Aug 03, 2017, at 07:07 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): Infants who are not breastfed are 15 times more likely to die from pnuemonia and 11 times more likely to die from diarrhoea than children who are exclusively breastfed, said the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare in a release on Thursday.
Global blindness to triple by 2050, new research finds
Aug 03, 2017, at 06:43 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): A new research has stated that the rate of global blindness is set to triple by 2050, thereby affecting an approximate 115 million people.
Philips committed to breastfeeding Awareness in India
Aug 03, 2017, at 03:10 am
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, has launched an outreach program to train and empower expecting mothers and families, and train healthcare professionals.
Climate change could put rare bat species at greater risk
Aug 03, 2017, at 02:33 am
London, Aug 2 (IBNS): An endangered bat species with a UK population of less than 1,000 could be further threatened by the effects of global warming, according to a new study led by the University of Southampton.
Sea ice decline could weaken ocean currents of the North Atlantic
Aug 03, 2017, at 02:28 am
London, Aug 2 (IBNS): Arctic ice loss could lead to harsher winters and stormier weather in Europe because of its impact on Atlantic ocean currents, warn the authors of a new study led by the University of Southampton.
NASA’s Voyager Spacecraft still reaching for the stars after 40 years
Aug 03, 2017, at 01:45 am
Washington, Aug 2 (IBNS): Humanity’s farthest and longest-lived spacecraft, Voyager 1 and 2, achieve 40 years of operation and exploration this August and September. Despite their vast distance, they continue to communicate with NASA daily, still probing the final frontier.
Earth likely to warm more than 2 degrees this century, says study
Aug 03, 2017, at 01:31 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): Warming of the planet by 2 degrees Celsius is often seen as a “tipping point†that people should try to avoid by limiting greenhouse gas emissions.
What did the mother of all flowers look like?
Aug 03, 2017, at 01:16 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): Researchers from 13 countries have reconstructed the evolution of flowers – only 140 million years old and the most diverse group of plants on Earth, which came into existence towards the end of the age of the dinosaurs.
Zika infections unlikely to be passed by kissing, casual contact, says study
Aug 03, 2017, at 12:55 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): Saliva is no way to pass a Zika virus infection.
Rise in e-cigarettes linked to rise in smokers quitting, say researchers
Aug 03, 2017, at 12:40 am
Auckland, Aug 2 (IBNS): New research studying United States smokers has shown the recent rise in e-cigarette use in that country is getting more smokers quitting, according to Professor Chris Bullen of the University of Auckland.
Dulled taste may prompt more calories on path to obesity
Aug 03, 2017, at 12:32 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): Cornell University food scientists have found that people with a diminished ability to taste food choose sweeter – and likely higher-calorie – fare. This could put people on the path to gaining weight.
Climate change expected to increase premature deaths from air pollution, says study
Aug 03, 2017, at 12:25 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill estimates that future climate change, if left unaddressed, is expected to cause roughly 60,000 deaths globally in the year 2030 and 260,000 deaths in 2100 due to climate change’s effect on global air pollution.
Data Visualization - Impact on Data
Aug 02, 2017, at 04:46 pm
Big Data analytics is driving everything currently, from online shopping and traffic management to the corporate boardroom and medical science. With data analytics, services keep getting better and more personalized and organizations keep getting insights that they use as launchpads for growth.
Survey reveals low rates of initiation of breast feeding within an hour of birth nationally
Aug 02, 2017, at 02:45 am
Kolkata, Aug 1 (IBNS): The National Family Health Survey -4 (2015-16) has revealed low rates of initiation of breastfeeding within one hour of birth nationally, despite increase in the rates of institutional childbirth.
Is it time to drop the ‘complete the course’ message for antibiotics?
Jul 31, 2017, at 03:52 am
London, July 30 (IBNS): Oxford researchers are among a group of infectious disease experts to argue that the advice that patients should complete a course of antibiotics is not supported by evidence and should be dropped.
Mosquito-spread encephalitis found in Wisconsin horses
Jul 30, 2017, at 11:39 pm
Washington, July 30 (IBNS): Two horses who died this week in the Tomah area were infected with eastern equine encephalitis virus, according to the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (WVDL) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Two decades of changes in Helheim Glacier, compiles NASA
Jul 30, 2017, at 10:45 pm
Washington, July 30 (IBNS): Helheim Glacier is the fastest flowing glacier along the eastern edge of Greenland Ice Sheet and one of the island’s largest ocean-terminating rivers of ice.
Asteroid flyby will benefit NASA detection and tracking network
Jul 30, 2017, at 10:23 pm
Washington, July 30 (IBNS): NASA scientists are excited about the upcoming close flyby of a small asteroid and plan to use its upcoming October close approach to Earth as an opportunity not only for science, but to test NASA’s network of observatories and scientists who work with planetary defense.
NASA finds Moon of Saturn has chemical that could form ‘Membranes’
Jul 30, 2017, at 04:05 am
Washington, July 29 (IBNS): NASA scientists have definitively detected the chemical acrylonitrile in the atmosphere of Saturn’s moon Titan, a place that has long intrigued scientists investigating the chemical precursors of life.
Clemson professor’s research tackles contaminated dietary supplements’ impact on athletes
Jul 30, 2017, at 03:43 am
New York, July 29 (IBNS): Contaminated dietary supplements may cause health problems in users and render athletes ineligible to play, according to a Clemson University professor.
Faster-acting antidepressants may finally be within reach
Jul 30, 2017, at 03:42 am
London, July 29 (IBNS): Some activity patterns in the brain can be dangerous, producing persistent dark moods that drain people’s motivation, pleasure, and hope.
India observes Global Tiger Day on July 29
Jul 29, 2017, at 07:20 pm
New Delhi, Jul 29 (IBNS): Tiger protection is still a challenge all over the world, said Union Environment & Forest Minister Dr Harshvardhan while addressing a Global Tiger Day event in New Delhi on Saturday.
GVK MIAL observes World Hepatitis Day 2017
Jul 29, 2017, at 04:52 am
Mumbai, July 28 (IBNS): For the first time in the history of any airport, GVK MIAL, the company that administers Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA), on Friday observed World Hepatitis Day 2017 by organizing a free check-up camp, a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative.
Vitamin E-deficient embryos are cognitively impaired even after diet improves, says study
Jul 28, 2017, at 11:36 pm
New York, July 28 (IBNS): Zebrafish deficient in vitamin E produce offspring beset by behavioral impairment and metabolic problems, new research at Oregon State University shows.
Forecast for rapid rise in water levels of rivers of several Indian states
Jul 28, 2017, at 06:41 pm
New Delhi, July 28 (IBNS) Rainfall Forecast issued by India Meteorological Department for the next two days indicate that heavy to very heavy with extremely heavy downpour very likely in East Madhya Pradesh, North Chhattisgarh, East Rajasthan and heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places in West Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, north Madhya Maharashtra, Gujarat on July 28 and 29,
Met office issues severe weather warning for July 27 to 31
Jul 27, 2017, at 09:56 pm
New Delhi, Jul 27 (IBNS): The India Meteorological Department has issued severe weather warning for the period of July 27-31, 2017.
Indian monsoons have strengthened over past 15 years, says MIT study
Jul 25, 2017, at 11:15 pm
New York, July 25 (IBNS): An MIT study published today in Nature Climate Change finds that the Indian summer monsoons, which bring rainfall to the country each year between June and September, have strengthened in the last 15 years over north central India.
Bhopal Surgeons have a date with a Roving Robot
Jul 25, 2017, at 10:57 pm
Bhopal, July 24 (IBNS): A da Vinci surgical robot is being taken around to visit 20 Indian cities. Now, on July 24, it makes its way to Bhopal where its impressive minimally invasive precision will be live-demoed to surgeons from different specialties.
Alcohol boosts recall of earlier learning, says study
Jul 25, 2017, at 10:12 pm
London, July 25 (IBNS): Drinking alcohol improves memory for information learned before the drinking episode began, new research suggests.
Second World Congress of Optometry will focus on 'Accessible, quality vision and eye health'
Jul 25, 2017, at 12:35 am
Hyderabad, Jul 24 (IBNS): City of the Nizams, Hyderabad in India, will host the World Congress of Optometry in September this year where experts from various related fields will meet to discuss 'Accessible, quality vision and eye health'.