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The heart disease mutation carried by 60 million

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jan 18, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Heart disease is the number one killer in the world and India carries more than its share of this burden. Moreover, the problem is set to rise: it is predicted that by 2010 India's population will suffer approximately 60% ...





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Genomic research shows Indians descended from two groups

Genomic research shows Indians descended from two groups

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (18) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a study published in the September 24th issue of Nature, an international team describes how they harnessed modern genomic technology to explore the ancient history of India, the world' ...


Bindeshwar Pathak (left), receives the Stockholm Water prize from Swedish Prince Carl Philip

To save lives, an Indian doctor rethinks the toilet

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 23, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (24) | comments 16

By rethinking the humble toilet, Indian sanitation expert Bindeshwar Pathak has found a way that can save water -- and lives -- in developing countries.


DU professor advises families to refocus for holidays to ease financial tension (w/ Video)

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Martha Wadsworth, associate professor of psychology at the University of Denver (DU), says during the holidays families should focus on what has been proven to matter most in psychological research - quality family time.


Study Shows 'We Are What We Eat'

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 29, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

What Canadians choose to put on the dinner table helps define who they are, according to a bi-coastal study by University of British Columbia and Dalhousie University researchers.


Families suffer from problem gambling

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Many people perceive gambling to be a harmless recreational activity. However, it is estimated that six to eight million people in the United States personally suffer from a gambling related problem. This problem seems to ...


Internet giant Google is considering entering India's third-generation (3G) telecommunications market

Google eyeing India 3G market: report

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Internet giant Google is considering entering India's third-generation (3G) telecommunications market, a report said Tuesday.


Experts warn glaciers in Indian Kashmir melting

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(AP) -- Indian Kashmir's glaciers are melting fast because of rising temperatures, threatening the water supply of millions of people in the Himalayan region, a new study by Indian scientists says.


Recession May Have Longer-Term Effects on Low-Income Families, Researcher Says

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- The recession may be having some longer-term effects on families and children, including lower test scores and more single-parent homes, according to a Duke University professor whose research focuses on ...


4 in 10 US families lack money for essential household expenses when unemployed

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Today the Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP) at Brandeis University's Heller School released a new research and policy brief which reports that four in ten U.S. families lack sufficient assets to pay for essential ...


Focus on families aims to curb diabetes spread

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 23, 2007 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Family lifestyles and their impact on the health of individual family members will be the focus of a new approach to preventing diabetes.



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