Tag: SCI
‘Don't Need Favours, Skills Enough For Women'
Notwithstanding the notion that society is still discomfited by the progress of women, a clutch of female technopreneurs and faculty at Indias oldest IIT, the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur, have called for inculcating gender equity in young minds and providing opportunities based on merit and not on gender -- emphasising skills and confidence are enough to climb to the top.....
Pinterest Acquires 'human Powered' Search Engine Jelly
San Francisco-based Pinterest has acquired Twitter co-founder Biz Stone's "human powered" search engine start-up Jelly. ....
Eating Yogurt May Help Ease Symptoms Of Depression
Eating yogurt rich in lactobacillus -- a probiotic bacteria -- may help alleviate symptoms of depression and anxiety, a finding that could lead to new strategies for treating psychiatric conditions, researchers have found. ....
500 Kg Egyptian Woman Undergoes Weight-loss Surgery
Egyptian woman Eman Ahmed Abdelaly, admitted in Saifee Hospital here since a month, underwent a successful weight reduction surgery on March 7, a medical bulletin said on Thursday. ....
'Lost' Chandrayaan-1 Found Orbiting Moon
India's first lunar mission -- the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, which was generally considered lost -- is still orbiting the Moon, NASA scientists have found with new technological application of interplanetary radar.....
MRI Scans May Help Spot HIV In The Brain
Despite effective drug treatment, HIV may still persist in the brain and lead to cognitive problems. But, tracking the changes to the brain's white matter using MRI scans can help spot the deadly virus, say researchers including one of Indian-origin. ....
Hockey India Ropes In Four Scientific Advisors
Hockey India (HI) has appointed Scott Conway, Patrick Lombard, Robin Anthony Webster Arkell, and Daniel Barry as scientific advisors for senior and junior men's and women's teams, it was announced on Tuesday. ....
Humans To Blame For Creation Of Sahara Desert: Study
Challenging a commonly held theory that changes in the Earth's orbit triggered Sahara desertification, a new study suggests that humans may have played an active role in the transition of a lush green landscape into the world's largest hot desert thousands of years ago.....
Indian-American Teenager Wins Top Science Prize
Indian-American teenager, Indrani Das, won the top, $250,000 prize in the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search competition for her research on treating brain injuries and diseases.....
AIIMS To Resend Demand Of Nurses To Government
In a bid to pacify the agitating nurses, the AIIMS administration on Friday said it will resend their demand for higher pay scale and nursing allowances to the Health Ministry. ....
