Everything you need to know about Patan H N G University: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Patan H N G University: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Washington, June 20 (ANI): Unattractive people are more likely to be belittled and bullied at their workplace, a new study has claimed.
London, June 19 (IANS) The amount of applause an audience gives after a performance is a "contagious" chain reaction where people are influenced by one another, and do not depend on the quality of the performance, a Swedish study has found.
Washington, June 19 (ANI): Scientists have found that clapping is contagious, and applause length is influenced by the behaviour of members of the crowd.
London, June 18 (IANS) A US study has suggested expectant women drinking from plastic bottles could be increasing their unborn child's chances of developing cancer later in life.
London, June 17(ANI): Women having a higher risk of breast cancer could be benefited from being screened for the disease at a younger age, a new research has revealed.
Melbourne, June 8 (ANI): A new bionic eye being developed at Monash University will help thousand of blind people to see light and shapes for the first time.
Abu Dhabi, June 3 (IANS/WAM) The Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), a top financial services institution in the UAE, will hire 60 Emirati nationals after a successful road show held in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
London, May 31 (ANI): The war in Afghanistan has cost Britain at least 37 billion pounds, a new book has claimed.
Washington, May 31 (ANI): A new study has found that the Karo Batak, who mostly live in scattered rural villages in the northern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, deem women with big feet as more appealing.
Washington, May 24 (ANI): A new study has found that maintaining a heart healthy lifestyle may also help protect chronic kidney disease patients from developing kidney failure and early death.
Washington, May 24 (ANI): A new study has confirmed that a woman harried by hot flashes really has a hard time remembering things.
Washington, May 22 (ANI): The decisions about where to live and how to get from home to work happen simultaneously, a research has suggested.
Washington, May 17 (ANI): Observations from two NASA satellites have helped scientists resolve differences in estimates of how fast glaciers worldwide are disappearing and contributing to sea level rise.
Washington, May 16 (ANI): Colorful vegetables are often promoted as top nutrient sources, but leading nutrition scientists have revealed that potatoes and other white vegetables are just as important to a healthy diet as their colorful cousins in the produce aisle.
Washington, May 15 (IANS) Leading researchers, policymakers and businesspeople from India and the US discussed strategies for collaboration towards energy security for both countries as they move towards low-carbon economic pathways.
Tokyo, May 11 (ANI): A crab-eating monkey, also known as a long-tail monkey in Japan, has successfully given birth after having its uterus removed and reimplanted.
Washington, May 9 (ANI): The idea of superintelligent machines may sound like the plot of a sci-fi movie, but many experts say that the idea isn't far-fetched.
Washington, May 9 (ANI): A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, suggests that dietary flexibility may have been an important factor giving wolves and bears an edge over saber-toothed cats and cave lions.
Washington, May 9 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Strathclyde have found that the greater wax moth is capable of sensing sound frequencies of up to 300kHz - the highest recorded frequency sensitivity of any animal in the world.
Washington, May 7 (ANI): A physical exercise programme that is based on a very basic, rudimentary materials can significantly improve upper and lower limb strength as well as static and dynamic balance in women suffering from postmenopausal osteoporosis.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Tata Industries and Ramot at Tel Aviv University (TAU), the university's technology transfer company, have entered into a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) to fund and generate leading-edge "commercialisation ready technologies".
Washington, Apr. 27 (ANI): Computer scientists have developed a new app which can help people, who habitually text while walking in public, to navigate through oncoming traffic.
Washington, April 25 (ANI): The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), set to be launched by NASA in 2018, will be capable of detecting oxygen and water in the atmosphere of an Earth-like planet orbiting a white dwarf after only a few hours of observation time-much more easily than for an Earth-like planet orbiting a Sun-like star, say researchers.
Washington, April 23 (ANI): Three new studies have contributed to the growing body of evidence for the health benefits of added fibres in the diet.
London, Apr 18 (ANI): Super slow-motion footage of a moth in flight has revealed how insects use their bodies to hover.
London, Apr 13 (ANI): A third of people in their sixties go through a "late-life crisis", according to psychologists.
Copenhagen, Apr. 12 (ANI): Web tools and social media are our key sources of information when we make decisions as citizens and consumers, but these information technologies can mislead us by magnifying social processes that distort facts and make us act contrary to our own interests.
Washington, Apr. 10 (ANI): American political satirist and actor Stephen Colbert influenced former US President Bill Clinton to join Twitter.
Washington, April 5 (ANI): Though they have tiny brains, bees are smart enough to pick out the most attractive flowers by watching other bees and learning from their behaviour, scientists have found.
London, Apr. 1 (ANI): The students of Oxford have cruised their way to victory over Cambridge during the University Boat Race.
Tokyo, Mar 26 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today said that India and Japan should promote people-to-people exchanges, saying that while politics and economics are indeed important, perhaps it is the interaction between the people of any two countries which is a significant variable in relations between nations.
Washington, Mar 26 (ANI): Gay parents are being judged more harshly than straight parents, a new study has revealed.
London, Mar. 25 (ANI): Japanese scientists have found vast reserves of rare earth metals on the Pacific seabed that can be mined cheaply.
Washington, Mar 20 (ANI): Giant squid, which can grow to an astounding 43 feet long, have equally extraordinary DNA, a new study has revealed.
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) Theoretical physicist and member of the Presidency Mentor Group (PMG) Ashoke Sen has donated Rs.25 lakh to the Presidency University Vice Chancellor's Fund for excellence.
Washington, March 15 (ANI): Children of divorced parents are significantly more likely to start smoking in comparison to their peers from intact families, according to a new study.
Washington, Mar 15 (ANI): Researchers have found evidence of how people form into tribe-like communities on social network sites such as Twitter, a report has said.
London, March 13 (ANI): Neanderthals became extinct because they had larger eyes than modern humans, a new study of skulls of the now extinct species has suggested.
Washington, March 8 (ANI): Sedentary children are more prone to stress than their active peers, according to a recent study.
Washington, March 8 (ANI): Sedentary children are more prone to stress than their active peers, according to a recent study.
Washington, March 8 (ANI): Individuals who describe themselves as being more mindful have more stable emotions and perceive themselves to have better control over their mood and behavior throughout the day, a new study from the University of Utah has found.
London, Mar 5 (ANI): Educational institutions in the United Kingdom have gone down in ratings as compared to institutions in other parts of the world, although Cambridge and Oxford are still among the most prestigious universities in the world, according to latest university rankings.
Washington, March 1 (ANI): A new study has found that triple-negative breast cancer cells are missing a key enzyme that other cancer cells contain - providing insight into potential therapeutic targets to treat the aggressive cancer.
Washington, March 1 (ANI): A new study has found that triple-negative breast cancer cells are missing a key enzyme that other cancer cells contain - providing insight into potential therapeutic targets to treat the aggressive cancer.
London, February 27 (ANI): Producing sons is more stressful for mothers and could shorten their livespans, a study has suggested.
Los Angeles, Feb 26 (IANS) Pop singer Nicole Scherzinger has been honoured with artist of the year prize by Harvard University.
Washington, Feb. 20 (ANI): Today's consumers switch between media forms so often, from TV to laptops to smart phones, that capturing their attention with advertising has gone, as one CEO explained, from shooting fish in a barrel to shooting minnows.
Washington, February 20 (ANI): Buyers of beauty products should not trust the claims that liposomes - small fat capsules often added to beauty products - can improve skin's appearance, says an expert.
London, Feb. 14 (ANI): Researchers in Spain have developed a system that they claim can greatly improve the accuracy of car satellite-navigation system.
Washington, February 13 (ANI): Territorial song sparrows have a hierarchical warning scheme in place when they need to ward off trespassing rivals, according to a new study.
Melbourne, Feb. 9 (ANI): Today's women are twice as likely as their mothers were, to become pregnant in their late 30s or 40s and the proportion of older moms has doubled in two decades.
London, Feb.5 (ANI): A new kind of pterosaur, a flying reptile from the time of the dinosaurs, has been identified by scientists from the Transylvanian Museum Society in Romania, the University of Southampton in the UK and the Museau Nacional in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.
Melbourne, Feb 5 (ANI): A cup of coffee can be as effective as some commonly used performance enhancing drugs, a new study has revealed.
Vancouver, Feb 2 (IANS) Five-time Davis Cup champions Spain found itself in an unusual position after going down 0-2 in the opening match of their World Group first round match against Canada.
London, Jan.31 (ANI): Detecting sexual selection in the fossil record is not impossible, according to scientists writing in Trends in Ecology and Evolution this month, co-authored by Dr. Darren Naish of the University of Southampton.
Patan, Jan 31 (ANI): At least 21 people, including eight children and eight women, were killed in a road accident in Patan district of Gujarat when a minibus lost control and collided with a stationary state road transport bus on Wednesday night.
Washington, January 30 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered how an antibiotic-resistant superbug exploits oxygen-limited conditions in the lungs of patients with severe respiratory disease to thrive.
Washington, January 29 (ANI): A new optical prescription for automobile side-view mirrors may eliminate the dreaded "blind spot" in traffic without distorting the perceived distance of cars approaching from behind.
Washington, January 21 (ANI): A new study from the University of California, Berkeley, looking into how sleep habits impact gratitude has found that sleep deprivation can leave couples "too tired to say thanks" and can make one or the other partner feel taken for granted.
Washington, Jan 20 (IANS) A good night's sleep fosters general health and well-being but now a new study highlights a more surprising outome - greater feelings of gratitude.
Washington, Jan 20 (IANS) Housewives are less inclined to pursue a career or promotional prospects outside of family concerns, says a new research.
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) Researchers, led by an Indian American, have edged closer to stain-proof, spill-proof clothing, protective garments and other products that shrug off virtually every liquid, from blood and ketchup to acids, thanks to 'superomniphobic' surfaces.
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) Galaxies have an enormous appetite for fuel, particularly fresh gas, but astronomers have now provided direct empirical evidence for their flows, using new observations from the Hubble Space Telescope.
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) Planetary systems with distant binary stars are particularly vulnerable to cataclysmic upheaval, especially when they have them orbiting each other tightly, according to US astrophysicists.
Washington, Jan 7 (ANI): Experts at Newcastle University have shown that the age old weight unit of kilogram has put on weight.
Washington, January 5 (ANI): How can you tell if a person is male or female just by their voice?
Washington, December 27 (ANI):In the virtual world of Second Life, female avatars expose substantially more skin than males, independent of their virtual body proportions, according to a new research.
Washington, December 21 (ANI): Pregnant mothers with vitamin D deficiency may have babies with lower birth weight, according to a recent study.
Washington, December 20(ANI): Finding the next Barack Obama or Warren Buffett might be as simple as looking at who attracts the most eyes in a crowd, according to a new University of British Columbia study.
Washington, December 18 (ANI): By fitting a "smart" mobile phone with magnifying optics, bioengineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have created a real "cell" phone, a diagnostic-quality microscope that can be used by clinics in developing countries and inside - and outside - American biology classrooms.
London, December 14 (ANI): Endless loops of songs like 'All I Want For Christmas' in shops during the festive season make us more careless with our money, experts have warned.
Washington, December 11 (ANI): Pregnant mothers with vitamin D deficiency may have babies with lower birth weight, according to a recent study.
Washington, December 11 (ANI): If you are afraid to commit to a relationship, your parents could be blamed, according to a new research from Tel Aviv University.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Over 50 percent of patients enrolled in the government health insurance scheme - Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY)- had to spend from their own pockets at the time of admission, says a WHO-supported study.
Washington, December 9 (ANI): A medical sensor that attaches to the skin like a temporary tattoo has been developed.
London, Dec 9 (IANS) Astronomers have uncovered new evidence that suggests that space-borne X-ray detectors could be the first to spot new supernovae signalling the death of massive stars.
London, Dec 7 (IANS) Anti-depressants could help recovery after a stroke and reduce dependence, physical disability, depression and anxiety in the first year after a stroke.
London, December 6 (ANI): Anti-depressants could help stroke patients recover more quickly by 'rebuilding' brain, researchers have suggested.
Washington, December 4 (ANI): A synthetic compound, developed by researchers at the University of Minnesota, prevented neurodegeneration associated with Alzheimer's disease in a mouse model.
Washington, Nov. 30 (ANI): A newly discovered species of fish have been named after U.S. presidents and a vice president, including Barack Obama.
London, November 29 (ANI): Employers are more likely to hire people they fancy because they find "leisure pursuits, background and self-presentation" are more important than skills, researchers claim.
Washington, November 28 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Montreal have identified and "switched off" a chemical chain that causes neurodegenerative diseases such as Huntington's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and dementia.
Washington, Nov 28 (ANI): Men in some cultures often feed and care for their sisters' children, where extramarital sex is common and accepted, as a man's genes are more likely to be passed on by their sister's kids than by their wife's kids, researchers have claimed.
Washington, November 28 (ANI): A team of researchers including an Indian origin has developed a new and sensitive method that makes it possible to diagnose malaria from a single drop of blood or saliva.
Warsaw, Nov 26 (IANS) Alcohol use by expectant mothers can impair the mental and physical development of their babies, in what is known as foetal alcohol syndrome, show results available through advances in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
London, Nov. 23 (ANI): Nazi concentration camp bosses, who claimed they were just 'following orders,' truly believed in what they were doing, researchers have said.
Johannesburg, Nov 22(ANI): The Tufts University in Massachusetts in the United States has withdrawn disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong's honorary degree.
Moscow, Nov 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian organisers of the 2018 World Cup put forward four arenas for the 2017 Confederations Cup.
Washington, Nov 21 (IANS) Scientists have turned scotch tape, a versatile household staple and gift fastner, into a shape?shifting "smart material".
Toronto, Nov 20 (IANS) A team of Canadian astrophysicists has discovered a 'super?Jupiter' sized planet around the massive star Kappa Andromedae, having a mass at least 13 times that of Jupiter and an orbit somewhat larger than Neptune's.
Washington, November 20 (ANI): Researchers are studying the owl's wing structure to better understand how it mitigates noise so they can apply that information to the design of conventional aircraft.
Washington, November 20 (ANI): A University of California scientist has taken a new approach to invisibility cloaking, which may one day be used at sea to shield floating objects - such as oil rigs and ships - from rough waves.
Washington, Nov. 17 (ANI): A reporter, who went undercover at 10 restaurants in three states, has revealed the 10 dirtiest things in a restaurant.
Washington, Nov. 17 (ANI): A reporter, who went undercover at 10 restaurants in three states, has revealed the 10 dirtiest things in a restaurant.
Washington, November 11 (ANI): Identical twins are genetically different, according to a new study.
Kathmandu, Nov 10 (ANI): Nepal Maoist Leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda has reached an agreement with the Hong Kong based NGO Asia Pacific Exchange and Cooperation Foundation (APECF) to develop the birthplace of Buddha. The agreement has run into rough weather for not getting requisite permission from different ministries.
Washington, Nov 3 (IANS) Engaged in an extremely tight White House race three days before polls, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are making whirlwind tours of battleground states with a barrage of TV ads.
Wellington, Oct 29 (IANS) Calling someone bird-brained can be disparaging, but certain bird species are indeed smarter than we think. Crows, for example, solve problems instinctively, although other animals rarely do it spontaneously, according to a new research.
Wellington, October 28 (ANI): A rigorous exercise and diet regime made no difference to the risk of a person with type 2 diabetes developing heart disease, a new study has found.
London, October 25 (ANI): Apart from helping us reset our brains and calm our emotions, sleep can wash our fears away.
