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January 18, 2010 8:11 PM

Weaker wine cuts cancer risk

A charity suggests swapping a daily glass of wine for a slightly weaker alternative could be enough to lower the risk of some cancers. The World Cancer Research Fund says studies suggest that people who drink wine with an alcohol content of 10 per cen rather than 14 per cent might benefit. <br/...

January 14, 2010 10:02 PM

Century's longest annular Solar eclipse on Friday

Astronomy lovers are in for a rare celestial treat as they will be able to witness the century's longest annular Solar eclipse on Friday. Speaking to AIR, Science Popularisation Association of Communicators and Educators (SPACE) Director Mr C B Devgun said the Solar eclipse on January 15 is the...

January 14, 2010 10:00 PM

Century's longest annular Solar eclipse on Friday

Astronomy lovers are in for a rare celestial treat as they will be able to witness the century's longest annular Solar eclipse on Friday. Speaking to AIR, Science Popularisation Association of Communicators and Educators (SPACE) Director Mr C B Devgun said the Solar eclipse on January 15 is the...

January 14, 2010 2:43 PM

Century's longest annular Solar eclipse on Friday

Astronomy lovers are in for a rare celestial treat as they will be able to witness the century's longest annular Solar eclipse on Friday. Speaking to AIR, Science Popularisation Association of Communicators and Educators (SPACE) Director Mr C B Devgun said the Solar eclipse on January 15 is the...

January 12, 2010 9:41 PM

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Extra weight on hips, thighs good for health

British experts say carrying extra weight on your hips, bum and thighs is good for your health, protecting against heart and metabolic problems. They say hip fat mops up harmful fatty acids and contains an anti-inflammatory agent that stops arteries clogging. <br/><br/>The Oxford...

January 9, 2010 7:32 PM

Heart valve widened using MRI scan

A British six-year-old boy has become the first person in the world to have a heart valve widened using an MRI scan for guidance rather than X-ray imaging. <br/><br/>Jack Walborn was born with the heart condition pulmonary valve stenosis, which reduces blood flow to the lungs. Us...

January 6, 2010 10:56 AM

US astronomers discover ultra-blue galaxies

Thirteen billion years old ultra-blue galaxies, which were formed around 700 million years after the Big Bang, have been discovered by astronomers, US space agency NASA has said.<br/>Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers from University of California have broken the distanc...

January 5, 2010 11:56 AM

Nasa’s Telescope detects five exoplanets

Nasa's Kepler Space Telescope has detected its first five exoplanets, or planets beyond our Solar System. The observatory, which was launched last year to find other Earths, made the discoveries in its first few weeks of science operations. Although the new worlds are all bigger than our Neptun...

January 4, 2010 9:59 PM

Keep an eye on your expanding waistline!

Almost nine in 10 people are not aware of the risks of carrying extra fat around their waistline. A survey of 12,000 Europeans found most had no idea that a thick waist was a sign of a build-up of a dangerous type of fat around the internal organs. The report from GlaxoSmithKline, who make weight lo...

December 29, 2009 11:27 AM

Blue Moon on New Year’s Eve

A blue Moon event awaits sky gazers on New Year's Eve. Blue moon occurs when a second full moon in a calendar month appears in the night sky. There are 12 full moons most years but every two or three years there is an extra full moon which is called a blue moon. According to Science Popularisat...

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