2012-02-09 13:50:00
Google Earth can be a powerful tool to keep tabs on a growing industry like ocean fish farming, given its tendency to exploit scarce resources and climate change, a study reveals.
2012-02-09 12:30:00
A common heart disease, which kills thousands of people each year, may be passed genetically from father to son, a new study has said.
2012-02-09 12:10:00
Researchers including one of an Indian origin have found that anti-obesity drugs coupled with lifestyle advice are effective in reducing weight and body mass index.
2012-02-08 20:10:00
Two decades after it was set up to rush accident victims to hospital, the Centralized Accident and Trauma Services (CATS) doesn't respond to a quarter of the calls due to shortages of ambulances, a study by the AIIMS has found.
2012-02-08 20:00:00

For a president who promotes technology at every opportunity, Barack Obama often strikes an awed, self-effacing pose in the presence of technicians, scientists and high tech machinery.
2012-02-08 19:10:00
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Wednesday cleared bowling action of Indian women's team fast bowler Snehal Pradhan.
2012-02-08 18:00:00
An important step forward has been taken in understanding how insulin secretion is regulated in the body.
2012-02-08 17:40:00
German anthropologists have decoded the entire genome sequence of a Denisovan, representative of the extinct Asian group related to Neanderthals, from a finger bone fossil, a study reveals.
2012-02-08 17:20:00
Researchers have discovered how mutations in the parkin gene lead to the incurable Parkinson's disease.
2012-02-08 17:10:00
Two-year-old battered baby Falak, who is fighting for survival at the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) here, continues to remain critical and on life-support but doctors Wednesday said her blood and chest infections are under control.