun shield' trials show promise to prevent coral bleaching
Mar 27, 2018, at 03:47 pm
New York, Mar 27 (IBNS): A ‘sun shield’ made from an ultra-thin surface film is showing promise as a potential weapon in the fight to protect the Great Barrier Reef from the impacts of coral bleaching.
Assam: Rhino Population Estimation begins in Kaziranga
Mar 26, 2018, at 10:36 pm
Kaziranga (Assam), Mar 26 (IBNS): Rhino Population Estimation 2018 in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park started from Monday.
Earth Hour: UN joins iconic landmarks ‘going dark’ globally with a call to protect environment
Mar 26, 2018, at 12:31 am
New York, Mar 25 (JEN): The United Nations this evening turned off the lights at its iconic Headquarters in New York as well as at other facilities around the world in observance of “Earth Hour” – a global event highlighting the need for climate action and sustainable energy consumption.
Assam : Rare and exotic animals from Africa, South America recovered
Mar 25, 2018, at 04:12 am
Guwahati, Mar 24 (IBNS): While illicit wildlife trade is continuing in India, Assam police on Saturday rescued several rare and exotic animals of Africa, South America, Madagascar from state capital Guwahati.
Forget diÂetÂing and eat regularly for long-term success in weight management
Mar 24, 2018, at 10:00 pm
London, Mar 24 (IBNS): Early adulthood is particularly critical for putting on weight.
Arctic wintertime sea ice extent is among lowest on record: NASA
Mar 24, 2018, at 02:42 pm
Washington, Mar 24 (IBNS): Sea ice in the Arctic grew to its annual maximum extent last week, and joined 2015, 2016 and 2017 as the four lowest maximum extents on record, according to scientists at the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) and NASA.
‘Bold action’ needed to end tuberculosis, AIDS – UN
Mar 24, 2018, at 02:33 pm
New York, Mar 24 (JEN): Claiming more than 4,500 lives daily, tuberculosis (TB) continues to be the top infectious killer worldwide as well as the leading cause of death among people living with HIV, the United Nations said Friday, ahead of World Tuberculosis Day.
US antibiotic-resistant infection treatment costs doubled between 2002 and 2014
Mar 23, 2018, at 11:23 pm
New York, Mar 23 (IBNS): A new study, by researchers at the Rollins School of Public Health and Saint Louis University found that antibiotic resistance added $1,383 to the cost of treating a patient with a bacterial infection in the United States in 2014.
ISRO–BHEL tie up for the production of space grade Lithium-Ion cells
Mar 23, 2018, at 10:26 pm
Chennai, Mar 23 (IBNS): ISRO has entered into a Technology Transfer Agreement (TTA) with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), which is one of the country’s leading PSUs, to transfer the technology for the manufacture of space grade Li-Ion cells.
Sussex research reveals brain mechanism involved in language learning
Mar 23, 2018, at 10:18 pm
London, Mar 23 (IBNS): Learning a new language may be more of a science than an art, a University of Sussex study finds.
Obesity trigger identified within human gut, finds study
Mar 23, 2018, at 10:00 pm
Adelaide, Mar 23 (IBNS): The key chemical for happiness and sadness, serotonin, is also a force in our body’s weight gain and calorie control, and scientists say more research could reduce obesity rates.
Stopping exercise can increase symptoms of depression: Study
Mar 23, 2018, at 09:58 pm
Adelaide, Mar 23 (IBNS): Stopping exercise can result in increased depressive symptoms, according to new mental health research from the University of Adelaide.
Physiotherapy: Who needs it and why?
Mar 23, 2018, at 06:08 pm
Physical injuries, diseases, paralysis or other disabilities may leave a person with limited mobility which, at times, can hinder the quality of life. During these instances, people are often prescribed Physiotherapy as a means to regain mobility and aid movement.
Hubble solves cosmic 'Whodunit' with Interstellar Forensics
Mar 23, 2018, at 02:39 pm
Washington, Mar 23 (IBNS): On the outskirts of our galaxy, a cosmic tug-of-war is unfolding—and only NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope can see who’s winning.
Mumps resurgence likely due to waning vaccine-derived immunity: Study
Mar 22, 2018, at 11:34 pm
Boston, Mar 26 (IBNS): A resurgence of mumps in the U.S. among vaccinated young adults appears to be due to waning of vaccine-induced immunity, according to a new analysis from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Emotionally unstable people more likely to be smartphone addicts, says new study
Mar 22, 2018, at 11:32 pm
New Delhi, Mar 22 (IBNS): People who are less emotionally stable are more likely to be addicted to their smartphones, according to a new research study.
Risk of maternal death doubled in pregnant women with anaemia: Study
Mar 22, 2018, at 02:15 am
London, Mar 21 (IBNS): Pregnant women with anaemia are twice as likely to die during or shortly after pregnancy compared to those without the condition, according to a major international study led by Queen Mary University of London of over 300,000 women across 29 countries.
Mar 22, 2018, at 12:13 am
New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS): In a bid to create awareness and link the demand-supply gap for blood units in India, micro-blogging site Twitter India has launched a social initiative known as #BloodMatters.
MRI scans increase prostate cancer detection and reduce over-diagnosis: Study
Mar 21, 2018, at 01:10 am
Birmingham, Mar 20 (IBNS): A large international study conducted in collaboration with the University of Birmingham has found that an MRI scan and targeted prostate biopsies are significantly better at making a positive prostate cancer diagnosis than standard biopsies.
Sudan: World's last male Northern White rhino dies
Mar 20, 2018, at 08:42 pm
Nairobi, Mar 20 (IBNS): Sudan, the world's last male Northern White rhinoceros has died on Monday in Kenya, aged 45, reports said.