Holiday office parties may do more harm than good
Washington – A new study has found that office holiday bashes, which are thrown with the intention of promoting team unity, leave members of racially diverse groups feeling more disconnected than connected from other co-workers. The study was conducted by Columbia Business School Professor... read more »
Dietary amino acids can relieve sleep problems after traumatic brain injury
Washington – Researchers have found that dietary amino acids can help fix sleep disturbances in mice with traumatic brain injuries, a discovery that could lead to treatments for hundreds of thousands of people who have long-term and debilitating sleep and wakefulness issues after they suffer... read more »
Jupiter’s icy moon Europa harboring clay-like material
Washington – Researchers analyzing the data from NASA’s Galileo mission have found clay-type minerals at the surface of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. This is the first time such minerals have been detected on Europa’s surface and it seems to have been delivered by a spectacular collision... read more »
Physicists find evidence that universe could be one big hologram
Washington – A team of physicists have claimed to have found some of the clearest evidence yet that our Universe could be a hologram. In 1997, theoretical physicist Juan Maldacena said that a model of the Universe in which gravity arises from infinitesimally thin, vibrating strings may be... read more »
Congress set to retain power in Mizoram
The ruling Congress seems set to retain power for the second consecutive term in Mizoram on Monday. By 1 p.m., the party won ten seats and was surging ahead in nine constituencies in the... read more »
Boycott compares England to ‘declining’ Man U after second straight Ashes loss
Sydney – The English media has projected that it believes the national cricket team’s days of glory are now behind them, according to reports. According to Fox Sports, former... read more »
YSR Congress to launch fresh round of agitations from Dec.10
New Delhi – The YSR Congress Party has chalked out a protest programme that hopes to reach out to the people on the issue of the proposed bifurcation of the state of Andhra Pradesh,... read more »
Matteo Renzi elected Italian left’s new leader
Rome – Florence Mayor Matteo Renzi won a resounding victory in the race to lead Italy’s centre-left Democratic Party, part of the coalition government. The 38-year-old Renzi,... read more »
World’s first blood test to check fetus at risk of stillbir...
Melbourne – In an attempt to reduce the number of stillbirth, scientists claimed to have developed the world’s first blood test that will aid in monitoring a fetus and determining the... read more »
