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March 15, 2010 4:20 PM

Dot turns 25

The internet celebrates a landmark event on the 15 March - the 25th birthday of the day the first dotcom name was registered.<br/><br/>In March 1985, Symbolics computers of Cambridge, Massachusetts entered the history books with an internet address ending in dotcom. <br/&#06...

March 14, 2010 4:43 PM

Double Whammy impact on overweight drinkers' liver

Research suggests drinkers who are overweight face a "double whammy" impact on their liver. Two studies of more than a million UK men and women suggest excess weight and alcohol act together to raise the risk of cirrhosis and other liver diseases. The researchers said obese women who drink...

March 8, 2010 12:19 PM

Vitamin D: Nature's best antibiotic

Vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, seems to be the nature's best antibiotic, for a new study says that it fends off infections by boosting the immune system. Researchers in Denmark have found that vitamin D, which can be obtained from food or manufactured by human skin<br/><br/&#06...

March 4, 2010 7:41 PM

Closest relative of Dinosaurs

Scientists have discovered a dinosaur-like creature 10 million years older than the earliest known dinosaurs. <br/><br/>Asilisaurus kongwe is a newly discovered herbivore that lived during the middle Triassic period - about 245 million years ago. The scientists say that its age s...

March 2, 2010 9:34 AM

Septuagenarian Briton kept dinosaur fossil for nine years

A British pensioner got a shock of his life when he came to know that an odd-shaped rock he had with him for the past nine years was actually a dinosaur fossil from 135 million years ago.<br/><br/>John Ruggles, 75, first found the priceless plesiosaur fossil when he dismantled th...

March 1, 2010 8:15 PM

BEWARE OF COLOURS ON HOLI

Holi festival has an ancient origin and celebrates the triumph of 'good' over 'bad'. The colorful festival bridges the social gap and renews sweet relationships. <br/><br/>Numerous legends & stories associated with Holi celebration makes the festival more ...

February 28, 2010 8:09 PM

Beware of colours on Holi

Holi festival has an ancient origin and celebrates the triumph of 'good' over 'bad'. The colorful festival bridges the social gap and renews sweet relationships. <br/><br/>Numerous legends & stories associated with Holi celebration makes the festival more ...

February 22, 2010 5:46 PM

Sleeplessness can shrink human brain

A new study has claimed that sleeplessness may actually shrink a person's brain. In a study that could lead to new treatment for insomnia, the University of Cambridge study -- the first to link insomnia to a reduction in vital grey matter -- showed that those with chronic sleep problems had low...

February 18, 2010 8:54 PM

Be happy, stay positive to keep heart diseases at bay

A study suggests being happy and staying positive may help ward off heart disease. US researchers monitored the health of 1,700 people over 10 years, finding the most anxious and depressed were at the highest risk of the disease. <br/><br/>At the start of the study, which was pub...

February 17, 2010 8:32 PM

Energy recycling foot designed

Scientists have designed an artificial foot which they claim recycles energy otherwise wasted in between normal steps, making it easier for amputees to walk. <br/><br/>A team at Michigan University in the US has developed the new foot which when compared with conventional prosthe...

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