Morning smoking may up cancer risk: Study

WASHINGTON: Smoking a cigarette immediately after waking up in the morning may increase the risk of developing lung or oral cancer, a new study has warned."We found that smokers who consume cigarettes immediately after waking have higher levels of NNAL...

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112-million-year old mammal jaw found in Japan

NEW YORK: Japanese scientists have discovered the jaw of a 112-million-year old tiny primitive mammal from the early Cretaceous period.The small creature, named Sasayamamylos kawaii belongs to an ancient group known as Eutherian mammals, which gave rise...

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Outcast black holes living on the edge of our Milky Way galaxy, study finds

LONDON: As many as 2,000 black holes kicked away from their homes are now living on the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy, according to a new study.Researchers from the University of California, Santa Cruz, used new computer simulations to look at how...

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Canadian researchers develop energy storage system

MONTREAL: Canadian researchers have developed a ground-breaking method which may ultimately enable excess energy created by wind turbines and solar panels to be stored for later use.Two researchers at the University of Calgary, report in the journal...

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One drug for many types of cancers, human trials to begin

NEW DELHI: Researchers from Stanford University have found a drug that can shrink or cure human breast, ovary, colon, bladder, brain, liver, and prostate tumors that have been transplanted into mice, Science magazine reports."We showed that even after...

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Surgery to treat chronic diabetes?

HYDERABAD: Soon, chronic diabetes patients in the city might take to surgery to beat their fluctuating blood sugar levels. Speaking about this at a conference held on Friday, medical practitioners said that the procedure known as " Ileal interposition...

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Russian spaceship docks with orbiting station

MOSCOW: A Soyuz capsule carrying three astronauts successfully docked with the International Space Station on Friday, bringing the size of the crew at the orbiting lab to six.Chris Cassidy of the United States and Russians Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander...

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Three astronauts blast off on express ride to International Space Station

BAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTAN: A crew of two Russians and an American blasted off today on a Russian rocket for the International Space Station, in a trip scheduled to be the fastest ever manned journey to the facility. The trio successfully launched from Russia's...

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Now, robotic 'jellyfish spy' to patrol oceans!

WASHINGTON: Researchers, led by an Indian origin scientist, have developed a life-like, autonomous robotic jellyfish - the size and weight of a grown man - for surveillance and monitoring of oceans.The prototype robot, 5 foot 7 inches in length and weighing...

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Scientists claim to discover genes influencing cancers

MELBOURNE: A group of scientists in Australia claimed to have discovered the genes which can increase a person's risk of developing several cancers.Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) has been working with an international study led by Cambridge...

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Genes behind smoking addiction in teens: Study

WASHINGTON: Scientists have identified certain genetic risk factors that may accelerate a teen's progression to becoming a lifelong heavy smoker.Scientists from the US, the UK and New Zealand examined earlier studies by other research teams to develop...

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IISc scientist’s paper explains the existence of super luminous supernova

BANGALORE: "New mass limit for white dwarfs: super-Chandrasekhar type Ia supernova as a new standard candle" by Bangalore-based IISc Scientist, Prof. Banibrata Mukhopadhyay and team, recently published in the journal Physical Review Letters, could explain...

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‘Sick’ curiosity is now fit and fine

MUMBAI: Curiosity is now fully operational following its recovery from a computer glitch, Nasa said on Tuesday. According to the space agency's latest announcement , the nearly one tonne rover has resumed full science investigations . The rover has been...

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Shorter shifts spell more errors for doctors

LONDON: New regulations in Europe limit doctors to working 48 hours a week. But a study from US' Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have found that reducing work hours for medical interns increases patient handoff risks tremendously.The study...

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UK allows doctors to date former patients

LONDON: Britain has finally allowed doctors to have a romantic relationship with their patient. In what will be a green light for doctors to date former patients for the first time, new guidelines issued on Tuesday by UK's General Medical Council says...

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Found: What causes Down’s syndrome

WASHINGTON: Extra chromosome inherited in Down's syndrome — chromosome 21— alters brain and body development, a study has found. Researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham ) have new evidence that points to a protein called...

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American cows have Indian origins, scientists find

NEW DELHI: Some famous cow breeds of the Americas, including the iconic Texas Longhorn, have descended from Indian ancestors, a new genetic study reveals.Indian cows traveled to East Africa, then mixed with local cattle populations up to the North African...

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Moon and asteroids share 'bombardment' history: NASA

WASHINGTON: NASA scientists have discovered that a swarm of high-speed space objects that slammed into the Moon four billion years ago also bombarded the giant asteroid Vesta and many other asteroids.Scientists from NASA's Lunar Science Institute (NLSI)...

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Night owls smarter than others: Study

LONDON: Early to bed and early to rise may neither make you wealthy nor wise, according to a new study. Research on teenagers by the University of Madrid found that night owls, who like to work at night, may be brighter than the much better-regarded...

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Song stuck in your head? Try solving puzzles

LONDON:Solving tricky anagrams can help you get rid of earworms — a piece of music that keeps repeating in your mind so that you hear it, even when it is not being played — scientists claim.Solving some anagrams can force the intrusive music out of your...

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Hidden magma layer discovered in earth's mantle

WASHINGTON: Scientists have discovered an unexpected layer of liquified molten rock in Earth's mantle that may be responsible for the sliding motions of the planet's massive tectonic plates.The magma layer was discovered at the Middle America trench...

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Extremely drug-resistant TB rearing its head in India

NEW DELHI: When the chest pain and racking cough of tuberculosis patient Asha (31) refused to subside even after six months of treatment, the doctor got her sputum tested again - only to find that she had developed a worrying form of the disease known...

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Three Indian scientists played a role in mapping universe

NEW DELHI: The most-detailed map of the universe created through the observations made by Planck space telescope has an Indian element to it. Three Indian scientists-- Sanjit Mitra, Tarun Souradeep and their graduate student Aditya Rotti -- from the...

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Comet, not asteroid, wiped out dinosaurs, scientists claim

NEW YORK: A speeding comet, rather than an asteroid, slammed into the Earth 65 million years ago and sparked the extinction of the dinosaurs, scientists claim.Many scientists believe the 180 km Chicxulub crater in Mexico was made by the impact that caused...

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India, US mull cooperation in moon, Mars missions

WASHINGTON: India and the US have agreed to expand their cooperation in civil space activities ranging from weather and monsoon forecasting to cooperative space exploration work, including future missions to the moon and Mars.The agreement between the...

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Flash reports consistent with meteor shower: Nasa

WASHINGTON: Social media sites are buzzing with reports of a flash of light that streaked across the sky along the US East Coast.Bill Cooke of Nasa's meteoroid environmental office said on Friday that the flash appeared to be "a single meteor event.''...

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Flash reports consistent with single meteor: Nasa

WASHINGTON: Reports of a flash of light that streaked across the sky over the U.S. East Coast appeared to be a "single meteor event," the U.S. space agency said. Residents from New York City to Washington and beyond lit up social media with surprise....

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Chewing gums ups junk food craving

NEWYORK: Chewing gum may lead people to eat chips, cookies and candy instead of fruits and vegetables because menthol — the chemical which gives gum its mintyfresh flavour — makes fruits and vegetables taste bitter, according to a new study.Some researchers...

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Voyager 1 still in our solar system: Nasa

WASHINGTON: Voyager 1 spacecraft has not yet left the solar system or reached interstellar space, Nasa scientists have clarified, amid reports that the spacecraft has exited our solar system."The Voyager team is aware of reports that Nasa's Voyager 1...

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Satellite maps oldest light in the Universe

PARIS: A new, detailed map of the most ancient light in the cosmos has revealed our universe to be about 80 million years older than thought, the European Space Agency (ESA) said Thursday.The 50-million pixel, all-sky image of radiation left over from...

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Large asteroid heading to Earth? Pray, Nasa says

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla: Nasa chief Charles Bolden has advice on how to handle a large asteroid headed toward New York City: Pray.That's about all the United States - or anyone for that matter - could do at this point about unknown asteroids and meteors...

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High doses of statins can cause kidney damage

LONDON: High doses of statins, a drug prescribed to lower cholesterol, could dramatically increase the risk of kidney damage, a new study has warned.Researchers from University of British Columbia and the Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital...

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High doses of statins can cause kidney damage

LONDON: High doses of statins, a drug prescribed to lower cholesterol, could dramatically increase the risk of kidney damage, a new study has warned.Researchers from University of British Columbia and the Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital...

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Soon, a car that runs on cold air

NEW YORK: A UK-based inventor claims to have developed the ultimate green vehicle — a car that runs only on cold air — and it can reach speeds of up to 48 km per hour.Peter Dearman has modified his run-down jalopy — a 25-year-old Vauxhall Nova — to run...

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Second computer glitch shuts down Nasa Mars rover

CAPE CANAVERAL: The Mars rover Curiosity has had a second computer glitch, extending an unplanned work break for the NASA robot that discovered the first life-friendly chemistry beyond Earth, scientists said on Monday.Engineers had hoped to resume Curiosity...

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NASA spots leaping lunar dust

WASHINGTON: Electrically charged lunar dust near shadowed craters can get lofted above the surface and jump over the shadowed region, bouncing back and forth between sunlit areas on opposite sides, according to new calculations by NASA scientists."The...

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Horse meat can be best bet in cholesterol fight

LONDON: Regular consumption of horse meat can lower cholesterol and boost blood iron levels, a new study has claimed, amid a row around the globe over contamination of meat products.Researchers from the University of Milan found horse meat was very high...

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Microbes flourish in deepest spot in world's oceans: Study

OSLO: Microbes are thriving in surprising numbers at the deepest spot in the oceans, the 11,000-metre (36,000 ft) Mariana Trench in the Pacific, despite crushing pressures in sunless waters, scientists said. Dead plants and fish were falling as food...

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Universal vaccine against influenza possible

WASHINGTON: Scientists have shown that a combination of immune cells and antibodies could pave the way for a universal vaccine against influenza, says a study.Seasonal epidemics of influenza result in nearly 36,000 deaths annually in the US, according...

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The stories that bind us

The last few years have seen stunning breakthroughs in knowledge about how to make families work more effectively. I've tried to uncover that information, meeting families, scholars and experts. After a while, a surprising theme emerged. The single most...

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The naked man does not dance

On a recent Saturday, Amy Albright was celebrating her bachelorette party on West 14th Street. A table was filled with miniature cupcakes and glasses of pink Champagne. Nancy Sinatra's These Boots Are Made for Walkin' played on the stereo. A shirtless...

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Teenage depression linked to cardiac risk factors

WASHINGTON: A new study suggests that depression suffered during teens may predispose people to higher cardiac risk factors as adults.People who were depressed as teenagers are far more likely than their peers to be obese, smoke cigarettes and lead sedentary...

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Olive oil helps you feel full

BERLIN, Olive oil leads to satiety, shows a study that points out the mechanism behind it.Reduced-fat food products are gaining popularity. More and more people are choosing "light" products in an attempt to lose weight, or at least in the hope that...

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3 astronauts return to earth after 144-day mission to International Space Station

MOSCOW: A Soyuz space capsule carrying an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts landed on Saturday morning on the foggy steppes of Kazakhstan, safely returning the three men to earth after a 144-day mission to the International Space Station....

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Cern physicists say they have found 'God particle'

(The European Organization…) GENEVA: Physicists said on Thursday they are now confident they have discovered a crucial subatomic particle known as a Higgs boson, a major discovery that will go a long ways toward helping them explain why the universe...

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ALMA arrives with discovery of monster starburst galaxies at the edge of time

Subodh Varma, TNN Mar 14, 2013, 05.22PM IST (ALMA, an international…) NEW DELHI: ALMA has arrived with a bang! Scientists at the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), an observatory located in one of the coldest, driest...

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