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Medical News
Plasma Fractionation Centre to come up in Chennai
New Delhi, July 2 - The union cabinet Thursday decided to set up a Rs.2.5 billion, state-of-the-art Plasma Fractionation Centre at Chennai to manufacture plasma derivatives used in medical treatments.
Jul 2, 2009 - 8:34:26 PM
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VLBA locates superenergetic bursts near giant black hole
Using a worldwide combination of diverse telescopes, astronomers have discovered that a giant galaxy's bursts of very high energy gamma rays are coming from a region very close to the supermassive black hole at its core. The discovery provides important new information about the mysterious workings of the powerful engines in the centers of innumerable galaxies throughout the Universe.
Jul 2, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Second Life data offers window into how trends spread
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Do friends wear the same style of shoe or see the same movies because they have similar tastes, which is why they became friends in the first place? Or once a friendship is established, do individuals influence each other to adopt like behaviors?
Jul 2, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
Medical News
Monetary perks for medics working in remote areas: Azad
New Delhi, July 1 - In a bid to address the shortage of skilled manpower in the health care sector, the government will offer monetary incentives to doctors and paramedical staff working in remote and inaccessible areas, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Wednesday.
Jul 1, 2009 - 6:13:12 PM
Latest Research
Will IVF work for a particular patient? The answer may be found in her blood
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: For the first time, researchers have been able to identify genetic predictors of the potential success or failure of IVF treatment in blood. Dr. Cathy Allen, from the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, told the 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today (Wednesday 1 July) that her research would help understand why IVF works for some patients but not for others.
Jul 1, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Chromosomal problems affect nearly all human embryos
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: For the first time, scientists have shown that chromosomal abnormalities are present in more than 90% of IVF embryos, even those produced by young, fertile couples. Ms Evelyne Vanneste, a PhD student in the Centre for Human Genetics and the University Fertility Center, Leuven University, Belgium, told the 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today (Wednesday July 1), that the surprising finding meant that current techniques used in preimplantation genetic screening (PGS), where embryos are screened genetically in order to select the best embryo for transfer, do nothing to improve pregnancy and live birth rates. Indeed, it can lead to potentially viable embryos being discarded, she said.
Jul 1, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
Latest Research
Lap-band weight-loss surgery can reverse metabolic syndrome in obese teens
NEW YORK (June 30, 2009) -- A new study of obese adolescents has shown that laparoscopic gastric banding surgery -- the Lap-Band procedure -- not only helps them achieve significant weight loss but can also improve and even reverse metabolic syndrome, reducing their risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Jul 1, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
Latest Research
Predicting the return of prostate cancer: New Johns Hopkins study betters the odds of success
Cancer experts at Johns Hopkins say a study tracking 774 prostate cancer patients for a median of eight years has shown that a three-way combination of measurements has the best chance yet of predicting disease metastasis.
Jul 1, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
Medical News
Five more cases of swine flu in India, tally 109
New Delhi, June 30 - Five more people, including a 12-year-old girl, tested positive for swine flu Tuesday taking the total number of cases reported so far to 109, the health ministry said. At least 70 patients have been discharged after being fully cured.
Jun 30, 2009 - 9:50:21 PM
India Education
Bangalore teenagers welcome court ban on tobacco
Bangalore, June 30 - As more and more teenagers of India's IT hub Bangalore are falling prey to smoking, the Karnataka High Court order barring tobacco products' sale near schools and colleges has been welcomed by the youngsters themselves. This should help them stay away from the harmful addiction, they say.
Jun 30, 2009 - 4:12:44 PM
Latest Research
Mobile pollution monitors to be trialed across the UK tomorrow
Members of the media are invited to attend an interactive demonstration of this new technology on Tuesday 30 June 2009 at Imperial College London's South Kensington Campus from 11.00 to 12.00 BST. Please contact Colin Smith for further information and to register to attend.
Jun 30, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
Latest Research
Polycystic ovarian syndrome: New light on its causes and its effect on brothers
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Researchers have found evidence that chronic disease in either a mother or father can create unfavourable conditions in the womb that are associated with the development of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in daughters. In another study, researchers found that brothers of women with PCOS and insulin resistance are themselves at greater risk of developing insulin resistance or diabetes, suggesting that factors associated with the condition can be passed down to sons as well as daughters.
Jun 30, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Daily sex helps to reduce sperm DNA damage and improve fertility
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Daily sex (or ejaculating daily) for seven days improves men's sperm quality by reducing the amount of DNA damage, according to an Australian study presented today (Tuesday) to the 25th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Amsterdam.
Jun 30, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Researchers unveil whiskered robot rat
A team of scientists have developed an innovative robot rat which can seek out and identify objects using its whiskers. The SCRATCHbot robot will be demonstrated this week (1 July 2009) at an international workshop looking at how robots can help us examine the workings of the brain.
Jun 30, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Researchers survey Mid-Atlantic ridge looking for new life forms, clues to deep-sea communities
An international team of researchers is surveying the Mid-Atlantic Ridge halfway between Iceland and the Azores to determine its biodiversity and perhaps discover new species and clues to deep-sea food webs. The project is part of a 16-nation effort to determine if the underwater mountain chain in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean has its own distinct animal communities.
Jun 30, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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IOM comparative effectiveness research priorities report
WASHINGTON -- A new report from the Institute of Medicine recommends 100 health topics that should get priority attention and funding from a new national research effort to identify which health care services work best. It also spells out actions and resources needed to ensure that this comparative effectiveness research initiative will be a sustained effort with a continuous process for updating priorities as needed and that the results are put into clinical practice.
Jun 30, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
Medical News
Health minister non-committal on backing homosexuals
New Delhi, June 29 - Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Monday was non-committal on backing the gay community but emphasised the need for a broader 'consensus' on the issue, even as his predecessor Anbumani Ramadoss had strongly advocated during his five-year term the scrapping of the controversial law that criminalises homosexuality in India.
Jun 29, 2009 - 7:45:03 PM
Medical News
Eleven new swine flu cases, total in India 104
New Delhi, June 29 - Eleven new cases of the swine flu were reported Monday, taking the total influenza A- cases to 104 in India, union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said here.
Jun 29, 2009 - 7:25:40 PM
Latest Research
Natural-born divers and the molecular traces of evolution
An aquatic lifestyle imposes serious demands for the organism, and this is true even for the tiniest molecules that form our body. When the ancestors of present marine mammals initiated their return to the oceans, their physiology had to adapt radically to the new medium. Dr. Michael Berenbrink and his colleagues at Liverpool University have been studying how myoglobin, the molecule responsible for delivering oxygen to the muscles during locomotion, has been modified in seals and whales to help them cope with the needs of a life at sea.
Jun 29, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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First riser-drilling research operations undertaken
Approximately 58 km southeast of Shingu City, Japan--Deepsea Drilling Vessel CHIKYU has resumed IODP drilling operations in the Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone off the Kii Peninsula of Japan. The scientific drilling expedition's first target is located in water depths of 2,054 meters. Following sea floor surveys, the crew began fitting riser pipe and a blow-out prevention (BOP) system into an upper section of the first borehole to be drilled. The riser pipe and BOP (the blow-out preventer) was successfully connected to the wellhead. After testing the circulation of the drilling fluid, the first riser-drilling operations for CHIKYU in the history of scientific ocean drilling began. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) chronicled the lead-in to this historic activity, the first media organization outside Japan to broadcast live from aboard CHIKYU.
Jun 29, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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New, less invasive genetic test greatly improves pregnancy rates in older women with poor prognosis
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: A new test examining chromosomes in human eggs a few hours after fertilisation can identify those that are capable of forming a healthy baby, a researcher told the 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today (Monday 29 June). Dr. Elpida Fragouli, from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Oxford, UK, and Reprogenetics UK, said that her team's work had already enabled seven ongoing pregnancies in a group of older women with a history of multiple failed IVF attempts.
Jun 29, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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IU School of Optometry named national vision research center
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A group of scientists working in Indiana University's School of Optometry and the Department of Biology will share more than $2.2 million from the National Institutes of Health to support their ongoing vision research.
Jun 29, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
Latest Research
Assembling the virtual human
It could mean the end of animal testing and eventually even clinical patient drug trials. The Virtual Physiological Human is a 21st century pan-European project that's gaining momentum and takes a major step forward this week at The University of Nottingham.
Jun 29, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Ovarian transplantation: First baby is born after a new technique
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: A new technique for transplanting the ovaries of women who have lost their fertility as a result of cancer treatment was outlined to the 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today (Monday 29 June). Dr. Pascal Piver, manager of the IVF Centre at Limoges University Hospital, Limoges, France, described a new, two-step method of ovarian transplant that has produced excellent results in women whose ovaries have been frozen because of cancer treatment. He said that his team's technique worked to restore ovarian function quickly and already one patient from his clinic had had a baby and another had become pregnant.
Jun 29, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Ovarian transplantation: New technique gives greatly improved results in this delicate operation
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Ultra-fast freezing of ovarian tissue from women who have lost their fertility as a result of cancer treatment can lead to it being used in transplants with the same success rate as fresh tissue, a researcher told the 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today (Monday 29 June). Dr. Sherman Silber, Director of the St. Louis Infertility Centre, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, said that freezing tissue by the vitrification method, which avoids ice formation, meant that oocyte (egg) viability was almost identical with that seen in fresh oocytes.
Jun 29, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Stress in the womb can last a lifetime, say researchers behind new exhibit
Visitors can see how their stress levels could affect the heart rate of their unborn baby and find out why pregnant women should reduce their anxiety, at a new exhibit at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition, which opens today (30 June 2009).
Jun 29, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
Latest Research
Composites for energy
Advanced composite materials are playing a vital role in improved design and reduced operating costs for renewable energy technologies. Research presented today [Tuesday 30 June] will highlight how wind, marine and solar power could address these challenges within the renewable energy industry.
Jun 29, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
Medical News
Four fresh swine flu cases found in India, total 93
New Delhi, June 28 - India Sunday reported four fresh cases of the swine flu, taking to 93 the total number of people infected with the virus, according to health ministry here.
Jun 28, 2009 - 7:17:58 PM
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ESHRE launches international study of polar body screening
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: The efficacy of preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) has been one
of the most hotly disputed subjects in assisted reproduction over the past few years. None of the trials
carried out so far has shown conclusively whether it works or not. Now the European Society of Human
Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) Task Force on PGS has decided to try to find out if a novel
method of doing PGS using polar body biopsy and chromosome array analysis offers a possible
solution.
Jun 28, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
Medical News
AIDS, alcohol abuse dip in 3 Mumbai slums after awareness drive
Mumbai, June 26 - Awareness campaigns and counselling have led to a dip in incidence of HIV-AIDS, extra-marital sex and alcohol abuse among the 700,000 residents of three Mumbai slums, according to a research study.
Jun 26, 2009 - 5:03:37 PM
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Obama names Indian American health researcher White House Fellow
Washington, June 26 - President Barack Obama has appointed Anish Mahajan, an Indian-American internist and health services researcher, as one of the 15 persons to serve as White House Fellows this year.
Jun 26, 2009 - 9:24:38 AM
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Language change can be traced using gigantic text archives
Historical collections that include everything ever written in a dozen American and British newspapers since they started are now available electronically. Donald MacQueen from Uppsala University, Sweden, has carried out the first comprehensive study that makes use of this resource in order to track changes in language usage, a method that makes it possible to attain an entirely new degree of precision in dating.
Jun 26, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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DOD, VA should take stronger steps to combat tobacco use in military, veteran populations
WASHINGTON -- Because tobacco use impairs military readiness, harms the health of soldiers and veterans, and imposes a substantial financial burden on the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, these agencies should implement a comprehensive strategy to achieve the Defense Department's stated goal of a tobacco-free military, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. DOD should gradually phase in a ban on tobacco use in the military, starting at military academies and officer training programs and among new recruits, the report says. DOD should also stop selling tobacco products in Army and Air Force commissaries -- Navy and Marine Corps commissaries already do not sell them -- and should stop selling them at a discount in military exchanges and other stores. In addition, Congress should allow VA to establish tobacco-free medical centers.
Jun 26, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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NSF awards $399,939 to study science impacts of economic stimulus package
The National Science Foundation (NSF) today awarded $399,939 for two research projects designed to use the science initiatives funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to advance understanding of the impact of science investments.
Jun 26, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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New research may help address radionuclide contamination at DOE sites
LIVERMORE, Calif. -- Five years from now, Lab scientists will be able to better determine how, when and why plutonium moves in soil and groundwater.
Jun 26, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Remembering what to remember and what to forget
People in very early stages of Alzheimer's disease already have trouble focusing on what is important to remember, a UCLA psychologist and colleagues report.
Jun 25, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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University of Houston research team aims to help caregivers monitor patients' health and whereabouts
For those who are caring for elderly parents, peace of mind is hard to come by. And, for their parents, dignity is hard to retain. But a team of University of Houston researchers hopes to ease worries and frustrations by designing an affordable in-home health-monitoring system that will notify caregivers, via smartphones or PDAs, if their loved ones need attention.
Jun 25, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
Medical News
India has five more swine flu cases, total stands at 73
New Delhi/Chandigarh, June 24 - Five people, including an eight-year-old boy and two teenagers, were detected to have been affected with swine flu Wednesday, taking the total number of influenza A - cases in India to 73, health officials said.
Jun 24, 2009 - 9:00:44 PM
Medical News
Youth tests positive for swine flu, first case in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, June 24 - A 19-year-old man, who came from the US to spend his holidays at his home in Punjab, has tested positive for swine flu here. This is the first confirmed case of influenza A- virus in Chandigarh, a health official said Wednesday.
Jun 24, 2009 - 10:12:31 AM
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Care Management Reduces Suicidal Ideation in Geriatric Depression
Depression in older adults too often goes unrecognized and untreated, resulting in untold misery, worsening of medical illness, and early death. A new study has identified one important remedy: Adding a trained depression care manager to primary care practices can increase the number of patients receiving treatment, lead to a higher remission rate of depression, and reduce suicidal thoughts.
Jun 24, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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'Canadian excellence' strengthened by extensive adoption of open access
BioMed Central and Wilfrid Laurier University today announce the launch of Laurier IR, an institutional repository that provides a visible point of open access archiving of intellectual output for all members of the University community.
Jun 24, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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New detectors for nuclear, radiological material in cargo should not be acquired until testing deficiencies fixed, cost-benefit analysis completed
WASHINGTON -- A thorough cost-benefit analysis that includes an assessment of meaningful alternatives is needed to reveal the potential security advantages of deploying new detector systems to screen cargo for nuclear and radiological materials at U.S. ports and border crossings. It is likely that the costs will exceed the savings gained from improved efficiency of the screening systems, says a new report from the National Research Council. There are shortcomings in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's testing of these new detector systems, therefore the DHS secretary cannot conclude whether they will consistently outperform the current ones. DHS should not proceed with further procurement of these new detector systems until the issues are addressed and the systems have been shown to be a favored option in the cost-benefit analysis.
Jun 24, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Researcher finds Girl Scout meetings provide an opportunity to increase girls' physical activity
Girls typically are less physically active than boys, but a Kansas State University researcher has found that organizations like Girl Scouts provide an ideal setting to get girls moving early in life and to develop lifelong healthy habits.
Jun 24, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Iowa State University researcher looks at the future of agriculture
AMES, Iowa - Dramatic price fluctuations, increasing demand, the food vs. fuel debate, and other events of the past year may have food producers wondering which way is up.
Jun 24, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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NIH expands Human Microbiome Project; funds sequencing centers and disease projects
The Human Microbiome Project has awarded more than $42 million to expand its exploration of how the trillions of microscopic organisms that live in or on our bodies affect our health, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today.
Jun 23, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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How adolescent girls manage stress
Greater influence over everyday life, emotional support, and cultural and recreational activities help to enable teenage girls to withstand stress. Those were the results of a dissertation from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Jun 23, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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New agreement to link up Europe's polar research
More than 26 leading scientific institutions across Europe are signing up to closer research cooperation through a new European Polar Framework agreement today in Brussels. The framework agreement is a major outcome from the four-year EUROPOLAR ERA-NET initiative, funded by the European Commission under Framework Programme 6, which ended in February this year.
Jun 23, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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63 Swine Flu Cases in India
Four more people in different parts of the country tested positive for the influenza A - Monday, taking the total number of people affected by the flu virus in India to 63.
Jun 22, 2009 - 9:13:40 PM
India Business
Cigarettes, gutkha to cost more in Delhi
New Delhi, June 22 - Get ready to pay more for cigarettes and gutkha - with the Delhi government announcing an increase in tax on tobacco products in its budget presented Monday.
Jun 22, 2009 - 8:36:50 PM
Medical News
Two swine flu patients discharged from Punjab hospital
Jalandhar -, June 22 - Two students who tested positive for influenza A - and were admitted to a hospital in this Punjab city last week were discharged Monday after complete recovery, health officials said.
Jun 22, 2009 - 3:01:39 PM
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