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December 27, 2009 10:37 AM
Scientists have discovered two genes that appear responsible for one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer. Glioblastoma multiforme rapidly invades the normal brain, producing inoperable tumours, but scientists have not understood why it is so aggressive. The latest study, by a Columbia Unive...
December 26, 2009 7:23 PM
Millions of people, who suffer from High Blood pressure, can now hope for a cure in an hour - thanks to a new revolutionary procedure develped by Scientists in London. Media reports said that the new procedure, called renal sympathetic-nerve ablation, involves inserting a wire into a blood vessel cl...
December 24, 2009 9:05 PM
Scientists say they have found proof that another "bad" type of cholesterol contributes to heart disease. They say unlike the well-known LDL cholesterol, lipoprotein (a) or Lp(a) cannot be controlled by cutting down on dietary fats or taking a statin drug. But researchers at Oxford Univers...
December 24, 2009 9:58 AM
A Russian rocket carrying three astronauts from Japan, Russia and the United States docked at the International Space Station on Wednesday, the Russian flight control centre said. The Soyuz rocket, which blasted off early Monday, docked at 1:48 am Moscow time, an official from the centre said in a r...
December 14, 2009 9:13 PM
NASA launched a new telescope into space today to scan the cosmos for undiscovered objects, including asteroids and comets that might threaten Earth. The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, spacecraft will employ an infrared camera to detect light- and heat-emitting objects that other orbi...
December 14, 2009 9:11 PM
NASA launched a new telescope into space today to scan the cosmos for undiscovered objects, including asteroids and comets that might threaten Earth. The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, spacecraft will employ an infrared camera to detect light- and heat-emitting objects that other orbi...
December 14, 2009 2:25 PM
On the last day of the Science Conclave on Monday, Nobel Laureate Douglas Oheroff shared his personal life and passion for science. The space scientist Prof UR Rao presented a bright history of Indian space programmes. Union Minister Prithvi Raj Chavan attended the second Science Conclave which is b...
December 12, 2009 10:16 PM
Human genetic diversity in Asia has been mapped for the first time by a group of over 90 scientists. The scientists from the Human Genome Organisation's (HUGO's) Pan-Asian SNP Consortium. not only mapped genetic diversity in Asia but also traced the genetic origins of Asian populations. This was dis...
December 12, 2009 2:05 PM
On the fifth day of science conclave being held at Triple IT(IIIT) at Allahabad ,scientists are sharing research as well as as issues of social concern. AIR correspondent reports that speaking to gathering renowned Indian radio astronomer Prof Govind Swarup talked about Bing bang theory and evolutio...
December 8, 2009 11:01 PM
A US study suggests drinking coffee could help to cut the risk of advanced prostate cancer. It found the heaviest consumers had a 60 per cent lower risk of aggressive tumours than men who did not drink any coffee.<br/><br/>Coffee has an effect on the way the body breaks down suga...
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