Most distant Black Hole discovered
Dec 08, 2017, at 10:49 pm
Washington, Dec 8 (IBNS): Scientists have uncovered a rare relic from the early universe: the farthest known supermassive black hole.
Dec 08, 2017, at 10:38 pm
Guwahati, Dec 8 (IBNS) : A sensational report has came to light on sudden change in water quality of Siang river in Arunachal Pradesh and Brahmaputra in Assam as both rivers have turned muddy.
Cyclone warning for Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, heavy rainfall likely
Dec 07, 2017, at 08:21 pm
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS) : The Indian Meteorological Department on Thursday issued a cyclone warning for Andhra Pradesh and Odisha as a depression over Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify further into a deep depression during next 24 hours.
J P Nadda reviews the progress of Intensified Mission Indradhanush
Dec 06, 2017, at 11:42 pm
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IBNS): J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare today reviewed the progress of Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) with the Health Ministers and Principal Secretaries of 24 states.
Experiencing violence in childhood linked to high school dropout: says study
Dec 06, 2017, at 09:47 pm
Durham, Dec 6 (IBNS):Children who have been victims of violence are more likely to drop out of high school before graduation than their peers, according to a new study co-authored by a Duke scholar.
Women are naturally more fit than men,finds study
Dec 06, 2017, at 03:37 pm
London, Dec 6 (IBNS): Women can process oxygen more quickly than men when they start to exercise, according to a new study from the University of Waterloo.
NASA-funded simulations show how massive collisions delivered metal to early Earth
Dec 06, 2017, at 01:53 pm
Washington, Dec 6 (IBNS): Planetary collisions are at the core of our solar system’s formation. Scientists have long believed that after the Moon’s formation, the early Earth experienced a long period of bombardment that diminished about 3.8 billion years ago.
Akash Missile successfully tested: Govt
Dec 06, 2017, at 01:29 am
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IBNS): The Surface to Air Missile AKASH with indigenous radio frequency seeker against target Banshee, has been successfully launched from the Launch Complex-III at ITR Chandipur today at 1338 hrs, officials said.
Medical graduates should transform their medical practice into an ethical practice: Vice President
Dec 06, 2017, at 12:28 am
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IBNS): Vice President of India, ShriM. Venkaiah Naidu has said that medical graduates should transform their medical practice into an ethical practice keeping the welfare and well-being of the patients.
Kolkata: BM Birla Heart Research Centre qualifies to conduct heart transplant surgery
Dec 05, 2017, at 10:42 pm
Kolkata, Dec 5 (IBNS): Kolkata-based BM Birla Heart Research Centre recently announced that it has received the license from the Government of West Bengal to conduct heart transplant surgery.
Exercise changes gut microbial composition independent of diet, team reports, finds study
Dec 05, 2017, at 09:22 pm
New York, Dec 5 (IBNS): Two studies – one in mice and the other in human subjects – offer the first definitive evidence that exercise alone can change the composition of microbes in the gut. The studies were designed to isolate exercise-induced changes from other factors – such as diet or antibiotic use – that might alter the intestinal microbiota.
London mayor Sadiq Khan joins Bengaluru counterpart to combat air pollution
Dec 05, 2017, at 05:45 pm
Bengaluru, Dec 5 (IBNS) The Mayor of Bengaluru, Sampath Raj, and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, Tuesday announced that London and Bengaluru will lead a global partnership of up to 20 other world cities on tackling air pollution in urban centres.
Rapid, large-scale, coordinated action needed to beat pollution – UN chief
Dec 05, 2017, at 05:33 pm
New York, Dec 5(Just Earth News): Noting the severity of the threats posed by pollution to both people and the planet, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted the need for rapid, large-scale and coordinated action by all actors to make the world pollution-free.
Pt Ramnarayan Sharma National Ayurved Award for leading Ayurveda practitioners
Dec 04, 2017, at 08:14 pm
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind presented the Pt Ramnarayan Sharma National Ayurved Award for the years 2008-2014 at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday.
Rising levels of HIV drug resistance, says study
Dec 03, 2017, at 12:26 am
London, Dec 2 (IBNS): HIV drug resistance is approaching and exceeding 10% in people living with HIV who are about to initiate or reinitiate first-line antiretroviral therapy, according to a new study led by researchers at UCL and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Behaviour not indicative of pain in stressed babies, says study
Dec 03, 2017, at 12:24 am
London, Dec 2 (IBNS): In stressed newborn babies, behaviour alone is not a reliable way of assessing pain, according to new UCL and UCLH research.
Lifespan prolonged by inhibiting common enzyme, finds study
Dec 03, 2017, at 12:21 am
London, Dec 2 (IBNS): The lifespans of flies and worms are prolonged by limiting the activity of an enzyme common to all animals, finds a UCL-led study.
Marriage may help stave off dementia, says study
Dec 03, 2017, at 12:12 am
London, Dec 2 (IBNS): Marriage may lower the risk of developing dementia, concludes a UCL-led synthesis of the available evidence published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
Take the driver’s seat on sea level science
Dec 02, 2017, at 11:46 pm
WashIngton, Dec 2 (IBNS): A new NASA sea level simulator lets you bury Alaska’s Columbia glacier in snow, and, year by year, watch how it responds. Or you can melt the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets and trace rising seas as they inundate the Florida coast.
Study finds reading information aloud to yourself improves memory
Dec 02, 2017, at 09:50 pm
Ontario, Dec 2 (IBNS): You are more likely to remember something if you read it out loud, a study from the University of Waterloo has found.
Type 1 diabetes as common in adults as children, but many adults are misdiagnosed, says study
Dec 02, 2017, at 01:10 am
London, Dec 1 (IBNS): Type 1 diabetes is not predominantly a ‘disease of childhood’ as previously believed, but is similarly prevalent in adults, new research published in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology shows.
Countries in WHO South-East Asia Region to accelerate road safety measures
Dec 02, 2017, at 12:36 am
Phuket, Thailand, Dec 1 (IBNS): Alarmed at the increasing incidence of deaths and injuries in road crashes, mostly involving motorcyclists and other vulnerable road users, countries in WHO South-East Asia Region today committed to accelerate action for road safety.
HIV directly impacts brain: study
Dec 01, 2017, at 10:51 pm
New York, Dec 1 (IBNS): Stellenbosch University (SU) researchers have discovered that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) directly impacts the brain in the early stages of the infection.
FSU researcher finds link between excessive screen time and suicide risk
Dec 01, 2017, at 10:22 pm
New York, Dec 1 (IBNS): New research presents compelling evidence that the more time teenagers spend on smartphones and other electronic screens, the more likely they are to feel depressed and think about, or attempt, suicide.
Union Cabinet approves the National Nutrition Mission
Dec 01, 2017, at 06:57 pm
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet has approved the setting up of National Nutrition Mission (NNM), the media reported on Friday.
Cyclone Ockhi heads for Lakshadweep Islands
Nov 30, 2017, at 11:03 pm
Chennai, Nov 30 (IBNS): Heavy rains lashed Tamil Nadu's coastal areas as a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal has turned to Cyclone Ockhi.
Male-pattern baldness and premature greying associated with risk of early heart disease, finds study
Nov 30, 2017, at 09:59 pm
Kolkata, Nov 30 (IBNS): Male-pattern baldness and premature greying are associated with a more than fivefold risk of heart disease before the age of 40 years, according to research presented at the 69th Annual Conference of the Cardiological Society of India (CSI).
Parts of Kerala lashed by heavy rain, Cyclonic Storm Ockhi hovering over Comorin region
Nov 30, 2017, at 07:48 pm
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IBNS): Heavy rain lashed southern and central parts of Kerala on Thursday, an outcome of Cyclonic Storm ‘OCKHI’, which lay over Comorin area of the southern peninsula, according to media reports.
Global response to malaria at crossroads: WHO
Nov 30, 2017, at 03:46 pm
Washington, Nov 30 (IBNS): After unprecedented global success in malaria control, progress has stalled, according to the World malaria report 2017.
WASP-18b has smothering stratosphere without water
Nov 30, 2017, at 03:44 pm
Washington, Nov 30 (IBNS): A NASA-led team has found evidence that the oversized planet WASP-18b is wrapped in a smothering stratosphere loaded with carbon monoxide and devoid of water.