New drug limits brain damage in stroke
London, July 27: Anakinra, a drug already used for rheumatoid arthritis, has shown promising results in stroke patients by dramatically limiting the amount of brain damage, according to a study. Dame Nancy Rothwell and Stuart Allan, both professors at the University of Manchester and their More
NIGHT SHIFTS RAISE HEART ATTACK RISK
London, July 27: Shift work can dramatically increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes, warn researchers. A study of two million people found shift workers are almost 25 percent more likely to suffer, the Daily Mail reported Friday. Night shift workers run the highest risk of More
New strain of killer E. coli decoded
Washington, July 27: Researchers have decoded the deadly 2011 E. coli outbreak in Germany, which killed 54 people and sickened more than 3,800, tracing it to a particularly virulent strain. A team led by Shannon Manning, molecular biologist and epidemiologist at the Michigan state University More
Liver transplant in India saves Yemeni boy
New Delhi, July 27: The Malek family from Yemen had lost all hope when nine-year-old Abdul was diagnosed with the same liver disease that had killed his two siblings. But the boy has got a new lease of life after doctors from the national capital region did a complicated liver surgery on More
Ecstasy pills more harmful than earlier thought
London, July 27: Taking ecstasy pills even in small amounts can damage memory, scientists have warned.Worryingly, the memory lapses are similar to those that occur in the early onset of dementia, the Daily Mail reported Thursday.Even 10 pills a year - less than one a month - caused problems More
Dementia can drain words of meaning
Sydney, July 27: Dementia can impair one's ability to recognise words describing feelings such as 'thrilled' and 'annoyed', according to the latest research. Sharpley Hsieh and colleagues from Neuroscience Research Australia (NRA) explored how people with different types of dementia comprehend More
  • Kashmir

Govt issues fresh directives to administrative heads

REGULARIZATION OF CASUAL LABOURERS

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, July 27: The State Government has asked all the administrative departments to submit particulars of casual laborers working with them to the Finance Department within 10 days for studying the More


  • Srinagar City

Admin caught napping on Shalteng highway widening

SLOW WORK, TRAFFIC MESS CONTINUE TO PESTER PUBLIC MOVEMENT

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, July 27: Notwithstanding the claims of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah that he is personally monitoring 4-laning of the highway, the traffic mess continues to prevail at Shalteng, a vital link More



  • Jammu

Car plunges into gorge;1 killed near Ramban

M M PARVAIZ

Ramban, July 27: Atleast one person was killed on spot while four others sustained injuries when a car, they were traveling, skidded off the road in Kanga area, 15 kilometers short of district headquarters More


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BURMA'S MONKS CALL FOR MUSLIM COMMUNITY TO BE SHUNNED

Yangoon, July 27: Monks who played a vital role in Burma's recent struggle for democracy have been accused of fuelling ethnic tensions in the country by calling on people to shun a Muslim community that More


  • Health

New drug limits brain damage in stroke

London, July 27: Anakinra, a drug already used for rheumatoid arthritis, has shown promising results in stroke patients by dramatically limiting the amount of brain damage, according to a study. Dame More


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