Canada: A global measles crisis underway, warns UN agency chiefs
Apr 16, 2019, at 06:59 pm
United Nations, Apr 16 (IBNS): Noting a 300 per cent surge in the number of measles cases during the first three months of this year, compared to the same period last year, two UN agency heads declared on Monday that we now stand “in the middle of a global measles crisis.”
3.4 magnitude earthquake hits Maharashtra's Palghar, no casualty
Apr 15, 2019, at 06:25 pm
Palghar, Apr 15 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter Scale hit Maharashtra's Palghar area on Monday.
Apr 15, 2019, at 05:30 pm
New Delhi, Apr 15 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Bolivia in the field of traditional systems of medicine and homoeopathy.
Apr 15, 2019, at 04:37 pm
New York, Apr 15 (IBNS): While developing countries have long struggled with the price of medicines, today’s costs have rendered it a world-wide challenge, and the key topic of concern at a global medicines forum in South Africa, co-sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Research suggests glaciers are disappearing and sea levels are rising
Apr 15, 2019, at 04:32 pm
Ontario, Apr 15 (IBNS): As part of an international research collaboration, Queen’s University scientist and lead Canadian researcher Laura Thomson examined the contribution of Canadian glaciers and ice caps to global sea level rise.
Apr 15, 2019, at 04:29 pm
Kolkata, Apr 15 (IBNS): January 11, 2022 will mark 100 years of insulin use, when a young boy dying from diabetes was given the first insulin injection.
Subsonic cruise missile “Nirbhay' successfully test fired from ITR
Apr 15, 2019, at 03:41 pm
Balasore,Apr 15 (UNI) India today successfully test-fired its subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay with a striking range of 1000-km from the Integrated Test range at Chandipur off Odisha coast.
One of four remaining Yangtze turtle die in China
Apr 15, 2019, at 03:22 pm
Beijing, Apr 15 (UNI) One of the world's rarest turtles, a Yangtze giant softshell, has died in China, leaving just three remaining.
'World's largest plane' lifts off for first time
Apr 14, 2019, at 04:59 pm
New York, Apr 14 (UNI) The world's largest aeroplane by wingspan has taken flight for the first time.
Study finds screen time has little impact on teen well-being
Apr 14, 2019, at 03:48 pm
London, Apr 14 (IBNS): Research by Oxford University academics has found little evidence of a relationship between screen time and well-being in adolescents. Based on data from more than 17,000 teenagers, the study casts doubt on the widely accepted notion that spending time online, gaming or watching TV, especially before bedtime, can damage young people’s mental health.
Ability to lift weights quickly can mean a longer life: Study
Apr 14, 2019, at 03:28 pm
Lisbon, Apr 14 (IBNS): Prolong your life by increasing your muscle power. That’s the main message of a study presented today at EuroPrevent 2019, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.
Sexual problems in India on the rise, says expert
Apr 13, 2019, at 09:30 pm
Kolkata, Apr 13 (UNI) Lifestyle changes have impacted men and sperm count has gone down by 50 per cent in the last 50 years.
Apr 13, 2019, at 06:11 am
New York, Apr 13 (IBNS): The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) “does not constitute a public health emergency of international concern”, according to a statement issued on Friday by the World Health Organization (WHO).
4.7 earthquake hits Nicobar Islands
Apr 13, 2019, at 05:58 am
Port Blair, Apr 13 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter Scale hit Nicobar Islands region on Saturday morning, officials said.
Most famous Black Hole at centre of galaxy M87 is named Powehi
Apr 12, 2019, at 11:46 pm
Washington, Apr 13 (IBNS): The Black Hole at the centre of galaxy M87 has been named as Pohewi, media reports said.
Massive wildfire breaks in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district
Apr 12, 2019, at 09:53 pm
Guwahati, Apr 12 (IBNS): A massive wildfire broke out in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district on Thursday evening.
Want to quit smoking? partner up, says study
Apr 12, 2019, at 05:45 pm
Lisbon, Apr 12 (IBNS): Kicking the habit works best in pairs. That’s the main message of a study presented today at EuroPrevent 2019, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
Substituting healthy plant proteins for red meat lowers risk for heart disease: Study
Apr 12, 2019, at 03:44 pm
Boston, Apr 12 (IBNS): Diets that replaced red meat with healthy plant proteins led to decreases in risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Purdue University.
Nutrients from food, not supplements, linked to lower risks of death, cancer: Study
Apr 12, 2019, at 03:32 pm
Boston, Apr 12 (IBNS): Adequate intake of certain nutrients is associated with a reduction in all-cause mortality when the nutrient source is foods, but not supplements, according to a new study. There was no association between dietary supplement use and a lower risk of death.
Diet rich in animal protein is associated with a greater risk of death: Study
Apr 12, 2019, at 09:29 am
New York, Apr 12 (IBNS): A diet rich in animal protein and meat in particular is not good for the health, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland finds, providing further backing for earlier research evidence.
Inappropriate pain management after surgery is a major cause of the opioid crisis: Study
Apr 12, 2019, at 09:27 am
New York, Apr 12 (IBNS): Targets to eliminate pain after surgery have driven increases in the use of opioids, and are a major cause of the opioid crisis in the USA, Canada and other countries. For the first time, a new Series of three papers, published in The Lancet, brings together global evidence detailing the role of surgery in the opioids crisis.
Apr 12, 2019, at 09:24 am
New York, Apr 12 (IBNS): The first global estimates of their kind suggest that more than one in ten childhood asthma cases could be linked to traffic-related air pollution every year, according to a health impact assessment of children in 194 countries and 125 major cities worldwide, published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal.
‘The clock is ticking’ on meeting the Sustainable Development Goals, says UN deputy chief
Apr 12, 2019, at 09:05 am
New York, Apr 12 (IBNS): Pointing to climate change, inequalities and other serious challenges, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told a forum on Thursday Development that “the clock is ticking” down, to making the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Katie Bouman: Woman behind first black hole image
Apr 11, 2019, at 02:33 pm
London, Apr 11 (UNI): A 29-year-old computer scientist has earned plaudits worldwide for helping develop the algorithm that created the first-ever image of a black hole.
Canada: NASA astronomers capture first image of black hole in Messier 87
Apr 10, 2019, at 10:28 pm
New York, Apr 10 (IBNS): The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) researchers on Wednesday revealed in coordinated press conferences across the globe, their success in unveiling the first direct visual evidence of a supermassive black hole and its shadow in Messier 87, NASA reports said.
Nagaland: Two wild elephants electrocuted
Apr 10, 2019, at 05:34 pm
Kohima, Apr 10 (UNI) A day after the volunteers Green-Succession of Nagaland State (Green-SONS), a conservation group from Wokha district and youths of Sanis town rescued an elephant calf, two wild adult elephants were found electrocuted in Sanis area of the district yesterday.
Researchers develop new simulation system for automatic driving
Apr 10, 2019, at 04:35 pm
Beijing, Apr 10 (Xinhua/UNI) Chinese researchers have developed an autopilot simulation system to improve driving safety.
Bihar: Health services affected at hospitals after junior doctors go on strike
Apr 08, 2019, at 05:12 pm
Patna, Apr 8 (UNI) Health services were badly affected in medical colleges and hospitals after junior doctors went on an indefinite strike in protest against enrollment of students of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in post graduate courses in state`s medical colleges through state quota.
Food additive may influence how well flu vaccines work
Apr 08, 2019, at 05:02 pm
Washington, Apr 8 (IBNS): Michigan State University scientists have linked a common food preservative to an altered immune response that possibly hinders flu vaccines.
Moderate alcohol consumption does not protect against stroke, study reveals
Apr 07, 2019, at 05:08 pm
New York, Apr 7 (IBNS): Blood pressure and stroke risk increase steadily with increasing alcohol intake, and previous claims that 1-2 alcoholic drinks a day might protect against stroke are dismissed by new evidence from a genetic study involving 160,000 adults.