Insects can see the world in much finer resolution than previously thought, finds study

Sep 07, 2017, at 01:01 am

London, Sept 6 (IBNS): Insects have much better vision and can see in far greater detail than previously thought, a new study from the University of Sheffield has revealed.

Physical activity can lead to difference in diet preferences between males and females, MU study finds

Sep 07, 2017, at 12:39 am

London, Sept 6 (IBNS): Recent studies have shown that approximately 90 percent of adult Americans fail to reach the U.S. Department of Health guidelines for physical activity, which could be contributing to surging obesity rates.

Both chimpanzees and humans spontaneously imitate each other's actions, says study

Sep 07, 2017, at 12:29 am

London, Sept 6 (IBNS): Copying the behaviour of others makes us effective learners and allow skills, knowledge and inventions to be passed on from one generation to the next.

Gene related to brain damage in pre-term infants identified, finds study

Sep 07, 2017, at 12:26 am

London, Sept 6 (IBNS) A gene has been identified by a joint study by researchers at King’s College London, Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS), Inserim and Paris Diderot University that is thought to be associated with the types of brain damage that can be caused by pre-term birth.

Eating meat linked to higher risk of diabetes, finds study

Sep 07, 2017, at 12:21 am

Singapore, Sept 6 (IBNS): While a plant-based diet is generally considered healthier than a meat-based diet in preventing the risk of diabetes, not all meats affect the risk equally.

Experts call for added focus on the impact of glacier mass loss on downstream systems

Sep 06, 2017, at 02:13 am

London, Sept 5 (IBNS): Researchers have warned of an ‘urgent worldwide need’ to address a broad spectrum of cascading impacts of glacier mass loss on downstream systems.

Study finds more losers than winners for Southern Ocean marine life

Sep 06, 2017, at 12:37 am

London, Sept 5 (IBNS): A new study of the marine invertebrates living in the seas around Antarctica reveals there will be more ‘losers’ than ‘winners’ over the next century as the Antarctic seafloor warms. The results are published today (4 September) in the journal Nature Climate Change.

Antarctic marine life may grow faster in a warming world, says study

Sep 06, 2017, at 12:32 am

London, Sept 5 (IBNS): A team of scientists has discovered that a 1°C rise in local sea temperature has massive impacts on an Antarctic marine community.

Zooplankton resilient to long-term warming, finds study

Sep 06, 2017, at 12:23 am

London, Sept 5 (IBNS): A new study from scientists at British Antarctic Survey shows that zooplankton, tiny animals that drift in the sea making up the base of the food web, which live in the Southern Ocean have been resilient to warming ocean temperatures.

Ericsson expands its 5G portfolio

Sep 05, 2017, at 11:48 pm

London, Sept 5 (IBNS): Ericsson on Tuesday said it has introduced a new radio product, AIR 3246, for Massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (Massive MIMO), which is a complement to Ericsson’s global 5G radio offering.

Hurricane Irma: Florida declares emergency

Sep 05, 2017, at 03:52 pm

Tallahassee, Sep 5 (IBNS): The southernmost US state, Florida, has declared an emergency on Monday, after Hurricane Irma was upgraded to category four storm, reports said.

UP faces tragedy again, 49 children die in Farrukhabad hospital

Sep 05, 2017, at 04:43 am

Farrukhabad, Sept 4 (IBNS): Just days after the Gorkhpur tragedy which witnessed child deaths at a hospital, new reports have surfaced stating that 49 babies died in a month at a government hospital in Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh,

City Hospital Trauma Team saves a toddler with crush injury of head

Sep 05, 2017, at 02:08 am

Kolkata, Sept 4 (IBNS): A 3-year old toddler was in a serious condition when her head was crushed under the wheels of a car with serious scalp injury and extensive skull fractures on the left side of the head.

Forty-nine children die in Farrukhabad hospital

Sep 04, 2017, at 06:24 pm

Lucknow, Sep 4 (IBNS) : In a grim reminder of the Gorakhpur hospital tragedy, 49 children have reportedly died in a government hospital in Farrukkhabad, Uttar Pradesh, allegedly due to shortage of oxygen, media reports said.

Rehabilitated rhino gives birth to her second calf in Manas national park

Sep 04, 2017, at 01:27 am

Guwahati, Sept 3 (IBNS): The forest staff of Manas national park in Assam and the members of the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) were delighted after a rehabilitated female rhino on Sunday morning gave birth to her second calf in the UNESCO world heritage site.

Green Corridor arranged in Guwahati for a critically ill six-month-old child to airlift

Sep 04, 2017, at 01:16 am

Guwahati, Sept 3 (IBNS): The busiest traffic on one of Guwahati’s road on Sunday morning came almost to a standstill for nearly 28 minutes to allow the movement of an ambulance carrying a critically ill six-month-old child to the Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) airport.

NASA gets a night-time and under-the-hood look at Hurricane Irma

Sep 03, 2017, at 02:50 am

Washington, Sept 2 (IBNS): NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP Satellite provided a night-time and infrared look at the Atlantic’s latest hurricane that revealed the power under the clouds. NASA’s GPM also provided a look at the rainfall being generated by Hurricane Irma.

Eating protein three times a day could make seniors stronger, says study

Sep 03, 2017, at 01:57 am

Washington, Sept 2 (IBNS): Loss of muscle is an inevitable consequence of aging that can lead to frailty, falls or mobility problems. Eating enough protein is one way to remedy it, but it would seem that spreading protein equally among the three daily meals could be linked to greater mass and muscle strength in the elderly.

Earth-sized planets forty light years away could be habitable

Sep 01, 2017, at 11:50 pm

New York, Sept 1 (IBNS): There could be water on multiple Earth-sized planets orbiting the recently discovered TRAPPIST-1 dwarf star - making them potentially habitable - according to an international collaboration of researchers, including the University of Warwick.

Children’s sleep quality linked to mothers’ insomnia, says study

Sep 01, 2017, at 11:39 pm

London, Sept 1 (IBNS): Children sleep more poorly if their mothers suffer from insomnia symptoms – potentially affecting their mental wellbeing and development - according to new research by the University of Warwick and the University of Basel.

Air pollution a health hazard for traffic cops on duty says senior officer

Sep 01, 2017, at 09:08 pm

Kolkata, Sep 1 (IBNS): Police personnel who handle traffic on city roads are the most exposed to everyday air and noise pollution, and therefore, any effort to stem the pollution by planting and nurturing plants is a welcome effort, said Assistant Commissioner of Kolkata Police, Amit Nath.

ISRO launches IRNSS-1H series satellite from Sriharikota

Sep 01, 2017, at 01:28 am

Sriharikota, Aug 31 (IBNS): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched IRNSS-1H series satellite on Thursday.

Misuse of antibiotics in poultry farms in India leading to multi-drug resistant bacteria says study

Aug 31, 2017, at 08:51 pm

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS): The misuse of antibiotics in food animals, especially for meat and poultry production, is a global problem and a serious threat to public health.

New app could use smartphone selfies to screen for pancreatic cancer, finds study

Aug 30, 2017, at 02:04 am

Washington, Aug 29 (IBNS): Pancreatic cancer has one of the worst prognoses — with a five-year survival rate of 9 percent — in part because there are no telltale symptoms or non-invasive screening tools to catch a tumor before it spreads.

Heavy rainfall disrupts normal life in Mumbai, CM urges people to stay indoors

Aug 29, 2017, at 10:47 pm

Mumbai, Aug 29 (IBNS): Normal life in Mumbai was disrupted badly as continuous downpour for the past three days hit the city and left several low-lying areas inundated.

Surgeons urged to create new knowledge

Aug 28, 2017, at 09:44 pm

Mumbai, Aug 28 (IBNS): Five centuries ago, India was regarded as a fount of knowledge where scholars would come to imbibe wisdom. Given that it is home to the largest number of doctors, engineers and software professionals in the world, it can easily reclaim its ancient position as the knowledge hub of the world.

An unlikely tool to combat diabetes is chocolate, say researchers

Aug 28, 2017, at 02:16 am

London, Aug 27 (IBNS): What if eating chocolate helped prevent and treat diabetes? It’s crazy enough to laugh off.

Most U.S. teens are getting cancer-preventing vaccine

Aug 28, 2017, at 12:42 am

New York, Aug 27 (IBNS): Six out of 10 U.S. parents are choosing to get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for their children, according to a report published in this week’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends parents get two doses of HPV vaccine for their children at ages 11 or 12 to protect against cancers caused by HPV infections. Although most children are getting their first dose of HPV vaccine, many children are not completing the vaccination series.

Ringing in ears keeps brain more at attention, less at rest, study finds

Aug 28, 2017, at 12:32 am

New York, Aug 27 (IBNS): Tinnitus, a chronic ringing or buzzing in the ears, has eluded medical treatment and scientific understanding.

Paleontologists discover new species of sauropod dinosaur in Tanzania

Aug 27, 2017, at 01:01 am

New York, Aug 26 (IBNS): Paleontologists have identified a new species of titanosaurian dinosaur. The research is reported in a paper published this week in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology and is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).