Toronto: Scientists have come up with a new technique to detect autism in children based on their brain activity, says a study. Neuroscientists from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the University of Toronto have developed an efficient and reliable method of analysing brain activity to detect autism in children. Their findings have [...]
London: A simple scalp hair analysis can determine the risk of cardiovascular disease in elderly, a new study has claimed. Hair strands contain valuable information about stress levels that can be used to determine cardiovascular disease risk in elderly, found researchers from Erasmus MC (medical center) in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Unlike a blood test that [...]
Using sea snail nerve cells, neuroscientists reversed memory loss by determining when the cells were primed for learning. Houston: Scientists have reversed memory loss in sea snail nerve cells — a breakthrough that may lead to treatments for nuero-degenerative brain diseases like Alzheimer’s in humans. Using sea snail nerve cells, neuroscientists at The University of Texas Health Science [...]
With the rising temperatures, diseases and infections are on the rise as well. Every summer, hospitals in the City record an increase in the number of viral infection cases. Viruses that were dormant in winter have come back to do more damage. Viral infections are quite common; they are mostly mild and recovery usually occurs [...]
US researchers have found that aerobic exercise may protect white matter in the brain from alcohol-related damage. washington: Aerobic exercise, known to slow cognitive decline, may also prevent or repair damage to the brain caused by alcohol, a new study has found. US researchers found that aerobic exercise may protect white matter in the brain from [...]
Dr Divya Sudarshan I am trying to lose weight before my infertility treatment. I was told not to exercise in the afternoon in summer. Can you tell me why not ? It is easier to understand when you realise that even motor engines get hot and breakdown in summer! When the outside environment is more [...]
Los Angeles: A team of Virginia Tech researchers has succeeded in transforming cellulose into starch, a process that has the potential to provide a previously untapped nutrient source from plants not traditionally thought of as food crops. YH Percival Zhang, an associate professor of biological systems engineering in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences [...]
It’s common during summer to get red eyes, swollen eyes or even that feeling of seeing flashes of light. While you take care of your skin and hair, don’t forget to take care of your eyes. While you are rushing to put sunscreen to keep off the tan and the harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun, do [...]
A glass of beetroot juice daily may help reduce blood pressure, according to a study led by an Indian-origin researcher. The study, published in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension, found that people with high blood pressure who drank 227 gm of beetroot juice experienced a decrease in blood pressure of about 10 mm Hg. [...]
Following a Western style diet based on fried, sweet, processed and high-fat food products can reduce a person’s chances of achieving older ages in good health and with higher functionality, says a new study. “The impact of diet on specific age-related diseases has been studied extensively, but few investigations have adopted a more holistic approach [...]
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Humorist Jaspal Bhatti, had he been alive, would have found stunning material for a flop show in the BJP’s behaviour of late. How the ‘national opposition party’ turned into a ‘notional’ party is a story worth caricaturing with potential for record viewing-rate.
Chinese president Xi Jinping is a chemical engineer. No wonder he knows the chemical formula to pursue his country’s global ambitions. If anybody in India believed Xi would extend a warm friendship to this country, he should be naive. He has been on a global Sino initiative to widen the Chinese visions of the century. [...]
“India is China’s important neighbour. (The purpose of) my current visit to India is three-fold — to increase mutual interest, intensify cooperation and to face the future,” said Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during his visit to India. To this the Indian prime minister’s response could n0t have been more fitting that “the rest of the [...]
Adopt and restore a lake is new mantra
It’s interesting that the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has invited interested individuals, voluntary and corporate organisations to adopt lakes in and around the city in order to protect and preserve water bodies. Last week, HMDA Commissioner Neerabh Kumar Prasad said 176 lakes in the jurisdiction of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and another [...]
About Traditional Russian values
Russia has decided to review its adoption pact that it has with France after the latter legalised gay marriage. This is in the wake of the statement of the Russian president Vladmir Putin which he made last month that Russia could change its adoption agreements with the countries which allowed gay marriage that goes against [...]
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