Posts Tagged ‘Chemistry’

New Delhi, Apr 1 (ANI): Hollywood actress Gemma Arterton, who romanced Daniel Craig in the recent Bond flick, is reportedly dating his body double. Arterton met the body double while filming the recent Bond flick 'Quantum of Solace', and the duo has been inseparable ever since. The two of them have been spotted together at multifarious events, according to reports. "It's so cute, they are really ... Full story

Washington, March 31 (ANI): Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) in Israel have developed a device, dubbed a 'bionic nose', which can be used to detect microscopic signs of cancer, bombs and impure water. Both cancer cells and the chemicals used to make bombs can foil detection because they appear in trace amounts too small for conventional detection techniques. But now, scientists at Tel Aviv University have ... Full story

London, March 28 (ANI): Biochemists believe that future medicines may feature an in-built system to prevent them from reaching the wrong tissue inside the body, says a report. Joakim Andreasson at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, says that a light-activated "combination lock"-a molecule that only becomes active when exposed to two distinct colours of light in the right order-has been developed, and that ... Full story

Washington, March 27 (ANI): Duke University researchers have devised a new MRI signalling method that can help see such molecular changes inside the body as may signal health problems like cancer. Warren Warren, James B. Duke Professor of chemistry at Duke, says that the novel method makes more of the body's chemistry ... Full story

Washington, Mar 26 (ANI): Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have developed new agents to fight MRSA and other so-called hospital superbugs that are resistant to antibiotics. The fluids are a class of ionic liquids that not only kill colonies of these dangerous microbes, they also ... Full story

Washington, Mar 18 (ANI): Contrary to widely held beliefs, romantic love can last a lifetime and lead to happier, healthier relationships, a new study has found. "Many believe that romantic love is the same as passionate love," said lead researcher Bianca P. Acevedo, PhD, then at Stony Brook University (currently at University of California, Santa Barbara). "It isn't. Romantic love has the intensity, engagement and ... Full story

London, Mar 13 (ANI): A thin film device which turns an appropriate shade of pink to alert wearers of sunburn has been developed by University of Strathclyde researchers. The work could be worn as a wrist band to warn wearers they risk receiving a potentially harmful dose of ultraviolet rays. A chemical reaction in the indicator is triggered by UV rays, releasing an acid into a dye, ... Full story

Washington, Mar 11 (ANI): The side effects of medications given to breast cancer patients during chemotherapy occur because drugs released into the body target healthy cells as well as tumour cells. Now, Brown University researchers have developed a new way to deliver cancer-fighting drugs directly to the tumour cells. They have created a twin nanoparticle that specifically targets the ... Full story

Washington, March 10 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have determined that if carbon dioxide (CO2) reaches double pre-industrial levels, coral reefs can be expected to not just stop growing, but also to begin dissolving all over the world. The study, by researchers at the Carnegie Institution and the ... Full story

Wilmington/Hyderabad, Mar 9 (ANI/Business Wire India): GVK Biosciences (GVK BIO), Asia's leading Contract Research Organization, announced that it is appointed by DuPont Crop Protection as a strategic alliance partner for discovery chemistry services in India. Both the companies have been working together for more than 5 years and a dedicated Discovery Chemistry team is in place to work on DuPont's various R and D initiatives. "Based ... Full story

Washington, March 9 (ANI): An international team of scientists has discovered a novel one dimensional ice chain structure built from pentagons that may prove to be a step toward the development of new materials which can be used to seed clouds and cause rain. "For the first time, we have shown that ice can build an extended one dimensional chain structure entirely from pentagons and ... Full story

Washington, March 8 (ANI): Michigan Technological University scientists have come up with a way to make a strain of E. coli glow under fluorescent light, a technique that may one day help track down all sorts of pathogens, and even prove beneficial in fight against breast cancer. Associate Professor of Chemistry Haiying Liu, who led the research project, points out that E. coli bacteria are ... Full story

Washington, March 7 (ANI): Indian "holy powder" turmeric's health-related properties are due to its ability to make cell membranes more orderly, which improves cells' resistance to infection and malignancy, according to a study. Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy, of the University of Michigan, has found it out after studying how turmeric's main ingredient curcumin obtains its healing powers. This finding attains significance because very little has been known about ... Full story

Washington, March 4 (ANI): A new study has shown that the emission of water, carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane from small volcanic vents near the rim of the 19,850-foot-high Socompa volcano in the Andes Mountains, is helping to sustain complex microbial ecosystems. The study, by ... Full story

Melbourne, Mar 1 (ANI): Aussie pop star Natalie Imbruglia is said to be smitten by designer Tyler Atkins. The two met at Sir Richard Branson's lavish V Australia launch party on Cockatoo Island and were seen "chatting and kissing" in a corner of the Ivy Pool Bar. Atkins, 23, who's a t-shirt designer of Rockstars and Angels, came into limelight after he was snapped up close and ... Full story

Washington, Feb 27 (ANI): A new study has determined that commercial ships in the world emit almost half as much particulate pollution into the air as the total amount released by cars. The study is the first to provide a global estimate of maritime ... Full story

Washington, Feb 26 (ANI): Researchers at Northwestern University have developed two compounds that may be effective in protecting against cerebral palsy, a condition caused by neurodegeneration that affects body movement and muscle coordination. "The results were just stunning, absolutely amazing. There was a remarkable difference between animals treated with a small dose of one of our compounds and those that were not," said Richard B. Silverman, ... Full story

London, Feb 23 (ANI): Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have created tiny flakes of silicon that glow brightly and illuminate tumours for a longer time to ensure better drug delivery to cancer patients. The nano-scale material glows brightly, last long enough to slowly release cancer drugs, and then break down into harmless by-products. The authors said that it's the first study to image tumours ... Full story

New Delhi, Feb 22 (ANI): A month after undergoing coronary heart surgery, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is now fit to resume his duties, doctors attending on him said. "The Prime Minister's four weeks recovery time is over. Four weeks mean there is good amount of healing. He is now more or less independent and can resume work," Dr Vijay D'silva, ICU specialist attending Dr. Singh ... Full story

London, February 20 (ANI): Bollywood star Anil Kapoor has revealed that even he feels that his 'Slumdog Millionaire' co-stars Freida Pinto, 24, and Dev Patel, 18, are dating off-screen. Rumours about Freida and Deve have been spreading ever since it was reported last month that the ex-model had dumped her fiance Rohan Antao. Kapoor's comment on the speculation came when he appeared on a US ... Full story