Monday, May 11th, 2009
London, May 11 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have determined that a 250-million-year shutdown of volcanic activity which is thought to have occurred early in Earth's history may be what turned the planet into a glacier-covered snowball, and give rise to our oxygen-rich atmosphere.
Previous studies have noted that very ...
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Saturday, May 9th, 2009
London, May 9 (ANI): Scientists have found the gene, called SLC25A38, which causes congenital sideroblastic anaemia-a rare disease mainly characterized by the presence of ringed sideroblasts in the patients' bone marrow.
The research is a Genome Canada project, which is co-directed by Dr. Mark Samuels, an investigator with the Sainte-Justine University ...
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Thursday, May 7th, 2009
London, May 7 (ANI): A group of scientists have identified three genes that specifically mediate the metastasis, or spread, of breast cancer to the brain and how.
Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) have found that COX2 and HB-EGF - genes that induce cancer cell mobility and invasiveness - are ...
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Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Washington, May 6 (ANI): An analysis by a team of Swedish and German scientists quantifies for the first time the opportunities of effectively using both "green" and "blue" water to adapt to climate change and to feed the world population to tackle future food crises.
If the overall water resources in ...
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Melbourne, May 05 (ANI): A mother had to call the police after her seven-year-old daughter discovered a condom in her McDonald's Happy Meal.
The girl found the condom in McDonald's French fries, reports the Daily Telegraph.
Fribourg state police in Switzerland said that an investigation is going on to find out where ...
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Washington, May 5 (ANI): An episode of delirium rapidly accelerates cognitive decline and memory loss in Alzheimer's patients, according to a study by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Hebrew Senior Life.
Elderly patients often develop delirium during hospitalisation or serious illness, and this acute state of confusion ...
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Washington, May 5 (ANI): Women who have a history of hypothyroidism may be at an increased risk of developing liver cancer, according to a study.
Hypothyroidism is a disease that could lead to hyperlipidemia and weight gain, and may play a role in the development of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, which can ...
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Pune,May 5 (ANI): A recently released report by ValueNotes estimates that the Indian publishing BPO industry is expected to grow to a value of USD 1.2 billion by 2012.
This growth is expected to come from rise in the number of publishing companies that will outsource - which include traditional ...
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Washington, May 5 (ANI): NASA has selected two science investigations that will aid in the interior examination of Mars and probe the tenuous atmosphere of Mercury.
The projects, valued at approximately 38 million dollars, also establish new alliances with the European Space Agency, or ESA.
"The selections will further advance our ...
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Monday, May 4th, 2009
New York, May 4 (ANI): Pakistani families living below the poverty line are turning to madrasas or Islamic schools, where their children are fed and housed while being taught a more militant brand of Islam, due to the deteriorating condition of public education in the country.
Though madrasas make up only ...
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