Science & Health

Italian coffee aids in lowering prostate cancer risk

Italian coffee helps to lower prostate cancer risk: Study

Researchers say that the production of cancer cells was depleted by extracts of caffeinated Italian coffee.

May 25, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

South African team performs successful penis transplant for second time

A team successfully performed a penis transplant on a 40 year old male. He had lost his penis 17 years ago due to complications after a traditional circumcision.

May 23, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Ireland tops new global healthcare system rankings, Singapore in 21st spot

Singapore was placed on the 21st spot while the UK came 30, the US on 35.

May 22, 2017

By Ambili S

Meet Jedhinda, taxi driver who helped reduced maternal mortality rates by 27% in Tanzania

A first-of-its-kind ambulance taxi service created by the Vodafone Foundation to save the lives of high-risk pregnant women in two Tanzanian districts the size of Belgium, reduced maternal mortality rates by 27% in its first year.

May 22, 2017

By Staff Reporter

3D-printed ovaries may help infertile women give birth to healthy babies

3D-printed ovaries can help infertile women get pregnant: Study

The researchers are carrying out further tests and aim at using this technology to aid infertile women who underwent cancer treatment.

May 21, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Doomsday Seed Vault in the Arctic flooded due to global temperature rise

Experts are monitoring the vault round the clock to analyse the adversary of the climate change—to find out whether the soaring temperature will bring in any unforeseen scenario.

May 21, 2017

By Ambili S

#YellowSunday campaign aims to support, train and empower women in DRC

#YellowSunday, a Congolese–led initiative, is hoping to raise funds to enable 1,000 women living in conflict and post-conflict zones in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to train as nurses.

May 19, 2017

By Staff Reporter

18.7 tons of plastic rubbish found on remote South Pacific island

Researchers have warned that an uninhabited island in the South Pacific, one of the worlds most remote places, is one of the worst affected by pollution from plastic debris.

May 17, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Turkish And Kurdish supporters come to blows after Trump-Erdogan meeting in Washington

In an unexpected turn of events on Tuesday (May 16), following a vital meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump in Washington, two groups of protesters clashed outside the Turkish embassy. Altercations broke out between pro-Erdogan and Kurdish supporters outside the Turkish ambassadors official residence in the US capital. The two groups were carrying their respective flags and placards, shouting slogans outside the embassy. Footage from the Armenian National Committee of America showed policemen trying to intervene and stop the violence. The situation was reportedly brought under control after a reinforcement team reached the spot.

May 17, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Nikki Haley vows to call out states backing North Korea and slap sanctions on them

The US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, on Tuesday (16 May) urged countries to decide whether they support North Korea or oppose its nuclear and missile ambitions. Speaking ahead of an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council following Pyongyangs latest missile test on 14 May, Haley vowed to call out states backing the reclusive state. She suggested that some countries were failing to adhere to UN-imposed sanctions and warned she would target them with sanctions for supporting the Kim Jong-un regimes missile programme.

May 17, 2017

By Staff Reporter