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“Brain fingerprinting”- The new lie detectr

...e necessary information, the brain wave is sure to trap him, according to the experts, who are very excited about the new kid on the block. This matter has caught the imagination of many Americans as it was announced that an Iowa judge would rule soon on whether or not to allow this new lie detector to b...

CoQ10 bioavailability increased by Nanotechnology

...uses common food-grade emulsifiers and solvents to trap water droplets in oil. Modified, swollen micelles that can invert easily from being water in oil to oil in water are used. The technology is already being used in phytosterol-enriched oils and vitamin E and D fortified beverages. It can also be used ...

Bhitarkanika Sanctuary In Orissa Takes Precaution To Monitor Bird Flu

... among the birds will be noticed and many poachers trap local and migratory birds and sell the meat to roadside hotels and eateries. The forest department has warned people not to partake of bird meat. Mr. Hemanth Sharma, District Collector, Said, The forest department and district administration have f...

Kerala Government is in High Alert for Bird Flu

...droppings and the officials are also been asked to trap migratory birds, if possible, and send them for testing." ...

Punjab Government To Clamp Down On Sex Determination Tests

... India’s Punjab state are using decoy customers to trap doctors who conduct sex determination tests for unborn babies which // has been outlawed. The State’s sex ratio is less than 800 females for every 1,000 males. Officials said the decoy customers would be paid up to Rs.5,000 to help nab diagnosti...

Death by Smog in California

...s in western Riverside and San Bernardino counties trap the soot leading to increased health risks. According to Jerret the existing mortality estimate was based on a 2002 national study of 500,000 people that used just three monitors in the L.A. basin, missing major pockets of pollution unlike the new ...

Delayed Start By Niger On Culling Of Poultry

...has finally got the clearance after a long wait to trap birds, for the Forest Department’s permission. Thi...hai Lake, China, last May. Professional trappers trap the birds so government vets can collect 1 ml blood per bird. The samples are sent to the High Secur...

Polymer Molecule Layered On Carb Molecule to Increase Sensitivity

...come into contact with the enzymes." "The polymers trap the enzymes in place," Liu said. "You can go up to five or six layers to improve the sensitivity of the detector, but after that, the more enzyme layers" inhibit diffusion of the glucose. Now that the glucose enzyme biosensor has passed the test, L...

One Nigerian Cocaine Pedellar Nabbed

...ight of June 3 to deliver the contraband, laid the trap and arrested him. He has been booked under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychptrophic Substances Act, they said. (Source:PTI News)...

DNA-bound p53 Tumor Suppressor Protein Structure Determined

...t of the protein's core domain. That allowed us to trap the form of the p53 dimer that’s compatible with DNA binding. And we solved the structure. We saw what it looked like." (Source: Newswis)...

High-altitude Illness Affects Pilgrims of Mansarovar

...pilgrim sites in Asia is fast turning into a death trap for unwary Indian travellers. Meenakshi Devi Shriram Bhoyar, a 38-year-old god woman from Maharashtra, became the latest victim dying of malignant cerebral edema in a Kathmandu hospital Sunday. Bhoyar ran an ashram in Dattapur Wardha in the western...

Device Can "Battle" Hospital Infections

...h-Efficiency Particulate Air) paper filters, which trap large airborne spores and need to be changed frequently, stored carefully and subsequently destroyed. "With HEPA filters, the spores are still alive, once they're collected, waiting to infect somebody," Garvey said. "We kill them at the source." ...

Global Warming Results In Increased Heat Related Illness

...to reduce the emission of green house gasses which trap the heat and increase the ground temperatures. ...

Cooling Temperatures Help Crucian Carp

...months gathering 20-30 carp each month from a fish trap they set in a nearby pond. They began the experiment in May 2002 and finished in June 2003, tracking water temperature and examining the brains of the fish shortly after removing them from the pond. They found that as the water got colder in October...

Whet your appetite with “Mindless Eating”: A gourmet's deligh!

...rs of research has helped him not to fall into the trap of binging and ending up looking like a shapeless bag of potatoes. Unlike the typical "diet book," his volume has a healthy serving of sanity. On his way to getting a Ph.D. at Stanford and lecturing worldwide, he admits to having yielded to temptati...

Best HIV-Prevention Programs Help People Build Skills

...ograms taught people how to avoid falling into the trap of “risky sex,” the review found, while “communication skills, such as negotiation or assertiveness for safer sex, were demonstrated, practiced or role-played in 13 interventions.” “It’s not that new strategies have been discovered,” Lyles said. I...

'Hooded Horror': Death by Hanging

...he gallows then came to replace the tree while the trap door took the place of the ladder. It is a common practice to hood the prisoner before hanging, to minimise neck injuries and to diminish the agony of the witnesses. However the 'struggle behind the hood' continued. Later, a general consenses arose s...

WHO Urges Higher Priority for Neglected Diseases

... "They not only push populations into poverty but trap those already poor into further poverty from which they cannot escape." Despite cost-effective interventions to tackle these diseases, they are considered 'neglected' because they receive inadequate policy support and funding, are not given priorit...

Wake Up to Sleeping Sickness Issue, Say Scientists

...more strongly support health experts in efforts to trap tsetse flies and train farmers to cut down bushes where the flies live. The WHO has indicated that the two types of the sleeping sickness parasite — gambiese from West Africa and rhodesiense from Zimbabwe — are likely to overlap in Uganda, making i...

Scientists Explore Ways to Lure Viruses to Their Death

...t a new colony. They discovered there was indeed a trap threshold above which the virus population could not survive. Above that threshold, the viruses disappeared by the time the scientists started the third round of colonies. Dr. Turner and his colleagues reported their results this month in the journ...

Link Between Brain Protein and Blood Pressure Rise Found

...behind this are still unclear. JAM-1 appeared to trap white blood cells (cells which form a component of the blood) obstructing blood flow. According to the scientists, this can cause inflammation and result in poor oxygen supply to the brain, reported the online edition of BBC News. The future challe...

Make-or-break Exams Stress China Youth

...that will propel her into the educated elite -- or trap her down in the faceless masses. "The pressure comes from all sides -- from classmates, teachers, family, society and also myself," Duan said after completing part of her two-day test. She has taken supplementary classes throughout the year to prep...

AAAAI Offers Advice on Stinging Insect Allergies

...uming them. Avoid loose-fitting garments that can trap insects between material and the skin. When to see an allergy/asthma specialist If you have experienced a reaction to insect stings or you think you may be allergic, consult with an allergist/immunologist to accurately diagnose your condition. An...

Health Tourists Put Spanish Service Under Strain

... walls of the Foyetes health centre at the tourist trap of Benidorm explains to would-be customers: "If you don't speak Spanish come with someone who does. You'll get better service." At Benidorm-Villajoyosa hospital "health tourism" is a taboo subject. At the entrance stands Beth Wilson, a 65-year-old...

Experts Warn Against Side Effects of the New Weight Loss Drug

...r weight will balloon to where it was before. This trap looks a lot like the ones from previous drugs, which have often worked for a small group of people and failed for everybody else, he said. "If we had a great way for everybody to lose weight, we wouldn't need to have any of these discussions," Gard...