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11 Jan 2019

New single dose experimental Ebola drug effective: Study

It was also found effective against the deadliest Zaire strain that caused the 2013-16 epidemic in West Africa and the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

21 Jul 2017

Adobe names Shanmugh Natarajan as MD India operations

Adobe Systems Incorporated on Friday said it has appointed Shanmugh Natarajan as the Managing Director for Adobe Systems in India.

10 Jul 2017

China's ailing Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo in 'critical condition'

The First Hospital of China Medical University in the northeastern city of Shenyang said Liu's tumour has grown and his liver is bleeding.

03 May 2017

Two dead, including suspect in Dallas-area college shooting: Police

A gunman who opened fire on Wednesday on a college campus in the Dallas suburb of Irving, Texas, apparently killed one victim and committed suicide, local police said.

16 Mar 2017

'Great Dying' was followed by more extinctions

The researchers said that the extinction events were linked to climate change caused by massive volcanic activity.

invisibility cloak

06 Jul 2016

Turns out, 'invisibility cloaks' won't work on muggles

The University of Texas researchers have been able to quantify fundamental physical limitations on the performance of cloaking devices, a technology that allows objects to become invisible or undetectable to electromagnetic waves including radio waves, microwaves, infrared and visible light.

Childhood hunger

22 Jun 2016

Childhood hunger can fuel violence later in life

Medical experts have suggested that kids who go hungry more than two times are likely to become more vulnerable to violence and anger in later stages of life.

17 May 2016

New method to boost cybersecurity developed

This new method sidesteps both of those restrictions and allows the use of two sequences that are only weakly random.

14 Apr 2016

NASA's Kepler spacecraft discovers new 'hot Jupiter'

The astronomers also used three different ground-based spectrographs to conduct high-resolution spectroscopic observations of K2-29b, in order to definitely verify it as a "hot Jupiter."

05 Apr 2016

Deep brain's electrical stimulation alleviates chronic pain: Study

Peng and J.C. Chiao, an electrical engineering professor, detail their discoveries in the neuroscience journal Experimental Brain Research.

31 Mar 2016

Be a bit unpredictable at times to boost memory

Episodic memories are those associated with autobiographical events such as a past birthday party or first trip to an amusement park. This type of memory is crucial to our ability to accurately retell stories.

07 Mar 2016

White bread, corn flakes intake may up lung cancer risk

Glycemic index is a measure of the quality of dietary carbohydrates, defined by how quickly blood sugar levels are raised following a meal.

02 Mar 2016

Loss of flight didn't cause change in penguin brains: Study

The researchers conducted the study in a penguin skull kept at the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch, New Zealand.

12 Feb 2016

Brazil announces international partnership to produce Zika vaccine

The Brazilian government will invest $2 million in the project while the amount to be invested by the US side is yet to be disclosed.

mentally challenging task

16 Jan 2016

Take up a mentally challenging task to stay sharp

The findings were detailed in the journal Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience.

01 Jan 2016

Sugary Western diet ups breast cancer risk, says study

Previous studies have shown that dietary sugar intake has an impact on breast cancer development, with inflammation thought to play a role.

01 Dec 2015

Climate can grind mountains faster than imagined

The study, conducted by a team of scientists from 10 countries, culminated more than a decade of fieldwork.

11 Nov 2015

Japan team develops ultra-thin thermometer

The group said that the device, embedded in an ultra-fine film, can measure target temperatures between 25 and 50 degrees Celsius (77-122 F), a range that includes that of the human body.

09 Nov 2015

Grilled or barbecued meat may up kidney cancer risk

Cancer patients consume more cancer-causing chemicals that are produced when meat is pan-fried, grilled or barbecued.

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