Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Science:3/5/2013 11:01:43 AM



Cure for AIDS possible, says scientist who helped discover HIV

Nobel Prize winning scientist Francoise Barre-Sinoussi said: "We are now in a position that we have evidence suggesting that a cure might be possible and have to stimulate funding for research into cures."






Cooler South Atlantic causes malaria rise in India

Everybody knows that the world is interconnected, but this takes the cake: colder than normal sea temperature in the tropical South Atlantic appears to cause malaria epidemics thousands of kilometers away, in North-Western India.






Better therapy hope for Parkinson's patients

In a path breaking study that could help develop new therapeutic devices for Parkinson's patients, US scientists have successfully worked out how to identify abnormal brain rhythms associated with the disease.






Medical setback: Blood shelf life is 3 weeks, not 6

A new finding could help India better manage and utilize its pool of donated blood.






Medical setback: Blood shelf life is 3 weeks, not 6

A new finding could help India better manage and utilize its pool of donated blood.








Booze truths: Lie behind 'beer goggles' nailed

'Beer goggles' , the phenomenon that a few drinks can make you see even plain faces as more attractive than they are, is just a myth, a brain expert has claimed.




Booze truths: Lie behind 'beer goggles' nailed

'Beer goggles' , the phenomenon that a few drinks can make you see even plain faces as more attractive than they are, is just a myth, a brain expert has claimed.






In the making: A telescope as big as a soccer field

The EU might be a divided lot but 14 European countries have now joined hands for a common mission — the world's largest telescope.




In the making: A telescope as big as a soccer field

The EU might be a divided lot but 14 European countries have now joined hands for a common mission — the world's largest telescope.








Women have smaller but more efficient brains than men, study claims

Women may have smaller brains than men, but they are more efficient at completing a task, a new study has claimed.




Women have smaller but more efficient brains than men, study claims

Women may have smaller brains than men, but they are more efficient at completing a task, a new study has claimed.






Team of US doctors claims to have cured infant of HIV

American researchers claimed to have cured an infant of HIV infection in a medical breakthrough that raises hopes for thousands of babies across the world who contract the deadly virus in their mother's wombs.






Team of US doctors claims to have cured infant of HIV

American researchers claimed to have cured an infant of HIV infection in a medical breakthrough that raises hopes for thousands of babies across the world who contract the deadly virus in their mother's wombs.








World's largest magnet in design at BARC

The world's largest magnet, weighing 50,000 tonnes and slated to be several times bigger than the one at the Compact Muon Solenoid detector at CERN, Geneva, is being designed at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).






'Google Map' of human metabolism could pave way for new medical treatments

Scientists could use the model, known as Recon 2, to identify causes of and new treatments for diseases like cancer, diabetes and even psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders.






1 month old gets eye sight through intraocular lens implant

In what is claimed to be a first of its kind surgery in south India, a Chennai based eye care hospital has implanted Intraocular Lens (IOL) on a 1 month old baby and brought vision to him.






'Shelf life' of blood even shorter than believed

Red cells in blood stored longer than three weeks gradually lose the flexibility required to squeeze through the body's smallest capillaries to deliver oxygen to tissue, a new study has claimed.








Walnut consumption to be linked to lower risk of type-2 diabetes in women: Study

Recent research published online by the Journal of Nutrition, found an inverse relationship between walnut consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes in two large prospective cohorts of US women: the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) and NHS II.






Women have more efficient brains than men: Study

Women may have smaller brains than men, but they are more efficient at completing a task, a new study has claimed.s






HIV cured in baby for the first time, scientists claim

A baby girl in Mississippi who was born with HIV has been cured after very early treatment with standard HIV drugs, US researchers reported on Sunday.






HIV cured in baby for the first time, scientists claim

A baby girl in Mississippi who was born with HIV has been cured after very early treatment with standard HIV drugs, US researchers reported on Sunday.








Space tourists' poop to shield from radiation

Astronauts on board a privately-funded expedition to Mars in 2018 will use their own faeces to protect themselves against cosmic radiation.




Space tourists' poop to shield from radiation

Astronauts on board a privately-funded expedition to Mars in 2018 will use their own faeces to protect themselves against cosmic radiation.






Novel spinal implant clears hurdle, lets disabled walk again

Scientists claim to have developed a revolutionary spinal implant that allows crippled patients to walk again while relieving pain in those suffering from spinal injury.




Novel spinal implant clears hurdle, lets disabled walk again

Scientists claim to have developed a revolutionary spinal implant that allows crippled patients to walk again while relieving pain in those suffering from spinal injury.






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