Melbourne, Oct 2 (IANS) Australian surgeons will perform a separation surgery on a Bhutanese twins who were born 14 months ago conjoined at the chest, the Royal Melbourne Children’s hospital announced on Tuesday. The twins…
Jaipur, Oct 2 (IANS) A research room and an observer room have been opened at Jantar Mantar here for tourists and researchers, said an official on Monday. A 3D model of the observatory has also…
New York, Oct 1 (IANS) Older men could be at three-fold higher risk of sustaining a secondary fracture within a year of the first, but even moderate physical activity can help prevent as well as…
Sydney, Oct 1 (IANS) Those who have survived cancer at young age are at a higher risk of suffering from poor mental health, a new study has found. Young cancer survivors who struggle to focus…
Guwahati, Oct 1 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday launched a scheme which guarantees an amount of Rs 12,000 to each pregnant worker in tea gardens so that she can take better care…
Geneva, Oct 1 (IANS) While in as many as 90 countries progress towards basic sanitation is too slow, India has elevated the challenge of ending open defecation to the highest level, the World Health Organization…
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on Monday broke inspiring news ahead of Mahatma Gandhis 150th birth year that India has driven the greatest increase in the use of toilets in…
Patna, Oct 1 (IANS) The Bihar government on Monday informed the Patna High Court that it will ban all kinds of polythene and plastic bags from October 25 in urban areas of the state and…
Stockholm, Oct 1 (IANS) James Allison of the US and Tasuku Honjo of Japan have jointly won the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Monday for developing a pioneering therapeutic approach for cancer treatment. The pair…
Incheon (South Korea), Oct 1 (IANS) Scientists have been warning for years that the world can expect more extreme weather with climate change and that heat waves, wildfires and heavy rainfall all over the world…
Stockholm, Oct 1 (IANS) James P. Allison of the US and Tasuku Honjo of Japan were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for their pioneering work in the fight against…
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Oct 1 (Mongabay/IANS) Termites are often a nightmare in human habitats, devouring wooden structures and ravaging crops and trees. But within their own homes, some of these farmer termites have sneaky…
New York, Oct 1 (IANS) A newly developed vaccine to treat patients with metastatic HER2-positive cancers has been found effective, results from phase I clinical trial have shown. HER2-positive breast cancer tests positive for a…
New York, Oct 1 (IANS) The combination of bacteria inside your nose correlates with the type and severity of cold symptoms you develop, a study has found. The researchers, from the University of Virginia, suggested…
London, Oct 1 (IANS) A novel machine learning technology can help identify clusters of learning difficulties that children struggle with at school with health conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism or dyslexia….
Panaji, Oct 1 (IANS) The case involving the mysterious disappearance of the mortal remains of a 24-year-old footballer from the mortuary of Goa’s biggest government hospital was handed over to the Crime Branch by Director…
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The Google Doodle on Monday celebrated the centenary of renowned opthalmologist Govindappa Venkataswamy, known as ‘Dr V’ among his patients, who flocked to the Aravind Eye Hospital that he founded…
Rajkot, Sep 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that even after 70 years of independence, Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of Swachh Bharat remained unfulfilled and claimed that his government had covered significant ground…
London, Sep 30 (IANS) New types of combined birth control pills — containing both lower doses of oestrogens and newer progestogens — may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer among young women, says a study….
New York, Sep 30 (IANS) The University of Central Florida (UCF) in the US has a unique product to sell – experimental Martian and asteroid soil. Interested buyers can get it for $20 a kg…