Diet affects metabolism by disrupting body’s circadian rhythms
Washington – Researchers have found that a high-fat diet affects the molecular mechanism controlling the internal body clock that regulates metabolic functions in the liver. According to UC Irvine scientists, disruption of these circadian rhythms may contribute to metabolic distress... read more »
Inventor of hardcore porn` AL Goldstein dies at 77
Melbourne – Publisher of Screw magazine AL Goldstein, who smashed down US’ legal barriers against pornography, died on Thursday at a Brooklyn hospital after a long illness. He was 77. The publisher of Screw magazine did it all, from publishing nude photographs of former first Lady... read more »
Scientists create artificial muscle thousand times stronger than normal one...
Washington – Researchers have developed a micro-sized robotic torsional muscle/motor made from vanadium dioxide that for its size is a thousand times more powerful than a human muscle, able to catapult objects 50 times heavier than itself over a distance five times its length within 60... read more »
Jolie`s preventive mastectomy fails to raise knowledge of breast cancer ris...
Washington – Angelina Jolie’s announcement of undergoing preventive double mastectomy heightened has not translated into increased understanding of breast cancer risk, according to researchers. A survey of more than 2,500 Americans found that three out of four were aware of her story, but... read more »
Should juveniles be treated as criminals? Debate rages
New Delhi – Should minors involved in heinous crimes, like rape, be tried under the Juvenile Justice Act or should they be punished under the Indian Penal Code? The debate is still... read more »
A.K. Ganguly must quit, says BJP
New Delhi – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday demanded the resignation of West Bengal Human Rights Commission chief A.K. Ganguly, a former judge of the Supreme Court accused by... read more »
I love my character in ‘What The Fish’: Dimple
By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai – Veteran actress Dimple Kapadia plays a 60-plus grumpy woman in Gurmmeet! Singh’s “What The Fish” and says she loves her character. The... read more »
Pakistan president’s warning to Taliban
Islamabad – Pakistan’s President Mamnoon Hussain has warned that other option! s could be used against the Taliban militants if peace talks with them fail. The Pakistani Taliban... read more »
Bangladesh detains former president Ershad
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s former military dictator and Jatiya Party chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad was detained in Dhaka Thursday night. Ershad was picked up from his Baridhara residence and... read more »
